About this episode
On June 6, 1996, a frantic 911 call shattered the quiet of a Texas suburb. Darlie Routier, a young mother, pleaded for help after a brutal attack in her home that left her family forever changed. But as the investigation unfolded, suspicion began to turn– and what followed became one of the most controversial and hotly debated cases in American true crime. Nearly three decades later, questions still linger: was Darlie a calculating killer, or a mother caught in a nightmare she couldn’t escape?If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow the show for weekly deep dives into the darkest true crime cases! To watch the video version of this episode, head over to youtube.com/@annieelise Check out the full sources referenced in this episode:
Crime Weekly’s Full Interview with Danelle Fugate
Dateline Purgatory: Examining the Case That Sentenced Darlie Routier to Death by Kathy Cruz
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