![]() Family members say Routh suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from serving in Iraq and in Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake. 2, 2013, after Routh’s mother asked Kyle to help her troubled son. Kyle and Littlefield had taken Routh to the shooting range at Rough Creek Lodge and Resort on Feb. If found not guilty by reason of insanity, the court could have initiated proceedings to have him committed to a state mental hospital. Jurors had three options: find Routh guilty of capital murder, find him not guilty, or find him not guilty by reason of insanity. While trial testimony and evidence often included Routh making odd statements and referring to insanity, he also confessed several times, apologized for the crimes and tried to evade police.Ĭriminal law experts said the verdict hinged on whether the defense could prove Routh was insane and did not know the killings were wrong at the time they were committed. The prosecution painted Routh as a troubled drug user who knew right from wrong, despite any mental illnesses. Chris Kyle’s brother and parents were among a group hugging and crying inside the courtroom after the verdict was read. Kyle’s widow, Taya Kyle, had left the courtroom earlier in the day and had not returned when the verdict was read. The Littlefield family had waited “two years for God to get justice for us,” she said. “We’re so thrilled that we have the verdict that we have tonight,” Littlefield’s mother, Judy Littlefield, said at a news conference outside the courthouse. ![]() Routh “took the lives of two heroes, men who tried to be a friend to you, and you became an American disgrace,” Jerry Richardson, Littlefield’s half-brother, told Routh in court. His defense team said they would appeal the conviction. Routh showed no reaction in court, even when family members of Littlefield addressed him. ![]()
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