25 Facts About Darlie Routier

Darlie Routier has been charged with capital murder in the death of her six-year-old son, Devon, who was murdered at the same time as Damon.

Darlie Routier told authorities that the crime was perpetrated by an unidentified intruder.

Two appeals filed by Darlie Routier, based on allegations of irregularities during the trial, were denied.

Darlie Routier's case has been the subject of multiple books and television shows.

Darlie Routier told the operator that her home had been broken into and that an intruder had stabbed her children, six-year-old Devon and five-year-old Damon, and cut her throat.

Darlie Routier told the police that she had fallen asleep on the couch while watching television with her two sons, waking up later and discovering an unknown man in her house.

Darlie Routier stated that as she approached him, the man fled, dropping the knife in a utility room as he ran.

Police found it highly suspicious that Darlie Routier claimed she had only awoken after the attack that severely wounded her and her sons.

Darlie Routier told police that the assailant escaped through the garage.

Darlie Routier's wounds, described as superficial, came within two millimeters of her carotid artery.

Darlie Routier was treated at a hospital and released two days later.

Darlie Routier was shown smiling and laughing as she sprayed Silly String on the graves in celebration, singing "Happy Birthday".

Darlie Routier's trial began on January 6,1997, in Kerrville, Texas.

Crime scene consultant James Cron testified that evidence suggested the scene inside the Darlie Routier residence had been staged.

San Antonio chief medical examiner Vincent DiMaio testified that the wound to Darlie 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.

Tom Bevel testified that cast-off blood found on the back of Darlie Routier's nightshirt indicated that she had raised the knife over her head as she withdrew it from each boy to stab again.

The defense argued that this did not leave enough time for Darlie Routier to cut herself, stage the crime scene, plant the sock outside the house, and then return before the paramedics arrived.

The prosecution countered that Darlie Routier could have planted the sock before self-inflicting her own injuries, and the medical examiner's stated survival time for Damon after he was stabbed was only an estimation.

In June 2008, Darlie Routier was granted the right to new DNA tests.

Darlie Routier's appeals were remanded to the state level for improved DNA testing.

In June 2011, Darin Darlie 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.

Darlie Routier said that they decided to divorce to end the "limbo" that they had been in since her arrest and conviction.

The author has since changed her mind and now supports Darlie Routier by donating all the income from the book to her family.

The Investigation Discovery network aired an episode of Werner Herzog's series On Death Row titled "Darlie Routier" that covered the case in Season 2, Episode 2, broadcast on September 10,2013.

Jones's sentence has since been commuted to life without parole, while Darlie Routier remains on death row.