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It's a little after 2:30 in the morning in Rowlett, Texas, when 26-year-old Darlie Routier calls 911. Her sons, six-year-old Devon and five-year-old Damon, have been stabbed. Darlie survives with a knife wound across her neck, and for the first officers on scene, she's the surviving victim of a home invasion. Twelve days later, she's arrested for capital murder.

So what changed? We're going back through the cut window screen, the knife on the utility room floor, the sock found 70 yards from the house, the silly string video that only showed half the story, and the attorney switch 11 weeks before trial that still doesn't sit right. I have questions. Some of this is suspicious. Some of it is just contamination and bad luck. This episode traces every claim back to trial transcripts, sworn affidavits, and named sources — no embellishment, just what's actually on the record.

⏱️ CHAPTERS:

00:00 The 911 Call

02:21 Who Were the Routiers?

05:59 Night Before the Attack

07:38 Darlie's Account

11:13 First Responders Arrive

14:00 Crime Scene Questions

19:52 The Screen, The Knives & The Footprints

25:50 The Sock

28:31 The Silly String Video

32:03 Darlie Is Arrested

34:07 Darlie's Attorney(s)

42:10 The Trial

43:11 The Transcript Scandal

47:19 DNA Testing Limbo

50:09 Closing Thoughts

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