Why hasnt anyone spoken to her? All he manages to get out is "Daaaaa----" before a beefy hand is clapped over his mouth and he is flung back to the floor. The blood we see is mostly Darlie's, and it wasn't shed until after she stood up and began walking around. All right. Mayne is the winner, and he was not the victim of a traumatic attack that resulted in the murder of his children. SMH. My belief is that the intruder did not go out the garage window. If my wife started screaming downstairs Id be haulin arse to get down there. Consider this: If Waddell truly did see a man come out of the front door and into the yard when he first arrived and lost sight of that man while getting out of the car and walking up to the house, then it is a reasonable assumption that the person Waddell saw was one of the intruders/killers. I believe she remembers bits and pieces and everything is out of order; I also believe she herself isn't even sure of what memories are real, and what has been confabulated. His little demonstration showing how castoff blood from the knife supposedly dropped onto Darlie's night shirt by stabbing motions was completely over-exaggerated. Moving him in any way could have resulted in permanent paralysis, had he lived. Answer: AFIS works like this: a latent print that cannot be defined as to which hand or finger (left or right) comes into the fingerprint unit. Devon's death was not a rage killing; it was functional. I don't believe the glass broke when it hit the floor. No more so than the idea of Darlie as the killer, in my opinion. Again, he wasn't about to flee with anything at all that could link him to this house or this crime. New evidence may allow former Lubbock resident Darlie Routier to walk free after being on death row for the last 12 years. Her wounds were superficial & she didn't know what/where carotid was. My theory is that there was no direct communication between Darin and the assailants; I feel like he would have preferred not to know the details. However, if there is one thing I would personally love to ask Darlene Potter, it would be this: How is it that, more than six years later, she can be absolutely sure that the date she saw these men was indeed June 6, 1996? I believe Darin was strapped for cash (perhaps even owing a large sum to his dealer) and wanted people to come in and clean out all of the valuables in the house while the Routiers were in Pennsylvania, so he could file an insurance claim and split the benefits with his accomplices. Rickels went to the door and looked out the peephole. That is when Gorsuch saw Darin and Waddell outside, at 2:40 am. It's part of an all-out push by the Innocence Project to . He came right home and they had a good, long talk resulting in Darlie feeling much more positive. 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. Darlie is where she belongs. The emotion, the anguish, the terror, the panic you're getting a glimpse into another person's living helland every parent's worst nightmare. Seems it would have to be someone with big Reach ? False. As for leaving Darlie alive, the guy that cut her most likely thought he had finished her off. There is no logic to support the theory of her planting that sock, even if she is the killer. Kudos to you JustinCase Great article. A dog will only bark at an intruder if the dog is aware of his presence. 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. 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. ABC Docu-series "The Last Defense" episodes 1-4. Darins pants are a problem. Would Darlie walk? Really, Alan? The court reporter, Sandra Halsey, pled the 5th Amendment when questioned in court regarding her substandard work. Devon scrambles to his feet and starts for the hallway. There was blood on the drawers beside the sink and on the cabinet doors underneath, which is consistent with Darlie's assertion that she was pulling out kitchen rags and towels for Darin to use on the boys. The inmate is identified only as "Karl," but the contents of the letter were a bombshell. That's the number one thing convinces me she is guilty. His car out - her car in street - big kids downstairs- doesnt hear a struggle - lost pants - ran across street- and more.. maybe he was the only one that actually knew that THEY WOULD BE HOME???? She never could get the order of events right when she told the story. It would be nice to settle her case one way or the other. Still, Karl had nothing to gain by telling this story. Q. We hear a desperate mother who was in shock, begging for help. Q. Brian Pardo isn't actually an attorney. In all fairness, the birth of three children along with nursing did take its toll on Darlie's body. Two of them that testified one after the other used the same peculiar word to describe her: whiny. Tom Bevel was hired by the state as a blood spatter expert. :/, yea i get why they went to a psychic especially when desperate for info. The Routier's Home at 5801 Eagle Drive: Devon and Damon called it "The Home Alone House." Do you set yours rightI bet you set yours right on the money, don't you? What I do fault him for is his perjury and outright character assassination of Darlie during his testimony. I did want your opinion on this and makes sense what you say. 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. If she was really this calculating, cold-blooded murderer, she had plenty of better opportunities to pull this off. Now, you and Officeryou were there first, Officer Walling arrived in about three or four minutes; is that correct? If you find that call difficult to listen to, that's because it's real. I would LOVE to know what is in the affidavit of Teresa Powers. Darlie, who doesn't know what to do, is simply doing as she has been instructed. 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. Now, was this during the time that you said that you wanted Mrs. Routier to administer first aid. Seems as if Darin is the Ghislaine Maxwell of this case. The neighborhood children called it "The Nintendo House" because of the elaborate game room made just for kids. This is the totality of Devon's blood on the back of the shirt. Because the first guy brought his own knife, which is what he used to cut the screen (we'll get to the bread knife later). Rickels peered out the blinds and saw that the men had returned and were trying to get in the window. Every time he would receive a mugshot, he would send it to Karl, who did not know Arkansas's real name and was not familiar with the man he had been arguing with. This was incorrect; Darin testified that he locked the front door before going upstairs to bed, but he wasn't sure about the utility room door. The 1993-built Routier home has 2,740 square feet with three bedrooms and three baths. Fibers believed to be from a sliced screen were discovered adhering to a bread knife from the kitchen. The police and lead prosecutors Greg Davis and Toby Shook claimed that the crime scene was staged and that Darlie inflicted her injuries upon herself. The photos were shown for the sole purpose of eviscerating an emotional response. Blood spatter analysis was inconsistent with Darlie's version of events. She was nervous, intimidated, and probably terrified, but she came off as cold and arrogant. I read the transcripts. Quinncy was intrigued enough to start doing some digging. Darin was proud of his attractive young wife, and he succeeded in turning her into his version of the perfect woman. The "guilters" would chuckle at the insinuation of a "conspiracy" but is it really such a far reach? The kids woke up, and all hell broke loose.". Because they thought the house was empty, and were taken by surprise. And why did neither Darlie nor Darin mention it at all, if it was part of the "staging"? Two of these associates were a married couple identified in the book as "Dwayne" and "Karen." Halina Czaban was an older woman, a foreigner with a completely different set of morals and beliefs. In the early morning hours of June 6, 1996, 911 dispatchers in Rowlett, Texas received a panicked call from 26-year-old Darlie Routier. Rickels was shaken, but not alarmed enough to summon police. Arkansas was known for his quick violent temper and substance abuse issues. Id be on the hunt if I were Darlie Lynn Routier .. Timothy gene harris dead but I think I read somewhere theres another guy thats walking around .. if hes approached hell be singing like bird lions and tigers and bears oh my! 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? Since when does rage have to be personal? The prosecution team was very good at setting the stage and creating the character of "Darlie the Killer." 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. But just because it's my theory doesn't mean it's right; you might have nailed it. And then were awakenedwhat awakened you the second time, do you know? They just stabbed me and my children!" Many people believe the call itself is a huge indication of Darlie's guilt, but that's strictly a matter of perception and open to interpretation. The two boys both died, but she was . Guilters will say that Darlie attacked the boys, and then ran down the alleyway to plant the sock before running back to the house, seeing Damon was still alive and moving around, and then stabbing him again before inflicting her own injuries. So then they went to plan B and used a hunting knife to slice open the screen. The print is then scanned and entered into the system. The detectives had crossed into a bit of a legal gray area by setting up a hidden microphone at the cemetery where funeral services for the children were to be held. The logs will verify that both Bryce and Vanessa have been to see Darlieand I highly doubt they are flying to Texas from New York just for their health. According to Karen, in early June of 1996, Arkansas, Dwayne, and a third man "got into a fight about drugs" and took a road trip headed for Dallas in a stolen white truck. I told her not to worry about that. Conclusion: The fingerprint left in wet blood belonged to one of the killers, not to Damon. Darlie has been paying for that womans sins for 23 years now. Could you tell us what that conversation was? I stepped over, to look into the garage, just to see if I could see anybody, and told her to apply some pressure to the first child's wounds. Even a moron can conclude that Darlie was simply repeating information that was being fed to her. I have never believed this crime was personal; I think the attackers saw an opportunity to make a quick buck, believed the house was empty, and when they realized it wasn't, it all went bad. It is very possible when Darlie was wetting the towels if they were big towels and they drapped down infront of the sink cupboards then could have rubbed against the front of the kitchen sink cupboards and this is why it looked like an attempted clean up. How did you know about that??? A Dallas County judge has admitted two lawyers from the national office of the Innocence Project to the case. [Interesting side note: before testifying in the Routier trial, Charles Linch had recently been hospitalized for alcoholism and depression. Why would anyone attempt to clean up blood while continually bleeding from a gaping wound on their throat? He never notified the dispatcher that he was on the scene; therefore, the dispatcher had no idea that a police officer was in the house and did not realize that Darlie was speaking to him. As anyone who is familiar with this case already knows, the original transcripts contained over 33,000 errors. I'm stunned that Darlie's lead defense attorney Doug Mulder did not immediately jump on this discrepancy but I have long suspected that Mulder may have purposely "thrown" this case, for reasons known only to him. With several items of evidence from the crime scene recently undergoing additional testing, and some items actually being tested for the very first time, I'm confident that they finally have an unknown male profile to work with. Because it couldn't be matched to anyone elseand with Cron's statement that it "could" be a juvenile printit suddenly became proof positive that Damon must have left that fingerprint. So..1993 they buy the house and hes already doing an insurance scam with BJs daughter . ? I am also in possession of a crime scene photo that clearly shows there is still some broken glass in the holder. Is this what you do when you are the one who has stabbed your own children, and one of them is still alive and could possibly identify you as the one who attacked him? He's obviously trying to paint her as an uncaring mother, and that comment should have been stricken from the record as speculation. Q. I can understand the theory you have although, just like EPSTEIN DIDNT KILL HIMSELF.. there are so many coincidences ???? Darlie Routier, a 26-year-old wife and mother, reported that a knife-wielding intruder had broken into their house, attacking her and her two young sons. He didn't bark because he was never aware those people were in the house. . And, you're telling this jury that it was 2:40 when Darin started to yell? As the man made his escape, he dropped a large butcher knife onto the floor. Q. If anyone ever looks at it all they'll see is "did you really think I'd be dumb enough to write anything personal? There were millions of dollars worth of investments and development tied up in this desirable little crime-free community. I really hope the whole truth comes out, sooner rather than later. Dwayne out. A third son, eight-month-old Drake and Darlie's husband, Darin, were asleep in the master bedroom upstairs. There's no need for the good doctor to facilitate any DNA testing, either; that's ongoing as it is. Was he sleeping in his pants? The software usually suggests multiple possible matches and sorts them in order of most likely to least likely. On the stand, Bevel testified that the mixture was actually the result of two separate occurrences, Darlie's blood having landed on the shirt first and then Damon's blood landing on the exact same spot of the shirt on top of Darlie's (or vice versa). There were young children, in the room, and a fight broke out. 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. Darlie's DNA trail is shown in green, Devon's in yellow, and Damon's in red. Darlie has always maintained her innocence. 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. Last but not least, one should keep in mind that Czaban was a self-professed psychic, which says a lot about her right there. You hear Waddell come into the house at 3 minutes and 41 seconds into the call, meaning he was inside by 2:34 am. She has also been widely criticized for not calling the police that night. One of Darlie Routiers attorneys, Richard R. Smith of Dallas, said the judges order was welcome news. Even if he saw her get off the couch and follow him through the kitchen, he knew it was time to get the hell out of there, the quicker the better. John Ramsey, when asked why he obtained legal counsel after his daughter, JonBenet, was murdered. She suffered the trauma of having been awakened by an intruder who slit her . JustinCase976 (author) on December 11, 2019: You know what, Melia? As of 2021, testing is still underway. Mary Rickels eye yi yi Re: Darlene Potter, I could understand remembering the day I pulled a big trailer from my daughters. Could it be that his superiors strongly encouraged him to tweak his testimony to support the department's need to portray Darlie as the killer? Q. At this point the second guy grabs the butcher knife from the kitchen so now he's armed too. Darlie was home alone with the kids every day. Judge Tolle made damn sure of that. Mr. Harrell was never on any witness list and did not plan on testifying at all. For me, Im so excited!!!!!! The problem with the character they created, however, is that she never existed, but the jury and the general public fell for it anyway. The results from the system are then evaluated by the examiner, requiring a combination of experience, training, and visual inspection. Investigators (and guilters) claim that Darlie's bloody footprints under the broken glass on the floor is further evidence of a staged crime scene. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Question: Tell me more about how the DNA and AFIS databases differ, what are we looking for? The prosecution successfully appealed to the conservative jurors' subconscious prejudices by usage of the above-mentioned emotional trifecta. Every word spoken between Darlie and Waddell is recorded on the 911 call, and she never once says anything to him about a struggle. I would have loved for Mulder to call her in rebuttal of the other nurses's testimony. Can you explain that? The DNA profile from 10-2589-502 has an estimated frequency of occurrence of 1 in approximately 150 quintillion Caucasian individuals. Internal job & corruption = recipe for a death row disaster. Square Feet: 2,740 sqft. The spectators got a good chuckle at her expense when Shook replied scathingly that it was not. However, Officer David Mayne, who was responsible for the collection of evidence at the crime scene, used the phrase "I'm not for sure" 48 times during his cross-examination, and "I don't recall" exactly 25 times, for a whopping total of 73 times. So I guess he gave them Terry's clothes? What happened next? A short time later, he was fully awakened by the sound of Darin yelling. She had written letters to friends and family members while in jail, and these letters were read by jail officials, copied, and sent to the prosecution. October 15, 2021 11:56 am. One replied that he did not; the other replied he remembered seeing it, but wasn't sure if it was there when he first came in or if it was later when he did a walk through. Darin was a successful entrepreneur and Darlie was a. No, she most certainly didn't. Here's a little piece of that cross-examination that didn't receive nearly as much media time as the rest: Q. The dog was sound asleep, snoring away and dreaming of milk bones. 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? Attorney's for convicted killer Darlie Routier are having old evidence tested again in an effort to try and prove Routier is innocent. There are other indexes as well, such as missing persons and unidentified human remains. I interpret that as another sign of innocence; it's not definitive, but I doubt a guilty person would have taken that chance. The circle indicates this is Devon's blood on the back of Darlie's night shirt. Perhaps he was offered a choice: Stick to the script and receive a nice transfer and promotion, or tell the truth and stand in line at the unemployment office. 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. 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. If she was just seeking attention, it would make more sense to call the police the very next day upon hearing about the murders. These maggots have been eating at me with their lies for too long. Testing will be made on a sock that was found away from the scene of the murder, hairs recovered from the sock, Routiers shirt, blankets and pillow cases found at the scene, the jeans worn by Routier and the children, fingernail clippings from the children, a bloody knife and hairs on the knife. One thing guilters love to say is, "Read the transcripts. She was calling for help, grabbing towels, running back and forth, etc. After a decade many of the DNA has never been tested. Okay. They also stated that had Darlie been acquitted of Damon's murder, they could have then charged her with Devon's murder, doubling their chances of a convictionhmmm, perhaps their case was not as strong as they would like us to believe? Guilters have been quick to dismiss Rickels as a "lying lunatic" or a "brain damaged stroke victim on a cocktail of drugs.". I can easily envision Susan Smith releasing the parking brake of her Mazda and sending her boys off to their watery grave. 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