On June 6, 1996, the tranquility of Rowlett, Texas was forever shattered by a frantic 911 phone call from Darlie Routier to police, claiming an intruder had broken into her home and stabbed her two little boys to death. But the subsequent investigation revealed a darker truth--the murder of two innocent children by their own mother.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Required Reading,
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This review is from: Precious Angels: A True Story of Two Slain Children and a Mother convicted of Murder (Onyx True Crime) (Paperback)
How can Barbara Davis claim to be an investigative reporter when she now says that her "non-fiction" book was actually fiction! Don't buy the book. I foresee it being required reading for journalism students. Professors will use it to demonstrate how not to investigate a story. She has said that her portrayal of the facts was incorrect because she was misled by the attornies and police. A real reporter is skeptical about everything they hear and see. She should have known to never take anybody's word as truth. Even the Routier's neighbors have said that Davis didn't contact them for interviews. Neighbors are character witnesses. What was she thinking? (She was probably thinking, the quicker I write this book, the quicker I get paid.) Her publisher should sue her for not doing her job and make her give all of her profit to charity. Since she has recanted her story, I now question everything else she has written, and everything else she'll write. The next time she tries to write a book, look for it in the "Your Guess is as Good as Mine" section.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Undisputable Accuracy Welcomed,
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This review is from: Precious Angels: A True Story of Two Slain Children and a Mother convicted of Murder (Onyx True Crime) (Paperback)
It is a welcome breath of fresh air, to finally read an unbiased, unsolicited opinion of this sad blot on American gothic suburbia. As a former resident of the county and state under examination, and someone who attended the trial, it is very refreshing to find someone not swayed by the histrionics that the family of the convicted murderer so diligently deploy. Ms. Davis' review of the trial is unerring, and ultimately this is what matters most...not Darlie's supporters' unverified claims of new evidence and "shocking untold stories." I doubt that this review will earm me much more than a ton of unwanted email, but it must be said that this book, as part of the Darlie Routier canon, finally lays the question to rest for any person of reason and rationality. I have no doubt that Darlie Kee can find all manner of falsehoods and dis-information here, but if she didn't, her new career as a talk show victim would be over, then, wouldn't it?
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Better than Flesh and Blood but certainly not the truth,
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This review is from: Precious Angels: A True Story of Two Slain Children and a Mother convicted of Murder (Onyx True Crime) (Paperback)
While Barbra Davis hits closer to the truth than Patricia Springer and has a writing style more mind capturing than that of Don Davis, This is a work of fiction with minor references to some shreads of truth. Ms. Davis herself now denouces the content and claims to back Darlie 100%. My advice to true crime writers is get all the facts before you start putting out literary works that claim to be the true story. I think it is a good thing that all of the profits from this book have been given to the Darlie Routier Defense fund. If one really is interested in the truth of this case the trial transcripts are on line. Too bad all of these sub standard authors got a hold of this one before Ann Rule! Now I bet she would have written the more of the truth and less sensationalizm. Read if you enjoy comparing media "truths" to actual facts.
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