The widow of Chris Kyle, a former Navy Seal whose life is portrayed in the film, “American Sniper,” will testify against Eddie Ray Routh, the man accused of killing her husband Feb. 11.

According to a report from the New York Times, Taya Kyle, Chris Kyle’s widow will be one of the first people to take the stand on the opening trial. Taya will be required to stand directly in front of the man who allegedly killed her husband. Routh allegedly killed Kyle and Kyle’s friend Chad Littlefield at a shooting range.

With the release of the movie “American Sniper,” the whole trial has been amplified because not only are the ones who were close to Kyle are involved, now the nation is compelled to follow this trial and intrigued to see Routh’s fate. The film was released in January and is still playing in theaters across the country, meaning that this film is being displayed nationwide while the trial is still taking place.

The New York Times reported that Routh had admitted to killing Kyle and Littlefield in an interview shortly after he was arrested. Routh has apparently been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and parties involved are still trying to figure out if Routh has additional mental illnesses. The New York Times reported that the main questions on this trial are if Routh is legally insane and shot both Kyle and Littlefield due to his mental illness or if he is a murderer and should spend the rest of his life in prison.

Routh’s defense attorneys are faced with the challenge of persuading the jury that the cause of the killings were from Routh’s mental illness and that he did not realize what he was doing. However, Routh’s confession shortly after the crime is hurting his chances of pleading insanity, in which case he will be referred to prison as opposed to a mental health facility.

According to a report from the New York Times, criminal defenses that involve insanity are typically not successful in Texas, a state that is known for having the most people executed through the death penalty. However, it is also reported that the families and loved ones of the two men do not want the prosecutors to pursue the death penalty.

Whichever verdict is decided for Routh, at the end of the day Taya Kyle still has to stand in front of and look her husband’s alleged killer in the eye, which in itself is a feeling that nobody should ever have to endure.