The Last Defense: Darlie Routier

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Are you watching The Last Defense on ABC? It’s the story of Darlie Routier and the murder of her two sons.

If you aren’t familiar with the story, in 1996 in Rowlett, Texas, 26-year old Darlie Routier says a stranger broke into her home, when she was sleeping downstairs with her two young boys and they were all attacked.

Her boys were died from their injuries, and Darlie had wounds around her neck, which she wants you to believe were gravely serious, yet she ironically claims to have slept through it all. Does that even make sense?

Furthermore, her injuries were so bad, she had no problem talking to 911 on the phone and ambulating around after the crime when police had arrived–complaining her children were dying, no they are dead, no they are dying as she does nothing to help them. When the reporting officer says Darlie did nothing, she is quick to tell us she got towels already. Hello! That’s her help?

I could write a book on Darlie Routier clues, and her behaviors.  Her defense on this show has done nothing to make me question Darlie’s innocence at all. I could actually make really good arguments why their defense fails.

I can still hear her husband say if you heard her screams, you would know this is real. To which I say to Darin:  She absolutely screamed terror when she cut her own throat.  Of course that scream was real. It was HER pain. Darlie only shows true sadness at her pain and not at the loss of her boys.

I do not believe Darlie Routier is innocent, not even a niggle within me questions it.  Darlie is on death row, and while I am not a believer in the death penalty, I do not question this case at all.

Has this show made you question the truth?

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You can read my post in 2009 on Darlie here.

Truth, Lies and Memories

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How many times have you had an argument with a loved one over who said what, and you were sure they got it wrong and you were right?  More often then you care to remember, I’m sure.

Both of you insist YOU are correct, and truthful–truly believing it. One of you may even accuse the other one of lying (I don’t recommend this BTW)!

You feel it’s just absurd: There is only one truth!  You were there.

Maybe you think they were just too emotional to be logical.

Don’t be so quick…

The reality is, as science studies the human mind, they are finding that ALL people have really bad memories and that all people create false memories. It’s part of being human.

Yes, that means you!

And the more sure you are that what you are remembering is true has ZERO correlation to reality.  Gulp. Confidence sonfidence!

Did you just enter the twilight zone wondering what is real and what do I believe then?

Yeah, me too.

Think of how this affects the truth. It’s mind boggling and yes, it affects criminal cases every day with eyewitness testimony.

Rather scary, isn’t it?

Take this fun test and share your results with me below.

Next time you get into this battle with someone over who remembers correctly, why not teach your partner that we all are flawed. It’s part of being human. And seek a resolution instead.

Being human means that you are likely to be wrong as much as you are right.

Hello, knowledge. How will you use this knowledge today?

Fascinating Study of Deception

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In the video above, Matthew Haverly is interviewed about the “body” found behind his house. Haverly talks to reporters as if he doesn’t know what is going on.

It later turns out that the body found was that of his mother!

Haverly gives all kind of clues that he isn’t being honest.

What do you see when you watch Haverly?

Be prepared to be chilled.

I will share my thoughts in the comments below in the coming days.

Fascinating Study of Human Behavior: Darryl Clinton

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Darryl Clinton is a fascinating person to watch in the study of human behavior. Darryl stayed behind to protect his friend’s houses where he resided as Kilauea erupted. He faced instant death as lava bombs were hurled from the volcano towards these homes.  You have to watch the video above.  These lava bombs broke through the roof, windows and other fixtures on his friend’s property. They started fires that threatened to take their home. And they could have taken Darryl at any moment.

If I were to show you a photo of Darryl, you would like see that he is unique, wouldn’t you?

There aren’t a lot of men who look like Darryl, are there?

By this alone, we can speculate that he likely has a unique personality, too. And in the video above, we can verify that by what he is doing–staying behind to protect other people’s homes. Whether you agree with it or not, Darryl is unique without question. I get a sense not much scares Darryl. He has likely always felt little to no fear. It’s just his make-up.

In the video, Darryl shows concern and stress, but not fear.  He is amazingly calm.

He is utterly mind-blowing to me.  Don’t believe this is Darryl’s normal behavior?  Watch him after he unfortunately got injured by a bowling ball sized lava bomb the next day after this CNN left. It seriously injured his leg.  His demeanor is no different after his serious injury, which will have huge effects on his life.

I know I wouldn’t stick around for any house with lava bombs hurling in the air and landing all around me.  Maybe feeling fear isn’t a bad thing after all? I suspect Darryl really wanted to be a hero, and it cost him dearly.

Malaysia Flight 370 Pilot Mass Murder

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60 Minutes Australia aired a show this past week where they interviewed international experts on the missing Malaysia flight 370. The experts concluded that the pilot Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah took down the plane on purpose killing himself and all 239 passengers and crew on board. They believe his actions were intentional and deliberate.

If you recall, when the plane first disappeared, I came out on March 19, 2014, eleven days after the plane went missing, and shared my thoughts on the pilots from looking at their photos.  I wrote that from facial profiling of the Captain. I had concerns about him and a possible “deviant side” to his personality. I did not worry about the co-pilot.  Check it out here.

From 2014:

…I see a slight deviant side to his personality–a side that makes me pause slightly. I have hesitation to trust him completely. And ironically, I don’t see this side of him in all of his photos, but is clearly there, which means he could have fooled people.

Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, in the photos found online of him, showed many expressions of contempt. Contempt is an expression of superiority, an arrogance and better-than-you attitude that can’t be dismissed–then add in his deviant side and I had elevated concerns.

Look at his photo in my post from 2014.  Can you see those features?

His photos also revealed he had a dual personality, too, that was clearly evident.

While personality profiling isn’t 100% predictive, it does give you awareness that there is INCREASED RISK which is very important for safety.  Scientists have been studying “personality identification at zero acquaintance” and they are finding it has significant accuracy and value.  I have a natural talent for this and believe it could be of great use to keep people safe.

How could this information help an investigation?  I talk about it in this post here.