The brutal murders of young Devon and Damon Routier in the early morning hours of June 6, 1996, put their mother Darlie Routier at the heart of one of the most notorious murder cases in modern Texas history despite her own throat having been slashed to within two millimeters of her carotid artery.
The actions of a small-town police department and those within Dallas County's ruthless justice system created a perfect storm that swept up the young mother and landed her on death row. There she has remained, in a nine-feet-by-six-feet cell, despite claims of her innocence by those who know...