/ CBS News. She said she never got a response and didn't know he had been shot until a police officer told her later. He kept running, regretting bitterly he was armed only with a snipers rifle whose 20-round magazine was pitifully inadequate. Published: 16:01 GMT, 8 February 2013 | Updated: 17:10 GMT, 8 February 2013, Behind bars: Eddie Ray Routh is charged with two counts of murder after shooting Kyle and Chad Littlefield at a shooting range in Texas. On February 2, 2013, Kyle and his buddy Chad Littlefield took another veteran to the shooting range. It speaks volumes about what can happen when help comes to veterans a little too late. I was just making sure she didnt take any Marines with her, he wrote. While cops were at the murder scene where was Eddie Ray Routh? For Chris it was, This is what I trained for. EDDIE Ray Routh shot dead American Sniper Chris Kyle in 2013 and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Kyles goal, his wife Taya later explained to The New Yorker, was to give someone who was hurting a chance to talk on the drive, spend a short bit of time shooting, and then give him a little more time to talk on the way home, to find some outlets and resources., But the drive with Eddie Ray Routh was seemingly a tense one. Bringing cake into the office is as harmful to colleagues as secondhand smoking, Britain's top food tsar Bradley Cooper to make SEAL film - m.NYPOST.com, Do not sell or share my personal information. Kyle later downplayed the long-range kill as a "really, really lucky shot". On the way to the range, Kyle texted Littlefield referring to Routh, saying: "This dude is straight-up nuts.". [11], Eddie Ray Routh was born on September 30, 1987, in Lancaster, Texas, to Raymond and Jodi Routh. Born on April 8, 1974, in Odessa, Texas, Christopher Scott Kyle dreamt of joining the military from a young age. Police finally caught up to Eddie Ray Routh that night, hours after Chad Littlefield and Chris Kyle died at his hand. Kyle had begun working with veterans after leaving the military and Routh's mother had asked him to help her son. [4], Routh was arraigned February 2, 2013, on two counts of capital murder, and was taken to the Erath County Jail for holding under a $3 million bond. It would be the first of 160 confirmed kills, though Kyle himself pegged the number as much higher. But they do love that fight for what they would say is justice for each other., 2. And it also inspired a Texas woman named Jodi Routh to reach out to Kyle to see if he could help her son, Eddie Ray Routh. Anything we can do, I think its worth it for these guys who have put it all on the line, she says. The 46-year-old was featured in her husband's autobiography and its subsequent film directed by Clint Eastwood, American Sniper. I didnt want it to be the thing that was hanging over their heads for the very rest of their lives as the film that showed their father getting shot, Hall explained. They say pictures of weapons, shell casings, and even the bodies of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. He agreed to take Routh to a shooting range, which Kyle believed had therapeutic value. A staff writer for All That's Interesting, Kaleena Fraga has also had her work featured in The Washington Post and Gastro Obscura, and she published a book on the Seattle food scene for the Eat Like A Local series. He survived gunshot wounds, explosions and horrors of war most of us couldn't imagine. YouTubeBradley Cooper as Chris Kyle in American Sniper, which came out in 2014, more than a year after Chris Kyles death. World News Tonight keeps the American public informed, up to date, and empowered by providing the latest information and analysis of major breaking news from around the country and the world. Im just a regular guy, he said. "[6][10] Local police captured Routh after a short freeway chase, which ended when Routh, who fled the scene in Kyle's Ford F-350 truck, crashed into a police cruiser in Lancaster. "Out of respect for Chris's and Chad's family who have suffered such a tragic loss and due to Law Enforcement's ongoing criminal investigation, we have no comment at this time," he wrote via email. Routh later was arrested near his house in Lancaster. Just weeks after his release in July 2011, he was diagnosed with PTSD at a Veterans' hospital and put on medication. When he was 25, Kyle became a sniper with the U.S. Navy SEALs. "It seems to be run OK from the outside. He almost ended up dead after bursting into one room to find a group of armed Caucasian men, some of them blonde, wearing old-style camouflage. A funeral service for. 1. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. The lawyer contends that the resort's employee never inspected the shotgun barrels. The Project star Carrie Bickmore has shocked Australia with the announcement . [13] The trial began on February 11, 2015. Cops caught up with him at his home in Lancaster. His exploits had the odd darkly humorous moment, such as the time 16 fully-armoured insurgents tried to swim a river separating them from the Americans, clinging for buoyancy to four brightly-coloured beach balls. Its forcing yourself to do what you need to do, even when you dont want to do it.. Meanwhile, Kyle and Littlefield were also unsettled by their passenger in the backseat. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. a blog post from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He earned the nickname, "Shaitan Ar-Ramadi", meaning "the devil of Ramadi", from insurgents after his stellar shooting record in Ramadi. In the context of the Newtown, Conn., massacre and the renewed debate over gun control, the shooting death of Kyle made national headlines. But on the other hand, Kyle had spent the final years leading up to his death helping other veterans readjust to civilian life. Even after several reconstructive surgeries, Long still cannot close his left thumb to his hand. As he told the Dallas Morning News in 2012, he wanted to "be a cowboy [or] be in the military." So Kyle tried life as a cowboy first. Kyle thought that shooting a firearm might offer some kind of . In all, he earned seven medals for bravery two Silver Stars and five Bronze Medals. As the Marines prepared to move in for the first time, Kyle and his partner dashed into a well-placed apartment building on the edge of the city. Kyle retired from the Navy in 2009, forming with his friend, British Army sniper Mark Spicer, a private sniper school training police and military personnel. A keen deer hunter, Kyle the son of a church deacon said he already knew how to shoot, but sniper school taught him the science behind it all. Later, itll be up to his lawyers to convince jurors that mental illness kept him from knowing right from wrong. I asked my daughter's teachers not to call her a boy they reported me to social services. Working from the top of a four- storey building, Kyles body count to be official, each had to be witnessed by a comrade and result in a confirmed death soared as insurgents poured into the city to attack the Americans. 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Another expert, Dr. Michael Arambula, testified he did not believe Routh was schizophrenic, and was not insane at the time of the murders because he was intoxicated. He went to his sister Laura Blevin's house and explained what he had done, before she dialled 911. Security concerns after Youtuber managed to tape phone Money saving guru Martin Lewis reveals easy FIRST step to clearing thousands of pounds in debt, Six people die, including three children, when their throats are sliced by KITE STRINGS at Indian festival. He was 38. 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It was a Chinese-made grenade and she had pulled out the pin just as a U.S. Marine foot patrol approached. Bestseller: Kyle's naked hatred of enemies, who he described as savages shocked some, but the American Sniper became an instant bestseller, selling 800,000 copies to date. Routh would show off Kyle's items at an uncle's house and his sister's house, and also stop at Taco Bell for a burrito, Nash added. 4. Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield were shot and killed by a former Marine that they had taken to a gun range as therapy to address his PTSD in 2013. Routh later told his sister he wanted Kyles Ford pickup truck. From there, Kyle quickly proved his mettle as a marksman. I wanted to get their story out and I wanted to raise awareness for veterans.. It was hard, she says. The upscale resort is facing a civil lawsuit over a 2009 incident that blew off the thumb of a 17-year-old boy, William Travis Long. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth", "Details announced for Navy SEAL Chris Kyle's memorial service at Cowboys Stadium", "Residents Line I-35 to Pay Respects to Slain Navy SEAL", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murders_of_Chris_Kyle_and_Chad_Littlefield&oldid=1117082417, Chris Kyle (April 8, 1974 February 2, 2013), age 38. I'm getting worried." 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Kyle's death generated an outpouring of grief in Texas, where he was celebrated as a hero in a memorial service at Texas Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys.It also resonated with gun enthusiasts across the country, who embraced Kyle as a celebrity at major events like Las Vegas's SHOT show, the annual firearms industry convention.. Kyle's legend as a kind of modern Wyatt Earp was . Then, Routh attacked. After the teenager placed a shell in the bottom barrel, aimed and pulled the trigger, "the shotgun exploded, blowing William's left thumb off and permanently and severely injuring his left hand and thumb," the complaint states. Carrie, 42, was left red-faced in May last year when Chris was caught with his trousers down on a company Skype call. Regarded as one of the most lethal snipers in United States military history, Kyle served four tours in Iraq before he was killed in Texas. 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Regarded as one of the most lethal snipers in United States military history, Kyle served four tours in Iraq before he was killed in Texas. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. He doubled back to his home to find police officers waiting, Nash said, before leading police on a chase that ended because an officer slammed a police vehicle into the truck. Chris Kyle, who has been branded an "American Hero [1]," never expressed any regrets for his many victims but stated that he wished he could have murdered more. Kyle was one of two U.S. snipers who attracted a bounty on his head in Ramadi. One man he shot from a distance of more than a mile. Paul Boccafogli, the resort's general manager, refused to answer questions about the lawsuit or last week's double homicide. A public memorial service for the 38-year-old Kyle, reputed to be the deadliest sniper in American military history, is scheduled for Monday at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas. Long's attorney, Bill Zook, told HuffPost that the explosion tore through skin and ligament, blowing away the entire thumb except for the bone. Chris Kyle, author of American Sniper and the most lethal sniper in American military history, was killed on Feb. 2, 2013. He was such a good dad., But she acknowledges that his four deployments were a huge challenge for the family. I knew this would give me a voice so I could speak about the guys I know who were killed. Shock first photos inside Serena Williams' crumbling childhood home, Ana Walshe's pals reveal what 'delayed her fate' after husband charged, Child's body found in search for missing girl, 4, who was 'beaten to death', Missing woman's husband charged with murder after blood found in basement, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Chris Kyle is the author of the autobiography American Sniper, which depicts his career as the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history, Chris Kyle's book sold over 1.2 million copies and was adapted into a Clint Eastwood film, Eddie Ray Routh shot and killed Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield, Kyle had taken Routh, who was suffering from PTSD, to a shooting range. Kyle wrote a book in 2012 called American Sniper: The Autobiography, telling the story of his four tours in Iraq from 1999-2009. Stay informed on the latest crime news with abcnews.com.ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Tune into ABC World News Tonight with David Muir for unparalleled reporting. Taya also gave Cooper and costar Sienna Miller, who portrays her in the film, email exchanges she shared with Chris while he was deployed. Chris used to always talk about how he could be of service at home, Cooper, whose performance Taya calls eerie in its similarities to her late husband, said recently. However, according to the record, it was confirmed that only 160 of the kills were confirmed.. Not to mention this man had contributed his skill four times during the time of the Iraq War. ABC News show roster has both leaders in daily evening and morning programming. In February 2013, Kyle and a friend drove Routh to a gun range near Kyle's home in Texas. Despite arguments from the defense that he suffered from psychosis, schizophrenia, and other mental illnesses, a judge convicted Routh to life in prison. I said, Is everything okay? And he said, Yeah, I just need to get down there and get back. , Asked about the irony of his death occurring at home after surviving such brutal odds in combat, Taya, who says she is still grappling with the big hole in her heart, replies, Whats so interesting is that I was always such an over thinker anyway. I would worry about him all the time. When the sister asked where Routh got the truck, Routh said he killed two men, stole their car and planned to flee to Oklahoma, Nash said. Its not patience, because Im not an incredibly patient man. On day two, jurors were shown some graphic pictures of the crime scene. He had wanted to join the Marine Corps since he was thirteen years old, and did so after high school. A Lancaster officer described trying to talk Rought into getting out of Chris Kyles truck. Sometime between 4:40 and 4:50 p.m., a wilderness guide at Rough Creek, Justin Nabours, found Kyle and Littlefield, each dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Im going to do everything I can to help your son, he told her, according to The New Yorker. After meeting in 2001, she married the infamous US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, and had two children. He said that Routh actually had paranoid personality disorder exacerbated by drug use. I feel bad about it, but they wouldnt talk to me. [15] Forensic psychologist Randall Price, a witness for the prosecution, suspected Routh was faking schizophrenia. In the end, I think we felt that this was a film about Chriss life and not about his death, the films screenwriter Jason Hall told New York Daily News. He argued that the lodge should have cleaned the guns prior to the day's shooting. By the end of the first day, he had shot three men and his partner another two. I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people.. He was buried on February 12, 2013, at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, after the funeral cortege journeyed from Midlothian to Austin, more than 200 miles (320km). He was a loving dad and husband.The father of two had a huge heart and softness as well as strength, says Taya. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Were even sharing a few of our favorite models at the end. He was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole, after his lawyers had tried to argue he had been insane at the time of the murders. He had hoped to do the same to his killer, 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh, a former Marine who struggled with his mental health after leaving the service. [7][8] Routh had also been in and out of mental hospitals for at least two years and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. And then he had his way.. Tragically, their encounter would result in Chris Kyles death. Kyle spent the morning with his wife and children at the kids' sporting events and then with Eddie Ray Routh, the former Marine who is now on trial for Kyle's murder. Like Kyle, Eddie Ray Routh had served time in Iraq. A public memorial service for Kyle, 38, reputed to be the deadliest sniper in American military history, was set for Monday at Cowboys. Kyle, who was a former Navy SEAL, and his friend Littlefield were walking down range to set up targets when Eddie Ray Routh opened fire and hit both of them. [20] Hundreds of people, many waving American flags, lined Interstate 35 to view the procession and pay their final respects to Kyle. The Texas sheriff who was known for investigating the murder of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle was discovered deceased from a gunshot to his head, apparently self-inflicted. Routh embarked on a humanitarian mission to Haiti in January 2010, and was honorably discharged the following year. The closest he came to dying was in 2008 during his fourth Iraq deployment, in the insurgent-infested Baghdad slum neighbourhood of Sadr City. Is inflation FINALLY on the way down? This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. [5] Both Kyle and Littlefield were armed with .45-caliber M1911-style pistols when they were killed, but neither gun had been unholstered or fired, and the safety catches were still on. But you never know unless you are an insider.". When is the right time to give my child cold medicine? As his reputation grew, so did the bounty on his head - it shot up from $20,000, increasing to $80,000. My teammates made it possible., Theres an inaccurate stereotype of these guys, that they love war, says Taya. Complete coverage of Chris Kyle on Crimesider, First published on February 8, 2013 / 10:46 AM. Chris Kyle survived four tours in Iraq. Or, most likely, I was just lucky.. From the start to finish ABC News is your source for the breaking stories of the rising crime rate in our nation. Deployed to Iraq in 2003, Kyle reportedly made 160 kills, shattering the record held by Vietnam War sniper Adelbert Waldron, who killed 109. The Washington Post reports that Chris Kyle died from a rapidly fatal shot through his aorta as well as one to his jaw that caused a spinal cord injury. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Routh later told a police officer that Kyle and Littlefield wouldnt talk to me. He also felt that he was in danger, explaining during an interview after his arrest that he felt that, If I didnt take out [Kyles] soul, he was going to take mine next.. Scene: The shooting took place at Rough Creek Lodge in Glen Rose, Texas earlier this month. Routh was arrested after a short freeway chase that saw him flee in Kyle's Ford F-350 truck and crash into a police cruiser. Taya founded the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation to honor her late husband and help enrich military families relationships. Asked whether he regretted any of his kills, he told D Magazine, I regret the people I couldnt kill before they got to my boys., Still, he told D that he didnt feel like a hero. It hurt like hell, he said, but he just kept shooting. Subscribe now to get instant access to the real story behind Chris Kyle, in this issue of PEOPLE. Storm: Kyle wrote a graphic memoir, American Sniper, about his four bloody tours of Iraq, released last year. Counting calories IS king when it comes to losing weight - NOT fasting, study finds. It was incredibly personal and intimate, says Miller. Kyle, a former Navy SEAL, was walking down the range with his friend Littlefield to set up targets when Eddie Ray Routh opened fire and hit both of them. Or, learn about other legendary snipers like Carlos Hathcock and Chuck Mawhinney. She graduated from Oberlin College, where she earned a double degree in American History and French. In life, Kyle became the deadliest sniper in American history and spent his final years helping veterans like himself to adjust to civilian life. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. He texted to Littlefield, "This dude is straight-up nuts," according to Moore. In police video played in court, Eddie Routh answered "Yes, sir" to "You know what you did today is wrong, right?"SUBSCRIBE for the latest news and updates f. His other court-appointed attorney, J. Warren St. John, said Routh was released from the Dallas Veterans Affairs hospital against his family's wishes just two days before the shootings. Police have detained 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh, a former Marine who was with the two men at the shooting range.--------------------------------------------------------TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. Routh was a 25-year-old Marine who had experienced post-traumatic stress disorder. At the Rough Creek. He died trying to help a former Marine.On Feb. 2, 2013, Chris and his friend Chad Littlefield took 25-year-old former Marine Eddie Ray Routh to a Texas shooting range after Rouths mother had asked Chris for help with her son, whom she said was suffering from PTSD. His family worried that he was suicidal. Taya Ranae Studebacker was born in Portland, Oregon, and is the daughter of the mayor of Lake Oswego, Kent Studebaker. The contrasting portraits emerged as Routh's murder trial got underway in a Stephenville, Texas, courtroom Wednesday. The men arrived at the shooting range at around 3 p.m. and raised a red Bravo flag to indicate that the range was being used. Instead, a February afternoon in 2013 turned into murder when former United States Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle died alongside his friend, Chad Littlefield, after a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who they were trying to mentor suddenly opened fire. Kyle suspected the insurgents got information from Iraqis supposedly working for the U.S. I killed them. When Routh fled again, his sister called the police, telling them, Hes all crazy, hes fking psychotic.. Despite false claims he made in the autobiography about his medals of honor and a fictional altercation between himself and former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, Kyles book made him famous. They were just taking me to the range, so I shot them, Routh told police in his rambling post-arrest interview. Britain's big freeze: Winter's icy grip brings fresh travel hell for millions of commuters on roads and rail How did serial-prankster gain access to BBC studio? CHRIS Kyle became a household name after his autobiography, American Sniper, was adapted into a movie by Clint Eastwood. Routh's attorney, R. Shay Isham, has said he will ask for a court-appointed psychiatrist to determine if Routh is competent to stand trial. Is it time Harry & Meghan accept Clarkson's apology and move on? A public memorial service for the 38-year-old Kyle, reputed to be the deadliest sniper in American military history, is scheduled for Monday at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas. In September, Routh had been transported to a psychiatric hospital after he threatened to kill himself and his family, and he later told officers that he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, Lancaster police records show. "They were just taking me to the range, so I shot them. During three further tours of Iraq, The Legend would earn two Purple Hearts the U.S. decoration for servicemen wounded in action and fight in every major battle against the insurgency. Two years after Chad Littlefield and Chris Kyles death, Eddie Ray Routh was found guilty of first degree murder. But Chris Kyle soon found a new calling: helping his fellow veterans adjust to civilian life. Routh told his sister and brother-in-law that the men 'were out shooting target practice and he couldn't trust them so he killed them before they could kill him', according to a police search warrant affidavit. To his fellow American troops, however, the special forces commando was a guardian angel whose hawk-eyed accuracy did much to level the odds in the bloody struggle on the streets of Baghdad, Ramadi and Fallujah. Im sure theyve forgiven me.. It was one of the most gruesome and notorious crimes of the century. 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This man was considered the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history and had claimed to kill 255 people. Looking through the telescopic sight of a bolt-action sniper rifle, he saw a flash of yellow as the woman took something from beneath her clothing and yanked at it. According to the civil suit complaint filed in a local Texas court, Long and his brother Stephen were taken to the range by a resort staffer on Aug. 3, 2009. The New York Post revealed today that Bradley Cooper will star as the sniper in an upcoming movie about his life and death. U.S. forces nicknamed the former ranch hand from Texas The Legend. After reading about Chris Kyles death at the hands of Eddie Ray Routh, discover the story of Simo Hyh, the deadliest sniper in history. He had gone over to the range with a. 5. He would learn how far ahead of targets he needed to aim if they were running or walking, and how to adjust for elevation or the wind. 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