Darlie Routier

Darlie Routier

Darlie Lynn Routier (born January 4, 1970) is an American woman from Rowlett, Texas, who was convicted of murdering her young son Damon, and is currently on death row awaiting execution by lethal injection. Two of her three children, Damon and Devon, were stabbed to death in the family's home on June 6, 1996. Darlie Routier was accused of killing both children but was only prosecuted for the murder of Damon, the younger of the two murdered boys. Only the DNA of Damon and his mother were found on the kitchen knife at the scene. The murder weapon in Devon's death has never been identified. Darlie Routier sustained knife wounds, including a slash to the throat within 2 mm of the carotid artery, which prosecutors claimed were self-inflicted.

The investigation of this case and Routier's trial and conviction remain highly controversial, with Routier's advocates arguing that there were multiple forensic and other evidentiary issues in her trial, exculpatory evidence that was improperly withheld, and other significant legal and investigatory issues that tend to point to her actual innocence. Prosecutors and others counter that the evidence of her guilt is overwhelming. Her former husband Darin continues to state that he believes in her innocence. Routier continues to appeal her conviction.