“American Sniper” trial tests limits of sympathy for vets

By MAURICE CHAMMAH The Marshall Project
Posted 2/9/15

This week, jury selection began in the trial of Eddie Ray Routh for the murder of Chris Kyle, whose career as a Navy SEAL in Iraq (and “the most lethal sniper in U.S. history”) is dramatized in the film “American Sniper.”

The film does …

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