1. The same fiberglass rod that couldn’t have come from a fingerprint brush. People rarely lie outright. Darlie Routier concealed the identity of the murderer. ���Ü�"�r�n'���}b�w;��R�� (� ��-�ɉ���h�[�yA� v{�����- �|c���B�݇��[ؠ%)2�s�$b�D��ؖD��h�:�Җ�wn����& ;� 8�[� |�Y|�j ���BlB���)��_P�p�aa���=C(��*E��X�~^8�%c#��3�d�zD��Ɔ5�{�S�O�oSv4�� ���zN|wA�� �3"���L�B�;q!e'����gZ0�h$�c���c�)댡���,��*umŽ>S���Q:߭�˝w3��1��9����AW�n~֩��4�F�?�D-t�%�$]p,�K�$>� o֏��H����.��u����!h�-��b����vc �8�)Nm�ˎ�. The carpet impression could not have been made by the knife, because it’s not a perfect match. 5. r/darlie: A Texas woman named Darlie Routier was convicted of stabbing her children to death in 1997. The legal significance of the show cause order against Darin Routier must be examined. Linch looked for other possible sources of fiberglass in the house, such as packaging tape, computer circuit boards, and insulation. 2. eI��(� ��1��(��\���A�Eb����MES�p�[�3(H��W��.��l��D-���&3�>��TC������D�$�$M݊���EZ}����_KF��8 L��Z�Z��H3��|y���B�5-���"*��@^3Bb��j3�b��s�D^G�82 ix�UE���D���"}�p�. Documents, case files and other material pertaining to Darlie Routier's case may be found in the following sections: Case Files - Autopsy reports, crime scene map and statements Pre-trial Transcripts - Bond hearing, pre-trial motions and jury selection Jury Trial Transcripts - Testimony, verdict, punishment phase and sentencing Post-Trial Transcripts - Writ, affidavits, appeals and… 3 0 obj Darlie carried wet towels to Devon as Darin performed CPR. 2. <> * 4. Although this Hub contains some open questions and opinions, it's based on the trial transcripts, media interviews, police reports, DNA test results, defendant statements, physical forensic evidence found at the scene, Darlie Routier's own courtroom testimony, and her written statement to police 2 days after the murders. 4 Darin Routier. An intruder knocked a glass out of the wine rack. They were sent to Linch in the trace evidence lab on June 8th. It goes against instinct and is indicative of guilt. Mosty: So you could draw the conclusion that what you found on the screen was inconsistent with your testing? <> Last year, a private investigator hired by the defense confronted Mr. Routier, who first denied having made the statement, the affidavit said. 11. Darlie is grossly misrepresenting what was found on the bread knife. 4. Darin and Dana my sister came home from working at the shop. An intruder knocked a glass out of the wine rack. Darlie administered first aid to Damon by putting a towel on his back. Davis: Did you obtain a fiberglass brush from Rowlett? 1. So in that sense the testing was inconsistent with what was found on the knife. Darlie carried wet towels to Devon as Darin performed CPR. It’s not inconsistent. Darlie administered first aid to Damon by putting a towel on his back. Transcripts from The State of Texas v. Darlie Lynn Routier Click a link to download the PDF document. Darlie wasn’t worried about fingerprints on the knife. Darlie carried wet towels to Devon as Darin performed CPR. Darlie said she wanted to sleep on the couch because she would sleep better because the baby would keep her awake. Linch: Well, no. 2899, 2927- 2928), On cross-exam, Mosty employed a multi-pronged approach. Mosty then turned his attention to the rubber dust particles found on the bread knife. I felt Damon press on my right shoulder and heard him cry, this made me really come awake and realized there was a man standing down at my feet walking away from me. 6. 2 0 obj They never found my oldest son Devon’s blood on the knife, only mine and Damon’s. In combination with other circumstantial evidence, it was powerful corroboration that the bread knife from the Routier’s butcher block cut that screen. %PDF-1.5 Darlie wasn’t worried about fingerprints on the knife. This statement should be consistent with the 911 call. 11. 2994-3014), Charles Linch could not ascertain the exact molecular structure of the rubber dust particles (nor could the defense, for that matter), but he did go beyond a simple microscopic comparison. Darin Routier 2 – pdf. The court's gag order prohibited any witness from making any out-of-court statement (Charles Hamilton, Sec. The only thing he found was some burned fiberglass in the upstairs fireplace, but it was a very different type of fiberglass from the screen. Cron is a self-styled ‘consultant in crime scene search, fingerprints, and physical evidence’ according to his own statement during Darlie Routier’s case. Darlie Routier was, herself, the murderer. 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Officials did not take notes, lost notes, or did not bring ​their notes to trial. Dr. Vincent DiMaio – pdf. 3. To date, Routier has not specifically been tried for Devon’s murder. Officer Chris Frosch – pdf. Darlie Lynn Routier (born January 4, 1970, Rowlett , Texas) , was convicted of murdering her young son Damon, and is currently on death row awaiting execution by lethal injection . Darlie Routier has been on death row for 23 years It is not known when Darlie Routier , 50, will be executed. Darlie Peck Routier was a mother of three living with her husband and three children in Rowlett Texas. “Somebody came in, they broke in and just stabbed me and my children!” she screamed during the 911 call. Davis: Mr. Linch, when you found the fiberglass and the rubbery material on that knife blade and you found the same material in that window screen, did you look at other sources of fiberglass? These pages also provide evidence supporting Darlie's claims in statements and testimony. Mosty: So, in — but the two tests, the rubber dust is similar from the test to the knife, but the fiberglass rods are dissimilar from the test to the knife? The following pages discuss various components of the state's case against Darlie Routier. endobj 3.​​​​ Some nurses said they didn’t see the bruises on my arms. 7. 3038-3039). endobj The fiberglass rods that make up these fingerprint brushes are much bigger than the rods that make up the screen. She described the attacker as a white male about six feet tall. The remaining knives, including the bread knife, were not fingerprinted. stream (Charles Linch, Sec. Linch testified at trial that when he received the butcher block, neither the block nor the bread knife (knife #4) had been fingerprinted. A growing body of evidence supports her claims of innocence. 7. Neck slit one side to the other. It was said “no intruder” because windowsill dust was undisturbed. Darlie Routier is an innocent mother who survived a brutal attack that left her two young children dead. endobj The officers didn’t want anyone to hear about the black car that had been watching my home for a week. Floor plan, for reference.. Darlie's first voluntary written statement to police. January 28, 1997. It’s very consistent. Darlie administered first aid to Damon by putting a towel on his back. Statement of Darlie Routier Taken at Rowlett P.D., June 8, 1996 . 3. "EFq� �����Kk4�A�*+}Xc����A9'��G�u�hB�Aa�dA=��b��uPB��>��ІӘpO�/�Ʉ5.��ݎ��O9�� Statements. I attempted, but couldn’t do it. In 2013, Werner Herzog made a documentary about the Routier case called On Death Row.It is far from over and the prosecutor’s misconduct should be condemned until there is redress.. Darlie Lynn Peck was born on January 4, 1970 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. 4 0 obj In looking at other sources of fiberglass, I didn’t find the fiberglass in combination with the material (rubber dust particles) that was the same as the screen. He used polarized light microscopy to confirm that the particles on the knife, as well as the particles on the test cuts, were all synthetic polymers, and that nylons, polyesters, rayons, and acrylics were excluded. His testimony in Darlie's case and in other cases has been influential in helping states obtain convictions.… The absolute chemical identification of that rubber dust was not accomplished, because the particles are too minute. That is how she got Devon’s blood on her t-shirt. The media reported the window was cut from the inside. Statement Analysis: Darlie Routier 911 Call As requested: The conclusion of the analysis is at the bottom of the page. 2 Now, the evidence in this case also 3 will show you that the defendant's husband is named Darin. So the rubber dust material Linch found on the bread knife could not possibly have been fingerprint powder. The knives on either side of the empty slot that had held the butcher knife had been dusted for prints. She is currently on death row. �,�m:I 2. This site seeks to provide information about the case of Darlie Routier. 24 real Darlie Routier is, in fact, a self-centered woman, a 25 materialistic woman, and a woman cold enough, in fact, to Sandra M. Halsey, CSR, Official Court Reporter 31 1 murder her own two children. 1. In that scenario, some fiberglass rods would fall off the knife as she moved from one room to another. They dated for three years and married in 1988, when Darlie was eighteen and finished high school. It is unclear when the two knives flanking the empty slot were fingerprinted, but it was not done at the crime scene. 5. She met her husband at the tender age of 15. As the lead prosecutor promised at the beginning of his opening statement, the state’s evidence was explicitly intended to prove that Darlie was a self-centered woman, a materialistic woman, and a woman cold enough, in fact, to murder her own two children. Written by Darlie and signed by Darlie. Arenda Langford – pdf. 12. Of twenty-one bloody kitchen towels, only five were taken into evidence. Darlie Lynn Routier – pdf. (Charles Linch, Sec. Both the prosecution and the defense questioned Linch regarding the possibility that the fibers on the bread knife were actually from Charles Hamilton’s fingerprint brush. That is how she got Devon’s blood on her t-shirt. Darin’s statement, for the most part, was barely legible and the grammatical structure of sentences, as written by him, have been maintained . * To clarify, Linch meant that because his test knife went directly from the screen to the examining table, there was less opportunity for any fiberglass rods to fall off. Linch was simply mistaken in his Affidavit, probably due to the passage of time. This is an indicator of guilt, just as it is when a child is reported kidnapped or missing and the mother references the child in the past tense, as if dead. After his testing was completed on June 10th, the butcher block and knives went to the Dallas Sheriff’s lab where Roger Smith dusted them for fingerprints on June 11th. Linch: There is a test that can be done. Linch: That’s correct. Darlie Routier, 48, has been on death row in Texas for more than 20 years Her sons Damon, five, and Devon, six, were stabbed to death on June … Mosty: So there wasn’t even enough to run a scientific test to determine whether or not that was a particular type of rubbery material? He also ended up with rubber debris with glass particles embedded and a dark pigmentation, all of which were in every way microscopically identical to the debris recovered from the bread knife. 8. Note: The fiberglass rod and rubber debris were found within the serration grooves, which is more consistent with the bread knife actually coming in contact with the screen, rather than screen debris somehow finding its way into the butcher block. To … Of course not. She was further accused of stabbing to death her six-year-old son Devon in the same transaction while her husband Darin and infant son Drake were asleep upstairs. 3039). 14. First, Darlie’s appellate lawyers would have to prove that the fingerprint powder is consistent with the rubber debris Linch identified. Not shown at Darlie’s trial was a police surveillance video showing a solemn prayer service. Darlie’s blood on the vacuum cleaner supports her story that she was leaning on it for support in the family room. 3:15 am:Approximate time Officer Steve Wade takes over guard duty at the front porch o… 3035). Darlie Routier knows her children will die, or are dead. Please take time to learn about Darlie’s case. An intruder knocked a glass out of the wine rack. That’s why his test cuts resulted in a few more rods than were found on his initial inspection of the bread knife. It was said “no intruder” because mulch in the backyard wasn’t disturbed. What made his finding so compelling was the combination of fiberglass rods and rubber material on the bread knife. Dr. Lisa Clayton – pdf. If they passed that hurdle, they would still need to account for the the fiberglass rod. 2:37 am: Time estimated by Sgt. Linch: Yes, I did. Mosty: Right. Darlie was convicted and sentenced to death. In addition, the pigment of the rubber dust material was consistent with the color of the window screen. (Charles Linch, Sec. Mosty: I don’t fault you for it. Join us in speaking out. 2. They said they found 4 tiny spots of my boys (blood) on my nightshirt.