“Somebody came in, they broke in and just stabbed me and my children!” On June 6, 1996, Darlie Routier and her two sons, Devon and Damon, were attacked by an unknown intruder in the middle of the night. Darlie's husband Darin and her infant son Drake were asleep upstairs at the time, and were unharmed. An investigation into the brutal attack revealed disturbing evidence that questioned Darlie’s account of the events of that night. This episode is sponsored by Athletic Greens

Before I dove into researching this case, I had watched The Behavior Panel analysis - which I mention in this episode - and was shocked at the demeanor of the perpetrator. It's hard to believe that there are individuals in this world that feel nothing, quit literally. This isn't one of those cases whether you believe the person was guilty of not - it's pretty clear they were...what isn't clear is what caused them to do it. Was it their personality? Was it their upbringing? Wa

There are two cases (that I can presently think of) that involve really bizarre 911 calls that just add to the mystery of what happened to a missing person. This case is one of them, and the other is Brandon Swanson - yeah, kind of weird that they're both Brandons! This case occurred nine years ago in a very small town in Texas and there are very lengthy discussions about the theories of what happened to Brandon on Reddit and other platforms (if you choose to take that deep

In doing the research for my content, I read several crime cases each day, and some of them ultimately will drop from my mind, never to be remembered again. Trust me, that's not such a bad thing...the horrors of some of these cases can make their mark on you. What John Battaglia did in the spring of 2001, is an example of one case that will do just that. This case will stick with you. It's a heart-wrenching reminder that domestic violence has no boundaries, no limitations...a