![]() ![]() Not only was he suffering from a severe mental disease or defect, not only did he not know his conduct was wrong, he thought he had to take their lives because he was in danger. Tim Moore, one of Routh’s attorneys, said, “At the time of this tragedy, Eddie Routh was insane. Routh’s attorneys have implied that Routh’s close proximity to firearms set off his paranoia and psychosis. On the way to the range, Routh complained that Littlefield and Kyle tried to “force feed” him, even though he was not hungry, by stopping at a fast food restaurant. In addition, Routh said, “It smelled like sweet cologne. It was the smell in the air that morning. Routh explained, “That’s how I felt that day. He added that he did not trust them after they met. Routh stated he was annoyed with Littlefield and Kyle during the hour and a half drive to the gun range. ![]() Excerpts of the conversation between Routh and New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle were played in the courtroom. In addition, New Yorker magazine conducted an interview with Routh over the phone in May 2013. The murder trial of Aaron Hernandez began in January. I feel bad about it, but they wouldn’t talk to me. They were just taking me to the range so I shot them. The jury announced its verdict at around 9:20 p.m. I was just riding in the back seat of the truck and nobody would talk to me. A Texas jury has found Eddie Ray Routh guilty of murder in the killings of 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle and Kyles friend, Chad Littlefield. Routh say, ‘I shot them because they wouldn’t talk to me. Cole was an officer in the Erath County Jail where Routh remained since his arrest. Gene Cole overheard Routh talking about the shootings for four months after they occurred. I don’t know what’s even sane in the world right now.” Video taken from inside the police car after Routh was arrested show the former Marine stating, “I’ve been so paranoid-schizophrenic all day, I don’t know what to even think of the world right now. Mitchell Dunn testified that Routh’s “psychosis was not substance-induced.” Dunn said, “It is my opinion that he was suffering from a severe mental disease or defect that caused him not to know his conduct was wrong.” ![]()
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