Eddie Routh Confesses Cops Navy SEAL Chris Kyle Killing | Admits Wrongdoing | Confession

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Eddie Routh Confesses Cops Navy SEAL Chris Kyle Killing | Admits Wrongdoing | Confession Several hours after he killed decorated Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and his best friend, Chad Littlefield, Eddie Ray Routh gave a bizarre, rambling confession in which he mentioned wolfs, square towns and warlords. “There are tons of people who are eating on my soul right now,” Routh told Texas Ranger Danny Briley, the lead investigator on the case. “I haven’t been able to sleep. I’ve been waiting for them to come back and eat my soul. I wish the world wasn’t such a soulless place.” Moments later, he told Briley that “he had to get out of that situation.” Related Erath County Sheriff's Deputy Kenny Phillips was the first witness Monday in the capital murder trial of Eddie Ray Routh in Stephenville. Erath County Sheriff's Deputy Kenny Phillips was the first witness Monday in the capital murder trial of Eddie Ray Routh in Stephenville. | Rodger Mallison Fort Worth Star-Telegram ›‹ Chad Littlefield and Chris Kyle: ‘Two heroes died that day’ Kyle described Routh as ‘nuts’ before killings Former deputy: Routh said, ‘I shot them because they wouldn’t talk to me’ Routh talked of taking ‘souls’ after killings, police say “It wasn’t a want, it was a need,” Routh said. “… I was going to be the next one out there getting my head shot off.” Routh’s 1 1/2-hour recorded confession was played for the jury of 10 women and two men on Monday as Routh’s capital murder trial entered a second week of testimony. Routh’s mental state is the linchpin of his trial, and his videotaped confession is a key piece of evidence. Routh, 27, a Marine veteran, is on trial in state district Judge Jason Cashon’s court, charged with capital murder in the fatal shootings of Kyle, 38, and Littlefield, 35, on Feb. 2, 2013, at an upscale shooting range at Rough Creek Lodge, a resort southwest of Glen Rose. Defense attorneys Warren St. John, Tim Moore and R. Shay Isham are arguing that Routh is not guilty by reason of insanity — a defense that requires them to prove that he was suffering from a severe mental disease or defect at the time of the slayings and did not know that his conduct was wrong. Marine told cops he killed American Sniper Chris Kyle because: 'If I did not take down his soul, he was going to take down mine' Eddie Ray Routh, 27, is accused of shooting dead famed Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and his friend at a gun range in Texas in 2013 His defense team says he was in a state of psychosis at the time as he struggled with PTSD, but prosecutors said he acted knowingly On Monday, the court heard his confession tape, in which he said he shot the two men because they were 'headhunters' who were going to kill him In the tape, he also said he would apologize to the victims' families Ranger who interviewed him said he thought the murders were intentional It also emerged that he left a bizarre message for Kyle before the killings, saying: 'Rain will come and rains with leave' Eddie Ray Routh told a ranger he shot dead famed Navy SEAL Chris Kyle because: 'If I did not take down his soul, he was going to take down mine.' A tape of his confession was played in court in Stephenville, Texas on Monday as Routh's murder trial entered its second week. The former Marine, 27, is accused of shooting dead Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield after they took him to a gun range in February 2013 as he battled PTSD. In the taped confession, which was taken just hours after he was arrested, Routh told Texas Ranger Danny Briley that he killed the men because he thought they were 'headhunters' who were 'trying to hunt everybody down'. Ultimately though, he said they not as well trained as him so he was able to take them out. He shot dead Kyle first - because he recognized him more - before shooting dead Littlefield, he said. Scroll down for video Confession: A tape of Eddie Ray Routh's confession was played to the court in his murder trial on Monday +13 Confession: A tape of Eddie Ray Routh's confession was played to the court in his murder trial on Monday On the footage, he can be seen resting his head on the table before the ranger questions him about killing former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a gun range in 2013 +13 On the footage, he can be seen resting his head on the table before the ranger questions him about killing former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a gun range in 2013 Bizarre: At some points, he rambled, according to the ranger, and he also said he was sorry for the killings +13 Bizarre: At some points, he rambled, according to the ranger, and he also said he was sorry for the killings 'I try to be as normal and as reasonable as I can... I'm pretty damn reasonable,' he told the ranger, according to coverage 2015 february video