STEPHENVILLE, Texas – The small Erath County town of Stephenville is bracing for the trial of the man accused of murdering decorated Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield. Defendant Eddie ‘American Sniper’ murder trial puts focus on small town STEPHENVILLE, Texas – The small Erath County town of Stephenville is bracing for the trial of the man accused of murdering decorated Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield.