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词条 Darlie Routier
释义

  1. Murder

  2. Trial

  3. Post-trial claims and appeals

  4. Divorce

  5. In media

     Books  Television 

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. Further reading

  9. External links

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Darlie Lynn Peck Routier (born January 4, 1970) is an American woman from Rowlett, Texas, who was convicted of murdering her five-year-old son Damon in 1996. She was never charged with the murder of her other son, six-year-old Devon. Both boys were stabbed to death with a large kitchen knife. Routier was sentenced to death.

Murder

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On June 6, 1996, at 2:31am, 9-1-1 dispatchers in Rowlett, Texas, received a call from the Routier residence at 5801 Eagle Drive.[2] Routier told the operator that her home had been broken into and that an intruder had stabbed her children, 6-year-old Devon and 5-year-old Damon, and slashed her throat. Police arrived within three minutes of the 9-1-1 call.[3] They discovered a window screen in the garage had been cut, which indicated a possible entry point for an intruder.[4] A search of the house and grounds did not locate an intruder. Having thus secured the site, police permitted paramedics to attend to the victims.[3]

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.[5]

Routier's sons sustained fatal injuries. Her wounds, described as superficial,[6] came within two millimetres of her carotid artery.[8] Routier was treated at a hospital and released two days later.[7] Her youngest son, 7-month-old Drake, was asleep upstairs with her husband Darin at the time of the murders; both escaped harm.

Newscasts showed Routier and other family members holding a birthday party at the boys' grave to posthumously celebrate Devon's 7th birthday eight days after the murders. She was shown smiling and laughing as she sprayed Silly String on the graves in celebration, singing "Happy Birthday". Family members point out that the newscasts did not show an earlier portion of the video which depicted a solemn ceremony honoring the children.[2] Four days later, Routier was arrested and charged with capital murder.

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?"[8]

Trial

The prosecution suggested that Routier murdered her sons because of the family's financial difficulties. Prosecutors described her as a "pampered, materialistic woman with substantial debt, plummeting credit ratings, and little money in the bank, who feared that her lavish lifestyle was about to end". Jurors also saw the Silly String video.[9] Crime scene consultant James Cron testified that evidence suggested the scene inside the Routier residence had been staged.[10]

Routier was represented at trial by lawyer Douglas Mulder.[11] Defense attorneys 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 testified anyway and "withered under cross-examination by prosecutor Toby Shook."[9]

San Antonio 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 officials that the wounds might have been self-inflicted.[11] 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.[10]

Routier was convicted of murdering Damon. On February 4, 1997, she was sentenced to death by lethal injection.[18]

Post-trial claims and appeals

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 appeals court dismissed these claims, as did a court ruling on her habeas corpus petition.[12]

In June 2008, Routier was granted the right to new DNA tests. Her appeals were remanded to the state level for improved DNA testing.[13] On January 29, 2014, Chief Judge of the Western District Fred Biery 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.[14]

Divorce

In June 2011, Darin Routier filed for divorce 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.[15][16]

In media

Books

The 1999 book Precious Angels: A True Story of Two Slain Children and a Mother convicted of Murder by Barbara Davis that accounted for Routier's guilt.[17] The author has since changed her mind and now supports Routier by donating all the income from the book to her family.[18]

In the 2015 book Dateline Purgatory: Examining the Case that Sentenced Darlie Routier to Death journalist Kathy Cruz engages legal experts for their assessments on Routier's trial transgressions 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.[19][20]

The July 2016 book While She Was Sleeping by Brenda Irish Heintzelman, explores child sexual abuse and the emotional impacts this type of abuse causes. Routier and her mother are called out to be open and honest about Darlie's early years.[21][22]

The February 2017 book Bloodstained Justice: The Darlie Routier Story by Wanda G. Davis, documents Darlie Routier's family members arguments that crucial evidence was overlooked by authorities during her trial.[23][24]

The August 2018 book Darlie Routier: Deaths of Damon and Devon by Pamela Lillian Valemont, in this writing forensic profiles of the individuals involved in the Darlie Routier case are detailed.[25][26]

Television

The TLC documentary series Forensic Files, October 1999 episode titled: "Invisible Intruder" {{purple|{{H:title|Season 4; Episode 1 |(S4; E1)|dotted=no}}}}, reports on how detectives discovered who the killer was by analyzing the crime scene's blood spatter, Darlie's 911 call and the offender profiling of her behavior.[27][28]

Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack covered the case in Season 12 Episode 6.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} The case is again revisited on Unsolved Mysteries with Dennis Farina. Both episodes share evidence from both sides of the case, including those who claim Darlie to be innocent and those pointing towards her guilt.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

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The CBS News series 48 hours episode sub-titled Precious Angels 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, incarcerated Darlie Routier and Davis about the slayings; associated public officials and defense attorneys were also interviewed. [29][30]

The Investigation Discovery network aired the Werner Herzog's series On Death Row episode sub-titled: "Darlie Routier" that covered the case in Season 2, Episode 2, first aired: September 10, 2013.[31]

An American Broadcasting Company (ABC) seven-episode documentary series, The Last Defense examines the death row cases of Darlie Routier and [https://deathpenalty.org/blog/scotus-will-review-julius-jones-petition-this-month/ Julius Jones]. The series premiered, on June 12, 2018, profiling Routier's case in a four-part episode:[32][33]

  • "Series Premiere - Darlie Routier: The Crime", {{purple|{{H:title|Season 1; Episode 1 |S1; E1|dotted=no}}}}, air date: June 12, 2018.[34]
  • "Darlie Routier: The Trial", {{purple|{{H:title|Season 1; Episode 2 |S1; E2|dotted=no}}}}, air date: June 19, 2018.[35]
  • "Darlie Routier: The Woman", {{purple|{{H:title|Season 1; Episode 3 |S1; E3|dotted=no}}}}, air date: June 26, 2018.[36]
  • "Darlie Routier: The Fight", {{purple|{{H:title|Season 1; Episode 4 |S1; E4|dotted=no}}}}, air date: July 3, 2018.[37]

See also

  • Alice Crimmins (1965)
  • Diane Downs (1983)
  • Debora Green (1995)
  • Susan Smith (1995)
  • Andrea Yates (2001)
  • Deanna Laney (2003)
  • Casey Anthony (2008)
  • Lacey Spears (2014)
  • List of women on death row in the United States
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References

1. ^{{cite web|last1=TDCJ Number: 00999220|title=TDCJ Offender Details|url=http://offender.tdcj.texas.gov/OffenderSearch/offenderDetail.action?sid=05664972&_ga=1.210004693.1566741451.1466583711|website=offender.tdcj.texas.gov|publisher=Texas Department of Criminal Justice|accessdate=22 June 2016}}
2. ^{{cite news|last1=Cruz|first1=Kathy|title=Family of Darlie Routier believes that DNA testing could prove her innocence|url=http://hcnews.com/pages/justice_for_all/family-of-darlie-routier-believes-that-dna-testing-could-prove-her-innocence/|accessdate=January 17, 2015|work=Hood County News|date=November 24, 2012}}
3. ^{{Cite news|last = Cartwright |first = Emily|title = Precious Angels|url = http://www.cbsnews.com/news/precious-angels/|website = www.cbsnews.com|publisher = CBS Interactive Inc|access-date = 2016-01-22}}
4. ^{{Cite book|title = Murder Two: The Second Casebook of Forensic Detection|last = Evans|first = Colin|publisher = |year = |isbn = |location = |pages = 222}}
5. ^https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/06/12/5-controversial-moments-case-sent-darlie-routier-death-row-sons-murder
6. ^{{Cite news|title = Doctor recalls Routier's 'superficial' wounds|url = http://lubbockonline.com/news/010997/doctor.htm|website = lubbockonline.com|agency= Associated Press|publisher=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|access-date = 2016-01-16}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url = https://darliefacts.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/12_dr-alejandro-santos.pdf|title = Trial Transcripts, Testimony of Dr. Alejandro Santos, pg. 752|date = |access-date = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}
8. ^{{cite news|last = von Fremd|first = Mike|title = Was Texas death row mom wrongly convicted?|url = http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=125984|publisher = ABC News Internet Ventures|accessdate = January 17, 2015}}
9. ^{{cite news|last1=Leung|first1=Rebecca|title=Part 2: Mother Tried for Murder|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/part-2-mother-tried-for-murder/|work = CBS News|publisher = CBS Interactive Inc|accessdate = January 18, 2015|date=February 5, 2002}}
10. ^{{cite news|last1=Cruz|first1=Kathy|title=Forensics expert disagrees with state's version of events in Routier case|url=https://hcnews.com/pages/justice_for_all/forensics-expert-disagrees-with-states-version-of-events-in-routier-case/|accessdate=8 January 2017|publisher=Hood County News|date=31 October 2012}}
11. ^{{cite news|last1 = Hollandsworth|first1 = Skip|title = Maybe Darlie didn't do it|url = https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/maybe-darlie-didnt-do-it/ |accessdate = June 14, 2018|work = Texas Monthly|publisher = Emmis Publishing, L.P. |date = July 2002}}
12. ^{{cite news|last1=Tsiaperas|first1=Tasha|title=Did Darlie Routier kill her kids? Doubts remain 20 years later|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2016/06/03/did-darlie-routier-kill-her-kids-doubts-remain-20-years-later|accessdate=8 January 2017|work=Dallas News|date=3 June 2016|ref=DallasNewsJune2016}}
13. ^{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Chris |title=Court grants Darlie Routier DNA evidence testing |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2008/06/19/court-grants-darlie-routier-dna-evidence-testing |accessdate=June 14, 2018 |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=June 19, 2018}}
14. ^{{cite news|last = Ray|first = Phil|url = http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2014/01/judge-allows-new-trial-request-for-routier-case/ |title = Judge allows new trial request for Routier case|date = January 29, 2014|work = Altoona Mirror |accessdate = June 14, 2018}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Darlie-Routiers-husband-files-for-divorce-124907959.html |title=Darlie Routier's Husband Files For Divorce |publisher=Wfaa.com |accessdate=2012-08-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814104344/http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Darlie-Routiers-husband-files-for-divorce-124907959.html |archivedate=August 14, 2012 }}
16. ^{{cite news|title=Darlie Routier Divorced in Prison|url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Darlie-Routier-Divorced-in-Prison-131071153.html|accessdate=19 April 2018|work=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth|publisher=NBCUniversal Media, LLC.|date=4 October 2011|language=en}}
17. ^{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.de/Precious-Angels-Children-Mother-convicted/dp/0451408535|title=Precious Angels: A True Story of Two Slain Children and a Mother convicted of Murder|last=Suchergebnisse|date=1999-01-01|publisher=Onyx|isbn=9780451408532|location=New York|language=English}}
18. ^{{Citation|last=Free Darlie Routier|title="Mugshots" - Darlie Routier|date=2015-02-24|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMU2UugLr84&t=1901s|access-date=2018-10-04}}
19. ^{{cite book |last1=Cruz |first1=Kathy |title=Dateline Purgatory: Examining the Case that Sentenced Darlie Routier to Death |date=2015 |publisher=Texas A&M University Press |isbn=9780875656113 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wt7uBwAAQBAJ&num=11 |accessdate=11 October 2018 |language=en}}
20. ^{{cite web |last1=Cruz |first1=Kathy |title=Dateline Purgatory: Examining the Case that Sentenced Darlie Routier to Death |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VUCE7AQ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0 |website=amazon.com |publisher=Texas Christian University Press |accessdate=11 October 2018 |language=English |date=8 April 2015}}
21. ^{{cite web |last1= |first1= |author1=Brenda Irish Heintzelman |title=While She Was Sleeping |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/while-she-was-sleeping-brenda-irish-heintzelman/1124094748?ean=9781535206754 |website=Barnes & Noble |publisher=CreateSpace Publishing |accessdate=2 October 2018 |language=en |date=9 July 2016}}
22. ^{{cite web |author1=Brenda Irish Heintzelman |title=While She Was Sleeping |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31168329-while-she-was-sleeping |website=www.goodreads.com |publisher=Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |accessdate=2 October 2018 |date=9 July 2016}}
23. ^{{cite web |author1=Wanda G. Davis |title=Bloodstained Justice: The Darlie Routier Story |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bloodstained-justice-wanda-g-davis/1125909324?ean=9781543190403 |website=Barnes & Noble |publisher=CreateSpace Publishing |accessdate=2 October 2018 |pages= |language=en |date=17 February 2017}}
24. ^{{cite web |author1=Wanda G. Davis |title=Bloodstained Justice: The Darlie Routier Story |url=https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/bloodstained-justice-the-darlie-routier-story_wanda-g-davis/14405588/#isbn=1543190405&idiq=19900653 |website=ThriftBooks |publisher=CreateSpace Publishing |accessdate=2 October 2018 |language=en}}
25. ^{{cite book |last1= |first1= |author1=Pamela Lillian Valemont |title=Darlie Routier: Deaths of Damon and Devon |date=13 August 2018 |publisher=Lulu Press, Inc. |location= Barnes & Noble |isbn=978-0-244-70595-4 |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/darlie-routier-pamela-lillian-valemont/1129402967?ean=9780244706876 |accessdate=20 September 2018 |language=en}}
26. ^{{cite book |author1=Pamela Lillian Valemont |title=Darlie Routier: Deaths of Damon and Devon |date=13 August 2018 |publisher=Lulu Press, Inc. |location=books.google.com |isbn=9780244705954 |edition=1st |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Darlie_Routier_Deaths_of_Damon_and_Devon.html?id=5EVtDwAAQBAJ |accessdate=20 September 2018 |language=en}}
27. ^{{cite web |title=Forensic Files {{!}} Season 4, Episode 1 Invisible Intruder |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/forensic-files/episode-1-season-4/invisible-intruder/198047/ |website=TVGuide.com |publisher=CBS Interactive Inc. |accessdate=27 September 2018 |language=en}}
28. ^{{cite web |title=Forensic Files: Invisible Intruder (TV Episode 1999) {{!}} IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477432/ |accessdate=27 September 2018 |quote=TV-14{{!}} 21min {{!}} Aired 6 October 1999}}
29. ^{{cite news |title=48 Hours {{!}} TV Guide |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/48-hours/episode-3166107/195619/ |accessdate=10 February 2019 |work=TVGuide.com |language=en}}
30. ^{{cite news |last1=Brennan |first1=Patricia |title=Crime Stories |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/2001/07/22/crime-stories/6aa43b1c-6b79-48a6-9462-1e406df88b3a/?utm_term=.a767c1827552 |accessdate=10 February 2019 |work=Washington Post |date=22 July 2001 |quote=The other true-crime books to be examined are ..., "Precious Angels" by Barbara Davis,...}}
31. ^{{cite web |title=On Death Row Season 2 Episode 2 Watch Online {{!}} The Full Episode |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/rf-watch-online/tv-shows/on-death-row/season-2/episode-2 |website=MSN |accessdate=9 February 2019 |date=10 September 2013}}
32. ^{{cite web |url=https://abc.go.com/shows/the-last-defense/episode-guide |title=About The Last Defense |work=ABC.com |accessdate=August 11, 2018}}
33. ^{{cite news |author1=Natalie Stone |title=WATCH: Viola Davis' New Series Investigates the Housewife Who Was Sentenced to Death for the Murder of Her 2 Sons |url=https://people.com/tv/viola-davis-documentary-series-last-defense-investigates-death-row-cases/ |accessdate=27 September 2018 |work=PEOPLE.com |agency=People Magazine |publisher=Meredith Corporation |date=7 June 2018 |language=en}}
34. ^[https://abc.go.com/shows/the-last-defense/episode-guide/season-01/1-darlie-routier-the-crime lay summary]
35. ^[https://abc.go.com/shows/the-last-defense/episode-guide/season-01/2-darlie-routier-the-trial lay summary]
36. ^[https://abc.go.com/shows/the-last-defense/episode-guide/season-01/03-darlie-routier-the-woman lay summary]
37. ^[https://abc.go.com/shows/the-last-defense/episode-guide/season-01/04-Darlie-Routier-The-Fight lay summary].

DNA report from 2015

https://youcouldbewrong.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/dr-06262015103716.pdf

Further reading

  • {{cite book|last=Davis|first=Barbara|title=Precious Angels: A True Story of Two Slain Children and a Mother Convicted of Murder|year=1998|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-0-451-40853-2}}
  • {{cite book|last=Davis|first=Donald A.|title=Hush Little Babies: The True Story of a Mother Who Murdered Her Own Children|year=2007|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=978-1-4299-0346-2}}
  • {{cite book |last1=Kennedy |first1=David |title=A Killer in My House The Darlie Routier Story |publisher=CreateSpace Publishing |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-539-05457-3 |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-killer-in-my-house-the-darlie-routier-story-david-kennedy/1124679969?ean=9781539054573 |language=en}}

External links

  • [https://darliefacts.com/ The Darlie Routier Case] defense attorney's website
  • Routier's profile on Texas Death Row
  • [https://www.fordarlieroutier.org/ The Darlie Routier Case]
  • Fact and Fiction
  • {{YouTube|Ff_ln9LR_wI|Forensic Files episode}}
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