Eddie Ray Routh Is Not Related To Ryan Routh But They Shares Same Surname
Gunman Ryan Wesley Routh and the veteran who assassinated Chris Kyle are not related to each other despite sharing the same surname.
The trial for Donald Trump gunman Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, is taking a dramatic twist.
Highlights
- Ryan pleaded not guilty to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
- Some social media users speculated that Ryan Routh and Eddie Routh are father and son.
- Eddie Ray Routh is the veteran who assassinated Chris Kyle, former Navy SEAL marksman.
Prosecutors requested an indefinite delay in the trial as they comb through thousands of videos and 4 million gigabytes of text and audio files.
They also said they had executed 13 search warrants and seized hundreds of pieces of evidence, including electronic devices.
His trial will start on November 18, 2024, but it could be delayed once the judge decides.
Ryan pleaded not guilty to several charges, including the attempted assassination of former President Trump.
After the incident, he appeared in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has been ordered to remain in prison without bail as his case goes through the court.
Ryan Wesley Routh And Eddie Ray Routh Have No Connection
Despite sharing the same surname and American nationality, Ryan Wesley Routh and Eddie Ray Routh have no familial connection.
Some social media users speculate that Ryan Routh and Eddie Ray are father and son, looking at their physical appearance. One user wrote,
In these photos they look like they could be father and son, but Eddie Ray Routh has gotten fat in prison and looks bloated now.
However, Ryan Routh’s biological son’s name is Oran Routh, who has been arrested on charges of possessing child physical abuse images.
Ryan Routh is an American man who allegedly attempted to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump, the Republican Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election, on September 15, 2024.
He was born in 1966 in Guilford County, North Carolina. For most of his life, he was a resident of Greensboro, where he attended North Carolina A&T State University for two semesters in 1995.
Ryan was convicted of possessing a firearm, resisting, delaying, and obstructing a law enforcement officer, and driving with his license revoked after a 3-hour stand-off with police on December 15, 2002.
On the other hand, Eddie Ray Routh, 37, was born on September 30, 1987, in Lancaster, Texas, United States.
He is a former U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was reportedly taken to the gun range by Kyle and Littlefield to help him with his post-traumatic stress disorder, which he suffered from his time in the military.
Eddie was experiencing auditory hallucinations and paranoia and had threatened su*cide.
He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in July 2011 after serving four years.
Additional information
- Eddie Ray Routh was born to his father, Raymond Ray Routh Sr., and his mother, Jodi Routh. He grew up with his sister, Laura Bess Routh.
- Ryan Routh was married in 1988 and had at least two sons and a daughter. He divorced his wife in 2003.
- Ryan supported Bernie Sanders in 2020, criticizing Joe Biden as Sleepy Joe.
