Eddie Ray Routh found guilty of capital murder in American Sniper trial

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Eddie Ray Routh, the 27-year-old former U.S. Marine on trial for killing American Sniper author Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield two years ago, was found guilty of capital murder by a Texas jury on Tuesday.

Following the announcement of the verdict, the judge sentenced Routh to life in prison without the possibility of parole. His attorneys argued that he should have been found innocent by reason of insanity, BuzzFeed reports. Kyle, the inspiration for the movie American Sniper, and Littlefield were killed on Feb. 2, 2013, at a shooting range in Texas.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.