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Aug 25, 2021 · Eddie Ray Routh, the man found guilty of murdering Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield in 2013, explained why he shot both men in a confession tape that was shown to jurors during the trial.
- How Chris Kyle Became The “American Sniper”
- The Tragic Story of How Chris Kyle Died
- Eddie Ray Routh’s Trial For The Killing of Chris Kyle
Born on April 8, 1974, in Odessa, Texas, Christopher Scott Kyle dreamt of joining the military from a young age. As he told the Dallas Morning Newsin 2012, he wanted to “be a cowboy…[or] be in the military.” So Kyle tried life as a cowboy first. According to a blog post from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Kyle ultimately decided to enlist...
On Jan. 25, 2013, Jodi Routh approached Chris Kyle at the elementary school his kids attended and where she worked. As Kyle listened, Jodi told him about how her 25-year-old son, Eddie, had struggled to adjust to civilian life after serving in the military. Like Kyle, Eddie Ray Routh had served time in Iraq. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines at the a...
Two years after Chad Littlefield and Chris Kyle’s death, Eddie Ray Routh was found guilty of first degree murder. Despite arguments from the defense that he suffered from psychosis, schizophrenia, and other mental illnesses, a judge convicted Routh to life in prison. “We’re so thrilled that we have the verdict that we have tonight,” Kyle’s mother, ...
- Kaleena Fraga
As depicted in the film’s tense trailer, Kyle opened fire as ordered on a woman approaching a group of Marines with a hand grenade. It would be the first of 160 confirmed kills, though Kyle ...
Feb 15, 2021 · Chris Kyle was shot and killed at a shooting range in Erath County, Texas, alongside his friend Chad Littlefield on February 2, 2013. The former SEAL and Littlefield were visiting the Rough Creek Ranch-Lodge-Resort shooting range with Marine Corps veteran, Eddie Ray Routh.
- Olivia Burke
Feb 2, 2024 · FORT WORTH, Texas - More than a decade ago, on February 2, 2013, retired Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was fatally shot along with a friend, Chad Littlefield, at a gun range in north Texas. Kyle was 38...
Kyle was murdered with a .45-caliber pistol, while Littlefield was shot with a 9 mm SIG Sauer pistol. Both guns belonged to Kyle. Routh was a 25-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Lancaster, Texas. Kyle and Littlefield had taken Routh to the gun range.
Feb 14, 2015 · He is charged with murder in the February 2, 2013, shooting deaths of Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL who was the subject of “American Sniper,” and Kyle’s friend, Chad Littlefield, at a ...
