They will almost certainly address the issue of military-related post-traumatic stress disorder and the violence associated with that syndrome. The defense, meanwhile, is tasked with arguing an insanity defense for Routh, who they will allege was in and out of psychiatric facilities for the five months prior to the shooting of Kyle and Littlefield, and who was threatening suicide both before and after the killings. The prosecution will almost certainly introduce into evidence a 911 call from Routh’s sister, who says that Routh confessed the killings to her in a frantic, “psychotic” phone call. Routh allegedly shot both Kyle and Littlefield to death at the range before driving off in Kyle’s pickup truck. The prosecution will argue that Kyle and Littlefield took Routh to the Rough Creek Lodge and resort, an upscale shooting range outside of Stephenville, Texas.
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Routh is charged with killing Kyle and Chad Littlefield at a shooting range in Erath County, a rural area some 100 miles southwest of Dallas, where members of the military and veterans are hometown heroes, perhaps none more so than Chris Kyle, whose memorial was held at the 40-yard-line of Cowboys Stadium, whose book is a New York Times bestseller and who inspired a Clint Eastwood movie that was nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. The movie “American Sniper,” about former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, is playing three miles away from the courthouse where Eddie Ray Routh, the man who stands accused of killing Kyle, will be on trial.
Routh’s attorneys have filed a notice of intent to pursue an insanity defense. Prosecutors have chosen not to seek the death penalty if convicted, but have asked that he be given life without the possibility of parole. Kyle and Littlefield were, in fact, trying to help Routh as part of the charitable work they undertook to help wounded warriors transition into civilian life when Routh allegedly shot and killed both men.Įddie Ray Routh is charged with one count of capital murder and two charges of murder. Routh is expected to raise an insanity defense, claiming that he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following his military service with the Marines.
In Texas, where service members are the ultimate hometown heroes and nearly everyone knows someone who returned from war with trauma, the issues in this case will hit very close to home. Eddie Ray Routh is charged with the homicide of Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL who inspired the Oscar-nominated film, and Chad Littlefield, at a shooting range in rural Texas. In a case where movie magic collides with the harsh realities veterans face when they return from war zones, a Texas veteran stands accused of murdering the “American Sniper” depicted in the hit film and New York Times bestselling memoir.
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