Defence to present Day 3 in trial of man charged in ‘American Sniper’ killings

By Staff Associated Press

Posted February 19, 2015 4:08 am

Updated February 19, 2015 4:18 am

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FILE - In this April 6, 2012, file photo, Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL and author of the book “American Sniper,” poses in Midlothian, Texas. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Paul Moseley, File)

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Attorneys for the former Marine accused of fatally shooting “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and another man are set to present Day Three of their insanity defence.

Eddie Ray Routh’s attorneys have been calling friends and family members to testify to Routh’s behaviour before and after the February 2013 shootings of Kyle and Chad Littlefield at a shooting range.

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Routh has pleaded not guilty, and his attorneys say Routh was in a psychotic state at the time of the shootings.

Prosecutors described Routh as troubled but said that any history of mental illnesses shouldn’t absolve him of being accountable for the deaths.

The trial of the 27-year-old Routh has drawn intense interest, partly because of an Oscar-nominated film based on Kyle’s memoir.

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