How quickly could that all move? As for the home, price drops should make this a good bargain for a potential buyer who doesnt care about the homes history. Thank you for joining us. Finally, forensic experts found evidence of fiberglass rods on a bread knife in the kitchen that matched the fiberglass rods of the window screen that had been cut in the garage. 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. Its just degraded over time., As for evidence proving the intruder defense, Cooper said, We dont have that yet but were still working.. Yes, people, you forget how many crazy, psychopathic and completely crazy criminals are around ,all over, the security feeling you have in Germany or Europe, compared to the US, is completely different. It still wasnt right. Secondly, a motive for the break-in was unclear, but it seemed unlikely that it was robbery as there had been many valuables lying out in plain sight that had not been taken. Furthermore, the defense said, the wound on her neck was only two inches away from her carotid artery, which was not consistent with a self-inflicted injury. In fact, only seven women currently sit on death row. Most of all- to the women her, who want her to rotten in jail. Not able to consider her as the killer. You see, this is not a picture of a grieving mother.. That is really hurting. I hope and pray her case will be re-examined and the TRUTH COME OUT!! All rights reserved, was found guilty of murdering 5-year-old Damon, Following a Delivery Truck? Furgeson wrote in the order that even if another person's DNA were found on the sock, that would not necessarily prove the intruder argument. There also were questions about the states contention that Routier had stabbed her children, then herself: There were bloodstains on the back of her nightshirt that prosecution witnesses suggested had been caused by knife splatter as she performed an overhead stabbing of her sons. Law enforcement convicted her that night, she literally stood no chance. 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. She was charged with murdering her sons, Devon and Damon. Shes far from having a date though. Well, that news was the best that we could have expected, because clemency would have turned Melissa's sentence into essentially a life sentence. Darlie Routier Responding to Darlie Lynn Routiers frantic 911 call from her Dallas County home in 1996, police found her two sons, Devon Routier, 6, and Damon Cooper is looking for a new trial, preferably in Dallas County, for the Rowlett mother who maintains an unidentified intruder savagely stabbed her young sons to death and stabbed and injured her in June 1996. Cooper said they are currently on the third round of DNA testing. She knows her daughter did this. All Rights Reserved. Vanessa, welcome to the "NewsHour." Two unknown fingerprints were found in the house. Vanessa Potkin, director of special litigation at the Innocence Project, which is representing Lucio, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. As for the new testing, the Dallas County District Attorneys office told NBC 5 when its completed there will be a hearing to review the results. However, Darlie survived the attack but suffered a severe cut across her throat that missed her carotid artery by just 2millimetres. I did the only thing I knew to do to honor him and give him all his wishes because he wasnt here anymore. The 85-J unknown fingerprint was in blood and weve tested that and theres no DNA in it. Darlie Routier herself had suffered bruises and cuts to her throat and right arm and was briefly hospitalized. Price to sell! Subscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you dont miss an episode! The wording: Any death on the Property except for those deaths caused by: natural causes, suicide, or accident unrelated to the condition of the Property.. Did anything ever come of that? Routier originally was represented by a court-appointed team that hired two forensic scientists to review the evidence from the crime scene. At least that is the way I read it. But who knows how anyone in her situation would act. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Darin took the sock and threw it down the block a ways, and he also failed the lie detector test. The prosecution said her motive was that she was no longer the glamorous, blond center of attention and was angry at her kids. Police almost immediately focused on Routier, who was sleeping in a downstairs television room with the children. One on the windowsill in the garage and a bloody fingerprint was found on the coffee table. Not long after, infamous footage surfaced that showed her laughing and spraying silly string around her sons grave. JavaScript is disabled. February 5, 1997. Subscribe to Heres the Deal, our politics Gypsy Rose Blanchard killed her mother Dee Dee. Prosecutor Greg Davis saw the video and seized upon it as proof that she showed no grief over the death of her sons. Claire joined The Dallas Morning News as an intern in 2012. While the jury deliberated, they asked to watch the silly-string video 7 times. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Shes been on death row in Texas for over 23 years. Why dont the Electoral College and popular vote always match up? The prosecution argued that the Routiers were overextended and owed $10,000 in back federal taxes, $12,000 in credit card debt, and payments for two mortgages on Eagle Drive, all totaling approximately $200,000. She refused. The scene was staged by her. The sock was not mentioned in Prosecutors wanted the option to pursue a second indictment for Devon should the first fail in court. By Michael Tarm, Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press. Also on serveral you tube channels they, for instance. "When testing is completed, the court will schedule a hearing to review the results," the district attorney's office said. The only piece of evidence that was found outside of the Routier house was a bloody sock about 75 yards away from the house. The results will determine whether or not to continue. Forensic analysis showed evidence that was inconsistent with what Darlie Routier had told the police and suspicion began to form around her. Just wondering where she is in terms of appeals and the DNA collections. Her knife used to cut screen, jewelry wasnt taken at sink where clean up occurred, she named 2 men in her jail letters & freaked out on the stand when asked about it, blood under the glass & vacuum, no cuts on her feet, wine glass was latched wouldnt have been knocked down, Domain didnt bark, motion lites not on, she called media herself to film that grave scene. In early October, a group of people following the case organized a three-day rally outside the Dallas County courthouse to sustain public interestand ask why testing has not been completed. It is devastating that they lean that far out of the window to speculate she is rather guilty. At trial, the prosecution presented a timeline showing that Routier stabbed Devon and Damon before staging the scene by breaking a wine glass, cutting the screen in the garage, planting a bloody sock down an alley 75 yards away, and finally stabbing herself in the arms and throat. Never could understand why a mother could kill her children, but on the other hand her behavior and demeanor to me is extremely creepy. I worked at the dcme as a clerk when the kids were brought in. Darlie Routier is now 48 years old. Its situated on a large 0.214-acre curving corner lot in the established Dalrock neighborhood. Come on.. And the killer just coming in and doing that type of damage to these babies and then just leaving ? A bipartisan group of more than 100 Texas lawmakers asked for her execution to be stopped, along with five of her original jurors. Darlie took the stand in her own defense and made a terrible witness. The jury didnt buy it - and on February 1st, Darlie Routier would be found guilty of murdering her son Damon. My ex husband was a detective who worked that case. A few unanswered questions have lingered in my mind. The state argued that Darlie killed her sons for the money. Defense investigators are still working to prove she was not involved in her sons' Web47 6 thatphanom.techno@gmail.com 042-532028 , 042-532027 When police arrived, they found Devon already dead. Right now, Darlie continues to appeal her conviction. She found the bloody knife on the ground, put it on the counter, and then realized that she and her boys had been stabbed. Never have been. The Dallas County district attorney's office said that "multiple items of evidence" have been tested this year after court orders from November and December 2017, and that DNA testing is ongoing. Why are people hesitant to trust a COVID-19 vaccine? Just inform yourself about the doubts which has been proven. Right now, it looks like you're a cold-blooded killer. After 20 Years, Death Row Inmate Darlie Routier Waits For DNA Testing Routier received a death sentence for one of her sons, Damons, death in 1996. It's unclear whether testing or federal database checks were done on the bloody fingerprintthat was found on a table near the body of one of the boys. The 1993-built Routier home has 2,740 square feet with three bedrooms and three baths. Finally, on Jan. 19 the home was put on hold, meaning its temporarily off the market, North Texas Real Estate Information Services (NTREIS) records show. And a lot of times, there's triaging going on. In November 2008, U.S.District Judge Royal Furgeson granted additional testing of items including a bloody sock found a few houses down, a knife that isthought to be the murder weapon and the fibers from another knife found in a butcher block in the Routierhome. Lucio's adult children said she never abused them and have been pleading for clemency. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/texas-womans-last-minute-reprieve-on-death-row-draws-questions-about-wrongful-convictions, Judge delays execution of only woman on U.S. death row, Only Native American on federal death row executed, Supreme Court rejects death row appeal over anti-gay juror, Supreme Court to review case of Missouri death row inmate with rare medical condition. The court of criminal appeals directed that four of Ms. Lucio's claims be heard, her actual innocence, the state's use of false testimony at her trial, the new scientific evidence of her innocence, and the fact that favorable evidence was withheld by the prosecution at her original trial. Routier has maintained her innocence since the June 6, 1996, stabbing deaths of her children, Damon, 5, and Devon, 6, who were found dead in the familys Rowlett, Texas, home during the early morning hours. Theres no evidence of any intruder and no evidence to place Darin as a direct part of the murders. Days after the murders, a local television station ran a clip of Routier smiling and spraying Silly String on the boys balloon-covered grave, singing Happy Birthday on what would have been Devons seventh birthday. Yet the droplets contained her blood as well as her sons. As we reported earlier, today, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution for 52-year-old Melissa Lucio, who had been set to be the first Hispanic woman put to death by the state in modern history. But how do you know what youre going to do when you lose two children? Nothing new, she's still guilty and DNA confirms it. She has In April, though, the Innocence Project in New York entered the case and its review of the evidence and subsequent petition won court approval for further testing. You are using an out of date browser. Body language experts, look at her body language. Did you see the doubts and understand that it does not make sence from the beginning to the end. Two of them, The Innocence Project is representing. Heres an update on one of the more notorious murder cases in recent history.. This story is the fifth in a series, Unrequited Innocence, that looks at cases where people were sentenced to die and have not been exonerated despite significant evidence of innocence. Theres an update in October 2021 saying that after that testing theyre pushing for more but I cant find too much about it. Shes guilty. She did that. Please check your inbox to confirm. And circumstances which are proving she must be innocent. these children were loved anf so well cared of. Darlie Routier and her sons Devon, Damon, and Drake. A broken wine glass lay on the ground, and there was a torn window screen in the garage. Its specks of blood, suspected blood or other DNA, he said. the huge man she described didn't leave that little fingerprint. I hope we soon hear that the Innocence Project has found enough evidence to exonerate!! During the trial, the prosecution relied heavily on the video from the graveside birthday ceremony. (No Ratings Yet) DARLIE Routier has spent the last 23 years on death row. Bruising on her arms prob caused by boys kicking her off. Unfortunately, this is the way our criminal justice system works. The defense team countered that Darlie Routier had no motive to murder her own children. However, its not ground-breaking as I believe you are using the term.. If Acadiana Criminalistics recommends additional testing of samples, the specific evidence is to be sent to Mitotyping Technologies in State College to undergo mitochondrial DNA testing. For people who say Darlie Routier was unjustly sentenced to death row for her son's murder, their argument often comes back to 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. That is Vanessa Potkin, director of special litigation at The Innocence Project, speaking with us tonight. And finally, a lot of ppl say the crime how Darlie described it , does not make sence! Silly String is not a lethal weapon., As Routier herself later said about the video, He wanted to be seven. But recognizable features like the bathroom fixtures, green marble floors, green marble fireplace, and even the Routiers burgundy custom draperies, reportedly costing $12,000, still remain. And when the sock was tested, it came back positive for both Damon and Devons blood. as expected. State exhibit photos presented in court show the gazebo with a bookshelf stereo on the bar and a handle of an unknown clear alcohol half-empty with the top left open, fine china place settings on display on the dining room table, and gold jewelry left on countertops. Somebody somewhere, usually family, is always going to call foul. WebThe case of Darlie Routier is controversial and has the support of the innocence project. Following the success of Darins circuit board testing company, the Routiers purchased a Jaguar, a boat, lavish vacations, and a newly constructed home replete with a fountain in the front yard and an enclosed spa gazebo in the back. I am deeply grateful to everyone who has prayed for me and spoke out on my behalf.". After this look at Darlie Routier, read about Nannie Doss, who spent decades murdering relatives and husbands. I am on the fence here. Something went wrong. And false and misleading scientific evidence is one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions. This is like a witch hunt. I thought there was going to be new DNA testing done on this case in October 2019. Routiers attorneys have continued to appeal her capital murder sentence, so no execution date has been scheduled. The home at 5801 Eagle Drive in Rowlett is a member of an exclusive club that no Realtor wants their listing to be a part of. He explained his reasons. Somebody came in, they broke in and just stabbed me and my children! she screamed during the 911 call. It is my understanding the innocence project only takes cases that have DNA proving innocence. Cooper spoke of some of the items being tested, but did not go into great detail. If that doesnt convince you shes guilty, then youre simply saying not guilty because you oppose the death penalty. The Dallas Morning NewsDarlie Routier in 2018. Few women are sentenced to death by lethal injection. There were knife wounds to Routiers neck, forearm and shoulder. As of 2022, the results of these tests are still pending.Routier's case has been the subject of multiple books and television shows. For one thing, Routier and every known person in her house that night have been excluded as the source of a bloody fingerprint found on a coffee table, and Routier was excluded as the source of another bloody print on the door to the utility room suggesting evidence of an intruder. February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . It's good to see that the non supporters have finally admitted that the IP is on her case. Testing is still ongoing. It was the overall scene which, primarily, is the lack of evidence in many cases. She was found guilty of murdering 5-year-old Damon but never tried in the death of her 6-year-old son Devon. As you mentioned, it goes back to the district court. Stephen Cooper, an attorney for Routier, said 10 to 12 items are being tested, but he did not specify what they were. Shelby is Associate Editor of CandysDirt.com, where she focuses on sponsored content, estate sales, and suburbs. Prior to them being sealed, the reports were available to the public. Were just looking for a new trial.. I believe it was her but they all seemed to be putting so much faith in the DNA testing that was supposedly going to exonerate her (at least according to the few shows I watched on it) and then just nothing. But I find the american justice system so out of every common sence and reasonable conditions it is disturbing and threatening, Because of this and the overboarding gun violence, I dont travel there anymore, not foreseeable, it is scary. Darlie Routiers case is fascinating for many reasons. Attorneys for Routier, including Smith and J. 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