High Speed Chase Ends in Horrifying Discovery

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  • @f3uibeghardt522
    @f3uibeghardt522 Місяць тому +2717

    I knew that was Eddie Ray Routh the second I saw him. I didn't know this footage existed.

    • @kayleesykes2739
      @kayleesykes2739 Місяць тому +81

      I’m so curious. How did you know him?

    • @Moyesiah123
      @Moyesiah123 Місяць тому +37

      Were you the officer?

    • @nowasiwassaying...1699
      @nowasiwassaying...1699 Місяць тому +19

      ​@@kayleesykes2739this guy killed a very famous soldier, a movie was made about him. This murder was a huge deal. The soldier survived so much, came home with ptsd, and was trying to help other soldiers with ptsd when this happened

    • @LisaAnn777
      @LisaAnn777 Місяць тому +22

      Who is he? Are you in fhe video?

    • @overnightthoughts
      @overnightthoughts Місяць тому +25

      LMAO good story brah

  • @2025s_truth-speaker
    @2025s_truth-speaker Місяць тому +2810

    His dog though going up and laying beside him when he got out the truck. Truly mans best friend.

    • @000blocks000
      @000blocks000 Місяць тому +173

      I know man…that hurt my heart

    • @wendisutube
      @wendisutube Місяць тому +6

      Not hardly

    • @realdean13
      @realdean13 Місяць тому +152

      That was really sad. This was such a tragedy from all different angles. This guy was clearly traumatized. He didn’t like reality so he quit associating with it. Chris Kyle seemed like a good man. I just wonder why take the guy to a gun range? Couldn’t that be traumatizing to someone struggling?

    • @bd12544
      @bd12544 Місяць тому +39

      That got me.

    • @michellesmith702
      @michellesmith702 Місяць тому +32

      Broke my heart.

  • @mimimutti8760
    @mimimutti8760 Місяць тому +1566

    Oh such a good dog, he sits by him so loyal 😢 poor soul

    • @Bubbies-777
      @Bubbies-777 Місяць тому +6

      Copiousdoinks

    • @mac5237
      @mac5237 Місяць тому +72

      I know so sad for puppy 🐶 just wanted to be with their person

    • @marcoribeiro4207
      @marcoribeiro4207 Місяць тому +10

      Exactly what I thought x😢

    • @KimmieSue.
      @KimmieSue. Місяць тому +23

      Dogs can be very aware and often want to protect the person in mental distress.

    • @kathleenholt5005
      @kathleenholt5005 Місяць тому +4

      He calmed down as well when the dog sat. 😢

  • @Gypsy-Brown
    @Gypsy-Brown Місяць тому +373

    I work in a care home for people with schizophrenia and they teach them to listen to the voices and accept them, not to pretend they aren’t there. Some of them find shouting back at the voices in a bigger voice helps gain control over them or other different techniques. It’s really interesting talking to someone with delusions. They are so real to them and mostly harmless and often quite amusing. One lady has numerous jobs she thinks she does at night. She is a police woman, a prison guard and a professional footballer…as well as managing the re home and being the head psychiatrist. Talking to her always brightens my day!

    • @hailla97
      @hailla97 Місяць тому +24

      I'm one of the lucky ones and medications manage mine quite well

    • @Brenda-qe2ug
      @Brenda-qe2ug Місяць тому +27

      A footballer? I love the different professions bless her.

    • @Drater-yllac
      @Drater-yllac Місяць тому +9

      You can't tell a story and finish it halfway through! What is she talking about all day???

    • @melissareynolds56
      @melissareynolds56 Місяць тому

      That's called enabling them

    • @RunningGrass-we7tm
      @RunningGrass-we7tm Місяць тому +6

      I'm a nurse, and there's meds for that, cold turkey will drive u mad

  • @teamtwiistz
    @teamtwiistz Місяць тому +794

    "imma shoot at the tires"
    "uhhh no"
    🤣

    • @lucasgarcia8285
      @lucasgarcia8285 Місяць тому +41

      I wish they had more faith in the interrogator!

    • @jordanmercier3616
      @jordanmercier3616 Місяць тому +97

      Officer 2 is such an idiot lol

    • @EyeSeeDeadPeople44
      @EyeSeeDeadPeople44 Місяць тому +116

      He also wants to block the car in while the negotiator is working on getting everything done peacefully,and to top it off he continues talking about taxing him.That officer is bad for everyone’s safety.He’s the type of officer that just wants to shoot someone.I think it’s safe to say he’s the officer everyone hates in this world 😏

    • @EyeSeeDeadPeople44
      @EyeSeeDeadPeople44 Місяць тому

      @@jordanmercier3616100%

    • @wedabestradi096
      @wedabestradi096 Місяць тому +13

      Alot of the audio from the cops in the begining is kind of funny

  • @cassienorman6275
    @cassienorman6275 Місяць тому +380

    it took me 8 minutes into the video to realize which crime was being featured. Thank you so much There are still so many unanswered questions surrounding this terrible tragedy. Thanks for covering this

    • @miaknig3130
      @miaknig3130 Місяць тому +13

      It dawned on my when I heard the call about 2 people unconscious at a range.

    • @Dan_the_afol
      @Dan_the_afol Місяць тому +12

      My friends dad knew Chris Kyle and mike luttrell from his time in the navy seals. He was devastated when he found out what happened to Chris at the range he said he was always a guy who looked out for others over himself.

    • @amusedBYfools
      @amusedBYfools Місяць тому +9

      They died trying to help a fellow soldier. If the military took care of these men after service, we wouldn't be watching this video.

  • @edysalg
    @edysalg Місяць тому +266

    That dog comforted him before he couldn’t anymore; I love animals man! 💔

    • @amusedBYfools
      @amusedBYfools Місяць тому

      And the dog loves the man. Dogs know.

    • @socialbutterfly4146
      @socialbutterfly4146 Місяць тому +20

      It was so heartbreaking. The poor fur baby was scared and confused. He wanted to be next to his daddy until the very end. That really hurt me. 💔💔💔

    • @edysalg
      @edysalg Місяць тому +5

      @ yeahhh made me sad too; never judges and loyalty that’s unmatched! Truly man’s best friend!

    • @NorthernGuy-v1x
      @NorthernGuy-v1x Місяць тому +6

      I only got a dog recently (in my 50's) and it's unreal how they can communicate their needs and emotions.

    • @edysalg
      @edysalg Місяць тому +1

      @@NorthernGuy-v1x yessss they are no different other then them not being able to speak to express their emotions or dogs would take over the music world lol

  • @oliviannie9705
    @oliviannie9705 Місяць тому +1151

    What a significant episode. Never thought I would get to see the story behind the murders, thank you EWU. RIP to them and all the other veterans who struggled with life after the war, it shouldn't be this way.

    • @jll9228
      @jll9228 Місяць тому +12

      Yes, thank you for this episode.

    • @tuvoca825
      @tuvoca825 Місяць тому +10

      War is one of the lost serious forms of abuse someone can go through. From the killing to the TBIs to the flashbacks and the loss... we have NO IDEA what they go through and the ongoing effects that trauma can compound on someone after the fact. Some vets, if waken up wrong, will kill someone not even knowing who they are fighting... and lose a significant other (it has happened before). That level of abuse they endured has serious consequences and can spread the damage. 😢 We can't judge them from a place that hasn't been there. Jesus knows them and can heal and has suffered at a level that makes Him understand, in the Garden when he took upon him all the "eye for an eye" that we put on Him, and in the cross. These men are damaged. The eye constructions can be from a traumatic brain damage too. God will judge right. But this man took a beating so that our family isn't in a war zone and we can live our lives like we do... free speech etc.

    • @kyrohowe3156
      @kyrohowe3156 Місяць тому +5

      That was a good episode, after watching American Sniper!

    • @Wistful77
      @Wistful77 Місяць тому +8

      It's sad and awful.💁🏼‍♀️

    • @rachael1090
      @rachael1090 Місяць тому +16

      I actually had zero idea that Chris Kyle was even dead, much less murdered, until this video.

  • @jaylee5691
    @jaylee5691 Місяць тому +320

    chuckled when one officer yelled at the other to “keep the light on him”. Anyone else flash back to childhood when they sucked at holding a flashlight for their dad? 😂

    • @Tarasaur
      @Tarasaur Місяць тому +10

      Exactly what I thought! 😂😂

    • @estrangedstrayed6274
      @estrangedstrayed6274 Місяць тому +20

      I'm 32 and a mechanic
      Looking back I was probably holding the light just fine and it was my dad who was f@#$ing it up 😂😂😂

    • @jasonhansen8996
      @jasonhansen8996 Місяць тому +6

      Until a couple years ago... I thought I was the ONLY one who could never hold the damn flashlight right.

    • @melissareynolds56
      @melissareynolds56 Місяць тому +1

      😂

    • @Djentle-Rain
      @Djentle-Rain 15 днів тому +1

      "POINT IT WHERE I CAN SEE" *gets smacked in the back of the head by dad* LMFAOOOO

  • @enkryptedtoast6932
    @enkryptedtoast6932 Місяць тому +156

    Ive been watching the EWU crew for a long time, back when they explored abandoned places. I love the way they lay these videos out. Theres no extra talking or breaks in the footage that ruin the immersion like other channels trying to do this. Just the necessary, factual commentaries and explanations.

    • @NorthernGuy-v1x
      @NorthernGuy-v1x Місяць тому +10

      Yeah, EWU is my favorite. Has a very documentary feel to it.

    • @kathleenholt5005
      @kathleenholt5005 Місяць тому +1

      I remember!!!

    • @jillbean520
      @jillbean520 27 днів тому +1

      Agreed. And something about the narration is so soothing to listen to. No annoying upspeak either.

    • @davidprice7162
      @davidprice7162 26 днів тому +2

      They’re great. The polar opposite of “Law and Crime Network”, who interrupt every single video, at the most dramatic part, to do an ad for those awful ambulance chasers, Morgan & Morgan for 30 seconds, completely ruining the suspense and mood of the video.

    • @davidprice7162
      @davidprice7162 26 днів тому +1

      @@jillbean520the narration is AI. It’s a robot voice, not a real person. That’s my only compliant about the channel.

  • @bummychai
    @bummychai Місяць тому +1887

    EWU is popping OFF with the video uploads lately, im sooooo grateful!!!! I love watching these while im doing mundane tasks or on my lunchbreak. Keep up the good work!!

    • @Tortilla.Reform
      @Tortilla.Reform Місяць тому

      Have they ever covered Slushy Gate, David Mascarella, or Zachary Wester?

    • @hellomandarkk
      @hellomandarkk Місяць тому +4

      It must be the holiday cheer.

    • @freewithnature
      @freewithnature Місяць тому +4

      I wish he wouldn’t have the silly watermarks. I don’t get why he started using them.

    • @Shephyr19
      @Shephyr19 Місяць тому +38

      ​@@freewithnature Other channels were taking their videos to make their own content (no credit given and their watermark removed that was previously just in a corner of the videos). Some of the videos and evidence they show are obtained by paying for them or talking directly with sources related to the case (which requires time and money). In the end, they have people (team) that they have to pay for, and they offer further insight with professionals, a good narrator, obtain interviews and offer videos/photos of cases that were not widely publicized or not made public at all. So they need the views to keep making the content they do.

    • @certifiedspacebisexual
      @certifiedspacebisexual Місяць тому

      literally on my lunch break rn lol

  • @geekyzombie
    @geekyzombie Місяць тому +112

    This channel is showing us behind the scenes of an absolute tragedy. Thank you so much for gathering this. I didn’t know it was available, let alone how hard it must’ve been to get all this footage. Honestly, for a very long time I thought they wouldn’t allow it out making me think it didn’t exist anymore. I very clearly remember the day this happened, the days following and the stadium funeral.

  • @cmnieman1
    @cmnieman1 Місяць тому +46

    I've watched your videos for a long time. Back when this channel was a guy and a girl. I have to say something though. I recognized Eddie immediately, and just wanted to say Thank You for not taking advantage of Chris' name for clicks. A lot of other story tellers wouldn't hesitate to name drop. I have a lot of respect for you guys. Kudos.

  • @jordanmercier3616
    @jordanmercier3616 Місяць тому +793

    Officer 2 is just the absolute worst decision maker for these situations. Lol he just keeps offering the most ridiculously stupid solutions to the problem.

    • @princessleech999
      @princessleech999 Місяць тому +54

      cops be like

    • @Kris.with.a.K
      @Kris.with.a.K Місяць тому +124

      He definitely seems to be very trigger happy.

    • @burntherest9118
      @burntherest9118 Місяць тому +52

      @@Kris.with.a.Kit is a cop… in the south

    • @turnermd1302
      @turnermd1302 Місяць тому +43

      The fact that he's a sergeant is insane lol the bar has truly never been lower

    • @brosephbroman7564
      @brosephbroman7564 Місяць тому +20

      He has seen too many Starsky and Hutch

  • @garandx
    @garandx Місяць тому +1590

    Honestly Eddie is just another example of how hard the VA system screws over veterans. He should have been receiving top tier medical care, instead he was cast out, like a piece of garbage. TBI will extremely alter a person.

    • @bonnielee7134
      @bonnielee7134 Місяць тому +50

      AI Overview
      Eddie Ray Routh, the former U.S. Marine who murdered Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD):
      Schizophrenia
      Routh was diagnosed with schizophrenia, but his stated motive for the murders didn't involve hallucinations or delusions, which are symptoms typically associated with the disorder.
      PTSD
      Routh was diagnosed with PTSD after serving in the military. He spent time in mental hospitals and was prescribed anti-schizophrenia medication.
      Routh's lawyers argued that he was insane at the time of the murders and was in the middle of a psychotic episode. However, the prosecution argued that Routh was a "troubled man" with a "personality disorder" and that he knew it was wrong to kill Kyle and Littlefield.
      Routh was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

    • @sincitygiggles13
      @sincitygiggles13 Місяць тому +1

      @garandx •
      I'll probably be banned from ChinaTube for saying this but I must.
      Your comment is Fact. And before they spit them out, the criminal government uses our men and women under the guise of "fighting for freedom," subjecting them to the horror of war, brother's dying in their arms, being maimed, destroying their souls and all for the government's profit. It's horrendous, despicable & criminal at the very least. If anybody doesn't believe it I pray you wake the flip up before it's too late. Our government has been and is evil. Pure evil. GOD bless America.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @konman181
      @konman181 Місяць тому

      You think it was bad then? Wait until Elon cuts all funding to the VA 😂

    • @sincitygiggles13
      @sincitygiggles13 Місяць тому +33

      @garandx • my original scathing comment about the truth you speak was not posted. Our precious soldiers are used, spit out like a snot rag. GOD BLESS AMERICA 🙏

    • @ItsBEACHTITZbaby
      @ItsBEACHTITZbaby Місяць тому +26

      And then imprisoned for life after n episode… such a shame

  • @alcorraalb6029
    @alcorraalb6029 Місяць тому +619

    The fact that Chris texted “ This dude is straight up nuts”…tells me he was the wrong person to help someone with PTSD…especially at a shooting range

    • @TheJadeFist
      @TheJadeFist Місяць тому +99

      Ya, that was a seriously bad judgement call. The mom told (or should have) told him about the suicidal desires and what not, guns are not a good first date in that situation or probably at all when dealing with mental problems, at least until you really know if you can trust the guy with them. Maybe start with fishing, or cards or pool and work your way up from there.

    • @boots73ca
      @boots73ca Місяць тому +52

      @@TheJadeFistwouldn’t matter. He was getting firearms and carrying them anyway. This all would have been avoided if the hospital had kept him! Veterans need help!! The fact that this Mom asked him is evidence that there is not even close to enough support for them. They see things and do/deal with things we can’t possibly imagine.

    • @boots73ca
      @boots73ca Місяць тому

      Blame the victim, yeah there you go. She asked for it too, right?! POS.

    • @rayanbe84
      @rayanbe84 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@boots73ca They all did terrible 💩 on innocent people in tour mostly childrens and elderly .It’s called "conscience".

    • @marshapieroni6677
      @marshapieroni6677 Місяць тому +74

      It bothers me that that's what they chose to do for a person they had to have known was psychotic. I mean, maybe something like fishing, basketball, the batting cage. Anything but a damn shooting range. In his state of mind , he shouldn't have been within reaching distance of a gun

  • @mogo5055
    @mogo5055 Місяць тому +850

    Gosh it's a good thing that mental health care is such a high priority in this country.

    • @midwestmusic1909
      @midwestmusic1909 Місяць тому +94

      Right!!
      It's truly sad & disgusting. Our healthcare industry is a freaking joke.

    • @michellesmith702
      @michellesmith702 Місяць тому +5

      Whew.

    • @amandalong112
      @amandalong112 Місяць тому +40

      😢facts if we had better mental health care we wouldn’t lose so many people for nothing 💔

    • @SunshineandIllusions
      @SunshineandIllusions Місяць тому +10

      Hey humans, guess what, when, where, who,how and why? It's all rigged! Everything! 😊😊😊

    • @cadelambert47
      @cadelambert47 Місяць тому +1

      @@SunshineandIllusionssadly
      The hard truth

  • @paigecarew5322
    @paigecarew5322 Місяць тому +215

    Aw even eddies dog was trying to protect him. Sad the dude clearly didn’t get the mental help he needed and it cost multiple people their lives.

  • @PamelaLaForest
    @PamelaLaForest Місяць тому +25

    What baffles me is why would the 2 victims who were well-versed in firearms/safety take him to use guns when they knew he was suffering with PTSD, unstable and violent in recent days. What a tragic event.

    • @K.H.2713
      @K.H.2713 День тому +2

      Why would his own mother who knew he was threatening self harm with a gun be all good with him going to a shooting range?

  • @thegraydirewolf9325
    @thegraydirewolf9325 Місяць тому +1262

    "With Eddie making little sense...." actually... as a vet who suffers from a TBI... he made a lot of sense. Basically he was saying nobody understands me because I don't understand myself and we don't walk the same ground as eachother. He was right, although he's a sad POS, it's true. It's hard af to explain the mental issues that stem from a TBI to someone who hasn't experienced it. As my dad would say, "you have you live it to know it." Eddie definitely walks a different earth.

    • @dylanhubert6871
      @dylanhubert6871 Місяць тому +65

      thank you for your service

    • @senaeu
      @senaeu Місяць тому +79

      Your comment qas very eloquently said and I wish for more of the comment section to be like that.

    • @koolerstream921
      @koolerstream921 Місяць тому +13

      @@senaeu *was 🤓(sorry I couldn't resist haha)

    • @wendyc1902
      @wendyc1902 Місяць тому +89

      Man thank you for that. It's a true injustice that he isn't in a mental facility. I don't think I've felt this much empathy for a k*ller before .
      Chris and his buddy got some bad vibes off of him and the gun range of all places was the last place any of them needed to be. Eddie's mom pleaded for help, so I'm assuming Chris should have known Eddie was in a bad way considering he claimed to help vets with PTSD. Let me be clear...I'm not blaming Chris whatsoever, this is just a sht situation all around!
      Thank you for your service!
      I hope you are doing well
      God Bless
      🙏🇺🇸

    • @TyroneMalon
      @TyroneMalon Місяць тому +21

      ​@@wendyc1902 It's all Eddie mom fault. Chris would still be here if she didn't open her mouth and ask for help. She should have told Chris how dangerous is instead of crying please help my boy!!!!

  • @Neerepha
    @Neerepha Місяць тому +784

    I see many channels trying to do what EWU does, but none is as pleasant to watch as EWU.

    • @senaeu
      @senaeu Місяць тому +33

      They don't just regurgitate whats on tv or a singular article and they don't use an AI voice
      S tier content

    • @Bubbies-777
      @Bubbies-777 Місяць тому +3

      Who?? What channels? I haven't seen a single one and I watch them all !

    • @tiannasmith5796
      @tiannasmith5796 Місяць тому +1

      HONESTLY ❤

    • @bretthousman8317
      @bretthousman8317 Місяць тому +11

      Beyond evil is side by side with it.

    • @KwispyKweam
      @KwispyKweam Місяць тому +4

      The Villains is pretty decent. They hired the same guy that narrates the Audit the Audit channel.

  • @nancystampphoenix3109
    @nancystampphoenix3109 Місяць тому +100

    I lived and worked in Stevenville TX during this time. I owned a salon, with several of my clients working at Rough Creek Lodge, and knowing the family. The courthouse was just around the corner from the shop. This whole situation was utter CHAOS for everyone, splitting families and friendships because of divisive opinions. Many wanted merciless Justice, with no countenance, and others saw it as a gross decline of responsibility to our veterans.... a tragedy that could have been avoided. My heart went out to all, knowing that everybody was hurting. In the end, I just saw irrevocable loss of life, and families in pain from all sides. I saw a system fail, knowing that we had to do better.

    • @ianhamilton4360
      @ianhamilton4360 Місяць тому +3

      I fall in the latter category but it was not my friend or family that he shot. Its easier to blame him than to actually respect your vets, not just this thank you for you service, thoughts and prayers platitudes

    • @marshapieroni6677
      @marshapieroni6677 Місяць тому +1

      Tragedies can be avoided, most of the time

    • @AA-ci8jx
      @AA-ci8jx Місяць тому

      Atleast spell it right lol be a true Texan it’s stephenville

    • @ianhamilton4360
      @ianhamilton4360 Місяць тому +4

      @@AA-ci8jx that should have a Captitalisted letter, come on at least spell it correctly when being a smart ass

  • @Verheiden1980
    @Verheiden1980 Місяць тому +1232

    I just gotta say it....why did Chris decide to take a guy with severe PTSD and mental illness to a shooting range? Like, why?

    • @wagashi
      @wagashi Місяць тому +380

      Because he was an overconfident narcissist

    • @SunshineandIllusions
      @SunshineandIllusions Місяць тому +31

      I heard jesse ventura told him it'd be a good time but idk.

    • @johnnyboy7144
      @johnnyboy7144 Місяць тому +267

      And then turn his back to him when he had a weapon, when him and Chad were just texting about how nuts Eddie was acting, the whole incident is a bit shocking to me

    • @grxundzerx
      @grxundzerx Місяць тому +1

      ​@@wagashi don't be gay bruh

    • @tanneradams20
      @tanneradams20 Місяць тому +125

      The first comment says it. I think he had his heart in the right place, but the dude thought he was invincible.

  • @jeffstout3469
    @jeffstout3469 Місяць тому +398

    USMC veteran here. So freaking sad. This dude clearly had metal illness issues. Prayers to the families of all!

    • @hastyhillfarmand4x480
      @hastyhillfarmand4x480 Місяць тому

      It's terrible they put in prison and not a psychiatric facility, dudes clearly got demons.

    • @Hereford1642
      @Hereford1642 Місяць тому +40

      Chris knew that he was 'straight up nuts' and yet they still go and hang around at the gun range. I know Chris was trying to help Eddie but really, couldn't they think of something else to do ?

    • @AddictIQ
      @AddictIQ Місяць тому

      @@Hereford1642 Right? Like, a good ol fashioned game of monopoly with the boys, you know?

    • @kjtitley
      @kjtitley Місяць тому +6

      My dad was in the Marines…Thank you for your service Sir 🤩

    • @2genders-tk2ue
      @2genders-tk2ue Місяць тому +24

      Ppl wanted mental asylum shut down ....instead we should have kept them and made them more humane. Instead we just release them in society because the law says we can't hold them agaisnt their will....I strongly disagree because if you are like Eddie you need to get help weather you like it or not....this needs to change.

  • @brians7901
    @brians7901 Місяць тому +12

    This is more than just PTSD. This seems like PTSD mixed with schizophrenia or psychosis.

  • @briantampa1164
    @briantampa1164 Місяць тому +115

    This channel is the best crime channel on any platform.

  • @elfo2430
    @elfo2430 Місяць тому +71

    Thank you EWU crew for your continued high quality content on all your channels, it's massively appreciated!

  • @ToppolicecamUS
    @ToppolicecamUS Місяць тому +11

    This is a truly tragic story. It's heartbreaking to hear about the senseless deaths of these two men, and it's even more disturbing that the suspect was a family member. This case highlights the importance of mental health awareness and treatment. It's clear that the suspect was struggling with serious mental health issues, and if he had received the help he needed, this tragedy might have been avoided.

  • @preflex3502
    @preflex3502 Місяць тому +76

    This is why police should live in the communities where they work.

    • @ItsBEACHTITZbaby
      @ItsBEACHTITZbaby Місяць тому +7

      Beautifully said

    • @matthewpitre8159
      @matthewpitre8159 Місяць тому +4

      I totally agree

    • @nsahandler
      @nsahandler Місяць тому +14

      ​@@silliestful
      No. So they can be proactively involved within their community

    • @TourGuideForGame
      @TourGuideForGame Місяць тому +6

      and spend more than a few weeks in training. Everywhere else in the world it takes months or even years to be a cop. In america they let any bozo do it.

    • @ComradeBarbie
      @ComradeBarbie Місяць тому +1

      100

  • @ALT-vz3jn
    @ALT-vz3jn Місяць тому +6

    The poor dog broke my heart. I hope a good family took him in and loved him. ❤

  • @rosamorales5640
    @rosamorales5640 Місяць тому +454

    This is actuallly sad. I usually dont sympathize with the killer but they need to do better for these vets. Just awful how they get the bare minimum in help after the things they have to see and do

    • @pippa3150
      @pippa3150 Місяць тому +1

      All these military people think they're heroes. They are just pawns for our government. And what are they fighting for? The top brass always puts "freedom" in the operation title, snd the grunts say "boo-yah" but really it's always just oil or money.

    • @Flowshow88
      @Flowshow88 Місяць тому +11

      I wish I was as gullible and naive as you. Ignorance is bliss 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @birgittabirgersdatter8082
      @birgittabirgersdatter8082 Місяць тому

      @@Flowshow88wow. You are a right nasty person.

    • @lissm8528
      @lissm8528 Місяць тому

      ⁠@@Flowshow88I guess from your ignorant comment you have never suffered any mental illness or ptsd because if you had you wouldn’t comment that!
      Ignorance is bliss for you and I’m happy you have the bliss of never knowing how awful ptsd actually is!

    • @keith1854
      @keith1854 Місяць тому +26

      @@Flowshow88we can’t all be as smart as you pal

  • @asavagegarden
    @asavagegarden Місяць тому +150

    eddie is definitely not all there, drugs or not. a senseless 'war' started to break him and then seeing the atrocities of the earthquake in haiti finished the job. what i don't understand is how kyle who worked with veterans with ptsd and both him and chet felt weary about eddie, still took him to a shooting range?!

    • @jessienegron3266
      @jessienegron3266 Місяць тому +14

      Exactly my thoughts i was so confused 😢

    • @johncitizen5130
      @johncitizen5130 Місяць тому +44

      They're military vets from Texas. All they know is guns lmao. I know plenty of guys like that from the army, they are emotionally stunted and unable to use words, so they bond by shooting guns and drinking beer.

    • @Lizzie-h3j
      @Lizzie-h3j Місяць тому +15

      Exaclty. They wee texting each other saying there was something really off with this guy and STILL took him to a gun range instead of a hospital blows my mind!

    • @jessica.cash36
      @jessica.cash36 Місяць тому +7

      The shooting range would have been a common ground since Chris and Chet were being newly introduced to Eddie. People wont like this comparison, but it’s very similar to say, business execs meeting and talking over a round of golf, or drinks at a bar. Chris, as stated in the video as well as what is known about his life once he retired, spent a lot of his time working with Vets returning from theater, or trying to assimilate into civilian life. That can be done much easier when doing an activity that they are comfortable with. His mom asked Chris for help and he immediately agreed bc he knew the struggle it was to go wait for the VA. I don’t know how much he knew about Eddie’s recent inpatient stay, delusions, or paranoia. Eddie just interpreted Chris and Chet having a conversation with each other to mean they were making fun of him and leaving him out which obviously struck more than a nerve. I hate his option now is prison, but the extreme struggle he had trying to distinguish the difference between paranoid thoughts and reality are things that must be taken into account. He had just killed 2 men trying to help him bc they had lived very similar experiences and he didn’t trust that; he definitely wasn’t going to trust civilians enough to see seek out treatment from them

    • @williamleopoldo8296
      @williamleopoldo8296 Місяць тому +4

      for PTSD that would actually be fine, and is a form of soft exposure that can help them recover.
      He was not ready for full-blown paranoid-shizophrenia however. nobody really is, as you can tell from everyone's reactions throughout the entire video.
      PTSD is a cakewalk in comparison to the real schizos

  • @ghostface3655
    @ghostface3655 Місяць тому +10

    I was with EWU back when they actually did exploring videos. You guys are amazing, and doing great work. Preciate ya!

  • @TradWifeyxo
    @TradWifeyxo Місяць тому +57

    EWU has been spoiling us with these uploads lately! I love watching a good EWU video while I lay comfortably in my bed.

  • @dragonflytoo
    @dragonflytoo Місяць тому +200

    More should be done to help injured veterans. They were healthy when the went over and sick when they came back.
    When you break a man's mind, you are responsible to put him back together.
    💔 For all concerned.

    • @onyxmadison321
      @onyxmadison321 Місяць тому +10

      Too bad asylums were shut down

    • @loreleilazuli8874
      @loreleilazuli8874 Місяць тому +8

      @@onyxmadison321 Thank Reagan for that.

    • @RyanONeal-zd6zu
      @RyanONeal-zd6zu Місяць тому

      maybe dont take ptsd riddled vet to a gun range? chris kyle was an idiot and a liar

    • @enunya
      @enunya Місяць тому +9

      @@onyxmadison321 They "kind of" still have them to a degree. State Hospitals (each one has one) are for severe mental and terminally ill prisoners regular prisons can't handle. This guy, prayerfully, is in one. He needs some serious help.

    • @SantoryuKauboi
      @SantoryuKauboi Місяць тому

      @@onyxmadison321 Yea they have them everywhere. People get sent there on the interim if they plead insane until it is decided they were not.
      And this guy has issues, but nothing like the people there.
      Those people cut off heads due to voices and shit.

  • @d.jean7014
    @d.jean7014 Місяць тому +7

    I'm so confused, they send a person to prison for life, but then say they owe monies. How is that supposed to be paid? Off of the 35 cents he makes an hour while in prison??? This guy is a result of the government making them trained killers and expect them to come home to a normal life. Them not getting the real help they need. The system is and always has been broke.

  • @SpeakinMyMindd
    @SpeakinMyMindd Місяць тому +117

    This is insane EWU you guys always drop the best videos on breakdowns of criminal psychology no cap

    • @bippityboppityboo552
      @bippityboppityboo552 Місяць тому +1

      fr fr ong

    • @TheoryEnjoyer
      @TheoryEnjoyer Місяць тому +2

      They’ve gotten much better in recent years not using as much sudo science and telling the stories in such a transparent way thats not like any other channel

    • @Mushroomgurl90
      @Mushroomgurl90 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@TheoryEnjoyer I've always thought they were great, but you're right, they have gotten so much better.

  • @bagelbong
    @bagelbong Місяць тому +179

    Im genuinely curious, was taking Eddie to a gun range a form of exposure therapy? I can't understand why they would go there of all places to help veterans with P.T.S.D. If anyone knows let me know.

    • @maddisonbythesea3015
      @maddisonbythesea3015 Місяць тому +53

      Makes absolutely no damn sense.

    • @drYouTuber315
      @drYouTuber315 Місяць тому +19

      I've seen this in movies and documentaries alike, that the "therapists" start by taking them to a gun range - probably because they can't imagine there are other hobbies or fun things out there

    • @seanpellegrino2989
      @seanpellegrino2989 Місяць тому

      ​@drUA-camr315 I mean, I get going as a form of therapeutic release for a person who isn't suffering from PTSD or TBI. I go to the range and fire my guns for a stress release and to help hone my skills, but I purposely don't go when they're busy because I have past concussions and some minor anxiety, so I don't go there on days when all the lanes are full. Ever since I've done that for fun and to let loose I've noticed I'm less sensitive to random fireworks in my neighborhood.

    • @Lizzie-h3j
      @Lizzie-h3j Місяць тому +26

      It makes no sense especially when on the drive there they were texting each other saying there was something really off with this guy and STILL took him to a gun range instead of a hospital blows my mind!! Someone acting si weird it's freaking Chris Kyle out they're going to the nearest hospital I'm sure af not giving them A choice of weapons to kill me with!

    • @Lizzie-h3j
      @Lizzie-h3j Місяць тому

      ​@drUA-camr315 show them there is other fun stuff that doesn't involve weapons. I live in a country where guns are not avaliable and soldiers with PTSD, thought personally I think this guy was in the middle of a meth phsycosis are taken to lots of different therapies and nobody dies

  • @MCBRUCE76
    @MCBRUCE76 Місяць тому +1

    I watched this crime documentary on a different channel. Thanks for uploading with more details. The suspect was mentally unstable, he had PTSD, and had gone with them to relax at the firing range. A very bad decision to take someone mentally unfit. What could possibly go wrong, every imaginable disaster waiting to happen. They both were unsuspecting victims, for trying to help Eddie. He blindly killed them, shooting them in their backs. One moment you are living and trying to help someone, and then next minute you are dead by the same person they were trying to help.

  • @SeeBS2
    @SeeBS2 Місяць тому +168

    Officer #2 sounds like an antsy trigger-happy psychopath.

    • @plugwaIk
      @plugwaIk Місяць тому

      Hes definitely a prick 😅

    • @jeffh.7112
      @jeffh.7112 Місяць тому +2

      When in Rome...

    • @ljones2087
      @ljones2087 Місяць тому +9

      two respectable people he likely saw as comrades gunned down emotions ride high.

    • @MegamanGaming
      @MegamanGaming Місяць тому +22

      @@ljones2087 If emotions get to you that bad as a cop, then you shouldn't be a cop. Cop #2 is a psycho

    • @Sheahova
      @Sheahova Місяць тому +1

      @@MegamanGamingnah they all for the most part knew him. The officer knew what he was capable of and how abnormal eddie was acting… Regardless of how you feel you don’t know unless you have experienced what they had. Eddie had already murdered his friends… Listen to his thought process. Both are seconds away from possible death…

  • @ambertiffany545
    @ambertiffany545 Місяць тому +39

    The dog 🥺 Just wanting them not to harm her human. Dogs truly are man's best friend

    • @843Drewww
      @843Drewww Місяць тому

      😢😢

    • @-youtalkingtome
      @-youtalkingtome Місяць тому +3

      That sweet baby must have been so scared too. They do anything for us and so many of “us” hurt them so badly. I think she must have been Eddies closest friend. I’m not sure if she was a service dog but regardless we do not deserve them. I love my babies more than I can say. I lost my oldest soul pup last year and I still can’t figure out how to cope.

  • @z.s.7992
    @z.s.7992 Місяць тому +7

    I feel so bad for eddie.
    The wealthy elites of this country sent him to a war he felt justified about because they lied to him and used his desire to be of service against him.
    They did this to make themselves marginally richer at the cost of young men in my generatin like eddie. He probably saw some deeply troubling shit and if he is like me and has an underlying mental disorder, those things can break you.

  • @carlosdiaz4322
    @carlosdiaz4322 Місяць тому +256

    Tragic. The United States needs better resources for helping the mentally unwell, just to try and prevent this in the first place. This man is clearly psychotic, delirious, otherwise not in his right mind.

    • @ouncy
      @ouncy Місяць тому +27

      Teaching kids that there are magic demons and gods dictating their reality really doesn't help.

    • @qooterwaup
      @qooterwaup Місяць тому +7

      unfortunately we spend our tax money on funding unrealistic projects instead of fixing real issues within our community’s especially small ones.

    • @RyanONeal-zd6zu
      @RyanONeal-zd6zu Місяць тому +4

      ​@@ouncythis is such a 2nd order issue....1. there are religious ppl the world over and nobody has shootings like america. 2. religious belief and psychosis are clearly different

    • @burlykim132
      @burlykim132 Місяць тому +9

      He’s not just a mentally unwell man. He’s a US veteran. Of anyone, our vets certainly deserve the care that we are capable of giving them, but the government just uses them and sends them on their way after. It’s terrible. All of us should appreciate our vets so much more tha. We do, to the point that we make it a major point in elections.

    • @RyanONeal-zd6zu
      @RyanONeal-zd6zu Місяць тому +1

      @burlykim132 we should appreciate our vets but not letting kids become vets

  • @Screamfancast
    @Screamfancast Місяць тому +19

    This is crazy, I didnt know this footage existed. I remember when this channel seemed so small, now it truly is the best in the business.

  • @sanjuska.01
    @sanjuska.01 Місяць тому +130

    He sounds so disorganized. His train of thought makes no sense. Thank you EWU for posting this video!

    • @wendyc1902
      @wendyc1902 Місяць тому +4

      Bless his heart...no veteran deserves this, NOR does society's safety!
      I never knew the full story of Chris Kyle's death.
      Such a tragedy.
      Poor guy isn't making any sense at all.

    • @Xotdoydoydo
      @Xotdoydoydo Місяць тому +10

      Yep like a psychosis or schizophrenia

    • @onyxmadison321
      @onyxmadison321 Місяць тому +1

      @@Xotdoydoydoif that was the case he wouldn’t have ever become a soldier in the first place. Let that sink in before u assume again 😊

    • @Marauder1212345
      @Marauder1212345 Місяць тому

      @onyxmadison321 you can develop psychosis at any point after any traumatic experience. Also Eddies a victim of our terrible VA, suffering from a tbi without proper care. Let that sink in before you assume again 🤡

    • @midwestmusic1909
      @midwestmusic1909 Місяць тому

      ​@@onyxmadison321Wrong! Schizophrenia absolutely can (and generally does) develop in a persons early-to-mid 20s & may not express symptoms until even later.

  • @sighthoundlady15
    @sighthoundlady15 Місяць тому +102

    This man is clearly very mentally unwell, he belongs in a hospital not prison. A very high security hospital for the criminally insane but not prison. So, so sad. He dog scurrying over to lay next to him as they arrested him broke my heart. 😢😔

    • @Sharletwitch
      @Sharletwitch Місяць тому +1

      @@Jvilla3478”heroes” yeah, okay.

    • @LindaBarham
      @LindaBarham 4 дні тому

      I agree

    • @tjz7118
      @tjz7118 2 дні тому

      He belongs in the dirt. Lost cause.

  • @joshf.3047
    @joshf.3047 Місяць тому +2

    When I watch EWU, I feel like its a Netflix series or someone else professionally directed with hundreds behind the production. Amazing quality, great methods of displaying certain information in a methodical manner to tell a suspenseful story. AAA+++!!!

  • @LivingAlaska
    @LivingAlaska Місяць тому +116

    When he says " he has a ton of people eating his sould right now". He isnt crazy he is describing what is happening the best way anyone could describe. As he was driving a front end loader down the streets of Haiti scooping human bodies into a bucket. As he raised the bucket limbs would be torn from the sockets exposing the fresh raw tissue, entire heads would hang off the bucket. The heads with open eyes that stared back at him in the cab of the tractor would haunt him. He would lower the bucket to completely disconnect the head in order to avoid the visual of being forced to look into the eyes of an empty soul. I was a witness to this and this is what he means, as they est at me as well from what i had to witness.
    I was operating as the eye in the sky from 10k and our aircraft handled radio coms and my job was visual recon. So I know the emotions all to well. Its rough and the VA hasnt helped once. Still no excuse for what happened and it is in no way justified.
    I knew Chris as well, not close, but met him several times.

    • @crazeet9614
      @crazeet9614 Місяць тому +14

      I truly wish you peace and healing, I've seen some things, but that is over the top. I hope you're ok.

    • @LivingAlaska
      @LivingAlaska Місяць тому +10

      @crazeet9614 unfortunately it's a reality those that were there live every day. We have learned to blend in and cope, but we are all haunted by what happened there.

    • @crazeet9614
      @crazeet9614 Місяць тому +6

      @@LivingAlaska I thank you for your service, Respect.

    • @SassyLinda
      @SassyLinda Місяць тому +12

      Thank you for sharing your experience as I am certain it was not easy to do. It did help me understand Eddie and other soldiers better though. I have rarely heard about things like you’ve shared here.
      I think if civilians back here in the states knew the things you and others have seen and done overseas it might create a sense of urgency and advocacy for better VA aftercare. I’m actually angered by the lack of care for our military personnel during and after service. I’m so sorry that I don’t fully understand what you have been through and I’m even more sorry that our political leaders and civilians have let our soldiers down, including myself. I’m going to go and reevaluate what I can do to help more. Thank you again for sharing! It made a difference in at least my life. ❤❤❤❤

    • @halcyon3116
      @halcyon3116 Місяць тому +3

      😢😮 Jesus christ

  • @octosalias5785
    @octosalias5785 Місяць тому +197

    Being around people like Kyle was not what this sick person needed. Dude joked about killing non-combatants.

    • @RandyK44
      @RandyK44 Місяць тому +38

      I’m just reeling from the fact they took him to a gun range. AND there’s evidence they were aware how unstable he was.

    • @bambilackner
      @bambilackner Місяць тому +17

      ​@RandyK44 I heard they treated him bad and teased him alot.

    • @shara5985
      @shara5985 Місяць тому +12

      That's I was thinking and now he's going to meet the faces of his victims in the afterlife

    • @nunya8010
      @nunya8010 Місяць тому +24

      I heard the same thing and Kyle didn't believe in PTSD so that makes sense and he was not the nice guy the movie portrayed!

    • @kindtimetraveler
      @kindtimetraveler Місяць тому +32

      The fact that there are people who still think Chris Kyle was any kind of hero is infuriating, tbh.

  • @BrianRossignol-y1x
    @BrianRossignol-y1x Місяць тому +3

    Why the hell would you take a vet w/ PTSD to the gun range? I’m genuinely curious.

  • @kjtitley
    @kjtitley Місяць тому +71

    Goodness…this whole situation broke my heart. Love and prayers for ALL thats involved. Thank you EWU for sharing this! Hopefully it can help someone that needs it. It also shows that he’s not alone

    • @RyanONeal-zd6zu
      @RyanONeal-zd6zu Місяць тому +1

      eh chris kyle was a liar and an idiot for taking a ptsd riddled vet to a gun range

  • @randYLicious_s
    @randYLicious_s Місяць тому +428

    i just got back from the grocery store with a can of pringles and miss vickies chips and EWU uploaded 9 minutes ago. life is good right now

    • @jasonolinger7585
      @jasonolinger7585 Місяць тому +37

      You're eating two different types of chips at the same time?? What has this world come to...

    • @leannemo7382
      @leannemo7382 Місяць тому +11

      Great attitude! Indeed, First World *life is good* whether we’re chilling with chips, or veggies, and watching EWU at bedtime…or anytime.
      Our crunchy platter with “Everything Bagel Ranch” dressing was delicious, especially after our sweet toddler placed her first wrapped gift under the Christmas tree…and it’s for me, Mommy. Daddy will be next. 💕

    • @lindalucia6334
      @lindalucia6334 Місяць тому +8

      Just getting my pringles on too! Life is good

    • @randYLicious_s
      @randYLicious_s Місяць тому +30

      @@jasonolinger7585 haha no don't be silly. the miss vickies is for the next video lolol

    • @JohnetteWaldemar
      @JohnetteWaldemar Місяць тому

      Tactical reload ​@@jasonolinger7585

  • @TonyEvans-u1e
    @TonyEvans-u1e Місяць тому +1

    That is absolutely heartbreaking. I’ve worked in mental health for 30 years and that guy is broken.

  • @lindahossler5539
    @lindahossler5539 Місяць тому +20

    I've followed this story for years, but the details you have presented are outstanding, and I've never heard them before. Thank you for this in depth dive. This brings a whole bunch more understanding. 💖

  • @JudithRansom-t5c
    @JudithRansom-t5c Місяць тому +39

    It’s heartbreaking that Veterans receive such poor mental health care when they return. Clearly Eddie was very sick and now prison is the safest place for him but I wonder if there was a time when he could have been helped if the resources had been available to him.

    • @davisjames8484
      @davisjames8484 Місяць тому

      The VA does NOT care about veterans. Their job is to cut payouts and push pills to fix issues.

    • @angelaspringfield5584
      @angelaspringfield5584 Місяць тому

      Clearly, the US made things worse by closing Mental Health Facilities. Such a terrible shame.

  • @jacquelineko2897
    @jacquelineko2897 28 днів тому +1

    He was a good man who helped a lot of people who went crazy. I have complex post traumatic stress disorder, and receiving care finding proper care extremely hard.

  • @neilmcdermid8799
    @neilmcdermid8799 Місяць тому +112

    Thanks, EWU fam for all that you do. I'm excited to watch this video!

    • @kellycuckoo3143
      @kellycuckoo3143 Місяць тому +2

      This is truly epic, and didn’t think I would ever see it. EWU is the MVP!

  • @melodi996
    @melodi996 Місяць тому +245

    Taking a guy with PTSD after his mom told you about his delusions to a gun range is a questionable decision, and instead of sending texts they should've left the place immediately after witnessing that he "is nuts", I'm not sure what kind of help this day was intended to be, but it's a good lesson on how not to underestimate mental issues, those hospitals failed the victims of this guy.
    How he was found guilty is insane, he should be in a high-control mental institution, in prison he is dangerous for others and himself.

    • @EliShh-n2n
      @EliShh-n2n Місяць тому +30

      I agree. That was a dangerous decision.

    • @nathaliediedrichs3306
      @nathaliediedrichs3306 Місяць тому +7

      I kind of thought the same thing, but these guys had dealt with this stuff before so I guess they thought it would help in some way. What a waste of life.

    • @LarrySwishamane
      @LarrySwishamane Місяць тому +20

      Not only that…..as paranoid as he was too, of all the people to recruit for positive reinforcement….the American Sniper? W I T E F was his parents thinking? Why subject your son to that unrelenting anxiety knowing his fragile state of being?

    • @DroneStrike1776
      @DroneStrike1776 Місяць тому

      You're Russian, what do you even know about range time? Worry about your own affairs. Stay off the vodka and worry about the estimated 180,000 Russian cannon fodders that you just lost. 7,000+ US troops lost their lives in Iraqi and Afghanistan, you guys lost over 20 times that in your own backyard in 2 years.

    • @spacemanspiralcatzero
      @spacemanspiralcatzero Місяць тому +3

      I was looking for this exact comment

  • @deedee7692
    @deedee7692 15 днів тому +2

    My brother is an army vet & they pretty much chewed him up & spit him out, there was a point where he could barely afford a home for his family directly after coming home from Kuwait. He didn’t receive true support until he became a firefighter & they’ve given him with resources & support, far more than what the VA has ever offered him. My aunt is a retired marine who’s currently in the middle of a lawsuit with the US Government due to them not paying her for almost 5 years & refusing to honor the GI Bill so my cousins could go to college. It’s really a sad case how most are worst off than before they left…

  • @NunyaBizness2.0
    @NunyaBizness2.0 Місяць тому +20

    It’s mind boggling that Chris Kyle would choose a shooting range as the first outing with a veteran whom he’s never met and who’s mother reports is very sick with PTSD.
    Of course, he’s not a doctor but he had to know that the sound of guns could trigger the veteran.
    At least go to lunch or something, feel him out before handing him a rifle!
    My goodness.

  • @hastyhillfarmand4x480
    @hastyhillfarmand4x480 Місяць тому +213

    The fact he went to prison and not a psychiatric facility is unbelievable.

    • @Metoo-y7q
      @Metoo-y7q Місяць тому +5

      They make you be treated and if treatment helps you ARE NOT MENTALLY ILL anymore. All you have to do is know right from wrong!!

    • @ashleychildresss
      @ashleychildresss Місяць тому +21

      I agree. This is all very sad. Glad I’m not the only one who feels this way. I’m at the end of the video but not quite finished and was hoping he would be sent to a psychiatric hospital. I wonder how the victims families feel about this? I wouldn’t blame them either way… but just curious.

    • @drYouTuber315
      @drYouTuber315 Місяць тому

      There's a huge percentage of nut cases in US jails, and since today I'm sure it's the same for prisons. Most people seen on true crime need help to get them away from drugs or get them on medication, in my view. I have seen only delusional people there, and no calculative mobster etc.

    • @Unknown0ne
      @Unknown0ne Місяць тому +4

      100% agree!!

    • @dawnfleming8828
      @dawnfleming8828 Місяць тому +5

      Not sure about the US, but here in Australia we have a psychiatric wing in some of the jails.

  • @jacobjaye298
    @jacobjaye298 Місяць тому +2

    Jodi talking about asking Chris to help was heartbreaking. Where is the VA?

  • @streetpunkstar
    @streetpunkstar Місяць тому +132

    Maybe its cuz I'm not a Marine or I'm not into gun culture (tho I do own guns), why on Earth would you take someone with PTSD probably from combat, to a gun range? It sounds like a very bad idea.

    • @HolidayGlow
      @HolidayGlow Місяць тому +22

      It is. But for a lot of vets shooting or doing that sort of stuff together is a way to blow off steam and talk without having to be all touchy feely.

    • @christinaw6264
      @christinaw6264 Місяць тому +18

      I was thinking the exact same thing! I own guns but am not a veteran. I would go on a hike or something else to provide distraction but peace so the conversation could flow. Also, guns are very loud. Many vets I know with PTSD have it so bad a dentists drill sets them off and they need to be sedated for dental procedures sometimes even the sounds when getting a cleaning are enough to set them off. It’s so so sad. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a veteran receiving care to overcome these things from the VA. It’s usually years of white knuckling it and paying out of pocket for other counseling/therapies. These people should be treated like the hero’s they are, not like disposable people. Thank you to all who served. My dad is retired USAF and lots of military in my family. My dad was in Vietnam and gone the first 2 years of my life. I’m so thankful he returned home. Now he’s real with a lifetime of illnesses, thankfully not mental illnesses, but illnesses nonetheless, due to exposure to agent orange, no proper hearing protection when working on the planes and the other chemicals he handled with no safety equipment. He signed up at 21 to protect the people who were being hurt and do what he thought was the right thing at the time. My dad is my hero.

    • @Jessejames-x3d
      @Jessejames-x3d Місяць тому +1

      It's someone WITH severe PTSD that was in combat. Alot of those deployed have some sort of PTSD, but function better than what was going on here with Eddie.

    • @j.scottcaudill7543
      @j.scottcaudill7543 Місяць тому +2

      It was part of a program Chris Kyle started when he returned home from the Military. He reached out to troubled Veterans to spend time with as a type of therapy because he understood that the VA doesn't give a rats ass about them and don't offer enough help. Long story short, it was 1 Vet trying to help other Vets after war. Unfortunately, it didn't end well for him

    • @Yes-iu3kr
      @Yes-iu3kr Місяць тому

      ​@@j.scottcaudill7543the issue is that Chris Kyle had good intentions (for vets, not for many others) but he lacked training. He should have aligned with mental health professionals who could have trained or guided him. A person with proper training would not have made their first meeting with a person in distress at a gun range.

  • @MumaBoo
    @MumaBoo Місяць тому +56

    What a tragic case. How was this guy's mental state not taken into account? And how was the VA not held to account for not treating him properly for his PTSD. In my eyes, they are also guilty of Chad and Chris's murder. I'm not even sure how questionning him in that state is lawful

    • @Lizzie-h3j
      @Lizzie-h3j Місяць тому +2

      They should have put him in hospital not just given him tablets and sent him on his way and te fact his parents didn't give Chris Kyle and his friend a full disclosure of just how sick their son was is horrifying!!! I feel no sympathy for them I feel massive sympathy for the 2 good men who died at the hands of this madman and their families.

    • @neonaaat6850
      @neonaaat6850 Місяць тому +5

      @@Lizzie-h3j *Should have*. But they are in America, the system already decided that they are not going to waste resources on broken eggs.

    • @MumaBoo
      @MumaBoo Місяць тому +4

      @@Lizzie-h3j firstly, we don't know that they didn't after all the video here is edited for time. Secondly, Chris Kyle was also a veteran so had 1st hand knowledge of what it was like out there and what it could do to people. Thirdly, he was experienced at working with vets with PTSD so you would think that checking out his medical history would be part of his routine. I have sympathy for the victims but also for Eddie and his family who were massively failed by the US government, the va hospital and the justice system.

    • @AntiCommunistSympathizer
      @AntiCommunistSympathizer Місяць тому +3

      The VA, accountability, and proper treatment are words that don't go together in the same sentence.

    • @MumaBoo
      @MumaBoo Місяць тому

      @@AntiCommunistSympathizer I'm surprised about that in a country that sues over anything

  • @renkun99
    @renkun99 Місяць тому +1

    I made a presentation about Chris Kyle a couple months ago for school. I wasn't able to find much information on why he was murdered. Thank you for this video.

  • @aran7teen
    @aran7teen Місяць тому +118

    So the mum asks Chris Kyle for help with her son with mental problems, and he offers to help. Then he takes him to a gun range? What? Who takes someone with mental problems to gun range the first time they meet?

    • @bermudashortz3965
      @bermudashortz3965 Місяць тому +19

      That's a common opinion! I wonder how his Mom has managed to live with the outcome? She thought she was doing the best for her son and probably never expected Kyle would drive Eddie directly to a bloody shooting range?? Poor woman.

    • @ChRiStY4t5
      @ChRiStY4t5 Місяць тому +2

      Sad thing is, it wasn't the first time they had met

    • @upnorthrc5764
      @upnorthrc5764 Місяць тому

      Yeah definitely sad

    • @nbbandzz1734
      @nbbandzz1734 Місяць тому +17

      chris kyle did this w a lot of vets cuz it helped them feel more at home(at war)

    • @ambrr_lily
      @ambrr_lily Місяць тому

      Southern white rednecks. It's like coffee.

  • @adinacustovic-selimovic
    @adinacustovic-selimovic Місяць тому +9

    Great job EWU .It's ironic that every day there is talk about mental health but in real life ppl like Eddie get none in courts.Tragic what he did but we need to learn more about mental health and be able to recognize it.

  • @QueenNiriah
    @QueenNiriah Місяць тому +63

    As someone diagnosed with schizoaffective, you will never be able to make sense of something like this. I had a 2 year long psychotic break from age 17-19. I couldn’t even explain my thoughts to anyone. They only made sense in my head. I thank God for my grandma, because one day I knew I was about to go off the deep end and I asked her to pray for me. I came out of that state of psychosis over the next two or three months after.
    Listening to him explain himself, I know there is a whole different world going on inside of his head. Schizophrenia is a dangerous thing. What helped me was lithium, therapy, and knowing that the voices are, in fact, demons just trying to torment me. It never helped for people to just tell me it’s a chemical imbalance or that the voices aren’t actually there. That just makes it worse and makes you feel crazier. Once I accepted that it was demons that are around me, I learned how to tune them out in the same way that I learned as a child to tune my mom out when she was yelling at me . Never quite understood the notion that you can hear something that “isn’t there”. It is there, but only the one being tormented can see or hear it. Demonic spirits do that kind of stuff on purpose to make the person just seem crazy and get brushed off, which only isolates the person more, opening the door wider to torment, and makes their mental state worse.

    • @Zyrodil
      @Zyrodil Місяць тому +10

      Man, wish you the best - I got psychosis and I recognize a bit of the thought pattern for sure.
      It's very hard to explain, but it's basically "brain parasites".
      Its like "sentient ideas" that trigger depending on certain conditions, all different of course, but it'll be so intense it gives me headaches, strains my shoulders and back to the point where I can't sleep.
      I've had moments where I could swear that people got paid to inject me with these "Idea Parasites" and I can recognize it now to a point where I don't even need to know the person before knowing they got a Parasite Injector on hand.
      Can't really tell friends about it, though - "people have invisible parasite injectors that jab into your brain and make you crazy" is a friendship breaker, can't blame them really. Problem is when I get used to it not happening for a long time and then it hops out of nowhere and makes me question everything. Thank God for escapism.

    • @adelinecalhoun8809
      @adelinecalhoun8809 Місяць тому +3

      You’re exactly right ❤ this is satans earth but God protects us and all you have to do is pray

    • @nunyabusiness9056
      @nunyabusiness9056 Місяць тому

      The people who have told you that's what those voices are have just pushed you deeper into delusions and that's very concerning. They are not demons, it's just your brain not behaving normal just like my dads pancreas didn't behave normal so he had to take insulin. All the organs of the body can malfunction or have issues and the brain is no different.
      It sounds like the lithium therapy has helped you be functional and for that i'm very happy for you. The closest thing to a miracle that ever existed is modern medicinal science.
      When i was younger i used to hear things that weren't there too. Once when I was in my living room of my rented apartment when I was about 21 I heard my friend calling for me as clear as day from below my back patio. This was common as i lived on the 2nd floor and nobody wanted to walk up the stairs to see if i was home so they would just yell up to me to see if i was. I told him to come on up and he just kept calling for me. I yelled again "JUST COME ON UP!" and he JUST kept calling for me. I went out on the balcony and looked down and nobody was there. I started to go down the stairs to see where he was and why he wasn't hearing me and the voice stopped. I went over and nobody was there.
      I got back in and called him and got no response. I called our mutual friend and he said Dana was across the country in managers training all week for his work. He called my name for a full 7 minutes, as clear as day, i could even tell where the voice was coming from, it didn't sound like it was in my head but it definitely was. He wasn't there, nobody was there.
      Other things I used to hear was electronic noises. I got a pager when I was in highschool and i would hear it go off at random as clear as day, but it wasn't actually going off. I would literally ignore it sometimes because this was so frequent and my friends would be like "Who called you?" and i'd be like "Oh you heard it? It actually went off?"
      Just know that none of this stuff you believe is real. THe brain is just an organ, our bodies are imperfect, people have problems with all their organs, kidneys, liver, pancreas, intestines, and their brains. The brain just HAPPENS to be the organ we use that helps us discern reality whereas others just process chemicals in the body. Don't let your brain fool you. Listen to your doctors, what you experience is fairly well understood, which is why we have treatments that can help people live relatively normal lives with your condition.

    • @nunyabusiness9056
      @nunyabusiness9056 Місяць тому

      @@adelinecalhoun8809 None of that is true. Please don't push a mentally ill person deeper into delusion.

    • @Zyrodil
      @Zyrodil Місяць тому

      @@adelinecalhoun8809 Fuck that, I don't see Satan's flag planted here - this Earth is Human soil and when we spread beyond this planet we can leave Satan to sob in the crust of our glowing, radioactive waste!

  • @melissaquinn6845
    @melissaquinn6845 Місяць тому +86

    9:18 Um, Eddie is definitely showing signs of a psychosis and paranoia, but his reasons for not putting the window down were spot on. Officer 2 had already planned to yank him out and taze him. Oh look, now Officer 2 is really excited about wanting to taze him, just as Detective Chevra has Eddie's Mom on the phone, attempting to descalate the situation. Officer 2 is way too aggressive. I just know he has used excessive force way to many times. That's how one bad apple spoils the whole bunch.

    • @areinahensley2739
      @areinahensley2739 Місяць тому +3

      No

    • @bkpk4hisapplesauce
      @bkpk4hisapplesauce Місяць тому

      ​@@areinahensley2739"no" ok blue line rider

    • @melissaquinn6845
      @melissaquinn6845 Місяць тому +9

      @@areinahensley2739 no what?

    • @redacted8008
      @redacted8008 Місяць тому +3

      You're way off the mark.
      Officer 2 did not want the suspect to flee, because that would endanger civilians.
      Oh, look what happened. The suspect fled.

    • @mentalhealth9256
      @mentalhealth9256 Місяць тому +4

      ​@@redacted8008He wouldn't have been able to flee if they parked of their vehicles in a strategic place. Not rocket science. They actually trusted him to start up his car
      None of them were in their vehicles ready to pursue.
      And before you say they were afraid of being shot they are supposedly trained for these situations.

  • @kalanirae
    @kalanirae Місяць тому +30

    Hands down, favorite channel! Thank you EWU! ❤

  • @851spinks
    @851spinks Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for covering this.

  • @loreleilazuli8874
    @loreleilazuli8874 Місяць тому +119

    If you're trying to help someone with PTSD caused by war, why tf would you take them to a shooting range?

    • @neonaaat6850
      @neonaaat6850 Місяць тому +3

      They probably don't know it was that bad.

    • @nsahandler
      @nsahandler Місяць тому +48

      Because Chris Kyle didn't believe in PTSD therapy and thought that all vets needed to do is get back into the motions of daily combat training.
      Because he was deranged after all his killing and shooting targets helped him, he believed that it was the same for everyone.
      I actually can't think of a more-idiotic reason to take someone with PTSD to the gun range.

    • @neonaaat6850
      @neonaaat6850 Місяць тому +22

      @@nsahandler On the bright side, now we have more proof that bringing someone with war PTSD to the gun range is a bad idea.

    • @SunshineandIllusions
      @SunshineandIllusions Місяць тому

      Because what, what, in the butt.

    • @williamleopoldo8296
      @williamleopoldo8296 Місяць тому +1

      @@neonaaat6850 nah, it's okay for PTSD. it's a form of exposure therapy. The problem is that it works with PTSD, not paranoid shizos.

  • @XxSofaKingDopexX
    @XxSofaKingDopexX Місяць тому +66

    I can binge videos on this channel for hours, thanks for all you guys do man! Yall even did a video a year ago on my psychopath cousin who killed his gf and watching that for the first time made me sick to my stomach knowing im related to him!!

    • @jll9228
      @jll9228 Місяць тому +5

      😳

    • @ashleychildresss
      @ashleychildresss Місяць тому +4

      Oooo who was that? Sorry you had to deal with being indirectly connected to something like that.

    • @XxSofaKingDopexX
      @XxSofaKingDopexX Місяць тому +6

      @ashleychildresss Chris bagshaw, go watch the video it's sickening, he killed his gf because he thought she was pregnant.. it's ok I knew something was wrong with him because he had a box with about 15 pocket knives in it and a huge dagger. He took the dagger and started stabbing a pillow in front of me and my brother. You can even see the same dagger in the video when they show pictures of his room it's wild.

    • @XxSofaKingDopexX
      @XxSofaKingDopexX Місяць тому +5

      @jll9228 that was my same facial reaction when I heard what he did, very sickening and I wish I could change my last name because of it 😅

  • @eggandchips4t
    @eggandchips4t Місяць тому +4

    Trained to kill in the Marines, served his country, killed people, lost his mind, lost his soul, killed 2 men, punished by the country that didnt help him deal with what it had traned him to do. Not justice.

  • @Raccoonus_Doodus
    @Raccoonus_Doodus Місяць тому +26

    I was so excited to see this notification! EWU is always my go to channel.

  • @FalloutFan420
    @FalloutFan420 Місяць тому +18

    You guys are on top of delivering us with lots of new content this last 2 weeks

  • @westernbucknut5676
    @westernbucknut5676 Місяць тому +2

    Dude is arrested for the murder of two people, but he was scared to say he smoked pot earlier? lol

  • @Kate-mp5qt
    @Kate-mp5qt Місяць тому +22

    Yall honestly the best thanks so much for posting ❤❤

  • @HighTide843
    @HighTide843 Місяць тому +22

    Can you please please please get the interrogation and jail calls if Matthew speck in Charleston SC?! He was just sentenced to life for killing his wife. He just so happened to be my coworker and he was dating our manager; our manager whom he arguably killed his wife over because he was a coward. Nevertheless, love the channel and would LOVE to hear how he tried to talk his way out of it to the cops.

  • @MsEddiepark
    @MsEddiepark Місяць тому +2

    Hearing my name repeatedly by the cops is definitely unsettling lol

  • @Lee-n2n1t
    @Lee-n2n1t Місяць тому +19

    WOW…! Thank you so much for following up with this story. I just watched American Sniper last night and the next day I see this. We all appreciate your coverage, thank you! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @soup394
    @soup394 Місяць тому +25

    I was rewatching an old episode and yall dropped another 💎

  • @dawnerwin2097
    @dawnerwin2097 Місяць тому +6

    I keep seeing these cases of people having mental health issues and I don't understand why they aren't in a rehab type facility before this happens.

    • @Floydian4everr
      @Floydian4everr Місяць тому

      Conservatives cut funding for mental health, Reagan shut down all the asylums in California and thought letting them fend for themselves on the street panhandling and what not was better than his health insurance bribe providers, I mean campaign contributors didn't think it was necessary since you know, they could just go to a psych and get pills regardless of how deplorable living conditions, having to sleep on a sidewalk while in full blown psychosis makes life a living hell for those with debilitating mental health issues

    • @rainao.3512
      @rainao.3512 7 днів тому

      Because there aren't any left. Instead of doctor's and nurses, the government has left police officers to deal with them, and prisons to house them.

  • @alinabina
    @alinabina Місяць тому +38

    Wow!!!! Another one!!!❤ Thank you EWU!

  • @vblack7372
    @vblack7372 Місяць тому +72

    Not even Eddie was crazy enough to believe the whole "I'm a cop, you can trust me" routine.

  • @geddhead1971
    @geddhead1971 4 дні тому

    Great episode !! Your thoroughness is top tier and one of the best on UA-cam. Keep up the great work :-)

  • @KrispyTreat24
    @KrispyTreat24 Місяць тому +17

    Explore with us this was a incredible find and it is why I recommend this channel to everybody because out of all of the interrogation and body cam footage channels you have the best narration and the cases you bring to us are always ripped from the headlines or ones that are just completely interesting. Over the years you even have managed to put your sense of humor in some of these videos ( appropriately) D commentary and review of what’s going on in these body cams footage along with the interrogation is absolutely top shelf. I have learned so much from this channel that has helped me over the years with my true crime journey. I appreciate it thank you.

    • @sheilaboston7051
      @sheilaboston7051 Місяць тому

      On an EWU bodycam I watched yesterday, the narrator said something like, "the officer will now do something completely unexpected," followed by the officer farting! I'm not into fart jokes, but it certainly put some ordinariness into the event!

    • @RobynDavis-sj9tc
      @RobynDavis-sj9tc Місяць тому

      @@sheilaboston7051😂

  • @undermasroof
    @undermasroof Місяць тому +37

    My boyfriend was overseas in Iraq. It really messed him up and he never wanted to talk about things that happened. He told me a few stories and I just couldn't bear to listen to it, let alone know what he went through. He committed suicide. He couldn't even sleep without his gun next to him on his bed side table.

    • @alexalexanderivanov5815
      @alexalexanderivanov5815 Місяць тому +13

      Thats very unfortunate, but imagine the impact upon the men, women and children of Iraq, from the atrocities the Americans committed.

    • @LewisBrazelz
      @LewisBrazelz Місяць тому

      ​@@alexalexanderivanov5815read the room my guy.

    • @-JTSB-
      @-JTSB- Місяць тому

      @@alexalexanderivanov5815 That falls on the countries leaders, not this lone man. Rest in peace.

    • @DarkSharkDomilian
      @DarkSharkDomilian Місяць тому

      ​@@alexalexanderivanov5815 You have no empathy or sympathy for Americans, as evident by your immediate deflection to that. With that in mind, why should we have empathy or sympathy for the people of Iraq if you can't extend the courtesy to us? Contrary to your belief, most American veterans didn't enjoy any part of that. At the start of 2002, most Americans didn't want a war, just continued inspections and diplomacy. It was only after a detailed PR campaign with false allegations promoting it that support for it began to build, and even then, a fairly large part still disagreed with it while support dwindled as the war as dragged on. Like most countries, we're simply led around by the big guys in their fancy offices. Whether the big guy is good or not, varies greatly.

    • @rafitohornero3850
      @rafitohornero3850 Місяць тому +5

      now imagine how the man,woman and children in Iraq felt. twice you invaded them

  • @ReplicantDream
    @ReplicantDream Місяць тому +13

    Stop sending young men to fight pointless wars. There is no glory in this BS. This is the aftermath.

  • @claresanders4014
    @claresanders4014 Місяць тому +17

    Omg YES
    I love y'all so much
    Thank you for everything you do!!

  • @grannnysm1th
    @grannnysm1th Місяць тому +5

    The biggest victim here is Eddie.

  • @hlessil835
    @hlessil835 Місяць тому +12

    This one really made my heart hurt. These poor boys go off to be our countries heroes and end up a mess. I appreciate you boys, but it just doesn't seem the right path.

  • @beautyatitsfinest1548
    @beautyatitsfinest1548 18 днів тому +2

    Prayers to the families and loved ones of the poor men killed… and very heartbreaking hearing the poor parents who knew their son needed help and all the doctor and VA did was give him meds knowing all these things and send him on his way.. very heartbreaking the way the VA treats these men that come back in need of so much help from going protect their country… this world needs to do better and specially this country when comes to veterans and to mental health in general for all human beings

  • @jj74554
    @jj74554 Місяць тому +8

    How is he in prison for life instead of a psychiatric facility? This poor guy needs help. That is just shameful. Also, that seemed like a terrible interrogation with how many words the detective was putting in his mouth. He seemed pretty out of it, and I feel like he would have kind of gone along with anything the detective said.

  • @Masked_Pirate_Geist
    @Masked_Pirate_Geist Місяць тому +27

    Officer 2 needs to chill

    • @redacted8008
      @redacted8008 Місяць тому +1

      To be fair, that cop had zero reason to chill.
      They knew he had a gun. He could have pulled it to fire on them at any time.
      Moreover, him fleeing in the vehicle is the last thing they want, as it endangers civilians.
      He ended up fleeing with the vehicle, though luckily no one was seriously hurt or killed.
      Point is, cop had a reason to not be so chill, and the only reason any of them handled it delicately was because the culprit was a well-known veteran, the confrontation led by someone who knew him. In any other situation, this would not be the process. He'd either be apprehended or dead on the scene.

  • @boots73ca
    @boots73ca Місяць тому +1

    ❤❤❤I absolutely love this narrator. Whose voice is this? Get an agent and get voice acting jobs seriously!❤❤ ❤

  • @McSpicyYT
    @McSpicyYT Місяць тому +60

    Who thought it was a good idea to let a person with PTSD from the military to a gun range? Literally anywhere else would be a good place to figure things out. I know hindsight is 20/20 but I can't help but feel like this could've been prevented at multiple points.

    • @__spina__
      @__spina__ Місяць тому +6

      I agree with you Sir.

    • @onyxmadison321
      @onyxmadison321 Місяць тому

      Way to victim blame….congrats for appearing so insensitive

    • @Lizzie-h3j
      @Lizzie-h3j Місяць тому +6

      I agree. They knew he was sick they were texting each other saying this guy is really off. They took him there with good intentions but they should have trusted their gut instincts and taken him straight to a hospital. What if he'd gone on a rampage at that resort? He is right about one thing he is a sorry pos! Why didn't his parents take him and have him sectioned? He needed medication but in a hospital environment not just hand him tablets and send him on his way! This was so avoidable it's tragic.

    • @onyxmadison321
      @onyxmadison321 Місяць тому

      @@Lizzie-h3j so ur gonna victim blame? Pretty insensitive….

    • @neonaaat6850
      @neonaaat6850 Місяць тому +8

      @@onyxmadison321 Everyone in the case is a victim. You going to accuse everyone talking about it as victim blaming?

  • @chunkycornbread4773
    @chunkycornbread4773 Місяць тому +11

    What a unfortunate set of events. It's hard to hold any ill will towards Eddie. It's obvious he's going through all kinds of mental problems. Unfortunately two men had their lives taken.

  • @Trust_No_One_0316
    @Trust_No_One_0316 Місяць тому +1

    EWU been on a roll last couple days and I'm here for it!❤❤

  • @DigUpHerBones85
    @DigUpHerBones85 Місяць тому +44

    Why would you take someone in this state to a gun range??

    • @johnmonachelli5256
      @johnmonachelli5256 Місяць тому +14

      That was definitely my first thought

    • @Grace-xi1zg
      @Grace-xi1zg Місяць тому +14

      America.

    • @XAJUSS
      @XAJUSS Місяць тому +7

      Sounds like they thought from what the mom said that he was just a troubled marine and didn't realize it was full blown schizophrenia until they got to the range and sent those text messages to each other. With the mom saying she didn't know about them going out that weekend after talking and the dad having had to get a gun away from him before I think the family also wasn't aware that Kyle didn't know what he was dealing with. It's like the whole thing just kind of happened too fast.

    • @onyxmadison321
      @onyxmadison321 Місяць тому

      @@XAJUSSif he really was schizo he wouldn’t have been able to be a soldier. Make that make sense. He even admitted he knew it was wrong

    • @Lizzie-h3j
      @Lizzie-h3j Місяць тому

      Especially when they were texting each other saying this guy is really off and the fact his parents didn't give them full disclosure of his history and told them he had ptsd and trouble sleeping after everything he'd done is absolutley criminal! If they'd been honest this would never have happened!! And why didn't the VA put him in hospital instead of giving him tablets and sending him on his way. Talking about demons, steali g his dad's weapons kidnapping his girlfriend and the rest! Shame on his parents for not being honest! Two good men cpuld still be alive and their families would still have them.