Arielle
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Hi everyone. I just wanted to make myself known here in the Darlie forum. I will now share my thoughts and confusions on this case with you. To start with, I'd have to say that right now I'm about 75% convinced of Darlie's innocence in this crime. But I do have many many questions for both sides. My background in this case is as follows: I was living in Texas in 1995, so I heard about it on the news. Then, I later saw one of the forensic shows (you know, Forensic Files, The New Detectives, or some such) that featured this case. At the time, I was convinced of her guilt from the blood evidence that was portrayed on the show. Later, I read one book, I beleive it was "Hush Little Babies" that was written by a woman originally against Darlie who changed her mind. This book was written from the point of view that Darlie was innocent. I have to say, I found many of the defense spin arguments compelling and then changed my mind. However, as I stated before, I am not 100% convinced.
Okay, now for some questions I have.
1. What exactly is the significance of the sock in the alley? From either perspective please. Did it have only one child's blood on it, both children's blood, or some combination of children's blood and Darlie's blood?
2. What about the "unexplained" bloody fingerprint found on the coffee table. Is this real or spin? Where could it have come from if not from the "intruder"?
3. Were the huge black bruises on Darlie's arms visible to paramedics or did they not show up until later that night or next day? To me this would help to establish when the injury was inflicted.
4. For those that say Darlie's slit throat was "superficial", why do you say that? Is it because she didn't actually die of it? According to the book I read, the cut came within a few millimeters of her jugular vein or her carotic artery, which would have been a fata cut. How can you go from superficial to fatal in just a few millimeters? I would argue that it was serious, but not life threatening, simply because it missed teh major blood vessels.
5. As to Darlie's injuries not being overkill as the boys injuries were overkill, I am not sure what to think about this. I have not read her 16 different explanations of what happened yet, so I don't know how to interpret what went on. But, I would think it was simply because she managed to fight off her attacker better than the boys did.
Now for things that I don't understand if Darlie is indeed innocent.
1. Didn't the boys scream for help? How could she sleep through that? How could Darin. If one of the boys was able to move around as evidenced by his blood in more than one place in the room, he must have been able to call for help.
2. The screen in the garage being cut with a knife from within the house. I believe it was also determined that the cut was made from the inside. I don't get this, unless it was done prior to that night in order for the intrduer to gain access.
That is all I can think of right now. There are other things that I also wonder about. The mysterious black car seen in the neighborhood is one.
I welcome any and all comments on this thread. I'm slowly reading through the things that have already been posted. It is quite possible that some of the answers are already there in some of the other threads. If so, jsut point me to them.
Thanks everyone!
By the way, I'm going to post a really wacky wild way out theory in the near future. I don't really believe it and it isn't extremely probable, but its is something I've thought about and can't quite get it out of my head. How is that for a teaser?![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Okay, now for some questions I have.
1. What exactly is the significance of the sock in the alley? From either perspective please. Did it have only one child's blood on it, both children's blood, or some combination of children's blood and Darlie's blood?
2. What about the "unexplained" bloody fingerprint found on the coffee table. Is this real or spin? Where could it have come from if not from the "intruder"?
3. Were the huge black bruises on Darlie's arms visible to paramedics or did they not show up until later that night or next day? To me this would help to establish when the injury was inflicted.
4. For those that say Darlie's slit throat was "superficial", why do you say that? Is it because she didn't actually die of it? According to the book I read, the cut came within a few millimeters of her jugular vein or her carotic artery, which would have been a fata cut. How can you go from superficial to fatal in just a few millimeters? I would argue that it was serious, but not life threatening, simply because it missed teh major blood vessels.
5. As to Darlie's injuries not being overkill as the boys injuries were overkill, I am not sure what to think about this. I have not read her 16 different explanations of what happened yet, so I don't know how to interpret what went on. But, I would think it was simply because she managed to fight off her attacker better than the boys did.
Now for things that I don't understand if Darlie is indeed innocent.
1. Didn't the boys scream for help? How could she sleep through that? How could Darin. If one of the boys was able to move around as evidenced by his blood in more than one place in the room, he must have been able to call for help.
2. The screen in the garage being cut with a knife from within the house. I believe it was also determined that the cut was made from the inside. I don't get this, unless it was done prior to that night in order for the intrduer to gain access.
That is all I can think of right now. There are other things that I also wonder about. The mysterious black car seen in the neighborhood is one.
I welcome any and all comments on this thread. I'm slowly reading through the things that have already been posted. It is quite possible that some of the answers are already there in some of the other threads. If so, jsut point me to them.
Thanks everyone!
By the way, I'm going to post a really wacky wild way out theory in the near future. I don't really believe it and it isn't extremely probable, but its is something I've thought about and can't quite get it out of my head. How is that for a teaser?