On the way, Kyle and Littlefield exchanged telling text messages, which were shown on Monday morning to the jury. Alright talk to you later, bye.”įour days later, Kyle and Littlefield picked up Routh at his Lancaster home and took him to the Rough Creek Lodge shooting range for what was supposed to be a therapeutic outing. “You know it’s kind of a sad day when it rains,” Routh says on the message, which was played for jurors. 29 - just days before the killings -Routh left Kyle a message saying he was just calling to talk “about this dreary day we are having.” Secret Service who is now an adviser at Price Waterhouse Coopers, testified that in the days before the slaying Routh left Kyle several voice messages. Phillips said that Routh also appeared to be “under the influence.” In fact, Phillips told the jury, Routh was “in a detox situation for a while” after he was booked into jail.Īs Routh sat in jail awaiting trial, investigators processed and analyzed evidence, including voicemails and text messages on the slain men’s phones.ĭigital forensic expert Jeff Shaffer, a former senior special agent with the U.S. Kenny Phillips testified Monday morning that Routh was irritated as he was taken to the Erath County Jail after his arrest in Dallas County in the double murders. Prosecutors have shown, through their questioning of witnesses, that Routh had been drinking and using drugs in the hours before the killings.Įrath County Sgt. Prosecutors Alan Nash and Jane Starnes don’t dispute that Routh was troubled, but maintain that he intentionally killed Kyle and Littlefield and knew his actions were wrong. They must prove he was suffering from a severe mental disease or defect at the time of the slayings and did not know his conduct was wrong. Shay Isham are arguing that Routh is not guilty by reason of insanity. He was arrested several hours later after leading Lancaster police on a 6-mile chase that ended when Kyle’s pickup died on Interstate 35 in south Dallas.ĭefense attorneys Warren St. 45-caliber weapon and Littlefield, 35, seven times with a 9mm handgun.Īfterward, prosecutors said, Routh reloaded the 9mm that was used to kill Littlefield and fled with it in Kyle’s black Ford pickup. … You can’t accidentally shoot someone that many times.” “There was no question that I was dealing with someone very violent. Eddie Ray Routh is accused of killing former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and his best friend, Chad Littlefield. “This was a brutal killing,” Briley told the jury in the “American Sniper” trial Monday. 2, 2013, he knew immediately that the killings were intentional. When Texas Ranger Danny Briley arrived at Rough Creek Lodge to investigate a double shooting on the evening of Feb.
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