eddie ray routh is found guilty of murder of american sniper chris kyle by a texas jury and is sentenced to life in prison without parole. he is charged with murder in the february 2, 2013, shooting deaths of chris kyle, the former navy seal who was the subject of “american sniper,” and kyle’s. chris kyle, a celebrated navy seal sniper, and eddie ray routh, the fellow veteran who killed him, both struggled when they came home from the war.
