American Sniper has sold almost $300,000,000 worth of tickets at the box office since its release, as America loves Chris Kyle and our Navy SEALS. Hollywood has discovered, with the help of director Clint Eastwood, that stories about brave men taking care of terrorists would be popular. And the movie has set off a firestorm of discussion across the country.
But one thing the movie doesn’t go into detail about is his murder, which took place in February 2013. The trial for his killer – Eddie Ray Routh, a veteran with a slew of mental problems – is underway now. And he also killed Chris’ friend Chad Littlefield.
Probably due to his training, Kyle developed instincts which led him to text Chad about Routh: “This dude is straight up nuts.” To see their discussion just hours before their deaths is eerie:
In the hours before they died, both men were worried about the stranger they were taking shooting, text messages will show.
“He’s sitting right behind me. Watch my six,” Littlefield replied in a return text to his buddy, using military parlance for “Watch my back.”
In the year before the tragedy, Routh had been drinking heavily and smoking marijuana, and was prone to fits of paranoia, violence and uncontrollable crying, the defense says.
During the last car ride of his life, the real-life sniper texted his friend and fellow veteran, Chad Littlefield, about Routh, the edgy ex-Marine in the back seat of their car — “This dude is straight up nuts.”
Kyle and Littlefield had taken the distraught Routh to the shooting range on Feb. 2, 2013, to help him through his post-traumatic stress, on the request of Routh’s worried mother.
Routh and his attorneys are going to claim that he didn’t know what he was doing at the time, so his mental psychosis makes him innocent. That is hard to believe, and justice should be served. He murdered America’s toughest sniper, and took away a husband/father away from his family. A senseless end to the life of an American patriot.
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You think Routh saw the text and got a little upset? You think Kyle and Littlefield may have treated him a certain way to set him off? One has to wonder.
I’m so tired of hearing about this. He’s dead, it’s over, let it rest. For one, don’t call someone you think is crazy, crazy. Makes you look bad. Two, too much non information surrounding this so called American sniper. I don’t support him nor will I ever.
Accurate information is now emerging about the death of the alleged sniper, Chris Kyle, and Kyle´s history. The facts differ significantly from the previous information published by major news media. Accurate information raises the question of who was more mentally unbalanced, Kyle or Routh. Recent information poses a question of whether Routh actually fired the deadly shots. http://journal-neo.org/2015/02/13/the-strange-death-of-an-american-sniper/
So you take someone who is “straight up nuts” and put a gun in their hands. Obviously that wasn’t a good idea.
n the year before the tragedy, Routh had been drinking heavily and smoking marijuana, and was prone to fits of paranoia, violence and uncontrollable crying, the defense says.
The guy might be a schizophrenic.Its a damn shame what happened to Chris Kyle,he served four tours only to be killed on american soil by another person who was in the service,but mental illness does play a role in this.I’m not saying he should get off Scot free but I think the death penalty is out of the question.
This guy should not hold the title of veteran… he is a murderer. He needs to be poisoned
U.S. Forces have employed snipers “since forever.” Chris Kyle was not America´s toughest sniper. He is perhaps America´s most disgraceful sniper.
He is the first to bragg about how many foreigners he murdered in their homeland, and the first to write a somewhat fictitious,braggadocio book in which he insulted a fellow member of SEAL.
It is saddening that Kyle was taken out by another USForces member. Kyles hits, especially on children and women in their homeland, have not raised the integrity of either USForces or Americans, outside the cult of Bush family worshipers.
The box office sales of the movie reflect the dumbed-down consciences of a certain group of Americans. And some Americans wonder about American immorality? Think about the hundreds of snipers that preceded Chris Kyle, but who did not brag about their murders nor write a book based on lies. http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/01/21/sniper-mythology-and-other-tales-of-horror/
Karma will always come back to get you even if he’s nuts.
I’m a Marine Veteran who has been to and has seen combat. I have PTSD and it doesn’t act like that when you are at a gun range. I go shooting a lot and not once have I freaked out and shot anyone. He wanted to kill Chris Kyle for god knows what reason. There’s no punishment that can be given to him that would even come close to what he has done. In my opinion he deserves the death penalty and that’s all there is to it. 2 men are dead trying to help out someone and he just wanted to kill them for no reason. Rest in peace Chris and Chad.
Some have questioned/wondered about taking this person to the shooting range.
When was it known and or suspected that he was ‘nuts’? Was it really suspected?
Can anyone confirm Routh had ever been in combat and seen anything that would have led to PTSD?
Chris problably had no idea what he was like until to late. Geri haven’t you find out something later instead of early enough to change the course u you went down? I sure have!!!!!!!
Chris Lee, that’s what I was saying who’s to say he didn’t get paid to kill Chris and the other guy was just there to help Chris??????? So he took them both out.
He knew what he was doing why would he go to his sisters and tell her he killed 2 men??
Just maybe he was paid to do it!!! Think about it!!!!
He wasn’t in combat he never saw the war zone. I come from a family of Army men service men. So my uncle was hurt really bad had bad dreams all his life. My Dad was with him helped him hold his guts in to save his life. He never went out and killed anyone!!!!!!! Why was he able to havae a gun if he had this disorder PTSC, if that was the case he had no right having a gun at all and should have been tagged so he couldn’t get a gun at all NONE he knew what he was doing. He wasn’t in the war zone it shows that many times. I pray Chris wife has hard core Attorneies that won’t let up on him in any way and I pray she fights to get the death pentalty if it is possible. God be with you Mrs Kyle and the Chris friend that was with him. Sad twp good men got killed why a scumbag still is alive.
So from what I read below you all feel that someone who goes to war for his country and comes back bat crap crazy and kills someone while under the phycosis caused by the illness caused by going to war FOR HIS COUNTRY should just be put out of his misery. Killed. That is what almost every letter below says!
Ha we sent him to war where he killed a lot of people and he came back crazy enough to keep killing so let’s return the favor.
You people are nuts!
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – my ass! The killer was an armorer who never left the base – never saw any kind of battle or danger.
why in the hell would you take a nut case to a shooting range???? something not right there.
Execution is the only way for Routh!
The killer knew what he was doing. In the back of his mind he wanted to kill the American Hero he despised out of envy.
PTSD ? No. The assassin never was in combat. It’s about time we admit the nut jobs loose in the streets do NOT have the same rights as others that follow the rules. Tolerance is in the rear view mirror and now we see this society collapsing from within due to compassion overload and whining from the leftists. Enough !
Tragically poor judgment.
It makes me so mad that they thought he was nuts & still took him to a gun range.
I know liberals and bleeding hearts will not like my thoughts. But, this dirt bag should be killed. Taken out of the gene pool. Because some how some way he will procreate himself if left to live. We have enough fruit, nuts, and flakes out there now. If you kill someone and there is proof 100% that you did it on purpose. Good bye no second chances. Just take them out of the gene pool.
Kyle had a bounty on his death! Someone got paid “Routh” is a criminal and should be punished for his crime! I recommend DEATH
What I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around is “this dude is straight up nuts” AND “we’re taking him shooting.”
If I was that concerned about someone’s stability, the last place I’d be going with them is to a shooting range.
His mental psychosis can never make him “innocent”, the best that can do is make him not guilty of murder.
he knew what he was doing..an only he knows the truth..there’s no excuse in the world that will help him,,, he not only killed Kyle he killed Chad as well..then took off,,yes he knew what he was doing,,,if he gets the death penalty i hope they don’t wait years to get it done,,his defense is worthless..i all so don’t think he will get a just jury…there’s no one out there who knows what he has done,,,he lost way before his court date;;;GUILTY AS CHARGED
Punishment to the full extent!! Interrogate him first, because I think he could have been paid off to do it. After all, there was a price on C. Kyle’s head.
How many drug addicts have gotten away with murder by claiming they didn’t know what they were doing ? Well, they knew what they were doing when they were self medicating illegally, so a jury should sentence on the result of their actions, not the cause of their actions.
Fry him, juice him or firing squad. IMHO! Just whatever Texas allows!
Prison or execution for him. That excuse is overworked “He didn’t know what he was doing!
I am so tired of people using”I didn’t know what I was doing” as a defense. BS!! they knew enough to have a gun in their hand and to aim it and pull the damned trigger. GUILTY as charged. You do the crime you do the time.
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You think Routh saw the text and got a little upset? You think Kyle and Littlefield may have treated him a certain way to set him off? One has to wonder.
I’m so tired of hearing about this. He’s dead, it’s over, let it rest. For one, don’t call someone you think is crazy, crazy. Makes you look bad. Two, too much non information surrounding this so called American sniper. I don’t support him nor will I ever.
Accurate information is now emerging about the death of the alleged sniper, Chris Kyle, and Kyle´s history. The facts differ significantly from the previous information published by major news media. Accurate information raises the question of who was more mentally unbalanced, Kyle or Routh. Recent information poses a question of whether Routh actually fired the deadly shots. http://journal-neo.org/2015/02/13/the-strange-death-of-an-american-sniper/
So you take someone who is “straight up nuts” and put a gun in their hands. Obviously that wasn’t a good idea.
n the year before the tragedy, Routh had been drinking heavily and smoking marijuana, and was prone to fits of paranoia, violence and uncontrollable crying, the defense says.
The guy might be a schizophrenic.Its a damn shame what happened to Chris Kyle,he served four tours only to be killed on american soil by another person who was in the service,but mental illness does play a role in this.I’m not saying he should get off Scot free but I think the death penalty is out of the question.
This guy should not hold the title of veteran… he is a murderer. He needs to be poisoned
U.S. Forces have employed snipers “since forever.” Chris Kyle was not America´s toughest sniper. He is perhaps America´s most disgraceful sniper.
He is the first to bragg about how many foreigners he murdered in their homeland, and the first to write a somewhat fictitious,braggadocio book in which he insulted a fellow member of SEAL.
It is saddening that Kyle was taken out by another USForces member. Kyles hits, especially on children and women in their homeland, have not raised the integrity of either USForces or Americans, outside the cult of Bush family worshipers.
The box office sales of the movie reflect the dumbed-down consciences of a certain group of Americans. And some Americans wonder about American immorality? Think about the hundreds of snipers that preceded Chris Kyle, but who did not brag about their murders nor write a book based on lies. http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/01/21/sniper-mythology-and-other-tales-of-horror/
Karma will always come back to get you even if he’s nuts.
I’m a Marine Veteran who has been to and has seen combat. I have PTSD and it doesn’t act like that when you are at a gun range. I go shooting a lot and not once have I freaked out and shot anyone. He wanted to kill Chris Kyle for god knows what reason. There’s no punishment that can be given to him that would even come close to what he has done. In my opinion he deserves the death penalty and that’s all there is to it. 2 men are dead trying to help out someone and he just wanted to kill them for no reason. Rest in peace Chris and Chad.
Some have questioned/wondered about taking this person to the shooting range.
When was it known and or suspected that he was ‘nuts’? Was it really suspected?
Can anyone confirm Routh had ever been in combat and seen anything that would have led to PTSD?
Chris problably had no idea what he was like until to late. Geri haven’t you find out something later instead of early enough to change the course u you went down? I sure have!!!!!!!
Chris Lee, that’s what I was saying who’s to say he didn’t get paid to kill Chris and the other guy was just there to help Chris??????? So he took them both out.
He knew what he was doing why would he go to his sisters and tell her he killed 2 men??
Just maybe he was paid to do it!!! Think about it!!!!
He wasn’t in combat he never saw the war zone. I come from a family of Army men service men. So my uncle was hurt really bad had bad dreams all his life. My Dad was with him helped him hold his guts in to save his life. He never went out and killed anyone!!!!!!! Why was he able to havae a gun if he had this disorder PTSC, if that was the case he had no right having a gun at all and should have been tagged so he couldn’t get a gun at all NONE he knew what he was doing. He wasn’t in the war zone it shows that many times. I pray Chris wife has hard core Attorneies that won’t let up on him in any way and I pray she fights to get the death pentalty if it is possible. God be with you Mrs Kyle and the Chris friend that was with him. Sad twp good men got killed why a scumbag still is alive.
So from what I read below you all feel that someone who goes to war for his country and comes back bat crap crazy and kills someone while under the phycosis caused by the illness caused by going to war FOR HIS COUNTRY should just be put out of his misery. Killed. That is what almost every letter below says!
Ha we sent him to war where he killed a lot of people and he came back crazy enough to keep killing so let’s return the favor.
You people are nuts!
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – my ass! The killer was an armorer who never left the base – never saw any kind of battle or danger.
why in the hell would you take a nut case to a shooting range???? something not right there.
Execution is the only way for Routh!
The killer knew what he was doing. In the back of his mind he wanted to kill the American Hero he despised out of envy.
PTSD ? No. The assassin never was in combat. It’s about time we admit the nut jobs loose in the streets do NOT have the same rights as others that follow the rules. Tolerance is in the rear view mirror and now we see this society collapsing from within due to compassion overload and whining from the leftists. Enough !