Hush Little Babies: The True Story of a Mother Who Murdered Her Own Children (St. Martin’s True Crime Library)

Hush Little Babies recounts the true story of Darlie Routier, a Dallas mother accused of murdering her two young sons, Devon (age six) and Damon (age five). Routier initially claimed an intruder entered through a window, fatally stabbed her sons, slashed her own throat with the same knife, and fled while her husband and infant son slept upstairs. Her account initially generated sympathy from her community. Police investigation raised significant questions about her account. According to a police report, Routier made no attempt to help her dying sons. When she called 911, she told the dispatcher her fingerprints would be on the murder weapon because she had picked it up. Additionally, the blood trail evidence contradicted her testimony. The book examines the evidence that led to Routier's arrest and conviction, presenting details of how a homemaker and mother of three became implicated in the deaths of her own children.