by Kriss Odom In the early morning hours of June 6, 1996, in the quiet suburb of Rowlett, Texas, 26-year-old Darlie Routier frantically called 911, claiming that an intruder had broken into her home and attacked her family. When police arrived, they found a gruesome scene. Darlie’s two young sons, 6-year-old Devon and 5-year-old Damon, had been stabbed repeatedly while they slept in the living room. Darlie herself had slash wounds to her neck and deep cuts on her arms. She insisted a masked man had broken in, stabbed her and the boys, and fled through the garage. But almost immediately, investigators noticed inconsistencies. There was no evidence of forced entry, no footprints from a supposed intruder, and no blood trail leaving the house. A bread knife from Darlie’s own kitchen was found with fibers from the torn window screen, suggesting the crime scene had been staged. Just eight days after the murders, during what was supposed to be a solemn graveside memorial for...