. >> tragically it was another iraq war veteran eddie ray ralph accused of taking his life.egin in three weeks. now the insider's louie, now joins us with details of the upcoming trial louie. >> reporter: chris and jessica, prosecutors are seeking life without parole but with the increasing popularity and controversy surrounding the american snipper movie the defense is now asking if ralph can get a fair trial. >> my hope is that people can, who have gone through that can sort of say i see my story in there. >> reporter: now phenomenal success of american snipper may have unintended consequences on the trial of chris kyle's accused killer eddie ray ralph. his capitol murder trial begins february 11th. this animation recreating the the prosecution's version in which kyle along with his friend chad littlefield drove eddie to the firing range. upon arrival eddie shot them both in point blank range and fled in chris's truck. he was apprehended after that nine # one call from his sister's house was placed. but hoist eddie ray involve? at the time of the killing february 2nd, 2013

or negative tweet equals free marketing and more publicity the upcoming death penalty trial of eddie ray ralph they say that american sniper success will impact the jurors and he bants the trial move -- he wants the trial moved out of the small texas town. and in the video afterlife the afghan fighter is now seeking asylum in the u.s. >> i can't talk to you about that. >> and despite the topical buzz americans are not ready to watch the depictions of the latest combat. some have struggled to reach hit level. >> strike zone and jarhead were not hits in the way of zero dark 30 and american sniper are. >> reporter: and despite the best picture, the hurt locker made just $30 million domestic and the american sniper made more than that in a day. >> it is a little bit more than a catharsis, because we wanted to see a movie of the people who are getting the bad people are in the scope of the sniper. >> reporter: and it has a long way to go to catch the reigning war hero champ. "saving private ryan" cranked out $87 million domestic adjusted for today's prices. and it won critical acclaim for battles,