'I asked him if he was kidding and he said no repeatedly,' the affidavit quotes Laura as saying. When Laura asked Routh who he killed, he said Chris Kyle and his friend, according to the affidavit. and told them that he was at a target practice with two other men and 'he couldn't trust them so he killed them before they could kill him.' They say Routh told them that 'he traded his soul for a new truck.' He was arrested, and eventually charged with capital murder.Īccording to the police affidavit, Routh called his sister, Laura, and brother-in-law, Gaines Blevins, shortly after shooting the men, and then drove Kyle's black pickup truck to their house. They were reportedly spending time together at the Rough Creek Lodge and Resort outside of Fort Worth, Texas, because Kyle had volunteered to help the 27-year-old deal with his post-traumatic stress disorder.Īt the shooting range, Routh killed both men, and then stole Kyle's car, which he allegedly admitted to police shortly after. Routh and Kyle hardly knew each other at the time. history, with 160 confirmed kills - and his friend Chad Littlefield on Feb. Routh is accused of killing sniper Chris Kyle - who claimed to be the most deadly sniper in U.S.