No, there's no recording of anything that was said after the 911 call ended, but according to Waddell's own words, this whole exchange took place during the first few minutes of his arrival, while Darlie was still on the phone. The software usually suggests multiple possible matches and sorts them in order of most likely to least likely. And didnt that famous attorney say after reviewing it all. The 2021 DNA came back with "foreign eligible profile" has turned up, that sample is to be sent to Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory in Iberia Parish, La., to determine if it matches the profile of anyone in the national DNA database. Okay. I don't believe that Waddell encountered or spoke to Darin when he first arrived, and here's why: If you listen to the 911 call, at the 3:29 mark, Darlie asks Darin if the children are dead. SOMEONE had to have left that fingerprint in blood; the blood was still wet and fresh when the print was left. Waddell testified that when he first pulled up to the house, he saw a man (Darin Routier) coming out of the front door into the yard. Why was the trip cancelled ? I did point this out in a comment, but the author chose not to publish the comment. Darins pants are a problem. Wouldnt a new investigation begin? He was returned to the Potter County Jail. ..people who are usually on drugs, violent and dont want any witnesses.. consider that. Darlie told police that she heard the sound of breaking glass, and there were glass fragments strewn about the kitchen floor area. Seen lotsa ER people looking neat for the unplanned visit. 5) Yes, the knife came from her house. But it may not have to go that far. In early 1998, Karl was in jail reading The New Yorker magazine when he came upon an article about the impending execution of Karla Faye Tucker. This was a 12 day investigation with Darlie in the cross hairs from the get-go. She grabbed a butcher knife and just started stabbing her kids in a rage. Immediately, she "snapped back," came to her senses and had the presence of mind to do all this staging. Q. What if the baby woke up and Darin had to come down and warm up a bottle? This means that Damon had to have been stabbed within about a minute before the 911 call began. Q. Then they come up missing? Waddell's response was that he did not; Walling stated that he did remember seeing it, but wasn't sure if it was there when he first came in, or if it was there later when he did a walk-through. Darin was too busy trying to resuscitate Devon, so he's not the one who got them out. It would be nice to settle her case one way or the other. Two things to keep in mind: 1) The Innocence Project normally does not become involved with any defendant that already has counsel in place, so that right there ought to tell you something; 2) They also don't accept cases where there is no exculpatory DNA evidence. 2) Domain slept on the second floor behind the closed door of the master bedroom. The 1993-built Routier home has 2,740 square feet with three bedrooms and three baths. The prosecution asserted that Darlie had enough time to commit the murders, run 75 yards down the alley to deposit the sock daubed with Devon's and Damon's blood, run back to the house, slash her throat, inflict her other injuries, and stage the scene. Why hasnt anyone spoken to her? That's funny, Laurie! Darin's Jaguar was broken down and was not parked in its usual spot in the driveway. Instead of focusing on the wiretapping, Mulder could have asked Patterson the million-dollar question: "Detective Patterson, upon reviewing the footage of this surreptitious recording, at what point did you hear Darlie Routier confess to murdering her sons?". But you don't remember that part; is that right? He also stated that he never actually saw the police officer get out of the car. Darlie Routier - Part 1 Posted on May 15, 2022 Darlie Routier is sitting on death row for killing her two young boys, although she has only been officially charged with one of their murders. HOLLIDAYSBURG A Blair County judge has authorized the use of a computer generated animation to help a jury TYRONE The fitness and wellness center at Penn Highlands Tyrone soon will be closing its doors. The spa was nowhere near either the gate, or the window that was cut. I hear new DNA coming her way. Darlie's husband, Darin Routier, was sleeping upstairs with 7-month old Drake. Even now, over 25 years later, Darlie Routier still maintains her innocence, asserting that someone broke into the home and attacked her and her children. Thats what Id say hang on a sec while I change. Everyone seems to have a theory as to how it got there. Police inspected those and found no blood. What the prosecution does not say is that there was no evidence of Devon's blood present on the knife that was recovered from the Routier home; only Damon's and Darlie's blood were present. However, since Harrell was an integral part of the defense team and had been sitting in the courtroom throughout the trial, any testimony from him fell under the "Rule of Evidence," meaning that because he was able to hear what other witnesses had said, he was not permitted to take the stand. When Darlie began to scream for Darin, he ducked into the darkness of the formal dining room, where he waited for his chance to make a break for it. And again, she did not "sleep through" the attack; her mind will not allow her to fully remember the trauma. The case has received worldwide attention and has been featured on several TV shows as Routier works to prove her innocence through post-conviction petitions in Dallas County and in the U.S. District Court in West Texas. Can you show me ANY picture of him crushed by this major catastrophic event in his life. My belief is that Darlie is the one who grabbed the butcher knife, to fight the man off, and he got it away from her. Davis can disapprove all he wants. The vacuum was photographed laying on its side, smack dab in the middle of the kitchen. There is nothing to indicate she had any thoughts about hurting the children; she was asking their forgiveness for an act she was contemplating while reassuring them of her love for them. A large amount of blood was found in front of the sink, indicating she stood there bleeding for some time. When I asked her that, she told me that he was stillsomebody was still in the house. If the cop saw the killer come out of the house and let him get away where was the killer at while they were calling 911 and doing CPR? In other words, Bevel was saying that both victims were injured and actively bleeding when the drops were deposited, and their mixed blood landed on the back of the shirt. No, sir, it would have been on the call as well, and it's not on there. Where did they come from, the towel fairy? As for leaving Darlie alive, the guy that cut her most likely thought he had finished her off. If you have seen this image in connection with Darlie Routier, you have been grossly misled. Darlie subsequently told investigators that an intruder had broken in and attacked her . That changed when I read Dateline Purgatory: Examining the Case That Sentenced Darlie Routier To Death by Kathy Cruz. During the trial, the character assassination of Darlie Routier continued when several of the nurses who treated her in the hospital were called to testify. We all know that Darrin was into kristal meth and many more crimes. Arkansas suicide with hands in front? When it came time for this family to lay the boys to rest, it was all about honoring them, their lives, and the things that made them happy. Attorney's for convicted killer Darlie Routier are having old evidence tested again in an effort to try and prove Routier is innocent. There were at least a dozen people coming in and out of that house in the early morning hours. Quinncy was able to meet with Karen while she was incarcerated at the Lubbock County Jail. Greg Davis was almost theatrically aghast by this choice of music and wasted no time including the all-white jury in his outrage. Even if he heard something, the dog would not have realized there were strangers in the house; he wasn't close enough to smell them. He attempted to hang himself in his cell, but was not successful. As a rule, most claims made by inmates are taken well-salted. If you don't, I can't help you. Blood under glass & vacuum. Really, Alan? Why would anyone attempt to clean up blood while continually bleeding from a gaping wound on their throat? JMO. I will never believe that he actually stabbed Darlie or the kids, nor do I believe he hired people to kill his family. Darlie's 911 call came in at 2:31 am. I can think of at least two other alternative possibilities. Youve got the wrong parent . Okay. Okay. Good point about Darins pants. I actually learned about this from a YouTube video. Q. There was no valid reason for this; these nurses did not attend to Damon or Devon and would not be testifying about their injuries or autopsies. It is so nice to find an article that tells the truth about what happend to poor Darlie. A. I have a clock, an alarm clock beside the bed, and, as I recall it was around 2:40. "Ma'am, I need you to talk to me." Karl was never able to pick out the other man, but sent a note back to Quinncy with one of the mugshots: "This is Arkansas.". And behind every car dealer is a bigger car dealer .. a more savy heavier car dealer . JustinCase976 (author) on December 17, 2019: I just realized I missed one of your questions. James Cron testified that there was no intruder since the mulch beneath the window was undisturbed. Seeing those bloody, butchered children invoked anger in the nurses, most of whom were women. I could see that he was actively trying to get those drops on the back of the shirt, and he had to work pretty hard to accomplish it. Their mother, Darlie Routier, 26, slept on the couch. Judge Audra Riley of Dallas County signed on order on Sept. 30 instructing multiple agencies including the Dallas County District Clerk, the Rowlett Police Department, the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification to collect their evidence from the Routier case and send it to the Forensic Analytical Crime Laboratory in Hayward, Calif. He's a wealthy businessman from Waco who hired his own investigators to look into the case. It certainly isn't impossible, but I formed my opinion based on verifiable facts, and I just haven't seen anything that points to a woman's involvement. I always laugh when people say all they had to do was pull the screen off, because that wasn't his way. It should be noted here that at the end of the 911 call, somewhere between 2:36 and 2:37 am, the dispatcher tells Darlie there is a police officer at her door and to let him in. So, I did the next best thing: I asked multiple sources close to the case, and received the same response from more than one person: Domain would be brought into the bedroom every night from the first week they got him. I see nothing in them that definitively points to Darlie's guilt, but I do see numerous red flags with regard to how the case was handled by both the prosecution and the defense. Answer: AFIS is the automated fingerprint identification system that was implemented in 1999. Linch was instructed by the prosecution team to avoid recording his findings in a written report. Q. He came right home and they had a good, long talk resulting in Darlie feeling much more positive. On June 6th, 1996, someone brutally murdered two little boys and got away with it. JustinCase976 (author) on September 01, 2019: Actually, the NY Innocence Project has indeed become involved with her case. I would probably roll my eyes at the conspiracy claim, too if this happened in any other state. Bedrooms: 3. It's kind of hard to disturb mulch that isn't there Ah, the infamous "sink cleanup." That plan was still in place on the night of the murders, although it certainly raises the possibility that the men got the date wrong and were counting on the house being empty. He would have had to be in the house for all that time until the cop got there, what was he doing hanging around the crime scene? All right. It was June 6, 1996, and the call was made at 2:31 a.m., with the police arriving merely three minutes later. I don't believe the bloody jeans were ever analyzed or taken into evidence. Arkansas had also requested to see a psychiatrist while in jail, as he claimed he was suffering from nightmares and flashbacks related to one of his past crimes. However, considering that he has a history of this kind of scam when he needs quick cash, I believe it makes perfect sense. They weren't supposed to break in either, there should have been a key underneath of a ceramic frog planter but the key wasn't there. I really hope the whole truth comes out, sooner rather than later. In my opinion, it is neither. As for comforting Damon: she tells him more than once to "Hang on honey, we're calling honey!" He, too, was instructed by the prosecution to avoid recording his findings in a written report. It wasn't to help Darlie; Rickels contacted the police on June 11th and Darlie was not arrested until the 18th. What if Gorsuch was still awake and happened to see her running outside to plant this sock? Further, if Darlie was the one who broke the glass, she would have to have been actively bleeding for her footprints to be under the glass. In another, she has no memory of fighting with him. I have to echo the same sentiment expressed by Marcia Clark when she described the OJ jury seeing pictures of a bruised and battered Nicole: they saw it, they understood itAND THEY JUST DIDN'T CARE. My son was the exact same way from the time he was 2 months old, and still sleeps like that to this day. Darlie has always maintained her innocence. In Darlie's case, she probably subconsciously realized there had been more than one person, but since she only has a memory of seeing one of them, her confusion is understandable. Glenn Mize was the only person Darlie could think of that she had a problem with, and Gary Austin's own wife threw him under the bus as a person of interest. I would have told them to go pound sand too. He may have been an experienced police officer, but he was still a parent, and I believe the man just plain froze. JustinCase976 (author) on December 13, 2019: Darin had said for years that someone should have taken a closer look at the maid since one of the spare keys was missing. He testified that he saw Darin and Officer Waddell together in the yard, and saw them go into the house together. Q. How thorough can a murder investigation be in less than two weeks time? Barbara was never their maid, she was an employee of their business. To this day, they cannot prove that Devon was attacked with the same knife, and many speculate that there were indeed two intruders in the house that night, one who brought his own knife and one who used the butcher knife from the kitchen. If you think he is anything more than an exploitative, hypocritical quack, I truly feel sorry for you. Perhaps someone on Darlie's defense team did seek her out and decided her information was not particularly useful; or she may have slipped through the cracks in the shuffle of switching from the court-appointed attorneys. A 2008 study showed that short-term stress can damage the brain, taking minutesnot monthsto impact neurons responsible for learning and memory. Paramedics arrived at the scene at about 2:40, and paramedic Jack Kolbye witnessed Damon gasp his last breath immediately after he began attending to him. I don't see where either Darren or Darlie ever said that. Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, found that acute stress activates selective molecules called corticotropin-releasing hormones. My gut instinct is that Darin wanted to keep his hands fairly clean and didn't want to know about the details; therefore, I think he never directly communicated with the actual assailants. I have no doubt that Diane Downs shot her children and then shot herself in the arm. I just figured, you know, what can the police do now?" Is it in transcripts? His affair with Karen Neal has been exposed for years and yet people keep asking questions about that stupid sock. Darlie Lynn Peck Routier (born January 4, 1970) is an American woman from Rowlett, Texas, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of her five-year-old son Damon in 1996. You're home alone with your teenage daughter, two men try to break in once, come back again with a weapon and break in a different way and you don't call the police? The majority of the public felt that Susan Smith should have gotten the death penalty and were outraged when she did not. Why? Do you have the links to the criminal's mugshots? That jury was never going to vote not guilty, no matter what. You either understand the effects of psychological trauma and the memory lapses that accompany it, or you don't. There could be a perfectly logical explanation. Questioning of Bill Gorsuch by Mr. Toby L. Shook: Q. Please do not hate me or think in any way that this is your fault. After a couple of minutes, however, there came a loud bang and what sounded like splintering wood. What mother wastes precious seconds while she's got two bleeding children right in front of her? It is my understanding that recent testing of the night shirt revealed an unknown DNA profile. Where is Teresa Powers affidavit? They know whether they are going to say it was one person or two, a man or a woman, etc. What about brown long haired guy - any ID on him? I did want your opinion on this and makes sense what you say. Darlie does not need Dr. Phil for worldwide attention--she already has it. Again, Alan Brantley was instructed by the prosecution to not put his professional opinion in writing. You remember practically every word that Mrs. Routier said to you, but not much that Sergeant Walling said; is that right? Darin was proud of his attractive young wife, and he succeeded in turning her into his version of the perfect woman. Since Damon's fingerprints were not taken prior to his burial, and he had not yet started kindergarten, there were no prints of his on file to compare to the unknown sample. It didn't just magically appear, and regardless of what some fools say, it is NOT Darlie's print, or anyone else who was known to be in the house. With so many people frantically coming in and out of the house, any one of them could have easily kicked that glass from one spot to another without even realizing it. Are the others ever held accountable? When Darlie mentioned the knife to Waddell, the dispatcher immediately instructed her not to touch it. 6) I'm not even going to argue about the letters. From what Karen remembers hearing from Dwayne upon their return, the men had broken into a house that was supposed to be empty and "f***ed some people up. Nor do I believe that the vacuum cleaner was on the floor while Darlie was still in the house. One of Darlie's non-supporters uploaded a video of him having a chat with Barbara Jovell about this very thing. About those towels: Darlie and Darin both have been accused of falsifying their testimony that Darlie was at the sink wetting towels to help stop the bleeding. Q. If she was really this calculating, cold-blooded murderer, she had plenty of better opportunities to pull this off. Aside from his weight, the attack on Devon was brutal and swift. My response to that: "Only if you completely ignore everything presented by the defensewhich only a fool would do.". So I guess he gave them Terry's clothes? Everything that points to Darlie's guilt is in the transcripts." I have been in contact with Steve Cooper and he has told me that the state of Texas is only hiding the truth because they dont want the bad publicity. I love you three more than anything else in this world I dont want you to see a miserable person every time you look at me. The detectives were not called by the state to testify; it was the defense that put them on the stand. Maybe one of them jumped on her while she was on the couch and they began fighting. I don't think any one of us can predict exactly what we would or would not do under those circumstances, and I pray none of us ever has to find out. 7) Blood under the glass and vacuum--now we're getting somewhere. Arkansas was known for his quick violent temper and substance abuse issues. When you wake up, you may know intellectually what happened, but have no memory of the crash itself. Well, were you there with him in her presence before the paramedics arrived? This diary entry has been referred to as a "suicide note" and some people actually see it as a confession. Shook sure didn't seem to want to linger on the subject of Waddell and what was said to him, did he? Once Pardo announced that his investigation led him to suspect Darin was deeply involved in the crime, the family dismissed him and his services.
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