Charlie Kirk’s Killer Says Goodbye To His Family In Court After Being Sentenced To Death

In a stunning twist, the investigation into the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk took a decisive turn when the alleged killer’s own roommate and romantic partner came forward with damning evidence. On September 10, 2025, Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University during a stop on his “American Comeback Tour,” an event known for its politically charged debates. The shooter, 22-year-old Tyler James Robinson of southern Utah, used a bolt-action Mauser rifle—an heirloom from his father—to fatally shoot Kirk from a rooftop. But the breakthrough in the case wasn’t advanced forensic analysis or FBI surveillance; it was a chilling, intimate confession sent via text messages to his roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twigs, a biological male in the process of transitioning to female. Instead of fleeing or remaining silent, Robinson revealed everything in these texts, even directing Twigs to a handwritten note hidden under his keyboard: “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.” The messages, filled with affectionate terms like “my love,” exposed not only Robinson’s guilt but his premeditated intent, ideological motivation, and operational planning—down to his rifle’s hiding spot and concerns over fingerprints and serial numbers. The texts also revealed a disturbing casualness, with Robinson joking about engraving meme-like messages on bullets and worrying more about disappointing his father than the life he had taken. As prosecutors prepared for trial, Twigs’s role became central—not just as a witness, but as a figure whose own radical political beliefs and troubled past may have influenced Robinson’s descent into political extremism. Family sources and witnesses described Twigs as harboring intense resentment toward conservatives and Christians, and his relationship with Robinson coincided with the latter’s ideological transformation from a quiet, conservative student to a radicalized leftist willing to justify murder. Despite receiving detailed confessions, Twigs delayed reporting Robinson to police, a decision that prosecutors chose not to criminally pursue, but which raised ethical questions about complicity. The relationship’s toxic dynamic—marked by shared resentment, isolation, and emotional codependence—became emblematic of how personal disillusionment can intersect with political extremism to deadly effect. The case, now poised to become one of the most closely watched trials in recent memory, has not only exposed the deeply personal roots of ideological violence but also ignited a broader conversation about radicalization, identity politics, and the fragile state of American civil discourse. As Robinson faces charges including aggravated murder and obstruction of justice, and Twigs prepares to testify, the country is left grappling with how two young people from conservative Utah became the center of one of the most politically explosive crimes in modern U.S. history.