Texas. And ed, we heard more of the audio from the conversations that Eddie Ray Routh had with the new yorker and what did they hear here today that led to the verdict . Well all through the testimony if anyone was hoping to hear a clear motive of why he shot and killed chris kyle and chad littlefield, they didnt get one. There was a number of explanations of the two men who were trying to help them. He talked about one point where they were not talking to him while they were driving tout the gun range. He was mad that chris kyle decided to drive him through a Fast Food Restaurant on the way to the gun range. He felt that he was being force fed. Then he was mad apparently at chad littlefield, because at one point, he had decided to stop taking part in the shooting a Eddie Ray Routh was mad at him and told him in the new Yorker Interview audio that was played in court that Eddie Ray Routh was mad that he was not participate manage the shooting at the range. So a series of bizarre reason
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Who was Chad Littlefield and why did Eddie Ray Routh kill him?
Updated: Apr 30 2021, 9:52 ET
DEVOUT Christian Chad Littlefield died alongside American Sniper buddy Chris Kyle while trying to help troubled gunman Eddie Routh.
Here s more on the beloved dad, whose body was found riddled with six bullets on a Texas shooting range.
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Who was Chad Littlefield?
Chad Littlefield was fatally shot along with ex-Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle by Eddie Ray Routh, a former Marine, at a shooting range in Erath County, Texas on February 2, 2013.
Littlefield was buried before he could celebrate turning 36.
The humble dad has often been described as the forgotten victim .
and how, just imagine what jennifer just described to us, the moment when chad littlefield s father, had to sit in that courtroom and listen to eddie ray routh say i didn t even know the guy s name i pumped bullets into him, i didn t even know his name he looked at eddie ray routh and says his name is chad littlefield and he spelled it for him. in a wish that he would remember that name for the rest of his life. we know the rest of that life will be spent behind bars. it s a waste. this entire situation of these two men s lives who were spending the afternoon trying to help someone. when you think about the fact on the way there they felt something wasn t right and texted this guy is straight up nuts, chris kyle said watch my six said chad littlefield. watch my back. boy, both of them surprised and
chad littlefield. the jury rejected routh s plea of not guilty by reason of insanity after three hours of deliberation. a sad epilogue to the story of chris kyle. the larger than life character played by bradley cooper in the oscar-nominated blockbuster film american sniper. i just want to get the bad guys. reporter: we know he pulled the trigger and killed kyle and littlefield. that was never in dispute but it the question after weeks of testimony from almost 30 witnesses, it all boiled down to this. was routh a cold-blooded murderer or was he so mentally ill, he didn t know right from wrong when he killed the men? the jury swayed by the prosecution voted guilty. confinement for life in the texas department of criminal justice without the possibility of parole. reporter: chad s mother judy littlefield briefly addressed the cameras. we have waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son and as always, god has proved to be faithful.