She is a client of the Innocence Project. That is really hurting. that means it was not favourable to them. 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Attorneys Cynthia Garza and Holly N. Dozier of the Dallas County Integrity Unit also gave their approval to the judges order. She was charged with murdering her sons, Devon and Damon. Given the pathologists estimate that Damon could have survived his wounds for only nine minutes, that the 911 call lasted six minutes, and that police arrived within a minute after the end of the call, that left barely over two minutes for Routier to stab her sons, head for the garage, step through the slit in the window screen, jump a back fence or go through a back gate, run barefoot for 75 yards down an alley, drop a bloody sock, run 75 yards back, stab herself, clean up the blood around the sink, and stage whatever crime scene there was left to be staged, as Texas Monthly put it. Records show the Routier home has changed hands three times since it was foreclosed on in November 1996, several months after the murders took place. Despite having to follow the law and only convict on the proponderous of the evidence, THIS DID NOT OCCUR. Next, blood spatter on the back shoulder of Routiers nightshirt was consistent with the idea that she was the one who had done the stabbing. Its situated on a large 0.214-acre curving corner lot in the established Dalrock neighborhood. We are very confident that, given the compelling evidence of her innocence, if this case was tried today, she would be acquitted. In December, the homes price was dropped to $390,000. So, you became involved in the case quite recently. But they didn't do it. As a woman and mother my intuition tells me, she is innocent. 50 years ago: March 1, 1973 these children were loved anf so well cared of. crime scene consultant James Cron testified. The Associated PressDevon (left) and Damon Routier in 1995. Many people believe that an intruder broke into 26 year old Darlie's Rowlett, Texas home and murdered her young boys 5 year old Damon and 6 year old Devon in 1996, while gravely injuring Darlie. The clip sickened Dallas County District Attorney Greg Davis, because it had only been a week since these boys deaths and yet weve got a full-blown birthday party out there at the gravesite. Below the explanation, theres another note, Seller has nver occupied this proeprty. As such, the current 2022 disclosure is marked with a Yes. Proving just how damning that video was for Darlies defense. Authorities suspected abuse and immediately began interrogating her after her daughter's death. Smith pointed out that many of the items being sent for analysis have never undergone DNA testing. This article has an interview with Vanessa Potkin who is with the New York IP. Her defense team, including attorney, Douglas Mulder, argued that the bloody sock found down the street from the Routier house containing DNA proves that Darlie couldnt have committed the murders. Seems like her case has gone on much longer than other people who have been put to death in TX. Why on earth should she have done it= there is no reason, no crucial evidence, but huge reasonable doubts, In dubio pro reo, in doubt for the procecuted person is a fundamental justical rule, which in the U.S is just being ignored. All rights reserved, was found guilty of murdering 5-year-old Damon, Following a Delivery Truck? DNA evidence In addition, forensic analysts found evidence of large amounts of Routiers blood in and around the kitchen sink, suggesting that she had stood at that sink to cut her own throat and arm which is what someone who purposefully cut themselves in order to have wounds to show authorities as a cover might do. What's next for abortion rights in America? Forensic analysis showed evidence that was inconsistent with what Darlie Routier had told the police and suspicion began to form around her. The real killer went free and probably did other crimes unhindered due to this injustice. But why would an intruder put the knife back? New DNA tests on that sock and several other items from the home were ordered last year, but no results have come to light. Being that she is not listed as one of their clients, but reading that they are asking for more testing in the documents, I took that to mean they would get the results and look at her case to see if they might take it. He added that time has also taken a toll on other potential evidence. WebThe case of Darlie Routier is controversial and has the support of the innocence project. Forensics dont lie. Well, it's really egregious that not only was she the victim of childhood sexual abuse and trauma, and she had to endure that, and she's a survivor of those experiences, but those experiences were used against her. To be clear, the sarcasm is for one of Darlie's "first stories" and NOT the poster who pointed it out. After knowing this case for so long , a quarter of a century, by the way,. This is like a witch hunt. The garage screen was cut from the inside and the kitchen knife had screen shavings on it. Why? Open concept living, breakfast and kitchen areas. Your email address will not be published. She now writes about crime, other breaking news and the Dallas Zoo. Thanks MsMarple. For people who say Darlie Routier was unjustly sentenced to death rowfor her son's murder, their argument often comes back to DNA. Did you see the doubts and understand that it does not make sence from the beginning to the end. In June 1996, newspaper headlines nationwide read, Mother Accused of Stabbing Sons to Death, Faking Intruder Story. The Dallas media with their cameras and bright spotlights were lined up in front of the stately brick home of Darlie, 26, and Darin Routier, 28, a Rowlett couple married for eight years, with three young children. UK - Constance Marten & Mark Gordon & Newborn (found deceased), Bolton Greater Manchester, 5 Jan 2023 #2 *Arrest*, https://obpublicaccess.dallascounty.org/PublicAccessEP1/CriminalCourts/, Texas woman's last-minute reprieve on death row draws questions about wrongful convictions, Additional DNA tests ordered for Routier. Required fields are marked *. Attorney's for convicted killer Darlie Routier having old evidence tested again 00:00 / 00:51 Now parts of a window that was removed from Darlie Routier's She did that. the huge man she described didn't leave that little fingerprint. The pattern of blood drops in the kitchen seemed to come from someone who had been standing still, not running after an attacker, as Routier had claimed she had done. The shortest time on Texas death row was 252 days and the longest time was 31 years. 3 and with the agreement of both parties, has tested multiple items of evidence from the Routier crime scene. Nor did he raise the issue that Darin, not Routier, had committed the murders, a strategy her original lawyers later said they had planned to pursue. My ex husband was a detective who worked that case. The only piece of evidence that was found outside of the Routier house was a bloody sock about 75 yards away from the house. And the puncture wounds on the shirt didnt match any wounds on her body, suggesting that the shirt was perhaps purposefully stabbed by her to help serve as evidence for her cover-up story. Vanessa, welcome to the "NewsHour." Also on serveral you tube channels they, for instance. Police said nothing appeared to have been stolen during the alleged robbery. Still remain close but Darren is moving on in his life, while Darlie continues to have to suffer on Death Row. There hasnt been much movement since October 2019. I agree Darlie is innocent. A third person doesn't answer who might have killed the boys, but "could prove helpful in determining whether their murders were the products of a conspiracy, rather than the wanton act of an individual suffering from severe postpartum depression, as suggested" during the trial, the court document stated. Mercy Hospital established a new credit union with Samuel Raneri as president and BELLWOOD Aquatic design architect Edwin Wallover has been conducting community meetings for pool projects since From Mirror staff reports Her 6-year-old son,Devon, was also slain, but she has not been tried inhis death. Just reduced. Cameras then captured Routier and company chewing gum, laughing, singing, and spraying silly string over the graves. Border crisis: Whats happening at the US-Mexico border? Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond. "That's enough to make you pause and say, 'Well, whose fingerprint is it?'". The jury voted to convict Routier and sentence her to death in February 1997. She acted strangely. The defense asked that testing be done at a private facility, but the state has insisted the process go through the Texas Department of Public Safety crime lab in Garland. If that doesnt convince you shes guilty, then youre simply saying not guilty because you oppose the death penalty. AP-75617. Two of them, The Innocence Project is representing. Ah, I stand corrected - the IP was finally mentioned in msm in October 2021, after the motion linked upthread was granted. And the evidence of her innocence, some of it has been there all along. You must log in or register to reply here. 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