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when the paramedics arrived on the scene and the medical examiner testified that the boy could only have survived approximately eight minutes after receiving his injuries. Routier was on the phone with 9-1-1 for almost six minutes. The defense argued that this did not leave enough time for Routier to cut herself, stage the crime scene, plant the sock outside the house, and then return before the paramedics arrived. They also stated that, despite her injuries, Routier's blood was not found in the garage or anywhere outside the home. The prosecution countered that Routier could have planted the sock before self-inflicting her own injuries, and the medical examiner's stated survival time for Damon after he was stabbed was only an estimation. On February 1, Routier was convicted of murdering Damon. On February 4, she was
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cut, implying that no one had actually climbed through it, and the mulch in the flower beds between the garage and the backyard gate was undisturbed. However, a fingerprint was found on the windowsill which was determined in 2002 not to belong to anyone in the family. Fingerprint expert Pat Wertheim would later testify before an appeals court that he could not rule out Darlie Routier's right ring finger as the source of the print. A bloody sock was discovered 75 yards away from the house. Lab tests revealed it had blood from both of Routier's sons on it. It also matched other socks from the Routier house which belonged to Darin.
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granted a request from prosecution and defense for her case for further DNA tests vital to the defense to be performed on a bloody fingerprint found in the house, a bloody sock and her nightshirt. In 2018, the Criminal District Court No. 3 ordered a third round of DNA testing with the backing of both
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The prosecution also suggested there was a financial motive for the murders since both boys had a life insurance policy on them. The defense contended that this amounted to only $ 10,000, not enough to cover their funeral expenses. Furthermore, they asked why, if she was willing to murder for money,
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Routier told the police that she had fallen asleep on the couch with her two boys while watching television, only to wake up later and discover an unknown man in her house. She stated that as she approached him, the man fled, dropping the knife in a utility room as he ran. After picking up the knife
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chief medical examiner Vincent DiMaio testified that the wound to Routier's neck came within two millimeters of her carotid artery and that it was not consistent with the self-inflicted wounds he had seen in the past. That differed from the assertions of her treating physicians, who had told police
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is derived from the true-crime book of the same title, authored by Barbara Davis, which first aired August 10, 2001. CBS correspondent Bill Lagattuta interviewed Darin Routier, the incarcerated Darlie Routier and Davis about the slayings; associated public officials and defense attorneys were also
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suggested that Routier murdered her sons because of the family's financial difficulties and described Routier as "...a self-centered woman, a materialistic woman, and a woman cold enough, in fact, to murder her own two children.” Jurors also saw the Silly String video. Crime scene consultant James
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One crucial aspect of the defense case was the bloody sock found outside the house. While the police contended that this was merely a ruse designed to falsely implicate an intruder had fled the scene, the defense contended that it proved Routier could not have committed the crime. Damon was alive
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Routier told police that the assailant escaped through the garage. Investigators said that the garage contained no blood drops, and added that indications were that no one had run through there at all. The window sills in the garage had untouched layers of dust, including the window that had been
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argued that Routier's injuries were self-inflicted, that the crime scene had been staged, and that she murdered her sons because of the family's financial difficulties; the defense argued that there was no reason Routier would have killed her children, and that the case did not have a motive, a
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said that there was no reason why she would have killed her children and that the case did not have a motive, a confession or any witnesses. They asserted that it was unrealistic to accuse Routier of staging a crime scene. Her attorneys advised her not to appear on the witness stand, but she
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Routier later commented on the video, saying, "He wanted to be seven. I did the only thing I knew to do to honor him and give him all his wishes because he wasn't here anymore. But how do you know what you're going to do when you lose two children? How do you know how you're going to act?"
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she did not kill her husband instead as he had an $ 800,000 life insurance policy. The defense also questioned why, if she killed her sons to preserve her lavish lifestyle, she left her youngest son, seven-month-old Drake, alive and unharmed.
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officials that the wounds might have been self-inflicted. Tom Bevel testified that cast-off blood found on the back of Routier's nightshirt indicated that she had raised the knife over her head as she withdrew it from each boy to stab again.
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and chasing him away, Routier said she realized that she and her children had been wounded and called 9-1-1. Police found it highly suspicious that Routier claimed she had only awoken after the attack that severely wounded her and her sons.
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from his wife, saying that the decision was mutual and "very difficult," and that he still believes his wife is innocent. He said that they decided to divorce to end the "limbo" that they had been in since her arrest and conviction.
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Newscasts showed Routier and other family members holding a birthday party at the boys' grave to posthumously celebrate Devon's seventh birthday eight days after the murders. She was shown smiling and laughing as she sprayed
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Defense attorneys allege numerous errors were made during Routier's trial and in the official transcript of it, as well as the investigation of the murders, especially at the crime scene. An
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and highlighting the controversies of the death penalty conviction. Throughout the book Cruz collaborates with a former FBI special agent on her examination of the case.
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have been ordered multiple times after technology has advanced. As of 2024, the results of these tests are still pending. Routier's case has been the subject of multiple
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by Barbara Davis accounted for Routier's guilt. The author has since changed her mind and now supports Routier by donating all the income from the book to her family.
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in the death of her six-year-old son, Devon, who was murdered at the same time as Damon. To date, Routier has not been tried for Devon's murder.
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filed by Routier, who maintains her innocence, based on allegations of irregularities during the trial were denied. Since at least 2018,
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to her throat and arm. Routier told authorities that the crime was perpetrated by an unidentified intruder. During the trial, the
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Both Damon and Devon sustained fatal injuries. Her wounds, described as superficial, came within two millimeters of her
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with Robert Stack covered the case in Season 12 Episode 6. The case was again revisited on Unsolved Mysteries with
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in which the British journalist travelled to Texas to interview Routier face to face over the course of an hour.
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titled "Darlie Routier" that covered the case in Season 2, Episode 2, broadcast on September 10, 2013.
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Cron testified that evidence suggested the scene inside the Routier residence had been staged.
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sentence has since been commuted to life without parole, while Routier remains on death row.
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The Routiers' youngest son Drake still visits his mother in jail. He has been diagnosed with
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The other true-crime books to be examined are ..., "Precious Angels" by Barbara Davis,...
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for the murder of her five-year-old son Damon in 1996. She has also been charged with
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journalist Kathy Cruz engages legal experts for their assessments on Routier's trial
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Precious Angels: A True Story of Two Slain Children and a Mother Convicted of Murder
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Precious Angels: A True Story of Two Slain Children and a Mother convicted of Murder
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Precious Angels: A True Story of Two Slain Children and a Mother Convicted of Murder
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In 2019, ABC also aired a two-part documentary about Routier's case as part of its
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Dateline Purgatory: Examining the Case that Sentenced Darlie Routier to Death
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Hush Little Babies: The True Story of a Mother Who Murdered Her Own Children
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United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
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Routier was represented at trial by lawyer Douglas Mulder.
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Capital murder (with regards to Devon; has not faced trial)
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Murder Two: The Second Casebook of forensic detection
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dismissed these claims, as did a court ruling on her
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Patrick O'Daniel Unit
Gatesville, Texas
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