CNN . Theres as few as 3 people, counting the two victims, to as many as 5 that will probably ever truly 100% know what happened that awful night. In either case Id expect him to hear, as whether the victim or perp, in either case she should/would have been screaming about what had been done to her/her family or about what the fictional perp had done. Drake told CNN hes had to accept his identity as the kid whose mother is on death row. I lost my husband to cancer and refused to wear black to his funeral, he would of hated it. They would all be best friends. Although deprived of his mothers embrace, Drake has grown up with many other people who love him. Its something you never forget.. Youre clutching at straws, Im afraid If Routier was railroaded, stronger counter-argument for the trial result than this needs offering (and the probative status of the silly string observation which is endlessly repeated has been well-discussed in this blog AND AT HER APPEALS, TO NO AVAIL). If they pass it takes up their case. Drake has said he believes in his mothers innocence, and he has visited Darlie, 48, regularly in the Mountain View Unit, where shes one of six women on death row in a state with themost active execution chamber in the U.S. Secondly, as a mother that had boys that young shock and maternal instinct would have made me grab that knife and place it up high and away from kids. Darlie Routier was convicted and sentenced to die for fatally stabbing her 5-year-old son, Damon, in June 1996. It seems that the result of DNA testing is pending, so well see what that suggests. Its easier to believe a monster did it; he may think it reflects badly on him that he was in relationship with a monster, so disavows her guilt publically. The significance of that is that they put Darlies character on trial, mentioning her breast augmentation, bleach-blond hair and mani/pedis. Theres so many exonerations now, Kee said. Attack #2:Investigators contend a single fiberglass fragment on a knife from the Routiers kitchen indicates Darlie used the knife to stage the scene by cutting a hole in a screen. Promoting his emerging imprint, Lil Yachty launched FUTUREMOOD 's "A Moody Conversation" by tapping Drake for a candid interview. When Routier was a teenager, she relocated to Lubbock with her mother and stepfather Robbie Kee. June 1998: Routier's relatives file a lawsuit accusing two police detectives and a prosecutor of invading their privacy by hiding microphones at the boys' graves in Rockwall. Reality #2. Project for the Innocence will prove a doubt that the woman is innocent! Drake told the Rap Radar podcast duo that's not the case. June 18, 1996: Ms. Routier is arrested on capital murder charges. Time will tell here, I pray as well.or if it proves without a shadow of doubt she did itthen she should receive her punishment as decided by her peers. Both of those families are crazy. The prosecution did not show this tape; instead they invited the defense to show it. Worldwide attn and any dna testing? People in TX today live in RV Tiny Houses, You Name It! Darlie said Damon woke her up by patting her arm & saying Mama. Darlie Routier is one of only a handful of women on death row in Texas. If the person who got into the home was high as a kite on meth, then its possible that he freaked out & tried to kill Darlie after he killed her children. Merely cut? She was injured as well, but not as severely. For instance, Jerry Dale Jackson, the father of Darin Routiers girlfriend, Cindy, considered Drake to be his own. He had clearly manipulated the facts and evidence in Darlie's case in order to prove his theory. The Last Defense shows video of the older boy dancing to it. But how do you know what youre going to do when you lose two children? She won't be allowed to hug or touch her daughter. Bruising on her arms prob caused by boys kicking her off. The only plausible alternative to DRs guilt is the madman theory: the household was randomly attacked by a lunatic and they precisely *dont* plan; they are spontaneous. Darlie speaks with the dispatcher and says that an intruder has broken into her home and stabbed her two boys, five-year-old Damon and six-year-old . Darin said that his son is the most adaptable kid back in the day, and even called him a very playful 2-year-old. As per reports, he resembled his mother with his startling blue eyes and a delicate mouth at that time and was living a seemingly normal and happy life. This trying of new evidence reminds me of Jeff MacDonald, the Army doctor who killed his pregnant wife and two little girls. The Silly String video became a key part of Routier's trial, which was moved to Kerrville because of heavy pretrial news coverage in North Texas. During the trial, prosecuting attorneys labeled Routiers relatives trailer trash and portrayed the Rowlett couple as tacky nouveau riche with twisted priorities, according to theFort Worth Star-Telegram. Drake taking stock of his life and career was on full display during his Apollo Theater performance last month, which even . no. 132), Dr. Santos: This wound cut through the skin and fat, but didnt penetrate the muscle below. She fought someone off with her injuries & nobody will cut themselves on the neck like that because they can kill themselves too easily that way. But that hasnt stopped Routiers family and friends from standing behind her. Interesting how Darrin just happened to sleep through the whole ordeal and only came downstairs AFTER the carnage. By Mark Anthony Green. She is getting attacked yet her husband hears nothing amazing. Thx for your comment very much appreciated. Routier, 50, is on death row after prosecutors argued that she killed her two sons . She is an innocent victim. Why? Darlies trial took place in Kerrville, Tx, an extremely conservative town in an extremely conservative state. One was a nick, probably a hesitation wound. Photos of Devon and Damon Routier, wearing matching white jackets and bowties, peppered TV screens and newspapers. I dont see how anyone would think she is innocent. There is new evidence! Shes guilty. Thats all for this post. R FOREARM were NOT stab wounds. News crews and people with cameras still visit the two-story red brick house on Eagle Drive, which looks mostly the same as it did that night. In addition to denying friends and family members physical contact with death row inmates, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice limits visits to two hours in duration and encourages conservative dressing. For example, visitors past the age of adolescence cannot wear shorts or skirts shorter than three inches above the knee. I say this because look at her up-and-down erratic behavior even during interviews. Of course, shes going to have down days. Death-Row Debate. However, their life seemed perfect otherwise. Then opening the door to freckle faced, mullet rockin Devin asking with his quiet kid brother standing shyly behind him, wanna play?, It was the EXACT SAME SCENE every single time they came to town. On the night of June 6, 1996, Darlie slept on the sofa . Aller directement au menu principal. Shes guilty. Personally, I think that if the tape truly showed Darlie sobbing and wailing, her team would show it; there is no reason for them not to and every reason why they wouldit would make a huge difference to those whose only exposure to Darlie is her glee as she sprays Silly String on her sonss graves, wouldnt it? Darlie Routier. Reality #4. Drake has said he believes in his mothers innocence, and he has visited Darlie, 48, regularly in the Mountain View Unit, where shes one of six women on death row in a state with themost active execution chamber in the U.S. Its about a cockroach who walks funny because he needs marijuana. So stfu. Prosecutors in the case believe the matter is settled, but it continues to wind its way through the states appellate court system. Are you suggesting that the socio-cultural background of jurors trumps their intelligence, such that they cannot render a reasonable judgement? I would call it a superficial wound. But if she really did it, why wasnt her husband angry? Of all the cases taken on, about 43% were proved innocent, 42% guilty, and DNA evidence was inconclusive and not probative in 15% of cases. Does the IP take on cases where theyre agnostic as to the convicts guilt but think they should not have been found guilty on the evidence, or are they committed to thinking that the person is innocent (ie, the evidence indicates another perp or that possibility at least)? Everything she did shows she was guilty. Not only does Texas execute the most people in the county, but it has the most exonerations so if Routier is innocent theres some chance thatll be recognised. The PROSECUTORS RUSHED to JUDGMENT their REMARKS about them being Trailer Trash (VERY UNCALLED FOR). I remember it always kind of annoyed us cuz they were younger than us and, well u know how kids are. An incised wound is longer on the surface of the skin than it is deep into the body. Darlie Routier is still in her appeal process and any false statements being made about her case publicly could damage or destroy her appeals. The only aspect he does not like or appreciate, which seems completely understandable, is how he and his family members are usually talked about in mainstream media. No date has been set for Routiers execution. Everyone wants to get vindication for these kids getting slaughtered in their own home, and I get that, he said. Aspects of Routiers trial were considered unfair by some but that doesnt entail innocence (even if, had the unfairness not occured, the convict wouldve been acquitted). Jacksonsobituaryin the Weatherford Democratin 2017 listed Drake as one of his grandchildren. Wow. He had been in foster care since Darlie Routier's arrest 858, 860) Childhood, Early Life, & Marriage. I would argue that their testimony is part of their job and if not met, then it should be automatic dismissal! Police went there with dogs and they stopped sniffing at the sock. The article, publishedwhen Drake was 2 years old, described him as normal, lively, and resembling his mother with startled blue eyes and a delicate mouth., Now in his early 20s, Drake has beaten the odds in a number of ways. He said most of his cases have been resolved after 10 years. Routier and Rowlett are still linked. In an on-camera CNN interview, he doesnt act like a young man whos consumed with bitterness or anger. The case of a suburban mom fatally stabbing her young sons and then faking her own attack to cover the crime made national news in June 1996. Drakes visits to his mother, whos been on death row for 21 years, take place with a sheet of glass between them. Eating venison is something I wouldnt do. A court latergave custody to his fathers parents, Sarilda and Leonard Routier. Her mother had the opportunity a few years ago to go on Dr. Phil? This grizzly capital murder . THERE IS EMPHATICALLY NOTHING FORENSICALLY OR MEDICALLY REQUIRING THAT THESE WOUNDS WERE NOT SELF-INFLICTED BUT ARE DEFENSIVE. Dr. Janice Townsend-Parchman, Sec. He has never had his biological mother around, and he has been subjected to frequent public discussions due to the multiple books and television shows Darlies case has inspired. But we cant say whether the jury thought it was irrelevant or not, and how it influenced them (unless theyve disclosed that). The other was an incised wound, commonly called a cut. Yet, Drake has managed to strive despite these harrowing instances. We always had Baby Drake with us whether it be to babysit him or just go nextdoor and get him for awhile because we loved him and wanted to see him. And I just keep thinking, When is it Darlies turn?. The woman had three kids by the time she was 26. Darin played a role in this & could have easily faked being asleep upstairs with the baby. pray@altoonamirror.com. And no one denigrates Drake. Responding to Darlie Lynn Routier's frantic 911 call from her Dallas County home in 1996, police found her two sons, Devon Routier, 6, and Damon Routier, 5, dying of stab wounds. The CNN Original Series "Death Row Stories" airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. So unless it was Darlie (or much less likely, the husband) who planned your supposition is implausible. Darlies mom blew off Dr. Phil & his offer for help, testing & worldwide attention. Yachty teased that the full episode will drop tomorrow, February 24. I dont have a horse in this race. In roughly half the cases the clients guilt is reconfirmed by DNA testing. According to medical reports, marrow was leaking from the bone. That is simply not true. The stupid face she made on that photo is cringe. 4:35 PM on Jun 19, 2018 CDT. Routier, its alleged, had to cut herself up somewhat cos thats what shed done to the children and it would have seemed inconsistent had she not had knife wounds. She talked to nurses in the hospital. In sum, if the IP takes you on, you have a 40% chance, statistically, of being proved innocent and a 60% chance of being proved guilty or not being helped (and possibly being in a worse position if guilty since the guilt if more likely than not to be proved such and further innocence claims are hopeless). Thank u for ur response. They could be but much more than the silly string episodes needed to show it, and it hasnt been. May 2001: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejects defense objections to the transcript. Laura: Exonerations reached a record level in the US in 2016, with Texas leading the way for miscarriages of justice. Darlie Routier is a 50-year-old woman from Texas who has been on Death Row for over 20 years, accused of killing her sons, Devon, six, and Damon, five. His father belongs behind bars as well. Awesome! Have you read anything about her injuries? You are a child or are the murderer in prison or maybe Drake himself! Obviously because I lived nextdoor to the Routiers my thoughts on the case have always been heavily influenced on the side of her being not guilty, and due to personal involvement with the family certainly hope that she isnt guilty. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. He has defended her from the start. . I am an extrovert but when he died, I couldnt make any decisions. Routier declined interview requests for this story. And Domain, their barky barky dog never barked at all, the motion lights never came on. July 2001: Defense attorneys appeal on behalf of Routier. Thirdly, she was in shock and SCARED check physical symptoms and dry mouth is one of them.that explains the gum! Just last night I saw former prosecutor Charles Sebesta say that when he was a prosecutor, if a person passed a lie detector test, he would not prosecute him or her. She cared more about herself than her children lying there slaughtered. And, he said, the way Routier described waking up sounds more like coming to after passing out, not sleeping. Her wounds were superficial & she didnt know what/where carotid was. Does anyone really think that this Texas dad would defend a woman if theres any chance she took away two of his man-children? She told the dispatcher that she and her two sons had been stabbed. Because many crucial facts were passed over and Darlie was convicted on her looks not on ANYTHING real about the actual crimeshe needs to be freed and be able to enjoy the rest of whats left of her life. In the days after her sons deaths, Routier and her husband gave interviews to local media. 132m Followers, 2,956 Following, 307 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from @champagnepapi Why would someone just break in her house and kill two children and try to kill her when they let her husband and baby sleep away untouched?? Her oldest son, Devon, wouldve turned 7 that day. Worldwide attn and any dna testing? 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