‘American Sniper’ trial: Lawyers argue Chris Kyle’s alleged killer was in the ‘grip of a psychosis’
- 9 years ago
As the murder trial for the death of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and fellow veteran Chad Littlefield continues this week, more details about the accused killer, ex-Marine Eddie Ray Routh, have been released. The defense team hopes that many of the details regarding Routh’s behavior after the murder will buttress their claims that Routh was temporarily insane at the time of the murders.
After Routh killed Kyle and Littlefield at Rough Creek Lodge shooting range near Dallas, Routh drove to a Taco Bell and ordered two bean burritos. Prosecutors argue that this behavior shows that Routh was perfectly capable of thinking clearly at the time of the murder.
Defense lawyers hope to paint an entirely different picture, highlighting the erratic behavior that Routh displayed when he drove to his sister’s house in Midlothian after the murder. He bragged about stealing Kyle’s black Ford F-350 pickup truck and explained that he “sold his soul for a truck.” Routh also admitted to killing the two men, prompting his sister to call 911 after he left.
Routh planned to flee to Oklahoma and stopped by his house to pick up a few items and his black labrador. When he returned to his house later to pick up a few items he forgot, police met him in his driveway. One officer entered into a conversation with Routh, and Routh began to talk about voodoo, the apocalypse and hell. “Everything’s just happening so fast … I don’t know if I’m going insane,” Routh is heard telling the police in a conversation recorded on the officer’s body-worn camera. The defense team has focused on these remarks.
Officers placed metal stop sticks in front of the rear tires of the pickup truck, although this didn’t prevent Routh from fleeing. After a six to nine-minute car chase, a police car rammed into Routh’s vehicle and disabled. Routh then quietly surrendered.
Routh has confessed to killing the two men on February 2, 2013, but has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
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After Routh killed Kyle and Littlefield at Rough Creek Lodge shooting range near Dallas, Routh drove to a Taco Bell and ordered two bean burritos. Prosecutors argue that this behavior shows that Routh was perfectly capable of thinking clearly at the time of the murder.
Defense lawyers hope to paint an entirely different picture, highlighting the erratic behavior that Routh displayed when he drove to his sister’s house in Midlothian after the murder. He bragged about stealing Kyle’s black Ford F-350 pickup truck and explained that he “sold his soul for a truck.” Routh also admitted to killing the two men, prompting his sister to call 911 after he left.
Routh planned to flee to Oklahoma and stopped by his house to pick up a few items and his black labrador. When he returned to his house later to pick up a few items he forgot, police met him in his driveway. One officer entered into a conversation with Routh, and Routh began to talk about voodoo, the apocalypse and hell. “Everything’s just happening so fast … I don’t know if I’m going insane,” Routh is heard telling the police in a conversation recorded on the officer’s body-worn camera. The defense team has focused on these remarks.
Officers placed metal stop sticks in front of the rear tires of the pickup truck, although this didn’t prevent Routh from fleeing. After a six to nine-minute car chase, a police car rammed into Routh’s vehicle and disabled. Routh then quietly surrendered.
Routh has confessed to killing the two men on February 2, 2013, but has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
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