GUILTY TX - Noted sniper Chris Kyle & Chad Littlefield slain at Erath County gun range

[alwaysonmymind]

Information on PTSD-

http://ptsdassociation.com/ptsd-res...+Store+Memories+In+Different+Part+of+Brain-16


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[CHERIE.T]

May the murdered men RIP. May their families have a good support team.

Thanks to all who have provided links. Moo

 

[Lois Lane]

Routh joined the Marines in 2006 and rose to the rank of corporal in 2010. His military specialty was small-arms technician, commonly known as an armorer. He had been stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and served in Iraq from 2007-08 and in the Haiti disaster relief mission in 2010.

He is now in the individual ready reserve. He could be called to duty, but it's uncommon unless he volunteers, 1st Lt. Dominic Pitrone of the Marine Forces Services public affairs office said.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/navy-seal-died-pursuing-passion-18397393

Marine Corps Enlisted Job Descriptions
MOS 2111 -- Small Arms Repairer/Technician

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjo2/a/2111.htm

 

[SapphireSteel]

Chris Kyle's Facebook account.

CAUTION -- There are some rough comments.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-Kyle/401933139867923

A quick glance at this makes it appear he was quite deeply involved in gun politics.

Maybe there is more to this than meets the eye.

Maybe it's not a straight forward "PTSD vet given gun and goes crazy".

:websleuther:

 

[Lois Lane]

Shay Isham, a lawyer appointed to represent him, said his client spent roughly the past two years in and out in Veteran Affairs medical facilities for treatment of mental issues.

Much more at the link:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/04/politics/navy-seal-sniper-shooting/?hpt=hp_t2

 

[Lois Lane]

Jeff Kyle, the brother of former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, issued a statement Monday regarding Kyle’s recent shooting death on behalf of the Kyle and Littlefield families. Suspect Eddie Routh allegedly shot and killed Kyle, 38, and his friend Chad Littlefield at Rough Creek Lodge in Glen Rose, Texas on Saturday.

“My name is Jeff Kyle. I’m here representing my family, the Kyle family, and also the Littlefield family. I am reading a prepared statement prepared by the Kyle family and Littlefield family,” Kyle began.

More at the link:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...chris-kyle-releases-statement-on-kyles-death/

 

[Lois Lane]

Family members of the man suspected of killing former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield spoke publicly for the first time Monday.

Eddie Routh grew up in Midlothian, which was also home to the two murder victims.

Routh's attorney told News 8 that the mental health of his client will certainly be an issue as the case moves forward.

More at the link:

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Fami...der-suspect-suffered-from-PTSD-189753571.html

 

[Lois Lane]

Mr. Kyle’s friends said he did not know Mr. Routh well — Mr. Kyle became lost trying to find the house, and had to ask a neighbor for directions — but he knew Mr. Routh’s mother, Jodi Routh, who had recently asked for help for her son, a former Marine who spent 15 days in a nearby jail last year after a drunken-driving arrest, and who the authorities said had a history of mental illness.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/u...roubled-marine-accused-in-his-death.html?_r=0

 

[Lois Lane]

Ten days after graduating from Midlothian High School, he [Routh] enlisted in the U.S. Marines. A photo in his senior yearbook shows him with a recruiter. He is quoted as saying he wanted to enlist because "I want to be one of the few and the proud."

He served for four years, but his family said Routh's time in Iraq troubled him. His mother hoped a day at the gun range with Kyle and Littlefield last Saturday would serve as a kind of therapy.

Instead, it has created more misery.

Routh's attorney said his client was being treated at the VA Hospital in Dallas as recently as a month ago. He added that Routh remains on medication and at the moment is only interested in seeing his family.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Fami...der-suspect-suffered-from-PTSD-189753571.html

 

[Lois Lane]

One of his court-appointed attorneys, R. Shay Isham of Stephenville, couldn’t confirm that Routh has PTSD.

“I don’t have any of the records,” he said. “I haven’t spoken to any of the doctors. A lot of people assume that, but I’m not going to speculate. I do know that he was under the VA’s care as recently as last month.”

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crim...-to-psychiatric-hospital-said-he-had-ptsd.ece

 

[Lois Lane]

More new detail on Routh from the Dallas Morning News:

Last month, Dallas police say, Routh had at least three run-ins with them — all on the same day.

In the early hours of Jan. 19, Routh was involved in a family violence dispute with a woman over money, grabbed her and held her down against the floor of the house, according to a police report.

Later that morning, he grabbed another woman by her waist and restrained her against her will in a public parking lot.

A woman called police to an apartment complex in the 7600 block of Churchill Way in North Dallas because she feared for Routh’s safety. Routh was in distress and wanting to get help, so officers took him to Green Oaks for a mental health evaluation.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crim...per-had-been-to-psych-hospital-cited-ptsd.ece

 

[Lois Lane]

"He's doing a lot better today," Upshaw said. "We've had professionals out to look at him today. He met with his attorney. He's doing a lot better."

In a telephone interview, Routh's attorney told News 8 he met with his client Monday and that it was a very one-sided conversation, with the lawyer doing most of the talking.

The attorney also told us that mental health will be an issue in the defense of his client.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/Rouths-crimnial-case-and-defense-start-to-take-shape-189762301.html

 

[michmi]

I don't think Chris Kyle was fully informed of the recent LE run-ins with the shooter. He wasn't a stupid man and I think had he known how unstable he had been recently, they wouldn't have been out at a shooting range.

 

[Lois Lane]

The funeral of Chad Littlefield, who was shot and killed along with Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle at a gun range Saturday, will be held at First Baptist Church of Midlothian on Friday at 2 p.m., church officials confirmed.

Littlefield, who was Kyle’s neighbor and workout buddy, is survived by his wife and daughter. His viewing will be at Midlothian Funeral Home on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Funeral arrangements for Kyle, who is survived by his wife and two children, have not been set.

http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/201...tlefield-on-friday-at-midlothian-church.html/

 

[alwaysonmymind]

Thank you, Lois Lane, for posting the links for the articles.




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[HMSHood]

Terrible tragedy for the family of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield.

 

[Lois Lane]

New, 1:49 p.m.

In a frantic 911 recording, the sister of accused killer Eddie Ray Routh told a 911 operator that her brother had just left her home after confessing to murder.

“I’m terrified for my life because I don’t know if he’s going to come back here,” Laura Blevins said, according to a recording released by Midlothian police on Tuesday.

At the link:

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crim...kyle-chad-littlefield-feared-for-her-life.ece

 

[Lois Lane]

Sharyn Rosenblum says Chris Kyle was working on "American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms" with co-author William Doyle. Rosenblum is a spokeswoman for publisher William Morrow.

Rosenblum says no release date has been set for the new book.

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/article_9a76a4ff-683e-58eb-979d-be26918fbf06.html

 

[Reader]

Police: Navy SEAL sniper's killer 'traded his soul for new truck'

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/...is-kyle-sniper-truck-20130204,0,7212375.story

But he didn't get far. His sister, Laura Blevins, called the Midlothian Police Department to report that Routh had come by her and her husband's home and confessed to killing Kyle and Littlefield, according to the affidavit.

He had a big black truck they'd never seen before, and he "told the Blevinses that he had 'traded his soul for a new truck' " before he drove away, headed for Oklahoma to avoid Texas police, according to the affidavit.

Arrest affidavit:

http://images.bimedia.net/documents/combo.pdf

 

[Lois Lane]

Lancaster police obtained a warrant to search Routh’s single-story home for shell cases, bullets, blood evidence, video surveillance equipment, firearms and other evidence that might be linked to the double murder, the [search warrant] affidavit says.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crim...r-told-family-everyone-was-out-to-get-him.ece