Where is Eddie Ray Routh now? This man disgusted everyone by killing Chris Kyle in 2013 and Chad Littlefield, but what’s Eddie Ray Routh up to in 2023?
What is Eddie Ray Routh all about?
Eddie Ray Routh, son of Raymond Ray Routh Sr., and Jodi Routh, was born in Lancaster, Texas on September 30, 1997. After completing high-school, he joined Marine Corps. He grew up in Lancaster, Texas, with his sister Laura Bess Routh. He was sent to a base in Baghdad near Baghdad where he served as a prisoner guard and repaired weapons. He later participated in a mission of humanitarian aid in Haiti. Routh, who served in the Marine Corps for seven years was discharged in July 2011
The murders of Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL, and Chad Littlefield took place on February 2, 2013 at a shooting area near Chalk Mountain in Texas. Routh, a 25-year-old man with posttraumatic stress disorder, shot Kyle, a retired Navy SEAL and his friend Littlefield. Kyle, the author of American Sniper (2012), a bestselling autobiography by which he achieved fame, was the reason for the incident’s national exposure.
Eddie Ray Routh was diagnosed with PTSD in 2011 after his discharge from Marine Corps. Eddie Ray Routh was deployed to Iraq for the first time in 2007, and then served seven months on the USS Bataan in the Middle East. Routh spent four months after the earthquake in Haiti, where the task of recovering hundreds of dead bodies disturbed him.
Routh struggled to adapt to civilian life after returning home. He also had mental health problems and was unable to find a job. Two years prior to the murders of 2013, Routh was diagnosed with PTSD during a stay at the Dallas Veterans Administration Hospital. Routh was prescribed powerful medications for his condition. However, he also self-medicated with marijuana and alcohol. This contributed to his severe depression.
Routh appeared to be improving after a series of hospitalizations and delusional episodes. He moved in with Jennifer Weed, his girlfriend. He took Weed’s roommate and Weed hostage during one episode with a knife. This led to his readmission into the Veterans Hospital.
Routh, despite being diagnosed with PTSD by a doctor and being prescribed antipsychotics and antianxiety medications, refused to receive treatment in the hospital and stopped taking medication after discharge. Tuko News has confirmed this information.
Is Eddie Ray Routh Still Alive?
Eddie Ray is alive. Routh, who was convicted of the murders by Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield and sentenced to a life without parole in prison for the crimes committed against them, was sentenced. He is serving his sentence in the Ramsey I Unit, located in Anderson County, Texas and not the Louis C. Powledge Unit.
The Louis C. Powledge Unit, a men’s jail located in Anderson County Texas. Since its opening in 1982, it has been run by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Prisoninsight.com states that it can house up to 816 inmates in the main unit, and 321 in Trusty Camp. Warren Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and convicted of aggravated crime, was among the notable inmates.
Other former prisoners include Texas rapper Carlos Coy who was convicted for aggravated child sexual abuse, and Royce Zeigler who was convicted for the murder of a two-year old girl Riley Ann Sawyers. Terry Hornbuckle was also incarcerated in the prison. He is a former Arlington, TX pastor who has been convicted of crimes committed against women in his church.
Eddie Ray Routh, a man of his peers, was found guilty of the murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The jury found that Routh was not justified in his actions and was responsible for Kyle and Littlefield’s deaths. According to the law, Routh deserves to go to jail for his crimes.
What happened to Eddie Ray Routh?
A shooting near Chalk Mount, Texas shocked the world on February 2, 2013. Eddie Ray Routh was the perpetrator who killed Chris Kyle. Kyle was a retired veteran of the military who helped other veterans deal with mental health problems.
Eddie’s mother asked Kyle for help on the day of Eddie’s tragic accident. She was having a difficult time dealing with Eddie. Kyle and Chad Littlefield invited Eddie to join them at a remote shooting area located at Rough Creek Lodge Resort southwest of Dallas.
They had brought an arsenal of ammunition and weapons. Routh opened fire on Kyle and Littlefield as soon as they arrived at the shooting range. Littlefield was hit in different parts of the body seven times, while Kyle was struck on six occasions. Routh drove Kyle’s pickup back to his Lancaster, Texas home after the shooting.
Routh, who was under extreme stress at the time, believed that Kyle Littlefield planned to kill him because they ignored him on the way to the shooting range. Routh confessed that he shot Kyle and Littlefield a total 13 times.
Routh’s attorneys entered a not guilty plea due to insanity when the case was brought before a court. The psychologists who appeared in court testified that Routh wasn’t legally insane, but had a paranoid condition exacerbated due to his alcohol and cannabis abuse.
Why Did Eddie Ray Routh Kill Kyle?
Eddie Ray Routh murdered Chris Kyle due to his severe mental issues. Routh suffered from post-traumatic disorder (PTSD) and was abusing alcohol and drugs. Routh’s mom had asked Kyle, the day before the shooting, to help her troubled child. They went to the shooting range.
Routh then turned his attention to Kyle and Chad Littlefield and shot them several times, killing them. Routh said he thought they were going kill him. However, this was determined to be the result of Routh’s paranoid disorder which had been exacerbated by his drug abuse and alcoholism.
Taya has lived in Texas since her husband was murdered by Eddie Routh. She is a Fox News contributor. She speaks on issues related to the military service of her late husband in the U.S. Navy, and the challenges facing veterans.
Taya is now a strong advocate for families and widows who have lost loved one in the military. She has written a book titled, “American Wife” about her experience. It describes how she dealt with Chris’s death. The couple shared two children, Colton Kyle & McKenna Kyle.
Eddie Ray Routh Trial
Eddie Ray Routh, who was held at the Erath County Jail under a bond of $3 million on February 2, 2013 was charged with two counts capital murder. The trial of Eddie Ray Routh was originally scheduled to start on May 5, 2014. However, it was delayed to allow additional DNA testing.
Trial began on February 11, 2015 Routh’s defence team argued that he had been insane when committing the murders. However, Randall Price, an expert forensic psychologist who testified for the prosecution, believed that Routh was not mentally ill at the time, but instead was suffering from paranoid personality disorders exacerbated by drug abuse.
Michael Arambula is another expert witness who stated that Routh wasn’t insane when he committed the murders, but rather intoxicated. Routh was convicted of the murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield on February 24, 2015. The jury deliberated for less than three-hours before returning a guilty verdict.
Jason Cashon, the trial judge, immediately sentenced Routh, to life in prison without parole. Routh is currently being held at the Ramsey Unit of Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Brazoria county, Texas.