{"id":302,"date":"2018-06-11T17:44:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T21:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/yesterdays-news\/?p=302"},"modified":"2018-06-11T17:44:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T21:44:29","slug":"darlie-routier-footage-used-in-the-last-defense-on-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/yesterdays-news\/2018\/06\/11\/darlie-routier-footage-used-in-the-last-defense-on-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"Darlie Routier footage used in &#8220;The Last Defense&#8221; on ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Archival footage from the NBC 5\/KXAS Television News Archive was used extensively in the first episode of <a href=\"http:\/\/abc.go.com\/shows\/the-last-defense\/about-the-show\">ABC&#8217;s true-crime miniseries &#8220;The Last Defense.&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0Archivists at UNT worked closely with producers at Lincoln Square Productions to conduct footage research, digitize original archive tapes, and identify relevant footage for Episode one, featuring Darlie Routier.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1997, Darlie Routier was sentenced to death for the murder of her two sons. The murders, which occurred in Rowlett, Texas in 1996, captured the local public\u2019s attention for many months. NBC 5\/KXAS\u2013TV captured extensive coverage of the case beginning with the discovery of the murder and continuing through an investigation and trial. Between the Jun 6, 1996 discovery of the murders, and the February 4, 1997 verdict in the Routier case, NBC 5\/KXAS <a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/explore\/collections\/KXAS\/browse\/?q=routier&amp;sort=date_a&amp;fq=dc_type%3Avideo&amp;t=fulltext&amp;start=144\">created over 160 news segments<\/a> about the case. These have all been digitized and are available on the Portal to Texas History, and some will be featured in the ABC production.<\/p>\r\n<p>Darlie Routier will be featured in the first episode on \u201cThe Last Defense\u201d a series which examines death row cases and the American justice system. Routier has maintained her innocence for 20 years on Death Row. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Reaction from Rowlett<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc987700\/m1\/embed\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc987700\/\">[News Clip: Rowlett Stabbing pkg]<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\">The Portal to Texas History<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Darlie Routier Verdict<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc1036500\/m1\/embed\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metadc1036500\/\">[News Clip: Routier (Death penalty) VOSOT]<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/texashistory.unt.edu\">The Portal to Texas History<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Archival footage from the NBC 5\/KXAS Television News Archive was used extensively in the first episode of ABC&#8217;s true-crime miniseries &#8220;The Last Defense.&#8221;\u00a0Archivists at UNT worked closely with producers at Lincoln Square Productions to conduct footage research, digitize original archive tapes, and identify relevant footage for Episode one, featuring Darlie Routier. 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