They were found ` ` , on the ground , covered in blood '' The ex - Marine faces murder charges in deaths of veteran Chris Kyle and Kyle 's son , Chad Littlefield . Those recorded words from the sister of Eddie Ray Routh gave Texas authorities one of their first indications Saturday of death at an isolated shooting range . Chad 's family called cops in 2012 ; he was mad because his father planned to sell his house . ` ` He told me that he 's investigating a murder , '' One of suspect tells 911 operator .
They were found ` ` , on the ground , covered in blood '' The ex - Marine faces murder charges in deaths of veteran Chris Kyle and Kyle 's son , Chad Littlefield . Chad 's family called cops in 2012 ; he was mad because his father planned to sell his house . ` ` He told me that he 's investigating a murder , '' One of suspect tells 911 operator .