Posted on 02/12/2015 9:02:37 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
"American Sniper" Chris Kyle described his killer as "nuts" in a text to a friend moments before they were both shot dead by a former Marine, a court was told.
Defence lawyers for Eddie Ray Routh claim the 27-year-old was psychotic at the time of the shooting.
But prosecutors say Mr Routh was aware of what he was doing when he gunned the pair down at a Texas gun range in 2013.
The hit film based on Kyle's memoir is nominated for six Oscars.
The former Navy Seal, who has the most recorded kills of any US sniper, was shot and killed along with his friend Chad Littlefield at a rural shooting range south-west of Fort Worth.
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"This dude is straight up nuts,'' Kyle texted to Littlefield as Mr Routh sat behind them in the vehicle.
"He's [sitting] right behind me, watch my six," Littlefield texted back, using a military reference for watching one's back.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Hope they requested every letter and email he wrote as part of discovery.
Mad men often become very verbal
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