Episode Details

Darlie Routier- Reasonable Doubt? Part 1

Episode 68 Published 6 years, 9 months ago

Description

Darlie Routier was convicted of stabbing her 5 year old son Damon to death in 1996. She has never been charged in the murder of her 6 year old son Devon, who was also stabbed to death the same night. Darlie has always maintained that a masked intruder is the perpetrator of this heinous crime, but police say the evidence points to her. Darlie was sentenced to death for the murder of Damon Routier. But is there enough reasonable doubt in this case to warrant a second look at the evidence? Is there enough proof that Darlie murdered her own children?

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Sources for this episode:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlie_Routier

Forensic Files, October 1999, S4: E1, “Invisible Intruder”

Unsolved Mysteries, 2000, S12: E6

ABC Nightline, May 10, 2019, S40: E94

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/06/12/5-controversial-moments-case-sent-darlie-routier-death-row-sons-murder

Www.cbsnews.com/news/precious-angels/

Dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/06/12

Fordarlieroutier.org (the most 90s site still in existence)

20/20 - “Last Defense”, S41 E34