Charlie Kirk was murdered in September 2025
Now a recorded confession, delivered in person to someone who knew the accused killer best, has landed squarely before a Utah judge.
And the testimony playing out in that Provo courtroom paints a picture that Robinson’s defense team cannot easily walk back.
What the Courtroom Heard on Day Four
Luna Twiggs, the onetime romantic partner of accused Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson, said Robinson confessed in person to the killing and “started crying a bit.” Twiggs’ previously recorded comments were played in the courtroom during day four of Robinson’s preliminary hearing.
Fox News broadcast the moment the recording was played live.
Twiggs told officers she saw Robinson on September 11. When asked if Robinson spoke about Kirk’s shooting, Twiggs said he “didn’t go into detail,” but added: “I asked him in person if what he said was true the night before and he said it was. He started crying a little bit, and said he wishes he hadn’t done it.” Robinson “eventually said he would talk to his parents or turn himself over,” Twiggs also said.
That in-person admission was not the first time Robinson allegedly confessed. It was the third.
Twiggs told investigators that Robinson confessed in several different ways, including through a handwritten letter, text messages, and face-to-face conversations. According to prosecutors, Twiggs told police Robinson first left behind a handwritten note admitting he had killed Kirk before later repeating the confession in text messages and in person after returning home.
Robinson allegedly wrote a letter to his roommate and romantic partner that read: “Luna, If you are reading this per my text, then I am so sorry. I left the house this morning on a mission and sent an auto-text.” Prosecutors say Robinson wrote the letter to Twiggs. Later portions of the letter read, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it.”
The note continued: “I wish we could have lived in a world where this was not necessary.” It ends by stating, “Please try and find joy in this life. I love you always, Tyler.”
And then came the text messages. According to evidence presented in court, Twiggs asked Robinson directly whether he had done it.
Twiggs wrote: “you weren’t the one who did it right????” Robinson replied: “I am, I’m sorry.”
Three separate confessions. A handwritten note left under a keyboard. A text message exchange. And then a face-to-face admission the following day, with the accused reportedly breaking down in tears.
A Case Built Layer by Layer
The hearing comes about ten months after Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative firebrand and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot as he addressed a crowd of roughly 3,000 people during an event on UVU’s campus.
On the day Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University, surveillance video of the alleged shooter caught him moving throughout campus, speaking with Turning Point USA staff and even stopping for a meal. Utah’s lead investigator, David Hull, walked the Provo courtroom through the compilation, including footage that he said captured an individual accessing the roof and later escaping.
DNA evidence gathered from items collected at the scene dominated a prior day of the hearing. According to testimony, investigators discovered a bolt-action rifle wrapped in a towel in a wooded area near campus. FBI tests later found two people’s DNA on the rifle, towel, and a screwdriver recovered from the roof of the Losee Center: Robinson’s and that of his roommate at the time and alleged romantic partner, Lance Twiggs.
In woods near campus, investigators said they found the suspected murder weapon, a Mauser Model 98 .30-06 caliber bolt-action rifle with a mounted scope, wrapped in a towel. The firearm contained one spent round and three unspent rounds, which were each engraved with messages. DNA consistent with Robinson’s was found on the gun’s trigger, the fired cartridge casing, two of the other cartridges, and the towel.
Prosecutors also say Robinson posted “it was me at UVU yesterday,” in a Discord chat room.
Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder, a capital first-degree felony; felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, a first-degree felony; two counts of obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony; two counts of tampering with a witness, a third-degree felony; and committing a violent offense in the presence of a child, a Class A misdemeanor.
If Robinson is convicted, prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty.
The prosecution is attempting to use an affidavit to justify a victim targeting enhancement against Robinson. The claim is that Robinson deliberately targeted Kirk for his political views.
The defense wanted to subpoena Twiggs and have her testify in person, but prosecutors successfully argued in-person testimony was not necessary at this stage.
Defense attorneys have fought nearly every piece of evidence presented. But fighting the accused’s own words, in his own handwriting, repeated across three separate occasions, is a different kind of hill to climb.
What Comes Next for the Kirk Family and the Country
Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, and his parents, Robert and Kathryn Kirk, attended the hearing, marking the first time they have seen Robinson in person. President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., who was a friend of Charlie Kirk, was also seated in the courtroom gallery.
In a statement released before the hearing, Kirk’s family expressed gratitude for the “support, prayers, and kindness we have received.” The family also said, “Every court proceeding serves as a painful reminder of his death and the loss that has irrevocably impacted our lives and the lives of his children.”
Kirk’s family attorney, Jeffrey Neiman, made the Kirk family’s position clear from the start. He made clear that the family favors releasing all evidence to the public without redactions, saying withholding it would create “doubt and distrust in the judicial system.”
Prosecutors argue the combination of the alleged confession, forensic evidence, and electronic communications provides a detailed timeline of events following the shooting, one they say leaves little ambiguity about what took place. The evidence presented during the hearing is intended to establish probable cause rather than determine Robinson’s guilt, a threshold prosecutors must meet before the case can proceed to trial.
Legal observers following the hearing said the volume and specificity of the material presented was more extensive than many had anticipated at this early stage.
Charlie Kirk built Turning Point USA into one of the most consequential conservative youth organizations in the country. He was 31 years old. He was answering a question from a student in the crowd when the shot was fired.
The preliminary hearing will determine whether the case moves to trial. But the evidence already laid out in open court, three confessions from the accused’s own mouth and pen, suggests that question may not be in serious doubt much longer.
Sources: Mediaite, RedState, The Hill, NBC News, ABC News, ABC4 Utah, KUER, IBTimes UK, CNN