On Feb. 2, 2013, the day after Hall handed in the first draft of the screenplay, Chris was fatally shot on a Texas gun range at age 38 while trying to help Eddie Ray Routh, a fellow veteran who was allegedly suffering from PTSD. SEAL snipers work in pairs and their job in Fallujah was to cover the advance of U.S. Marines into the city. "I imagine they're headhunters, trying to hunt everybody down," he says in the clip, as quoted by CBS News - the audio from the footage was not released to media, but was played for the jury in 2015. Eddie Ray Routh, 27, is currently on trial in the US charged with the murder of the deadliest sniper in US military history in February 2013. Clint Eastwoods new film, American Sniper, is a blisteringly accurate portrayal of the American war in Iraq.Unlike most films in the genre, it sidesteps the politics and focuses on an individual: the late, small-town Texan, Chris Kyle, who joined the Navy SEALs after 9/11 and did four tours of duty in Fallujah, Ramadi, and Hall added that he didnt want American Sniper to be the thing that was hanging over [the childrens] heads for the very rest of their lives as the film that showed their father getting shot. Routh was found guilty of the murders on February 24, 2015. On Thursday we got a look at many of those firearms. He went to a military recruiting office interested in the Marine Corps, and eventually achieved 24-week Basic Underwater Demolition/SEA, Air, Land (SEAL) training in 1999 and graduated in 2001. Forget 'blue balls', now doctors are warning about blue vulva: Post-sex phenomenon DOESN'T just strike men. Routh is charged with one count of capital murder and two counts of murder. It depicts Kyle's upbringing in Odessa, Texas, as the eldest of two boys, who grew up caring for up to 150 cattle. The film ends with Taya (Sienna Miller) looking anxious as she peers out the front door of their home while Chris (Cooper) heads to the Rough Creek Lodge with Routh. Routh, a 25-year-old Marine Corp veteran, explained his actions during an interrogation with a Texas ranger, saying that he shot at Kyle first because he could 'clearly identify him'. The judge warned the gallery of graphic content, and many family members of the victims, including Taya Kyle, stayed to see it. A public memorial service for Kyle, 38, reputed to be the deadliest sniper in American military history, was set for Monday at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas. February 8, 2013 / 10:46 AM The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. A former Navy Seal who went on to write a bestselling book chronicling his life as the US's most prolific marksman has been shot dead at a gun range in Texas. The material and information contained on these pages and on any pages linked from these pages are intended to provide general information only and not legal advice. I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people.. The 'American Sniper' murder trial took a graphic turn Thursday when attorneys showed the jury images of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield following the shooting. It hurt like hell, he said, but he just kept shooting. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Shocking and troubling photos taken from crime scenes, as seen here, cover a wide range of sick attacks that have captivated America, but also preserve important evidence even for murders that remain unsolved. Chris Day/AP. "They were just taking me to the range, so I shot them. Prosecutors had decided before the trial not to pursue the death penalty, so the judge sentenced him to life in prison with no possibility of parole. The jury must decide whether Routh was of a sound mind when he murdered the men and whether he knew what he was doing was wrong. He also often drank alongside his medication, before he began refusing to take it. Taya Kyle, wife of slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, is interviewed on the witness stand on the opening day of the capital murder trial of former Marine Cpl. He was saved by the protective strength of his helmet and body armour. His lonely death fit into the bizarre life of the reclusive pop star, whod once boasted of subsisting on angel food and hid his destructive habits by licking on drug-laced lollipops. Jodi Arias entranced millions of TV viewers when she went on trial for the murder of Travis Alexander in June 2008 finally being convicted of first-degree murder. Bloating? YouTube Chris Kyle died at the age of 38 after he was shot by a fellow military veteran in Texas. Sickened cops found a fridge full of body parts and it was later revealed that Dahmer had charmed local police into returning one terrified victim back into his clutches after having escaped the apartment just months before his arrest! Chris Kyle was shot and killed at a shooting range in Erath County, Texas, alongside his friend Chad Littlefield on February 2, 2013. The sicko kept the body of Holly Maddux decomposing in his Philadelphia apartment for 18 months, before later fleeing to Paris and enjoying life as an exiled hippie before finally being extradited in 2001 to face justice! 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. 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. "I feel bad about it, but they wouldn't talk to me. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Routh embarked on a humanitarian mission to Haiti in January 2010, and was honorably discharged the following year. As his reputation spread, other snipers openly wondered what his secret was. ' Hall told PEOPLE while promoting the film last month. I'm sure they've forgiven me.". Scanning the deserted main street of a small town in the Nasiriya region, he spotted a woman step out of a house with her child. Maybe I saw a little farther, maybe I anticipated trouble better than other people, he said. Many fans were drawn to Kyles unashamed patriotism and unvarnished account of modern warfare. The acts of sending email to this website or viewing information from this website do not create an attorney-client relationship. Boulder police would be blasted for bungling the investigation, and the ensuing years have produced a disturbing amount of suspects in the horrific crime. Crime scene photos shown in court capture various rifles laying around the scene, including a long-barreled rifle with a scope, a semi-automatic handgun and a revolver. The family members of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield are sitting inside a Stephenville courtroom again as Eddie Routh faces charges of murdering the two men. In one incident, he spotted the passenger of a moped dropping his backpack down a manhole clearly an IED. A funeral service for Littlefield, 35, was set for Friday in Midlothian. This made him experience hallucinations, paranoia, and suicidal thoughts. To do this, SEALs had to adapt to the hot and sweaty ghillie suit made out of hessian cloth on which the sniper attached hay, grass or whatever was needed to blend into the environment he was entering. But the legend came to an end last Saturday evening at a shooting range in his home state. The closest he came to dying was in 2008 during his fourth Iraq deployment, in the insurgent-infested Baghdad slum neighbourhood of Sadr City. Part of the a360media Entertainment Group. During opening statements on Wednesday, defense attorneys said Kyle and Littlefield had enough weaponry in their truck for an army. Instead, the self-promoting hippie became famous for a 1981 murder where he turned his girlfriend into mulch. He believed that where most recruits failed in training was stalking the art of sneaking into a position without being seen. 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. Laswell is a better Sniper than Chris Kyle. There were even suggestions that Bobs old costar Richard Dawson had helped cover for his alleged murderer! Kyle went on to serve in many major battles during the Iraq war, where he became renowned as one of the country's deadliest snipers. January 16, 2015 6:30 PM EST I n the new Clint Eastwood-directed film American Sniper, Bradley Cooper plays Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL who was credited with the most confirmed kills (160) in American military history. Kyle went on four tours to Iraq as a Navy SEAL between 2003 and 2009,while his wife Taya began to raise their two children at home. With a large red crusaders cross tattooed on one arm, he said his only regret about his work was that he hadnt killed more. Chris Kyle Memorial in Odessa, Texas A memorial for slain Navy Seal and American Sniper author Chris Kyle has been unveiled in the West Texas city where he was born in 1974. The monument was unveiled on July 28, 2016, and was privately funded. Chris Kyles memorial includes a plaza and a bronze statue. EXCLUSIVE: Sacr bleu! Kyle was one of two U.S. snipers who attracted a bounty on his head in Ramadi. He kept running, regretting bitterly he was armed only with a snipers rifle whose 20-round magazine was pitifully inadequate. Kyle, 38, and a friend had taken troubled Eddie Routh to a shooting range as therapy only for Routh to shoot them dead. He also often drank alongside his medication, before he began refusing to take it. Here's your chance to win free tickets to Taylor Swift's Houston concert, TIMELINE: Greatest flood threat is late tonight into Friday morning, Houston weather updates: Areas north of the city receive 5 to 8 inches of rain. Chris Kyle was shot and killed at a shooting range in Erath County, Texas, alongside his friend Chad Littlefield on February 2, 2013. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Ex-Navy SEAL fatally shot on Texas gun range, Doctor charged after video allegedly shows her poisoning husband's tea, Missing U.S. man found dead in Mexico; 2 arrested, 4 people found dead near the beach in Cancun's hotel area, Read the full Trump indictment charging him with 34 felony counts. He reportedly continued: "If I did not take down his soul, he was going to take down mine. Bradley Cooper starred as Kyle in the 2014 film alongside Sienna Miller, which went on to win two Academy Awards. Just weeks after his release in July 2011, he was diagnosed with PTSD at a Veterans' hospital and put on medication. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. I certainly wrote it. decadent final days spent with his favorite hooker. And I didnt want to glorify [Routh], he added. The phone, a box of 9 mm ammunition, drug paraphernalia and a blue-jean jacket were seized from the 25-year-old Routh's home after he was arrested near his house in Lancaster, Texas, according to a police search warrant affidavit, inventory sheet and other documents. It seems you have Javascript turned off in your browser. Kyle took up a position just set back from the street window of a top-floor flat and in a macabre touch he and his partner used an upturned babys crib to rest their rifles on as they lay down on rolled-up bedding and waited. Unfortunately, he discovered later, he hadnt hung up properly and she heard the entire battle. Eddie Ray We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world. A cellphone seized from the home of an Iraq War veteran accused of killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend may contain pictures of him with the victims before their deaths at a Texas shooting range, according to police documents released on Thursday. Routh allegedly confessed to shooting 'American Sniper' author Chris Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield, according to a Lancaster Police Department search warrant affidavit, inventory sheet and other documents. Bradley Cooper is up for Best Actor for his role as Kyle at the Academy Awards on Sunday, while the film itself is nominated for a further five Oscars, including Best Picture. Chris Kyle had begun working with veterans after leaving the military. Routh's attorneys argued that he was insane at the time of the murders, although witnesses for the prosecution stated that they suspected he was faking schizophrenia. 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. April 1. Eddie Ray Routh, 25, shot and killed Chris Kyle. Kyle Ocker/Ottumwa Courier/AP. Published: 16:01 BST, 8 February 2013 | Updated: 17:10 BST, 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. Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in U.S. History, and his friend Chad Littlefield were shot dead at a shooting range in Glen Rose, Texas on Sunday. Simpson would beat the rap, but experts insisted that the autopsy reports on Ron and Nicole showed that the vicious murders on Nicoles property had a very personal motivation! 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. 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. Shooting-Range Victim. Rather more unconventionally, he also discovered he shot far more accurately if he had a wad of chewing tobacco wedged inside his cheek. One man he shot from a distance of more than a mile. He earned the nickname, "Shaitan Ar-Ramadi", meaning "the devil of Ramadi", from insurgents after his stellar shooting record in Ramadi. In all, he earned seven medals for bravery two Silver Stars and five Bronze Medals. The scene was altered after Taya Kyle asked them to consider her children For those who missed the original coverage, Kyle was killed in February 2013, four years after he was honorably discharged from the Navy. A public memorial service for Kyle, 38, reputed to be the deadliest sniper in American military history, was set for Monday at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas. For all the shots fired in Iraq after the American-led invasion in 2003, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle rarely wasted any of his. We also wanted to be careful not to glorify the guy who did it.. Sadly, his years as a role model were quickly forgotten after he was convicted of shooting his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on the night of Feb. 14, 2013.Pistorius insisted hed mistaken Reeva for a burglarwhen he grabbed his pistol on the night of Feb. 14, 2013, and hobbled on his stumpsto fire blindly into a bathroom. It was a Chinese-made grenade and she had pulled out the pin just as a U.S. Marine foot patrol approached. With his huge tally of both Pentagon confirmed and unconfirmed kills, he became a popular SEAL known by his infantry as "The Legend" - which could be something to do with him surviving two shootings and six separate IED detonations. Kyle - a former Navy SEAL who came to global attention as the author of bestselling autobiography American Sniper - along with his friend Littlefield, had reportedly offered to take Routh to a shooting range. Ultimately, Eastwood had the final word on the films ending, says Hall. And, just like with Belushi, his tragic demise in I'm sure they've forgiven me.". Then there was the young mother, gunned down while holding a little child in one hand and a primed grenade in the other. His team surrounded by more than 100 insurgents during a night patrol, Kyle was shot in the head and then, moments later, in the back. Expert: U.S. forces nicknamed the former ranch hand from Texas The Legend. Christopher Scott Kyle was a United States Navy SEAL sniper and the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history. Police finally announced they wouldnt investigate Princes drug sources, although insiders blamed the stars death on a Chinese drug cartel selling deadly fake medications. 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. Storm: Kyle wrote a graphic memoir, American Sniper, about his four bloody tours of Iraq, released last year. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. She said as a Navy Seal he was highly trained -- to such an extent he would make his children treat Nerf guns as if they were deadly weapons. Fire and fury in France: Battles on the streets of Paris as riot cops charge at protesters amid country's Why do we call it Good Friday? 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Routh was found guilty of the murders on February 24, 2015. On Thursday we got a look at many of those firearms. He went to a military recruiting office interested in the Marine Corps, and eventually achieved 24-week Basic Underwater Demolition/SEA, Air, Land (SEAL) training in 1999 and graduated in 2001. Forget 'blue balls', now doctors are warning about blue vulva: Post-sex phenomenon DOESN'T just strike men. Routh is charged with one count of capital murder and two counts of murder. It depicts Kyle's upbringing in Odessa, Texas, as the eldest of two boys, who grew up caring for up to 150 cattle. The film ends with Taya (Sienna Miller) looking anxious as she peers out the front door of their home while Chris (Cooper) heads to the Rough Creek Lodge with Routh. Routh, a 25-year-old Marine Corp veteran, explained his actions during an interrogation with a Texas ranger, saying that he shot at Kyle first because he could 'clearly identify him'. The judge warned the gallery of graphic content, and many family members of the victims, including Taya Kyle, stayed to see it. A public memorial service for Kyle, 38, reputed to be the deadliest sniper in American military history, was set for Monday at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas. February 8, 2013 / 10:46 AM The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. A former Navy Seal who went on to write a bestselling book chronicling his life as the US's most prolific marksman has been shot dead at a gun range in Texas. The material and information contained on these pages and on any pages linked from these pages are intended to provide general information only and not legal advice. 
I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people.. The 'American Sniper' murder trial took a graphic turn Thursday when attorneys showed the jury images of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield following the shooting. It hurt like hell, he said, but he just kept shooting. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Shocking and troubling photos taken from crime scenes, as seen here, cover a wide range of sick attacks that have captivated America, but also preserve important evidence even for murders that remain unsolved. Chris Day/AP. "They were just taking me to the range, so I shot them. Prosecutors had decided before the trial not to pursue the death penalty, so the judge sentenced him to life in prison with no possibility of parole. The jury must decide whether Routh was of a sound mind when he murdered the men and whether he knew what he was doing was wrong. He also often drank alongside his medication, before he began refusing to take it. Taya Kyle, wife of slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, is interviewed on the witness stand on the opening day of the capital murder trial of former Marine Cpl. He was saved by the protective strength of his helmet and body armour. His lonely death fit into the bizarre life of the reclusive pop star, whod once boasted of subsisting on angel food and hid his destructive habits by licking on drug-laced lollipops. Jodi Arias entranced millions of TV viewers when she went on trial for the murder of Travis Alexander in June 2008 finally being convicted of first-degree murder. Bloating? YouTube Chris Kyle died at the age of 38 after he was shot by a fellow military veteran in Texas. Sickened cops found a fridge full of body parts and it was later revealed that Dahmer had charmed local police into returning one terrified victim back into his clutches after having escaped the apartment just months before his arrest! Chris Kyle was shot and killed at a shooting range in Erath County, Texas, alongside his friend Chad Littlefield on February 2, 2013. The sicko kept the body of Holly Maddux decomposing in his Philadelphia apartment for 18 months, before later fleeing to Paris and enjoying life as an exiled hippie before finally being extradited in 2001 to face justice! 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. 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. "I feel bad about it, but they wouldn't talk to me. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Routh embarked on a humanitarian mission to Haiti in January 2010, and was honorably discharged the following year. As his reputation spread, other snipers openly wondered what his secret was. ' Hall told PEOPLE while promoting the film last month. I'm sure they've forgiven me.". Scanning the deserted main street of a small town in the Nasiriya region, he spotted a woman step out of a house with her child. Maybe I saw a little farther, maybe I anticipated trouble better than other people, he said. Many fans were drawn to Kyles unashamed patriotism and unvarnished account of modern warfare. The acts of sending email to this website or viewing information from this website do not create an attorney-client relationship. Boulder police would be blasted for bungling the investigation, and the ensuing years have produced a disturbing amount of suspects in the horrific crime. Crime scene photos shown in court capture various rifles laying around the scene, including a long-barreled rifle with a scope, a semi-automatic handgun and a revolver. The family members of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield are sitting inside a Stephenville courtroom again as Eddie Routh faces charges of murdering the two men. In one incident, he spotted the passenger of a moped dropping his backpack down a manhole clearly an IED. A funeral service for Littlefield, 35, was set for Friday in Midlothian. This made him experience hallucinations, paranoia, and suicidal thoughts. To do this, SEALs had to adapt to the hot and sweaty ghillie suit made out of hessian cloth on which the sniper attached hay, grass or whatever was needed to blend into the environment he was entering. But the legend came to an end last Saturday evening at a shooting range in his home state. The closest he came to dying was in 2008 during his fourth Iraq deployment, in the insurgent-infested Baghdad slum neighbourhood of Sadr City. Part of the a360media Entertainment Group. During opening statements on Wednesday, defense attorneys said Kyle and Littlefield had enough weaponry in their truck for an army. Instead, the self-promoting hippie became famous for a 1981 murder where he turned his girlfriend into mulch. He believed that where most recruits failed in training was stalking the art of sneaking into a position without being seen. 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. Laswell is a better Sniper than Chris Kyle. There were even suggestions that Bobs old costar Richard Dawson had helped cover for his alleged murderer! Kyle went on to serve in many major battles during the Iraq war, where he became renowned as one of the country's deadliest snipers. January 16, 2015 6:30 PM EST I n the new Clint Eastwood-directed film American Sniper, Bradley Cooper plays Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL who was credited with the most confirmed kills (160) in American military history. Kyle went on four tours to Iraq as a Navy SEAL between 2003 and 2009,while his wife Taya began to raise their two children at home. With a large red crusaders cross tattooed on one arm, he said his only regret about his work was that he hadnt killed more. 
Chris Kyle Memorial in Odessa, Texas A memorial for slain Navy Seal and American Sniper author Chris Kyle has been unveiled in the West Texas city where he was born in 1974. The monument was unveiled on July 28, 2016, and was privately funded. Chris Kyles memorial includes a plaza and a bronze statue. EXCLUSIVE: Sacr bleu! Kyle was one of two U.S. snipers who attracted a bounty on his head in Ramadi. He kept running, regretting bitterly he was armed only with a snipers rifle whose 20-round magazine was pitifully inadequate. Kyle, 38, and a friend had taken troubled Eddie Routh to a shooting range as therapy only for Routh to shoot them dead. He also often drank alongside his medication, before he began refusing to take it. 
Here's your chance to win free tickets to Taylor Swift's Houston concert, TIMELINE: Greatest flood threat is late tonight into Friday morning, Houston weather updates: Areas north of the city receive 5 to 8 inches of rain. Chris Kyle was shot and killed at a shooting range in Erath County, Texas, alongside his friend Chad Littlefield on February 2, 2013. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Ex-Navy SEAL fatally shot on Texas gun range, Doctor charged after video allegedly shows her poisoning husband's tea, Missing U.S. man found dead in Mexico; 2 arrested, 4 people found dead near the beach in Cancun's hotel area, Read the full Trump indictment charging him with 34 felony counts. He reportedly continued: "If I did not take down his soul, he was going to take down mine. Bradley Cooper starred as Kyle in the 2014 film alongside Sienna Miller, which went on to win two Academy Awards. Just weeks after his release in July 2011, he was diagnosed with PTSD at a Veterans' hospital and put on medication. 
To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. I certainly wrote it. decadent final days spent with his favorite hooker. And I didnt want to glorify [Routh], he added. The phone, a box of 9 mm ammunition, drug paraphernalia and a blue-jean jacket were seized from the 25-year-old Routh's home after he was arrested near his house in Lancaster, Texas, according to a police search warrant affidavit, inventory sheet and other documents. 
It seems you have Javascript turned off in your browser. Kyle took up a position just set back from the street window of a top-floor flat and in a macabre touch he and his partner used an upturned babys crib to rest their rifles on as they lay down on rolled-up bedding and waited. Unfortunately, he discovered later, he hadnt hung up properly and she heard the entire battle. Eddie Ray We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world. A cellphone seized from the home of an Iraq War veteran accused of killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend may contain pictures of him with the victims before their deaths at a Texas shooting range, according to police documents released on Thursday. Routh allegedly confessed to shooting 'American Sniper' author Chris Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield, according to a Lancaster Police Department search warrant affidavit, inventory sheet and other documents. Bradley Cooper is up for Best Actor for his role as Kyle at the Academy Awards on Sunday, while the film itself is nominated for a further five Oscars, including Best Picture. Chris Kyle had begun working with veterans after leaving the military. Routh's attorneys argued that he was insane at the time of the murders, although witnesses for the prosecution stated that they suspected he was faking schizophrenia. 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. April 1. Eddie Ray Routh, 25, shot and killed Chris Kyle. Kyle Ocker/Ottumwa Courier/AP. Published: 16:01 BST, 8 February 2013 | Updated: 17:10 BST, 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. Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in U.S. History, and his friend Chad Littlefield were shot dead at a shooting range in Glen Rose, Texas on Sunday. Simpson would beat the rap, but experts insisted that the autopsy reports on Ron and Nicole showed that the vicious murders on Nicoles property had a very personal motivation! 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. 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. Shooting-Range Victim. Rather more unconventionally, he also discovered he shot far more accurately if he had a wad of chewing tobacco wedged inside his cheek. One man he shot from a distance of more than a mile. 
He earned the nickname, "Shaitan Ar-Ramadi", meaning "the devil of Ramadi", from insurgents after his stellar shooting record in Ramadi. In all, he earned seven medals for bravery two Silver Stars and five Bronze Medals. The scene was altered after Taya Kyle asked them to consider her children For those who missed the original coverage, Kyle was killed in February 2013, four years after he was honorably discharged from the Navy. A public memorial service for Kyle, 38, reputed to be the deadliest sniper in American military history, was set for Monday at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas. For all the shots fired in Iraq after the American-led invasion in 2003, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle rarely wasted any of his. We also wanted to be careful not to glorify the guy who did it.. Sadly, his years as a role model were quickly forgotten after he was convicted of shooting his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on the night of Feb. 14, 2013.Pistorius insisted hed mistaken Reeva for a burglarwhen he grabbed his pistol on the night of Feb. 14, 2013, and hobbled on his stumpsto fire blindly into a bathroom. 
It was a Chinese-made grenade and she had pulled out the pin just as a U.S. Marine foot patrol approached. With his huge tally of both Pentagon confirmed and unconfirmed kills, he became a popular SEAL known by his infantry as "The Legend" - which could be something to do with him surviving two shootings and six separate IED detonations. Kyle - a former Navy SEAL who came to global attention as the author of bestselling autobiography American Sniper - along with his friend Littlefield, had reportedly offered to take Routh to a shooting range. Ultimately, Eastwood had the final word on the films ending, says Hall. And, just like with Belushi, his tragic demise in I'm sure they've forgiven me.". Then there was the young mother, gunned down while holding a little child in one hand and a primed grenade in the other. His team surrounded by more than 100 insurgents during a night patrol, Kyle was shot in the head and then, moments later, in the back. 
Expert: U.S. forces nicknamed the former ranch hand from Texas The Legend. 
Christopher Scott Kyle was a United States Navy SEAL sniper and the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history. Police finally announced they wouldnt investigate Princes drug sources, although insiders blamed the stars death on a Chinese drug cartel selling deadly fake medications. 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. Storm: Kyle wrote a graphic memoir, American Sniper, about his four bloody tours of Iraq, released last year. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. 
She said as a Navy Seal he was highly trained -- to such an extent he would make his children treat Nerf guns as if they were deadly weapons. Fire and fury in France: Battles on the streets of Paris as riot cops charge at protesters amid country's Why do we call it Good Friday? Magazines, Digital Routh later told his sister he wanted Kyles Ford pickup truck. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Kyle and his good friend Littlefield were killed at the shooting range of the Rough Creek Lodge, an 11,000-acre resort located about 25 miles outside of Stephenville. 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. 
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