Two innocent children... One devoted mother... And the crime that stunned a nation... Early one June morning, a frantic 911 call shattered the tranquility of an upscale neighbourhood in Rowlett, Texas. Darlie Routier claimed that an intruder had entered her home, viciously stabbed her two young sons, and then slashed her with a knife. When the police arrived, they found six-year-old Devon and five-year-old Damon Routier near death. But the wounds of their mother were only superficial. As more and more bizarre facts came to light, authorities began to suspect that the young mother's hysteria masked a darker and far more terrifying truth: Darlie Routier had butchered her own children in cold blood. Through exclusive interviews with the Routier family, friends, neighbours, and police, and by including facts that were never revealed in court, acclaimed author Barbara Davis weaves a terrifyingly true story that delves with chilling insight into an unspeakable crime - and the heartless woman who was finally brought to justice.
