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EXCLUSIVE: 'He'd rather take the death penalty than sit behind those bars forever.' Father of veteran who killed American Sniper Chris Kyle tells how he is already mourning the loss of his own son Custody: Eddie Ray Routh's mugshot, taken after he shot both Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield at a shooting range near Chalk Mountain, Texas, where they had been trying to help him with his PTSD. Marine: Eddie Ray Routh photographed for his graduation into the Marine Corps.
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The Legend of Chris Kyle The deadliest sniper in U.S. history performed near miracles on the battlefield. Then he had to come home. By Michael J. Mooney Published in D Magazine April 2013. There’s a story about Chris Kyle: on a cold January morning in 2010, he pulled into a gas station somewhere along Highway 67, south of Dallas.
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Former Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle shot dead at Texas gun range Former Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle shot dead at Texas gun range. 1  US military's most prolific sniper wrote bestselling memoir on his four tours in Iraq and was known for helping veterans with PTSD. 2  US military's most prolific sniper wrote bestselling memoir on his four tours in Iraq and was known for helping veterans with PTSD.
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- Share Tweet Share Email Follow. Chris Kyle, legendary Navy SEAL sniper and author of American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, has been shot dead along with his friend at a Texas gun range.
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The movie, nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, deliberately left out the death of its hero. It was a sunny, unseasonably warm day in North Texas. Chris Kyle, a 38-year-old former Navy SEAL and author of the best-selling autobiography American Sniper, stepped out of the cab and began walking up the gravel driveway. Eddie Ray Routh, 25, tall and bearded, appeared from the back of his house.
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âAmerican Sniperâs Wife: âChris Died as He Lived: Servingâ ‘American Sniper’s Wife: ‘Chris Died as He Lived: Serving’. In a lengthy interview with the Los Angeles Times‘ Steven Zeitchik, Taya Kyle, widow of famed U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, said she was initially fearful of the way Clint Eastwood’s recent film, American Sniper, would portray her husband, but she ultimately ended up enjoying the film.
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Chris Kyle Funeral Procession Arrives in Austin After the delay, the procession continued south to Austin, where the white hearse carried Kyle's flag-draped coffin into the cemetery. Kyle was considered the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history. His book American Sniper recounted his efforts in the war on terror and in Iraq.
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'American Sniper' killer found guilty in murders 'American Sniper' killer found guilty in murders. STEPHENVILLE, Tex. -- Eddie Ray Routh, the former Marine and Iraq War vet struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, was found guilty of capital murder Tuesday night in the shooting deaths of American Sniper Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield.
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EXCLUSIVE: 'He'd rather take the death penalty than sit behind those bars forever.' Father of veteran who killed American Sniper Chris Kyle tells how he is already mourning the loss of his own son Anguish: Raymond Routh is under no illusion that his son will ever be free again, saying that three families suffered loss when Eddie Ray shot Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. Raymond Routh is under no illusion which version of his son Eddie Ray holds most prominence in the public conscience.
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Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle fatally shot at Texas shooting range FILE: Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. (MyFoxDFW.com) Chris Kyle, a former U.S. Navy SEAL credited with the largest number of confirmed kills, was one of two people fatally shot at a North Texas shooting range Saturday, Texas Highway Patrol confirmed to Fox News.
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- Eddie Ray Routh is a suspect in the shooting and killing of former Navy SEAL Sniper Chris Kyle. (REUTERS/Erath County Sheriff’s Office/Handout) Routh, a former Marine, fled and was later arrested at his home outside Dallas, where cops retrieved the semiautomatic handgun used to kill both men.
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- Prosecutors: Chris Kyle, Chad Littlefield shot in the back. Dashcam footage was shown of the arrest of suspect Eddie Ray Routh. American Sniper Chris Kyle's widow watched as prosecutors showed photos of the crime scene and talked about how many times the men were shot.
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'How many lives he saved is more than how many lives he took': Father of American Sniper Chris Kyle reacts to seeing his son's life on the big screen in emotional interview Hero: The real American Sniper, Kyle was killed on a gun range on 2 February 2013. The father of Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in US history, also revealed how he told Clint Eastwood he faced 'Hell' if he tarnished his son's heroic reputation with a Hollywood film about his life.
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- Again, like he did last year with American Hustle. Also, do your research on the person Cooper played in American Sniper and then do the talking. Chris Kyle is also a world champion liar. Said he killed dozens of people during Katrina.
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The Legend of Chris Kyle The Legend of Chris Kyle. The deadliest sniper in U.S. history performed near miracles on the battlefield. Then he had to come home. There’s a story about Chris Kyle: on a cold January morning in 2010, he pulled into a gas station somewhere along Highway 67, south of Dallas.
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The movie, nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, deliberately left out the death of its hero. The Day Chris Kyle Died: Text Messages and Terror in the 'American Sniper's' Final Hours With Killer Eddie Ray Routh. The movie, nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, deliberately left out the death of its hero. This story first appeared in the March 13 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
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Former Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle shot dead at Texas gun range 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. Police said Sunday that the body of Chris Kyle was found by officers responding to an incident at the Rough Creek Lodge in Glen Rose the previous evening.
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- Former Marine Cpl. Eddie Ray Routh (left) enters the courtroom for his capital murder trial Friday in Stephenville, Texas. Routh, 27, of Lancaster, is charged with the 2013 deaths of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a shooting range. (Paul Moseley/AP)
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- American Sniper's Chris Kyle: His Dangerous Life and Mysterious Death. Taya Kyle reveals how American Sniper “brought her husband back to life” and why she trusted Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper. Subscribe now to get instant access to the real story behind Chris Kyle, in this issue of PEOPLE.
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Chris Kyle's Widow Talks Dating: 'I'm Not Saying It's Impossible' 3:13 PM EDT, May 6, 2015. Taya Kyle, the widow of decorated war hero Chris Kyle, who wrote a bestselling autobiography and whose story was seen by millions in the Oscar winning film, American Sniper, is opening up in a memoir about what it was like living through the tragedy of Chris’s death in 2013.
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Witness: Man who killed Chris Kyle said he did it because 'they wouldn't talk to me' Witness: Man who killed Chris Kyle said he did it because 'they wouldn't talk to me'. A key prosecution witness told a Texas jury Friday that he overheard a former Marine say he shot Chris Kyle after the American Sniper hero ignored him. Kyle and a buddy were gunned down at a rural Texas shooting range. The accused gunman Eddie Ray Routh, 27, claims he was insane at the time of the 2013 shooting. I heard Mr. Routh say, 'I shot them because they wouldn't talk to me,' former Erath County sheriff’s deputy Gene Cole testified.
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- Chris Kyle's Widow Talks Dating: 'I'm Not Saying It's Impossible'. Taya Kyle, the widow of decorated war hero Chris Kyle, who wrote a bestselling autobiography and whose story was seen by millions in the Oscar winning film, American Sniper, is opening up in a memoir about what it was like living through the tragedy of Chris’s death in 2013.
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Witness: Man who killed Chris Kyle said he did it because 'they wouldn't talk to me' Witness: Man who killed Chris Kyle said he did it because 'they wouldn't talk to me'. A key prosecution witness told a Texas jury Friday that he overheard a former Marine say he shot Chris Kyle after the American Sniper hero ignored him. Kyle and a buddy were gunned down at a rural Texas shooting range.
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American Sniper (2015) This American Sniper featurette features Taya Kyle, wife of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, reflecting on the movie. Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller are also featured. The screenwriter reveals that he turned in the American Sniper script just two days before he learned of Chris Kyle's death.
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Former SEAL Chris Kyle Allegedly Killed by Former Marine He Was Trying to Help We are devastated by the news of Chris Kyle's death, William Morrow executive editor Peter Hubbard said in a statement. It was an incomparable honor to help share Chris's story of service and faith with the world.
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âAmerican Sniperâ Chris Kyle Distorted His Military Record, Documents Show Kyle separated from the Navy in 2009 after almost 11 years as a SEAL. In 2013, he was murdered in Texas by a fellow veteran struggling with mental health problems. A public memorial service for Kyle held at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas drew nearly 7,000 people.