by Diane Fanning
Every time a television program involving Tommy Lynn Sells or one of his crimes is broadcast, I receive emails asking if he could have been in Rowlett, Texas, on June 6, 1996--the day seven-year-old Devon Routier and his five-year-old brother Damon died. These questions began within days of the release of my book about Sells in April 2003 and have continued unabated since then.
Every time a television program involving Tommy Lynn Sells or one of his crimes is broadcast, I receive emails asking if he could have been in Rowlett, Texas, on June 6, 1996--the day seven-year-old Devon Routier and his five-year-old brother Damon died. These questions began within days of the release of my book about Sells in April 2003 and have continued unabated since then.
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The
boys were murdered in the middle of the night, Sells' favored time for
homicide. Someone had plunged a knife into their chests, puncturing
their lungs. A weapon Sells was known to use often.
The boys' mother, Darlie,
who had fallen asleep with them on the floor in front of the
television, also had wounds. Although hers were not life-threatening,
they were definitely beyond superficial. One cut damaged the sheath
surrounding her carotid
artery but did not sever that vital link to life. With a little
emergency care, she was soon able to stand on the front porch in her
bloody nightgown and tell her story of the events in her home.
She's guilty and is exactly where she belongs.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely vicious mother.
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