The Last Defense
This docu-series explores and exposes flaws in the American justice system through emotional, in-depth examinations of the death row cases of Darlie Routier and Julius…
Documentary • Series • 2018 • 1 season
Starring: Shamhad Broades, Katusha Robert
S1 E1 - Darlie Routier: The Crime
After surviving the brutal stabbing that leaves her two sons dead in 1996, Dallas housewife Darlie Routier urges police to find the intruder she claims is the killer. To her horror, she becomes the No. 1 suspect. In his first interview in nearly 15 years, Darlie’s husband, Darin Routier, gives an emotional telling of the events leading up to her arrest while the prosecutors, Greg Davis and Toby Shook, walk through the crime scene as they prepare their case.
Jun 12, 2018 • 42m
S1 E2 - Darlie Routier: The Trial
Amid a media frenzy, Darlie Routier’s trial begins in the small, conservative town of Kerrville, Texas. Prosecutors know they will be up against a formidable adversary when Darlie’s family hires one of Dallas’ top attorneys, Doug Mulder. For the first time in the series, we hear from Darlie on death row and her first-hand account of what happened that night, an account investigators say was 100% fabricated after Darlie staged the crime scene. The state’s investigators will present its evidence pointing to Darlie as the killer, but 20 years later, defense experts examine their theories, one by one.
Jun 19, 2018 • 42m
S1 E3 - Darlie Routier: The Woman
The trial of Darlie Routier heats up. Facing one of Texas’ top defense lawyers, the prosecution argues that Darlie’s actions and demeanor are not that of a grieving mother but of a person capable of murdering her own children. The defense strikes back by questioning the state’s theory of motive and the characterization of Darlie. However, when the prosecution presents a video of Darlie having a party at her children’s gravesite in the now infamous “silly string video,” it seems her fate is sealed. Author Barbara Davis, who was at the original trial, gives a firsthand account.
Jun 26, 2018 • 42m
S1 E4 - Darlie Routier: The Fight
Jul 3, 2018 • 42m
S1 E5 - Julius Jones: The Crime
Jul 10, 2018 • 42m
S1 E6 - Julius Jones: The Trial
Jul 17, 2018 • 42m
S1 E7 - Julius Jones: The Fight
Jul 24, 2018 • 42m
About This Show
The Last Defense
This docu-series explores and exposes flaws in the American justice system through emotional, in-depth examinations of the death row cases of Darlie Routier and Julius Jones.
Documentary • TV Series • 2018
Details
- Genre
- Documentary
- First aired
- Jun 12, 2018
- Last aired
- Jul 24, 2018
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 7
- Network
- ABC
- Studio
- JuVee Productions, Lincoln Square Productions, Xcon Productions
- Language
- English