Eddie Ray Routh guilty in murder of Chris Kyle, Chad Littlefield, will get life in prison
Eddie Ray Routh was found guilty in the shooting deaths of American Sniper author Chris Kyle and a friend, Chad Littlefield Tuesday. Routh will serve life in prison.
“…He spoke of fearing for his life and believing that they were going to kill him or take his soul. He said that Mr. Littlefield was not shooting at the range and that “that’s what got me riled up.” He said he was offended that Mr. Kyle had not shaken his hand when they met, was bothered by the smell of cologne in Mr. Kyle’s truck, and was annoyed that the two men did not talk to him on the drive to the range.
“It smelled like sweet cologne,” Mr. Routh told a reporter for The New Yorker in 2013, in a phone call from jail that was recorded. “I was smelling love and hate. They were giving me some love and hate.”
“We’ve waited two years for God to get justice for us on behalf of our son,” Judy Littlefield, Littlefield’s mother, told reporters after the verdict. “And as always, God has proven to be faithful.”