He remains jailed in Erath County on a $3 million bond. Chris Kyle And The True Story Behind 'American Sniper' - All That's Rouths trial brought media attention and an intense lawenforcement presence to Stephenville. Chris Kyle left the Navy SEALs in 2009 in order to save his marriage and to spend more time with his two children, who he had spent very little time with during his years at war. Eddie Ray Routh, the man found guilty of murdering Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield in 2013, explained why he shot both men in a confession tape that was shown to jurors during the trial. His other court-appointed attorney, J. Warren St. John, said Routh was released from the Dallas Veterans Affairs hospital against his family's wishes just two days before the shootings. February 8, 2013 / 10:46 AM Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter, The movie, nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, deliberately left out the death of its hero. Sniper, including the differences Out on the street, Kyle introduced the scruffy ex-Marine to Chad Littlefield, who was riding shotgun in the truck. 'American Sniper' Trial: The Moments Leading Up to Chris Kyle's Death (The first was the subject of a $1.845 million defamation lawsuit Ventura brought and won against Kyle.) In reality, according to Kyles memoir, the Navy discharged Biggles from service following his injury. A lot of people have asked me, Why dont we see Chris get killed? -The New Yorker. This story first appeared in the March 13 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. had punched former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura in a bar altercation in How Chris Kyle the American Sniper Died - Men's Health He is described as "an Olympics marksman who was using his skills against Americans and Iraqi police and soldiers. Kymberly Hobbs next to her brother, Charles Givens, around 2004. We went around and around and I wrote it five different ways and talked about how we would shoot it., Recalling a conversation Hall had with Chriss widow Taya a few days after Kyles funeral, he says she told him, If you guys are going to do this, youre going to need to get it right. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. So he was helping on and off the field," Jeff said. | (Photo: REUTERS/Tim Sharp) Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL who inspired Clint Eastwood's blockbuster film "American Sniper," was a man of faith with a "huge heart" despite what . In Texas, if an individual is convicted of capital murder, life without parole, he will spend the rest of his life in a penitentiary with little or no mental health assistance, says George Parnham, a Houston-based criminal defense attorney who represented Andrea Yates, a mother who drowned her five children in 2001, in two consecutive trials. Eddie Ray Routh as seen in court on Feb.19 for his capital murder trial in Stephenville, Texas. 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On February 2nd, 2013, they took fellow Iraq War veteran Eddie Ray Routh, 25, with them to a rifle range in Glen Rose, Texas as part of a therapeutic outing. Prior to filming, Taya lent actor Bradley Cooper stacks of photos and emails that she had exchanged with her late husband during his four combat tours. However, when Kyle inspects the house more carefully, he finds weapons hidden beneath the floorboards, and outs the family as pro-insurgency, beginning a firefight. New details that emerged at the capital murder trial of Routh at the Erath County District Court in the small ranching town of Stephenville, Texas, offer a riveting and disturbing account of the tragedy that befell the man they called The Legend. Photo illustration by Slate. After retiring from SEAL Team 3 in 2009, Kyle had returned to Midlothian with his family. In the book, Chris describes going to a house where there were supposedly U.S. prisoners. In the movie, Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) shoots a boy and his mother who are approaching a U.S. Marine convoy concealing an RKG-3 Russian Anti-Tank Grenade. Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle explains some Instead of shooting the insurgents, he shot the beach balls and they drowned (the Marines put some of them out of their misery). Who was Chris Kyle? the war. Kyles friendships with his fellow sailors shifted with each deployment, but two names recur in both movie and text: Ryan Job and Marc Lee. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? sniper Chris Kyle, reflecting on the While Jeff called his brother "an average, everyday guy," Chris was known to be one of the most lethal snipers in American military history. And what does it mean?" For those who missed the original coverage, Kyle was killed in February 2013, four years after he was honorably discharged from the Navy. In reality, Chris Kyle never actually encountered the enemy Iraqi sniper Mustafa, who he believes was killed by other U.S. snipers. Unlike the movie, he didn't leave the SEALs because the war had become too much for him to bear. bad-mouthing America.". The film, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper as Kyle, does not show the moment when the father-of-two was killed but it does show him leaving his home as he headed to the gun range where he was later fatally shot. In a climactic moment toward the end of the film, Chris Kyle finally shoots the sniper, who in an earlier scene had killed his friend Ryan Job (or Biggles). and evil, both at home and abroad. Flanked by his three defense attorneys, who entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, Routh sat calmly listening, dressed in a dark gray suit and tie, observing or taking notes, hunched over a yellow legal pad. His father imparts strict lessons about the difference between sheep, sheepdogs, and wolvesand the importance of finishing a fight. "When I first got out, I had a lot of resentment," Kyle said. The Slate Group LLC. Littlefield was lying on his back on the shooting platform and Kyle was facedown in the grass nearby. ", No. In September, Routh was transported to a psychiatric hospital after he threatened to kill himself and his family, and he later told officers that he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, Lancaster police records show. Chris Kyle - IMDb The men had never met, but Rouths life was like a distorted mirror of Kyles. No one saw him drive away. How did 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle die? | The Sun The U.S. Navy SEAL is The father and brother of Chris Kyle are saying they were not invited to a ceremony held Wednesday by Gov. individual wielding a firearm, Taya Kyle's number well-surpassed the previous American record of 109, which was set by Army Staff Sgt. "I felt like she knew who I was when she met me. Kyle and Littlefield were carrying loaded .45 caliber 1911-style pistols on web holster belts. to make a 2,100 yard shot in combat. I feel bad about it, but they wouldn't talk to me. Photo illustration by Slate. He wasn't a veteran, but he had the heart and soul of a warrior and was doing everything he could to help out as many veterans as possible. Kyle describes the incident to Bill Chris Kyle Dead: How the American Sniper's Widow Taya Is Coping Not long afterward, he heard the truck driving away and was surprised to discover that Routh had left without saying goodbye or making sure Girley was secured and his house locked. The Odessa, Texas, native grew up hunting with his father and had uncanny aim as a marksman. It was a sunny, unseasonably warm day in North Texas. I'm not lying or exaggerating to say it was fun. She knew I was a warrior. Along with the prosecutors, the Kyle family decided to seek life in prison for Routh, not the death penalty. also describes her husband's decision to followed Kyle's appearance on The Opie & Anthony 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. She sets a Chinese grenade, not a Russian RKG. Wayne V. Hall, a spokesman for the U.S. Army, said that the Army "does not keep any official, or unofficial for that matter, record of confirmed kills." At the same time, she lived with constant worry that Chris would not come back alive. He apparently got little or no sleep. A death squad leader in and around Baghdad, Deraa was known to use a power drill to torture and kill his victims. Chris Kyle Death: Photos seized from suspect Eddie Routh's phone may Wikimedia Commons Chris Kyle was killed with his own gun by a veteran he was attempting to mentor at just 38 years old. The police made the call, reviewed the surveillance footage, and Kyle was let go.The problem with his story is that no surveillance footage was ever made public and the officers who were supposedly there never came forward to back up the story. In 2012, actor Bradley Cooper called up former Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Chris Kyle to discuss the movie he was developing based on Kyle's memoir, "American Sniper." "I just thought I . While on The Opie & Anthony Show to promote his 2012 memoir American Sniper, Kyle said that in 2006, he and Jesse Ventura, who he refers to only as "Scruff Face" in his book, got into a bar fight at McP's Irish Pub & Grill in Coronado, California. Soldiers Who Deserve Biopics. The film's epilogue then tells what happened to Kyle, but here are more details about the tragic day. Im getting worried.. "Every time we'd come back we'd have to fill out an assessment of what happened throughout the day," Kyle told TIME Magazine, "the time, the place, the caliber used, the distance he was, what exactly he was doin', where he was standin', what he was wearin'. It was weird talking to my sister. In real life, Ryan was blinded in battle in 2006 when an enemy sniper's bullet struck his rifle, sending pieces of the shattered weapon through his face. Is the apocalypse upon us right now? Prior to "the Legend," Kyle had been called "Tex" by his fellow Navy SEALs. When Kyles F-350 pulled up at the house again around 9 p.m., a patrol car was parked outside. The battery on the phone ran out, and he didn't end up calling her back for two or three days, not realizing he hadn't ended the communication. When he did come home on leave to visit, he was often anxious and withdrawn. "With my rodeo career ended, I decided that I would quit college, stop ranching, and go back to my original plan: join the military and become a soldier." Littlefield texted back: Hes right behind me, watch my six, telling Kyle in military slang to watch his back. "I had a clear view in my scope," writes Kyle, "but I didn't fire. Kyle had begun working with veterans after leaving the military and Routh's mother had asked him to help her son. The movie shows The Butcher character imploring Abu Deraa's torturous use of power drills. "I know Chris would be upset about that," Jeff said. than I was a killer.". They said her disabled brother died in prison naturally. A lawsuit — -- The record-breaking film "American Sniper" tells the story of soldier Chris Kyle's life, and while the movie was based on his autobiography, the ending changed after the production of the film had already started. The movie raises the bounty on Kyle's head to a fictional $180,000. By contrast, a successful insanity defense, Parnham says, means that the individual is sent to a maximum-security mental-health hospital where he is then treated by psychologists, psychiatrists and therapists and given proper doses of medication.. Since leaving the military in 2009, Kyle had spent time working with wounded veterans and, in some cases, he spent time with them on the shooting range. ' Hall told PEOPLE while promoting the film last month. Chris Kyle's Death: Text Messages, Terror in 'American Sniper's' Final With the bodies still in place, they took photographs and set up a Spheron SceneCam, which produces a 360-degree, high-resolution visual record. In the movie, Ryan Job (or Biggles, played by Jake McDorman) is shot in the head and blinded by Syrian sniper Mustafa but survives long enough to propose to his girlfriend. I had the time of my life being a SEAL. American Sniper, the story of After the killings, Routh said, "I was just riding in the back seat of the truck, and nobody would talk to me. interview, the story was devoured by the Im driving a dead mans truck. Watson went outside and saw a big black Ford in the driveway. The families waited two years to hear the verdict, and according to Jeff, they had a feeling the jury would find Routh guilty. Marine Corps) As for his confirmed kill count, he wrote in his book that the number seemed to change all the time. -- "American Sniper" Chris Kyle spent the final morning of his life with his family at their kids' sporting events, as Eddie Ray Routh, the former Marine . At some point Routh armed himself with a 9mm Sig Sauer P226 MK25 pistol, the model used by Navy SEALs, and a Springfield .45 pistol. He joined the Navy in 1999, and in. I did not," Ventura said on CBS This Morning. The moment is also depicted in the movie. Chris Kyle was born in 1974 Odessa, Texas. in U.S. military history. Though the verdict is hardly surprising, the shocking new details that emerged in that small Texas courthouse finally explain what happened when these two veterans crossed paths and one of them died. But now we have a guilty verdict in the disturbing trial of Eddie Ray Routh, the troubled soldier who admitted to shooting Chris Kyle and his friend 13 times. Routh reportedly went to his sister Laura Blevins' house after the shooting. Chris Kyle confirmed that it was former However, he soon got a call from Navy recruiters who reversed their earlier decision. "But you never know," he said. I can feel everybody feeding on my soul right now, Jesse, and thats not good.. By Jean Song February 26, 2015 / 5:08 PM / CBS News There is "some closure" for the families of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield, after Eddie Ray Routh was sentenced. He says that the guys nicknamed him "the Legend" when he was in Fallujah, around the time of the beach ball incident. glimpse of Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) Navy SEAL Chris Kyle explains confirmed And I didnt want to glorify [Routh], he added. Furthermore, the prosecution presented two expert witnesses who had interviewed Routh in jail and flatly declared that he is not schizophrenic, psychotic or afflicted by PTSD, instead portraying him as a manipulative, dishonest, substance-abusing miscreant with a personality disorder who is skilled at citing past trauma and feigning insanity. (The filmmakers had considered but ultimately omitted a final scene portraying the killings, partly in deference to Kyles widow, Taya, and her children.) It's all in the detail." American Sniper script just two The look and the caution that you see in Siennas face is a constant, said Taya. (Kyle once dropped his phone during a firefight and she was forced to hear the whole thingbut not when she was revealing the sex of her baby, as in the film.) Routh got out with his hands up, lay down on the asphalt and was arrested. But skipping ahead, the film takes some liberties. A Cursed Glass Knick-Knack From Outer Space, reflects on what simmers beneath the surface, difference between sheep, sheepdogs, and wolves. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. He dies soon after, and that death defines Kyles fourth tour in Iraq and spurs him to seek revenge against Mustafa. Once he left, she called 911, saying that her brother admitted to her that he killed two people at a shooting range, and she was terrified that he was going hurt her. Kyle, a former Navy SEAL, and his friend Littlefield were walking down range to set up targets when Eddie Ray Routh opened fire and hit both of them. It was "the only time I killed anyone other than a male combatant," writes Kyle. A short time later, she received official confirmation that Chris and Chad were dead. ", Yes, the insurgents put a $20,000 bounty on the heads of all snipers, not just Chris Kyle. Kyles widow, Taya, attended the Academy Awards on Feb. 22, where Clint Eastwoods adaptation of Sniper earned an Oscar for sound editing. Are you okay? she texted. While Chris Kyle participated in saddle bronco bustin from high school into college, his rodeo career ended when a bronco flipped and left him with pins in his wrists, broken ribs, and other injuries. The next day, autopsies revealed that four of Kyles six wounds were determined to be rapidly fatal, and four of the seven wounds that Littlefield received were likewise deemed unsurvivable. Taya Kyle had all of her attorney fees paid by [the book publisher's] insurance. Usually, hes making their day, she said, referring to veterans he had taken on previous excursions. Kyle claimed to have then punched Ventura and the former WWF wrestler went down. Known as the deadliest sniper in American history, Chris Kyle was also a decorated U.S. Navy SEAL who was shot twice during his four tours in the Iraq War. Routh later said that it bothered him that Chad Littlefield was not shooting it somehow made him a threat. A couple of hours after their mid-afternoon phone conversation, Taya tried to reach Chris again. He also often drank alongside his medication, before he began refusing to take it. -D Magazine "I loved what I did. Along a stretch of I-35E, the truck slowed, stalled and stopped. Chris Kyle's life is shown in the hit film, but leaves a key thing out. After Iraq, he was stationed aboard the USS Bataan, an amphibious assault ship, on a seven-month Middle East deployment. "whether you see Sienna or you see me up on the screen, it doesn't really matter. (Cpl. Kyle told them he needed to reach into his customized black Ford F350 to get the keys. Chris Kyle's untimely death. Almost two years later, actor-director Clint Eastwood has transformed the 2012 memoir American Sniper from a best-seller into a box-office hit. Before Clint Eastwoods film adaptation of Sniper became a runaway hit ($429 million and counting at the worldwide box office), and before Chris Kyle became a best-selling author (his book has sold 2 million copies), he was already a folk hero in North Texas. -American Sniper book. The combatants had sent the child down the street to retrieve an RPG (in the movie, a nearby boy simply wanders over and picks up the RPG). 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. Jeff Kyle, 43, is the younger brother of the late American Sniper, Chris Kyle. He was talking kinda babble.. The filmmakers behind American Sniper left out Chris Kyles violent murder at the end of the blockbuster movie for the sake of his two kids, says screenwriter Jason Hall. You must be Eddie, Kyle said. "When you think you cannot do something, think again. 2023 There is no record that Routh went outside the wire seeing combat, in military vernacular. Jodi Routh would later say that Kyle never mentioned that he might bring Eddie to a remote shooting range with an arsenal of pistols, rifles and ammunition. Their destination was a shooting range at Rough Creek Lodge, an 11,000-acre upscale resort 26 miles outside Stephenville, the town where Kyle had attended Tarleton State University and competed in rodeo in the early 1990s before becoming a SEAL.
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