Routh continued, “It smelled like sweet cologne. “It was the smell in the air that morning. “That’s how I felt that day,” Routh said on the recording. Routh didn’t trust the Navy SEAL and his friend after their first meeting, he told Schmidle. Routh described being annoyed with Kyle and Littlefield as they made the 90-minute drive from his home to the countryside gun range. Portions of the recorded conversation were played for the jury. In May 2013, Routh did a phone interview from jail with New Yorker magazine writer Nicholas Schmidle. I’m sure they’ve forgiven me,’ ” Cole said. I feel bad about it, but they wouldn’t talk to me. They were just taking me to the range so I shot them. I was just riding in the back seat of the truck and nobody would talk to me. Routh say, ‘I shot them because they wouldn’t talk to me.
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Jury hears taped confession in 'American Sniper' trial “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,” Dunn testified. Mitchell Dunn said his opinion was that Routh’s “psychosis was not substance-induced.” Randall Price, a forensic psychologist who testified as the prosecution’s medical expert, said Routh’s heavy marijuana use caused a “substance-induced psychotic disorder,” Dr. The arguments were in direct contrast to one another.
Prosecutors argued that Routh is a “troubled man” who struggles with a “personality disorder,” not insanity. Routh’s attorneys said the former Marine suffers from psychosis, paranoia and schizophrenia.
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Instead, the jury heard a series of bizarre explanations for why Routh allegedly turned the guns on Kyle and Littlefield. Littlefield was shot five times in the back. Kyle was shot four times in the back and once in the face. Yet Routh didn’t reveal a clear reason in the fatal shootings. His sister then called 911 and mentioned that Routh was acting psychotic and then local police captured him after a short freeway chase in the same truck that he had taken after the murders.'American Sniper' widow breaks down on witness stand Routh arrived at his sister’s house and confessed to her.It’s been reported that Routh then shot both of them at the range and drove off in the vehicle that they had come in. So Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield took Routh to the Rough Creek Lodge and Resort, an upscale shooting range outside of Stephenville, Texas.Routh’s mother had asked Kyle if he could help her son with his PTSD. Both Chris Kyle and Routh were from Erath County, a 100 miles from Dallas where members of the military and veterans were hometown heroes.At that time, one of Routh’s victims, Chris Kyle was volunteering with veterans facing mental health problems after leaving the military which is exactly what Routh was dealing with.
He was also prescribed medication to treat schizophrenia. He was prescribed anti-depressants and anti-psychotics and was hospitalized multiple times.
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