1. The family was in severe debt and was in need of $5,000, the exact value of their sons' life insurance policy.
2. At that time, there were many rapes being committed throughout the neighborhood.
3. On the night of the murders, the jewelry left on the counter was not touched.
4. Dust on a window sill, the intruder's alleged exit point, was not disturbed, but the screen in the window was slashed open.
5. A bleach blonde strand of hair, the color of Darlie's hair, was found in the screen at the time.
6. A tube sock was found behind their house with the boys’ blood on it.
7. The murder weapon was next to the jewelry- filled purse.
8. The murder weapon was a knife matching knives found in the Routier's kitchen.
9. Darlie could not remember what the assailant looked like, even though he supposedly was hovering over her at the time of the attack.
10.The injuries that Darlie sustained were superficial and later, determined to be self-inflicted. The wounds of the boys were deep, fatal and suggestive of a deliberate attack.
2. At that time, there were many rapes being committed throughout the neighborhood.
3. On the night of the murders, the jewelry left on the counter was not touched.
4. Dust on a window sill, the intruder's alleged exit point, was not disturbed, but the screen in the window was slashed open.
5. A bleach blonde strand of hair, the color of Darlie's hair, was found in the screen at the time.
6. A tube sock was found behind their house with the boys’ blood on it.
7. The murder weapon was next to the jewelry- filled purse.
8. The murder weapon was a knife matching knives found in the Routier's kitchen.
9. Darlie could not remember what the assailant looked like, even though he supposedly was hovering over her at the time of the attack.
10.The injuries that Darlie sustained were superficial and later, determined to be self-inflicted. The wounds of the boys were deep, fatal and suggestive of a deliberate attack.