The family of Chad Littlefield, who was shot dead alongside famed U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, has spoken out about their relief that the killer was found guilty of murder on Tuesday. Eddie Ray Routh, 27, was emotionless as the jury in Stephenville, Texas read their verdict last night: that he had not been insane when he opened fire on the two men in February 2013. They had taken him to a shooting range to help him settle back into society after he left the Marines. After the verdict, Littlefield's brother, Jerry Richardson, turned to Routh and said: 'You took the lives of two heroes, men that tried to be a friend to you. You became an American disgrace.'
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Eddie Ray Routh, 27, will spend life in prison after he was found guilty on Tuesday of gunning down Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield in February 2013
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The Stephenville, Texas jury took just over two hours to declare him guilty
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Littlefield's family said they knew Routh was not insane - as the defense had claimed - and that their prayers had been answered with the verdict
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Kyle and Littlefield were trying to help Routh deal with his PTSD when he turned on them and shot them both multiple times
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There had been questions over whether Routh could get a fair trial following the release of 'American Sniper', the movie about Kyle's life
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Some of the jurors admitted on Wednesday that they had seen the film but insisted they had put it out of their minds when making their decision
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Defense attorneys noted that Kyle had described Routh as 'straight-up nuts' in a text message to Littlefield as they drove to the luxury resort and asked @placeholder to watch his back.