I had a long post in regards to my opinion of Darin not knowing about the murders before hand and for some reason it disappeared. Anyhow, I believe it was Det. Chron??? (sp) that called it an inside job within 30 minutes upon reviewing the crime scene. IMO LE are trained to "read" people. I believe that Darin had innocent written all over his poor shocked and bewildered face as Darlie had murderer written all over hers. Of course this isn't proof of guilt. Darin was trying his hardest to get his babies to breathe again, he did not give up until the paramedics arrived and was told to go and sit by the sliding glass door with Darlie. So here was Darin covered in blood and Darlie covered in blood. Darin in a state of shock over his precious boys being murdered and Darlie only worrying about the prints on the knife AND the fact that SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS DYING.
I just don't understand why Darin would protect her. But maybe I have never loved someone the way he loved Darlie. No of us know what we would really do in this type of situation. Maybe Darin wanted to believe so bad that Darlie didn't murder their kids that he convinced himself that someone else did it. The problem with that is when a child is murdered it is usually at the hands of someone they knew. IMO a stranger would of taken the boys and hurt/buried them somewhere else not leaving them in the home.
I flip/flop between Darlie wanting to kill herself too and chickening out or she thought she was smarter than most and could just cut herself up some and the coppers would believe her.
Listen to the 911 tape again or better yet just read the transcript of the 911 call. She wasn't sitting by the window with Darin when talking about the knife she was on the phone with an operator and a police officer was already there the numbers beside the part where a police officer is there is 3:45:19. She is talking to the Police and the 911 operator at the same time.
Nobody knows what Darin and Darlie talked about when they sat by the window let alone what they where thinking or worrying about. I have asked about it and another poster told me the officer didn't overhear their conversation.
Darin's efforts to save his children were also assisted by Darlie who got him towels.
Kinda off subject here but Saran Wrap would have been a better choice to completely seal off the lung punctures and then in order to inflate the lung another incision would need to be made into the lung itself (this done from the side between 2 ribs)and then a tube would have to be inserted into the hole made into the lung and air blown into it. Standard 1st aid training doesn't teach you how to do this this but Army Combat 1st Aid Training does. There is a new product that should be added to all home 1st aid kits it is called CELOX . Get it and read how to use it BEFORE an emergency cause you can seriously injure someone even more so if you don't do it right. YOU ALSO DON'T HAVE TIME TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE IT. It must be removed as well as applied, but it has saved many a GI who previously was thought to be a certain goner. It may not have been able to save Devon but Damon it might have helped him stay alive long enough to have reached the hospital and possibly surgery.
Darin tried to save an obviously dead child not the living one.
No aid or very little aid was given to the still living child by him.When I was a Girl Scout leader standard Red Cross 1st aid training was a requirement and we discussed taking the person's pulse as one of the 1st things done (after accessing the situation to make sure you aren't injured giving aid). Once I had gotten no pulse, tried artificial respiration and had seen blood being blown back at me I'd have known this person is beyond help. I would have moved on to the second child as trained to do when multiple victims are involved.
Darlie on the 911 tape is heard repeatedly screaming at the 911 operator MY BABIES ARE DYING. She does makes a statement to the 911 operator in regards to the knife and how she fears she just messed up some important crime scene evidence but she doesn't keep going on and on about it as much as she goes on and on about her babies dying. She does report her injuries too but she doesn't go on and on about it like she did about her BABIES ARE DYING. My BABIES ARE DEAD. She seems to recognize the fact that Devon was already dead some where in the middle of the call and becomes even more hysterical at that point. It is in the 911 call at number 3:23:08 on the transcript of the call.
In cases where small children are removed from the home and a body is later found usually involves activity that is sexual in nature and the reason to remove them from the home is so the perp can do what they want to do to the child without being caught in the home doing it.
Another fact I think everyone got wrong is where Darlie cut herself. I think the sink is where the police believe it to have happened. The couch is where I think it happened -regardless of who did it. I base this opinion on her necklace being in the wound itself.
The gravity of standing up would make the necklace hang down lower than where it was found in her neck wound. However when laying down the center of gravity on the chain is different. It would tend to fall closer towards her back raising the height of the chain higher than when standing up.
This is an easy at home theory to test. Put on any necklace even a big ole Mr. T style chain will do. Look at the position of the chain on your neck.
Now lay down and lay there for a few minutes maybe roll on your side or switch sleeping positions some don't remain motionless. See how the necklace falls closer up your neck than when laying down. The effect of gravity is vertical when standing and horizontal when laying down.
If you agree with me on this is doesn't mean you need to change your mind about "who done it" just that she didn't do the deed while standing at the sink she would have had to do it while on the couch. Her blood can still be explained at the sink even if she didn't cut herself there.
Gold is a soft metal, softer than say nickel or other cheap jewelry. Her necklace didn't fall off or become so damaged that it would have fallen off
If she was standing she would be able to exert even more force on her neck wound than when laying down on a couch would allow. The couch back and your vertical position would lessen the amount of force that could be exerted. Regardless of who did the cutting I think it was done on the couch not in front of the sink.
and float away:laugh::laugh:. If I remember correctly that is a real issue/concern in Galveston Texas.