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Fact-based investigations into Tyler Robinson, suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Not a fan blog.

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News: Jun 1 rulings: motion for OSC (contempt) granted, motion to close prelim denied.

Defense asks for proceedings to be halted until Utah Supreme Court reviews petition.

Next hearing: Jun 12 @ 9 am MDT (3 pm UTC). In-person hearing.

June • 21 • she/her

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Disclaimer: I will be approaching this case from a leftist, queer-friendly perspective. DNI if you are racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, or xenophobic in any way. I am a regular person with an interest in this case; I have no agenda besides sympathizing with Tyler and wanting to understand the circumstances around the incident, as well as keep track of the investigative/legal proceedings. I don't intend for this to be an uncritical fan blog, and I have no interest in fetishizing him.

I'm not part of the tr*e cr*me community. I welcome and encourage everyone to learn more about the case and lend Tyler your support, but I don't entertain treating him like a lolcow. While I don't endorse violence, the harm CK inflicted in his lifetime is inexcusable.

DO NOT contact the private individuals mentioned here.

I link to Andrea Burkhart's content a lot because she's the only person uploading Tyler's legal filings and writing analyses of the proceedings, but I don't endorse her views. Same goes for all the right-wing media sources I reshare here.

If you are a friend or family member and object to any of the content I post here, please reach out to me through direct message. I am 100% open to cooperating with you.

My goals:

Humanizing Tyler (and his family and girlfriend).

Disputing misinformation and baseless rumors, both left and right-wing. He is not a groyper, an edgelord, or an antifa militant—we only have evidence that he is socially progressive.

Advocating for Tyler and his right to a fair, unprejudiced trial.

Putting together important images, news articles, interviews, and social media profiles to build up a more complete picture of the case.

Posting legal updates as the case progresses.

Other causes:

ACLU

Death Penalty Information Center

Medical Aid for Palestinians

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More about me below 🤎

I'm committed to keeping this blog on-topic and easily navigable, so I never reblog anything I actually like here lol. Just a tiny bit about me so I'm not a total stranger to you!

librul arts major college student. on the internet too much for my own good, can often be found lurking on the lit/marxist sides of reddit and twitter.

i have pretty crippling inattentive adhd. not in a cutesy way, it’s ruined my life several times. can’t do shit if not for medication and caffeine.

mostly a music fan. I'll give pretty much everything a chance, but I lean towards the experimental/avant-pop/verbose indie folk-rock side of things.

my dms are always open if you’d like to chat! 🪆 in rotation: animal collective - centipede hz 🫜 other interests: reading/writing, gaming (single-player adventure stuff mostly, disco elysium), drawing, movies (velvet goldmine my beloved), tv (mad men, better call saul), traveling with minimal plans, art journaling, vintage fashion, makeup, museums, birding, old buildings. used to waste days on ao3 reading slash fic but mostly cured of that now.

why I’m doing this? because no one else is, that’s the primary reason tbh. but also because I feel a strong affinity with Tyler, like we’d have been friends in another life, and I find the circumstances around this case so tragic and fascinating. plus I love doing research and reading up on specialist topics, so diving into the articles and legal filings is a satisfying hobby for me.

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Tyler touring Utah State University, 2021

I think everyone has seen these already but posting just in case.

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Defense files Utah Supreme Court petition and asks for all legal proceedings to be halted

Here’s why attorneys for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk are now asking to delay the case

Tyler Robinson's attorneys want proceedings paused, including a scheduled July preliminary hearing, where substantial evidence related to th

The defense has filed a petition with the Utah Supreme Court seeking to appeal Judge Graf's denial of their motion to exclude cameras. They’ve also asked for Graf to halt all legal proceedings, including the July 6–10 preliminary hearing dates, until the petition is reviewed by the Utah Supreme Court. Their primary concern is that cameras will still be allowed at the prelim; under the current order on electronic media, the defense will only know if Graf has limited coverage until the day the prelim begins. In addition, as the four justice positions on the Utah Supreme Court are in transition, they don't believe their petition will be reviewed before the prelim begins.

Bottom line: it’s highly unlikely Graf will approve this measure. The defense has attempted this before to appeal Graf’s denial of the motion for Tyler to appear in court without shackles, but it was unsuccessful.

Keep reading for: background on the motions and a brief summary of the petition itself.

Background

Super short recap of the original motion: the defense asked for a blanket ban on cameras and microphones in the courtroom (basically: no livestreams, video or audio recordings, photos) to protect the case from the adverse and incredibly biased publicity it's been getting since September. Two expert witnesses testified about how most prospective jurors in Utah County were learning about the case from the news, which presented prejudicial information about Tyler, instead of watching the livestreams. Videos and photos of Tyler were analyzed by so-called body-language experts and lip readers to create false conjectures about his demeanor and conversations. The case has been tainted since the beginning by statements made by government officials and political commentators about Tyler's guilt and suitable punishment, all of which was disseminated by the news media. One expert concluded that it would be difficult to ensure jurors would not be tainted by the news coverage unless special voir dire measures were taken.

In his order denying the motion, Graf acknowledged the opinions of the experts but opposed a blanket ban of all hearings, instead opting to consider closures on a case-by-case basis. He said he was not so cynical as to conclude that just because the parties didn't present evidence of responsible journalism, none existed. He believed the court had put sufficient remedies in place, including moving the pool photographer and videographer to the back of the courtroom. (You can read it here, it's Dkt. 535.)

This isn't the first time the defense has submitted an appeal to the Utah Supreme Court. In November, they tried to appeal Graf's order on their motion for Tyler to appear in court unshackled and in civilian clothing. That motion was partially granted and partially denied—Tyler is currently allowed to wear civilian clothing, but he is shackled at the wrists, waist, and ankles, with his right hand unshackled at the beginning of the hearings to allow him to write notes. The defense wanted him to appear fully unshackled, but their petition for interlocutory review was denied by the Supreme Court. You can read the defense's appeal and the state's opposition here:

Tyler Robinson's secret appeal

Documents previously omitted from the court file have now appeared that show Tyler Robinson sought, and was denied, an interlocutory appeal

The defense's new petition (Dkt. 561)

Contention over interpretations of the Utah Code of Judicial Administration, Rule 4-401.01 (electronic media coverage of court proceedings) (read it here)

Under Utah law, there is a presumption of public access to hearings. Rule 4-401.01(2) states that there is a presumption that media coverage will be allowed at hearings, but "the judge may prohibit or restrict electronic media coverage in those cases only if the judge finds that the reasons for doing so are sufficiently compelling to outweigh the presumption."

The fundamental purpose of the rule is “[t]o permit electronic media coverage of proceedings while protecting the right of parties to a fair trial, personal privacy and safety, the decorum and dignity of proceedings, and the fair administration of justice (emphasis in original)."

At the center of the defense's argument is that Judge Graf did not conduct a full evaluation of the evidence they presented, which is required by this rule and the Utah constitution. For one, the defense complains that they didn't have enough time to present expert testimony at the April 17 evidentiary hearing—the "district court’s imposition of unworkable time constraints" meant they had a maximum of two hours to do so.

Their petition, the defense claims, would provide the Utah Supreme Court the first opportunity to examine Rule 4-401.01, especially in a death penalty case, where media coverage is likely to prejudice the defendant's right to a fair trial.

Precedence and interpretations of state vs federal law

The defense notes that this case is indistinguishable from other cases in which the Utah Supreme Court held that interlocutory review was necessary to protect the defendant's rights. They argue that, under the federal constitution, the trial court has the right to issue a blanket ban on media coverage. Judge Graf said in his order that the defense hadn't shown that a blanket ban was allowed by Utah law—which, the defense claims, is a "foundational error" and "incorrect view of the law."

Graf made it harder for the defense to submit future motions to restrict media coverage

(Copy pasting) If the media requests permission for electronic media coverage, they are only required to do so fourteen days prior to the anticipated hearing and a party objecting to the coverage, is permitted ten days to object and only given four pages to elucidate the objection. Id. Further, during the ruling hearing on May 8, 2026, the district court declined to require the media to provide direct notice of the requests to the parties when sent to the court. This is problematic where, as noted on the record by counsel, the parties do not receive notice through the court e-filing system or even on the docket when a request is received by the court. Rather, the parties are only notified when an electronic media request is ruled upon by the district court.

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Thank you ❤️

Thank YOU!!

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Thanks for the info. I’m confused. What is the “preliminary” hearing? Is that the one that starts on July 6, 2026?

Keep up the good work. You are a treasure!

Yes, the July 6–10 dates are the preliminary hearing (prelim)! Several of the recent defense motions addressed the prelim. I'm just going to copy and paste what I wrote in one of my previous posts:

The preliminary hearing is to establish probable cause, i.e, if there is sufficient evidence to proceed with criminal charges and to trial. Basically, that there's enough evidence (at least 51%) that the defendant is likely to have committed the crime. The existence of probable cause does NOT mean the defendant is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

For that reason, the burden of proof is much lower than at trial; the prosecution only needs to provide enough (“believable”) evidence, including hearsay, which isn't allowed at trial (out-of-court statements that aren't made by witnesses testifying in court, e.g. ballistics reports). You can think of the prelim as a mini-trial of sorts where the prosecution presents evidence (mostly what has already been mentioned in the statement of probable cause, though they can also introduce other evidence) and witness testimony that can be challenged by the defense. All evidence is weighed in the prosecution’s favor. After the prelim, the defendant will be arraigned and enter a plea of either guilty or not guilty. // (original post here)

The prelim will be the most important stage in Tyler's case so far, and it will mark the first extensive presentation of evidence implicating him in the murder. We already know what's going to be presented by the prosecution, as they've filed a full witness and exhibit (evidence) list.

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Most of what the prosecution is presenting seems to be limited to what they included in the affidavit and probable cause statement, which can be read here (first two documents).

The defense can't present exhibits of their own, but they can present witnesses; they've indicated they want to call ATF/FBI experts to testify about their reports, but we haven't received any confirmation as to who they'll call yet, and we may very well not know until July.

The defense has filed many motions specifically concerning the prelim. Most notably, their motion to continue (postpone) the prelim, which was originally set for May 18, 19, 21. They argued that they needed more time because they hadn't received underlying DNA files from the ATF and FBI so they could conduct their own testing, as well as other evidence (for example, they hadn't been able to physically examine the rifle or complete their analysis of Tyler's devices). The state disagreed and said they'd be willing to proceed without the DNA files so the prelim could go ahead on time. Judge Graf granted the defense's request, which is why the prelim is now set for July.

Motion to find the use of hearsay evidence at the prelim unconstitutional (ongoing) (Dkt. 525: Motion in limine to preclude the utilization of Article I, Section 12 of the Utah Constitution...) - Brief summary

Motion to 1) close portions of the prelim and 2) to seal exhibits (denied and resolved) - Defense asks for partial closures and sealing of exhibits

Motion to continue (postpone) the preliminary hearing (granted) - Basic summary - Detailed summary - The state is willing to proceed without DNA evidence - Continuance granted

Motion to exclude cameras (denied) - Analysis of the state’s attachments and what they tell us about potential evidence, witnesses, and prejudicial statements (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4) - Defense asks for partial closure of hearing on motion to ban cameras, important witnesses will testify - Defense's expert witness at April 17th hearing, public opinion survey (not directly about the prelim, but they were clearly concerned about publicity for the prelim)

I hope that answers your question!

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You're doing God's work out here!!!! It's so important to archive this stuff and especially in the form you've done it, honestly this blog is one of the best sources of info for the Tyler/CK case out there. We love you, please keep it up 🎀🎀❤️❤️

Thank you so much!! This made my day 😭🩷 ngl I’ve flirted with the idea of taking an extended break, but I think I’ve settled into a nice rhythm of only writing and posting when I feel the need to while giving myself some emotional/temporal distance. So glad to hear that you find this informative, and I would love to hear any suggestions as to what I should write about or archive next! And if it’s not seen as self promo, please feel free to send my posts to anyone who’d find this case compelling or relatable, because that’s really all I’m asking for—for people to understand the facts but still advocate for him and his rights.

Again, thank you! I needed to hear this. I don’t have a full writeup lined up yet but I’ll post about the full list of warrants tomorrow. I also have a bunch of drafts knocking about and one is a Q&A debunking common myths, which I think you’ll find interesting! Hope you’ll tune in for the hearing on Monday, I’ll be here! 🩷

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Omg thanks for responding!!! I don't have any real suggestions ig, just that we should all pay attention to the hearing tomorrow (well, today in my time zone, but yeah). I'll def be tuned in. Also I would love to see the debunking common myths post, you would not BELIEVE the misinformation I've heard about Tyler and everything that happened on September 10.

But pls don't feel pressured, I can tell there's a lot of effort put in here and I think we'd all totally understand if you wanted to chill !! Personally i appreciate this blog so much <3

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Tysm! Wow that was one of the shortest hearings ever lol. Yeah, the Q&A sitting in my drafts rn is about Sept 11 and Tyler's surrender—most of the world genuinely thinks his parents hated him and turned him in to hold him accountable and line their pockets with FBI reward money 😭 I'm thinking of what I can write about Sept 10 too, you should look at my timeline of surveillance footage and expanded text exchange if you haven't already! Only 10 days til the next hearing 🫠

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June 1 rulings summary

Judge says Tyler Robinson hearing will remain open, but defense seeks another delay

The judge in the Tyler Robinson capital murder case ruled Monday that his preliminary hearing will remain open but now Robinson is appealing

Judge Graf GRANTED the defense's motion for an order to show cause (to determine if the prosecutors are in contempt of court for making media statements about the bullet evidence). The evidentiary "show case" hearing will be on June 12. Each party has 90 minutes to present arguments and question witnesses (prosecutor Chris Ballard and likely other staff in the UCAO).

Graf DENIED the defense's motion to compel discovery from the UCAO—that is, to obtain internal communications and correspondence with media outlets concerning the prosecutor's statements about the bullet evidence. He believes it's unnecessary for a matter of civil contempt, and because the focus of the motion is the impact of the statements on the potential jury pool.

Graf DID NOT RULE on the motion to seal exhibits. The issue was resolved when the defense and state agreed that neither the public nor the media will be allowed to inspect or make copies of the exhibits.

Graf DENIED the motion to close portions of the preliminary hearing. He said the defense had not provided with specificity that the evidence presented at the prelim would violate Tyler's right to a fair trial.

Other points

This is the shortest hearing we've ever had so far, at roughly 9 minutes. Not even Tyler's initial appearance (in the suicide vest) was as brief.

Graf asked Tyler if he was present and he responded, but whatever he said wasn't audible in the Webex stream.

No discovery updates were provided, even though that's been the case for almost every Webex hearing.

Full orders

Order on motion for OSC and to compel discovery

Order on motion to close prelim and seal exhibits

Related posts

Jun 1 hearing announcement - Legal updates as of yesterday

Motion for an order to show cause (to hold prosecutors in contempt of court) and to compel discovery - Defense discovery request after prosecutor's media statements - Summary of defense motion - Taking death off the table as punishment? Jerrod Baum case - UCAO opposition - "Beyond debate": defense replies to the state

Motion to close portions of the prelim and to seal exhibits - Defense asks for partial closures and sealing of exhibits

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Legal updates (as of May 31)

The defense is asking for ALL proceedings to be paused until their petition for the Utah Supreme Court to review Judge Graf's denial of their motion to exclude cameras from the courtroom is conducted. More on that later. The defense has already done this before, with the unshackling/civilian clothing motion, and it wasn't successful. They're doing this to preserve the issue for the record.

The defense still doesn't have the DNA files from the FBI and ATF which were promised to them at the May 8 hearing.

The state filed an opposition to the defense's motion to find the use of hearsay evidence unconstitutional, but I think Burkhart forgot to upload the attachment. Whatever, I doubt it's all that insightful. Also realized I forgot to explain this motion and I'll do that below. It's unlikely to be successful—the motion was filed to preserve the issue for future appeals.

Missing DNA evidence!

The DNA files at the core of the defense's request to postpone the prelim, which was granted? Apparently, as of the hearing on May 19, the defense STILL hasn't received some or all of them.

At the May 8 hearing, Ryan McBride said the ATF DNA files had been provided to the defense, but the FBI files would take a bit longer, a couple of weeks more. But at the May 19 hearing, Kathy Nester said they had received 2,400+ more files since May 4, but no DNA files. Where are the fucking files???

Motion to find the use of hearsay evidence unconstitutional (Dkt. 525)

The full name of the motion is: "Motion in limine to preclude the utilization of Article I, Section 12 of the Utah Constitution. And Rule 1102 of the Utah Rules of Evidence to Sanction the Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence to Establish Probable Cause at the Preliminary Hearing; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof."

The motion targets the state's use of reliable hearsay evidence at the prelim, allowed under Utah Rules of Evidence Rule 1102. "Hearsay" refers to any out-of-court statement which is used to prove the truth of what is being said, as opposed to direct testimony from a witness who testifies in court. For Tyler's prelim, the hearsay evidence that will be presented is forensic reports^, statements made by non-testifying law enforcement officers to testifying officers, and recorded statements made by witnesses who are not present in court (Luna).

^To elaborate, as an example, that might refer to the state using DNA reports written by FBI experts to prove that Tyler's DNA was found on the rifle, but not bringing in the actual experts to testify.

"Reliable hearsay" is admissible at preliminary hearings, but not at trial. While the Utah Constitution allows reliable hearsay at prelims, the Supreme Court has established that in "almost every setting where important decisions turn on questions of fact, due process requires an opportunity to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses." That's the basis on which the defense is arguing the use of hearsay evidence is unconstitutional—they argue the prelim is a critical stage of the proceedings to determine whether probable cause exists to prosecute the defendant, and therefore, Tyler's defense has the right to personally confront and cross-examine witnesses instead of having to respond to hearsay evidence, which cannot be directly challenged.

This motion has been submitted to the Utah Attorney General's Office, but no response has been filed yet. It's basically impossible the motion will be granted, as the law is established in Utah; the defense is just trying to preserve the issue for future appeals, perhaps for post-conviction.

Links to related posts

- State's full witness and exhibit list - Defense asks for partial closure of hearing on motion to ban cameras, important witnesses will testify - Defense's expert witness at April 17th hearing, public opinion survey -

Hearings

Oct 24 hearing summary (motion for unshackling and civilian clothing)

Apr 17, 2026 (motion to exclude cameras)

May 8, 2026 (ruling, status of current motions)

May 19, 2026 + motion to find prosecutors in contempt

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Ruling hearing today (June 1)!

Hi! Just a reminder that Tyler's upcoming hearing is later today (June 1, Monday) at 10 am MDT (4 pm UTC). Judge Graf will issue rulings on two issues: 1) the defense’s motion for OSC and to compel discovery (order to show cause to find the prosecution in contempt of court for making media statements) and 2) the defense’s motion to close portions of the prelim and seal exhibits. This is a virtual hearing and Tyler will be present through audio link only.

If the motion for OSC is granted (and I think it will be), we’ll have an evidentiary hearing on June 12 to determine whether the prosecutors violated the publicity order—Graf isn’t making a decision on that just yet. The hearing will involve testimony from Chris Ballard, the prosecutor who spoke to the media about the bullet evidence in late March, and other staff on the prosecution team.

As for the second motion: the defense has asked for the hearing to be closed to the public in its entirety and that the court publish a transcript instead, or for some portions to be closed and some open. They have also asked for most of the exhibits to be sealed from the public, and the defense and state have already agreed that the public shouldn’t be allowed to inspect or make copies of the exhibits. I don't know how Graf will rule on the exhibits, but I'm pretty sure he won't grant a full closure of the hearing, with the exception of privacy concerns maybe.

East Idaho News livestream:

Read the posts below for more context:

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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 2 · State's witness and exhibit list revealed. Matt and Amber not testifying, Luna testifying through a pre-recorded statement 

Motion for an order to show cause (to hold prosecutors in contempt of court) and to compel discovery - Defense discovery request after prosecutor's media statements - Summary of defense motion - Taking death off the table as punishment? Jerrod Baum case - UCAO opposition

[tylerrobinsoncase]

You're doing God's work out here!!!! It's so important to archive this stuff and especially in the form you've done it, honestly this blog is one of the best sources of info for the Tyler/CK case out there. We love you, please keep it up 🎀🎀❤️❤️

Thank you so much!! This made my day 😭🩷 ngl I’ve flirted with the idea of taking an extended break, but I think I’ve settled into a nice rhythm of only writing and posting when I feel the need to while giving myself some emotional/temporal distance. So glad to hear that you find this informative, and I would love to hear any suggestions as to what I should write about or archive next! And if it’s not seen as self promo, please feel free to send my posts to anyone who’d find this case compelling or relatable, because that’s really all I’m asking for—for people to understand the facts but still advocate for him and his rights.

Again, thank you! I needed to hear this. I don’t have a full writeup lined up yet but I’ll post about the full list of warrants tomorrow. I also have a bunch of drafts knocking about and one is a Q&A debunking common myths, which I think you’ll find interesting! Hope you’ll tune in for the hearing on Monday, I’ll be here! 🩷

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Evidence against Tyler Robinson: search warrants pt. 1

Last month, fifteen search warrants from September were released and I posted about some of the new revelations, including Tyler’s letter to Luna, more of their text messages, and belongings that were taken from Tyler. All of the warrants contain several pages of background info providing probable cause for the searches, which was adapted and simplified into the affidavit. They concern the investigation, Tyler’s movements right before and right after the shooting, and what Tyler’s parents and Luna said to the police. Some of this info wasn’t previously available in the affidavit and probable cause statement. I'll post everything we know about each of the warrants later, but for now, this is the probable cause info as presented in the warrants.

I’ve also updated the timeline of surveillance footage with info from the warrants. This has photos and videos of all the footage that’s available online. Read it here.

The moment of the shooting; confirmation that an autopsy was performed on CK

An autopsy on CK was performed by Dr. Guarjado with the Office of the Medical Examiner (in Taylorsville, UT) and attended by Sgt. Barrett with the Utah SBI.

Background on Tyler and surveillance footage of him right before and after the shooting

At this point, it doesn't appear the police had found footage of him in Orem on the morning of the shooting, which was subsequently released by TMZ/other news outlets and described in later warrants. You can see all the footage here.

Footage of Tyler walking to the UVU campus. It's evident now that the FBI surveillance images are from the tunnel/parking garage stairs. The details about him using his phone/texting and walking through the tunnel and to the garage are new.

We already knew this, but yes, LE has footage of Tyler walking up the rooftop of the Losee Center building, scooting to the edge of the rooftop, and lying down to take the shot. We don't know how hi-res these videos are yet, but I'm guessing they look like the video of him jumping from the rooftop, i.e. pretty blurry and from a great distance.

Footage of Tyler standing up after the shot, jumping off the rooftop, and running from the campus. (Not new info)

Discovery of the rifle (nothing new)

Evidence: Converse shoe impression, fingerprints and smeared palm print on the northeast corner rooftop edge of the Losee Center

Gray Hughes Investigates went to UVU a month after the shooting and took photos of the rooftop edge and the side of the building with a telescope rod. The impressions made by the suspect were still intact. (Video here; go to 13:03)

Tyler’s surrender, what his mom and ex-sheriff family friend told police

Tyler arrived at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at 10:26 PM, not 9 PM as Nate Brooksby stated in his press conference. That means the 10 PM departure provided by a sergeant in this ABC article is correct, as it's only a 20 minute drive from the Robinsons' house in Washington to the sheriff's office in Hurricane. What was going on in the two hours between the call and their departure?

Tyler was not wearing clothing consistent with the suspect’s clothing around the time of the UVU shooting; he was in a dark-colored hat, maroon T-shirt, jeans, and white/gray Converses. (This appears to be the outfit he’s wearing in the DQ photo released by Candace Owens. At the April 17 hearing, when prosecutor Ryan McBride described the clothing Tyler was wearing upon his surrender as “his favorite Hurley hat, a maroon T-shirt, shorts, and Converse shoes,” Tyler’s mom Amber said to a relative that “he wasn’t wearing shorts.”)

An SBI agent took Tyler’s driver license from him.

Luna’s interview with an FBI agent—text messages with Tyler (see my expanded post on their messages here)

The messages are presented in paragraphs out of order, and the last two paragraphs are not included in some of the earlier warrants. Not sure what that means. I've compiled the messages chronologically here supplemented by the messages that were published in the probable cause statement and absent from the warrants.

The warrants refer to the messages as "text messages," while the affidavit refers to them as "Discord messages." This is probably just a misconception arising from the fact that Luna did show them Tyler's Discord messages. The probable cause statement, released later, correctly refer to them as texts.

Tyler's Discord confession under the username "tylor/lkum"

One of the search warrants requested information from three of Tyler’s servers. It’s unclear which server this message was sent to.

Ken Klippenstein, the Washington Post, and Turkey Tom seem to have obtained the confession from the same server, with a handful of messages about the shooting after it happened, Tyler’s confession (which was ignored for a day), and a friend’s message after his arrest asking for his repentance.

When the UVU TPUSA date was first announced (to establish a timeframe for the investgation)

This was included so investigators could establish a timeframe for their requests for information from Tyler’s accounts. Since the event was announced on Aug 27, he couldn’t have started planning the shooting earlier than that. In other warrants, investigators requested information from Tyler’s accounts from Aug 27 (12:01 am UTC) to Sept 12 (11:59 pm UTC).

Here is the Facebook announcement and the Instagram announcement. Two Utah dates are included in the photo: Utah Valley University, 9/10, and Utah State University (Tyler's former school), 9/30.

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Timeline of the alleged surveillance footage of Tyler Robinson

*all times and dates are in MDT

This timeline pertains only to the surveillance footage. I intend to make a more comprehensive one later.

Edit (May 23): Updating this now with new alleged surveillance footage described in the warrants unsealed last month (no actual footage is available online). All affidavit/search warrant info with no footage is marked with a blue circle.

September 10

🔴 (8:23 AM) Gray Dodge Challenger drives through neighborhood in Orem.

Source: LiveNOW from Fox, The Independent (better quality) - resident door cam (Jessa Packard)

https://nypost.com/2025/09/15/us-news/video-shows-tyler-robinson-hours-before-charlie-kirk-shooting/

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/charlie-kirk-suspect-tyler-robinson-driving-car-new-video-b2826179.html

🔵 (8:28 AM) Gray Dodge Challenger with Tyler's license plate enters a UVU parking structure. He parks, exits the car, and walks around the campus. He is seen in a wooded area near where a rifle is later recovered, and the site where Kirk is shot. (Search warrant)

🔵 (9:24 AM) Tyler returns to his car. (Search warrant)

🔵 (9:32 AM) Tyler drives away from the parking structure and travels northeast from the campus, the direction from which he is later observed walking toward the campus. (Search warrant)

🔴 (9:57 AM) The suspect walks past the same house again in the opposite direction wearing the same maroon t-shirt outfit, backpack seems lighter in color than stairwell pics?

Source: LiveNOW from Fox, The Independent (better quality) - resident door cam (Jessa Packard)

🔴 (time given as 8:07 AM, but likely around 10:07 AM) The suspect walks down a residential street, wearing maroon t-shirt, gray shorts, Converse high tops, backpack

Source: TMZ - resident doorbell cam 1

*TMZ gives the timestamp as 8:07 AM. However, according to Gray Hughes Investigates and other sources, the video appears to have been taken two hours later based on shadow analysis. It'd also make less sense for Tyler to have parked and walked around on foot before entering his car again and driving to UVU.

https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/13/tyler-robinson-new-footage-before-charlie-kirk-shooting/

https://nypost.com/2025/09/15/us-news/video-shows-tyler-robinson-hours-before-charlie-kirk-shooting/

https://www.youtube.com/live/50-1V15KPpg

🔴 (11:44 AM) The suspect walks down a street, limping. He is wearing a different outfit: a black long-sleeved shirt and pants.

Source: Gray Hughes Investigates (I remember the original video being posted on Twitter, but I can't find it now)

🔴 (11:49 AM) The suspect continues to walk towards UVU, limping. He seems to have something stuffed up his right pant leg. He is wearing a dark long-sleeved t-shirt with a white rectangular graphic and jeans.

Source: TMZ - from resident doorbell cam 2

https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/11/charlie-kirk-possible-shooter-on-video-near-campus/

https://www.abc4.com/news/charlie-kirk-shooting/homeowner-alleged-charlie-kirk-shooter-surveillance-camera/

🔴 (11:51 AM) The suspect walks down the same street, stops for a second and turns back before continuing.

Source: TMZ - from resident doorbell cam 1

https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/11/charlie-kirk-shooting-person-interest-utah-fbi/

[FBI says shooter entered UVU campus at 11:52 AM]

🔴 (11:53 AM) The suspect approaches a pedestrian tunnel. He pauses at the top of the stairs and pulls out his phone, uses it (perhaps texting), then places it back in his pocket. He walks down a flight of stairs, through the tunnel, into a parking garage, and walks up to the second floor of the garage. (search warrant)

Source: FBI and Utah Department of Public Safety

*photos were not released with timestamps, but are clearly of the tunnel/garage stairwells and match description in affidavit and search warrants

https://x.com/FBISaltLakeCity/status/1966169520403525760 (released 9 am Sept 11)

https://x.com/utahdps/status/1966291959074738448 (released 5 pm Sept 11)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/charlie-kirk-shooting-fbi-appeals-tips-manhunt-continues/story?id=125469211

🔵 (12:02 PM) The suspect walks on the north side of the Losee Center building with the same gait. He walks south on the sidewalk on the east side of the Losee Center. He enters the Losee Center building through a set of doors on the southeast corner of the building. (affidavit, search warrant)

🔵 (12:15 PM) The suspect walks up stairs leading to common area next to Losee Center. He walks to a short concrete wall separating the common area from the Losee Center rooftop. (affidavit)

🔵 (12:17 PM) The suspect climbs over the short wall and appears to crouch down on the north side of the wall on the rooftop. (affidavit)

🔴 (Unknown time after 12:17 PM and before the shooting) A bystander takes a photo of the suspect standing on the rooftop.

Source: Raul Pizano, KSL News Radio

https://www.facebook.com/KSLNewsradio/posts/a-utah-valley-university-student-shared-this-photo-of-an-unknown-person-standing/1212633917567100/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO8EPTnGQMY

🔵 (12:22 PM) The suspect stands up and starts running across the rooftop of the Losee Center building. He runs to the west side of the rooftop and appears to scoot along the rooftop area as he gets closer to the edge. (search warrant)

🔵 (12:22 PM) The suspect lies down in a prone position near the edge of the rooftop and appears to be facing west, in the direction of the courtyard area. (search warrant)

🔴 (Shortly before 12:23 PM) A bystander films a video of the suspect lying on the Losee Center rooftop. He says the person ran across the rooftop before lying down.

Source: Internet footage circulated by news media

🔴 (12:23 PM) CK is shot after answering a question about transgender mass shooters. 

🔵 (12:23 PM) The suspect stands up suddenly from the edge of the rooftop and sprints north on the rooftop of the Losee Center building. (affidavit)

🔴 (12:23 PM) The suspect runs across the rooftop.

Source: Internet footage circulated by news media

🔴 (12:23 PM) The suspect jumps from the Losee Center rooftop with a black bag-like object and runs across the lawn. He stops briefly to pick up a dropped item (his sunglasses?), replaces it on his head, and crosses the road bordering the UVU campus, nearly getting hit by a car.

Source: FBI - UVU campus cam

🔴 (12:29 PM) The suspect runs through someone's backyard and waits for pedestrians to walk past before running out.

Source: TMZ - from resident doorbell cam 2

https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/11/charlie-kirk-possible-shooter-on-video-near-campus/

🔴 (12:44 PM) Gray Dodge Challenger pulls into the parking lot of the Mountain Shadows Shopping Center, 1.6 mi from UVU, stops for 2 mins, then pulls out.

Source: Ryan Matta - provided by business owner (conservative conspiracist on twitter - footage seems real though)

*This footage has been confirmed by the new search warrants released April. Matta alleges the business owner told him the FBI arrived at their business because Tyler's phone was pinging in the parking lot.

[🔵 12:46 PM Tyler sets a Google Maps route from near the Mountain Shadows Shopping Center to a Quick Quack Car Wash.]

🔵 (12:57 PM) Tyler's Dodge Challenger (license plate is captured) arrives at a Quick Quack Car Wash, located at 855 N State St, Orem. (search warrant)

🔴 (6:38 PM) Tyler is seen in a Dairy Queen in Orem (813 E 800 N), wearing a maroon t-shirt but with long dark pants, which seem different from the lighter blue jeans in the stairwell pics. He's also wearing a Hurley hat, not the hat with a triangular logo the suspect was wearing previously.

Source: Candace Owens

https://www.youtube.com/live/sreYYcID-QY

September 11

🔵 (12:47 AM) Gray Dodge Challenger parks across the street from a house located at 680 West 925 South, Orem. (search warrant; homeowner's Nest cam footage)

[🔵 1:33 AM Tyler sets a Google Maps route from his location in Orem to his apartment in St. George]

🔵 (1:35 AM) The Dodge Challenger leaves. (search warrant)

🔵 (7:16 AM) Tyler's license plate registers on a license plate reader in Cedar City. (search warrant)

🔴 (7:17 AM) Tyler is seen filling up his car at a gas station in Cedar City (presumably driving back to St George), wearing the same outfit as the one in the DQ pic.

Source: Cedar City Police, published by Scripps News. Confirmed by search warrants unsealed in April. According to the GRAMA request, he paid with his credit card, which is how the police discovered the footage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V10THQivLUI (enlarged view in news broadcast)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoka9t42h1A original vid

[9:56 AM FBI releases two low-res pics from stairwell]

[5:05 PM Utah County Department of Public Safety releases four more pics from stairwell] 

[7:59 PM FBI releases video of suspect jumping from Losee Center rooftop]

https://abcnews.go.com/US/visual-timeline-charlie-kirk-shooting-unfolded/story?id=125478526

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/12/nx-s1-5539285/charlie-kirk-shooting-manhunt-suspect-custody-timeline

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Updated timeline!

[tylerrobinsoncase]

I’ve updated the timeline of surveillance footage with new info from the search warrants and a new photo and video which previously eluded me. Unfortunately, authorities have extensive footage of him in Orem—they have his license plate on camera multiple times, and they also have video of him taking the shot. I’m also working on two posts detailing everything in the search warrants and a more complete timeline with his messages and other activities.

Read the timeline here (also reblogging in a bit)

Post by @tylerrobinsoncase · 7 videos

💬 2  🔁 1  ❤️ 14 · Timeline of the alleged surveillance footage of Tyler Robinson · *all times and dates are in MDT This timeline pertains o

The new (to me) photo and video, which I think most people haven't seen.

the suspect standing on the rooftop in the minutes before the shooting.

the suspect walking down a street to UVU at 11:44 AM.

[tylerrobinsoncase]

"Beyond debate": defense replies to the state and asks for a hearing on the motion to find prosecutors in contempt 

Some updates from the new defense reply (not actually new, it was filed May 7) and the May 19 hearing. The defense has replied to the state’s opposition to their motion for an order to show cause (OSC) to find the prosecutors in contempt of court for making statements to the media about the bullet evidence. They argue that the state was clearly trying to influence public opinion, not correct the defense’s description of the bullet testing as they’ve claimed. The motion contains a nifty table comparing Chris Ballard with David Leavitt, the former County Attorney who was disqualified and publicly reprimanded for his statements in another death penalty case (previous post here).

The defense is once again asking for the state to provide records of their internal communications and correspondence with the media. They’re also asking for a “show cause” hearing, during which Judge Graf will investigate the contempt charge and listen to arguments and testimony from both parties. I think they have a strong motion here and Graf will grant the hearing, though he might not ultimately decide that the state violated the publicity order. If Graf decides to charge the state with contempt, he will then proceed with determining appropriate sanctions.

If the “show cause” hearing is granted, it will take place on June 12, after the defense argues their motion to find the use of hearsay evidence at the prelim unconstitutional. Richard Novak says the “show cause” hearing won’t take more than a day, and it’ll most likely involve questioning several witnesses, including Chris Ballard and other staff at the UCAO. 

The state previously argued that the defense’s description of the bullet testing evidence as “exculpatory” in their motion to continue the prelim was misleading, and they blamed the defense for causing the media storm about the bullet supposedly “not matching” the rifle. They said the Utah Rules of Professional Conduct (Rule 3.6) allowed them to make extrajudicial statements in response to prejudicial publicity “not initiated by the lawyer or the lawyer’s client.” 

The state also argued that the defense had no right to obtain records of their communications because they are not necessary for the defense team to adequately prepare a defense. Some of the communications are privileged work product and confidential. 

The defense has responded as follows:

The Rules of Professional Conduct only allows for lawyers to make extrajudicial statements in response to prejudicial public statements by another party or another party’s lawyer, not statements made in pleadings. The state’s explanation that they were justified in replying to the defense’s motion through the media is unreasonable.

The defense’s description of the bullet testing was accurate. In the motion to continue the prelim, they wrote: “Regarding the firearm evidence, the defense has been provided with an ATF summary report which indicates that the ATF was unable to identify the bullet recovered at autopsy to the rifle allegedly tied to Mr. Robinson.” The original ATF report states: “The Exhibit 6A bullet jacket fragment could not be identified or excluded as having been fired from the Exhibit 1 rifle… The result of the comparison was inconclusive.” The defense also reminds the state that the ATF report was only public because the state asked for it to be unsealed, against the defense’s wishes. If it weren’t for that, the defense wouldn’t have mentioned the report in a public filing. (You can read about the unsealing of the report here.)

The defense questions the motivation of the state in responding to them through the media. If the state was actually concerned with the defense’s supposed error in their motion, they could have filed something with the court pointing out the error, or reached out to the defense to ask them to file something or amend their motion. 

As for their motion to compel discovery, the defense believes it’s necessary to obtain the internal communications at the UCAO and their communications with the media. This will help the court decide how serious the violation was: how many people were involved, if the media misquoted the UCAO’s statements, if the statements were made with malice, recklessness, or awareness that they were violative of the publicity order. Their request is limited in scope—they’re only asking for communications dating from March 26 that are related to the publicity about the bullet. 

At the end of the new motion, the defense included a table comparing Chris Ballard with David Leavitt, the former Utah County Attorney who made prejudicial comments at a press conference for the Jerrod Baum death penalty case and was disqualified from the case and publicly reprimanded as a result. While Ballard’s comments are less serious than Leavitt’s, he made them after the court issued its publicity orders and has done nothing to retract his statements or remove himself from the case. I’ve posted about the Baum/Leavitt case previously and you can read about it here.

Further arguments at the hearing:

At the hearing, Ryan McBride doubled down and said he didn’t blame the media for making “accurate” and “reasonable inferences” from the defense motion—even though the defense never said anything as dramatic as the bullet “not matching” the rifle. He argued that the evidence was actually inculpatory, not exculpatory, to which Judge Graf pointed out the state wasn’t in the position of the factfinder to make such an interpretation. He also said that Ballard had exercised discretion and didn’t go as far as explaining the inculpatory nature of the evidence, even though he could have done so. (No he wouldn't, because it would’ve made for a more serious violation!) Graf also pushed back on McBride’s characterization of Ballard’s statements as “zealous advocacy,” which Graf said applied to defense attorneys and not prosecutors.

Richard Novak said it was “beyond debate” that a “show cause” hearing needed to be set. He said the defense had also received an influx of media inquiries, but they didn’t and would never respond because that would be a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct. The defense’s characterization of the evidence as exculpatory was justified (“the absence of evidence pointing at guilt is by definition exculpatory”) and it was the future jury’s role to decide whether evidence was inculpatory or exculpatory, not the state’s. 

Graf asked the parties how much time they anticipated the “show cause” hearing would take and how many witnesses they wanted to call. Novak said it would take no more than a day, and there would only be one witness (Chris Ballard) if Graf granted their request for discovery and there was proof that no one else had been involved in his decision to speak to the media. But if internal communications or Ballard’s testimony indicated more people had been involved, those individuals would have to testify as well. McBride said it should only take three hours or half a day. He claimed the defense wanted a weeks-long hearing and would call every prosecutor and every news agency if they could. Graf disagreed and pointed out they wouldn’t be able to do that because the court manages the calendar.

Read more about the motion here:

Motion for an order to show cause (OSC) to hold prosecutors in contempt of court and to compel discovery - Defense discovery request after prosecutor's media statements - Summary of defense motion - Taking death off the table as punishment? Jerrod Baum case - UCAO opposition

[tylerrobinsoncase]

Quick legal updates as of May 20 (May 19 hearing)

Prosecution says it had to counter ‘absolutely misleading’ info from Tyler Robinson

Judge Graf will decide on trial privacy and procedural matters in early June.

New hearing dates:

June 1, 10 am (MDT): Webex ruling on 1) the defense's motion for an order to show cause (finding the prosecutors in contempt of court for speaking to the media) and compel discovery (the state's internal communications and communications with the media), and 2) the defense's motion to close portions of the prelim and seal exhibits.

June 12, 9 am (MDT): In-person hearing on the defense's motion to find the use of hearsay evidence unconstitutional. If Judge Graf grants the order to show cause, the issue of the prosecutors being in contempt of court will also be addressed. This will be an evidentiary hearing, with both parties presenting witnesses and exhibits to determine if the prosecutors violated the publicity order by speaking to the media about the bullet testing evidence. (See my legal updates masterpost for more info).

Discovery

Kathy Nester said the defense had received 2,462 more files since May 4th, over 2,300 of which were residential surveillance camera videos. The files also include ATF and FBI files and reports (still no DNA files, even though the state said last time the ATF had turned over their DNA files), hearsay (1102) statements, jail records, and law enforcement reports. She addressed the state's representation that they had provided 100% of the material in their possession—while that is true, discovery is "constantly coming in" and the defense doesn't know how much the state still hasn't received.

Ryan McBride said the state had received additional discovery from the State Bureau of Investigation over the past week, which would be transferred to the defense that day.

Takes on the closure of the prelim

The state has indicated that they agree with the defense that the public and the media should not be allowed to inspect or make copies of the exhibits presented at the prelim in the courtroom gallery. The defense acknowledged that this was their primary concern with closure. However, they are also asking for the exhibits not to be publicly displayed during the prelim.

Staci Visser suggested that the prelim should be closed in its entirety, then a transcript could be released after accounting for all of the evidence that would not be admissible at trial. Otherwise, the defense would make objections throughout the hearing, which would interrupt the flow of proceedings. Visser then proposed a solution where portions of the prelim would be preemptively closed, and some portions preemptively open.

Motions

Some more responses to the current motions have been filed. See my legal updates masterpost for more info.

Defense's motion for an order to show cause (finding the prosecution in contempt of court)

The defense has filed a response to the state's opposition, comparing Chris Ballard with David Leavitt (the former Utah County Attorney who was disqualified and publicly reprimanded after making prejudicial statements about another death penalty case). I'll post more about this later.

Defense's motion to close portions of the prelim and seal exhibits

The state has filed a response. While they oppose closing the prelim in favor of transparency, they agree that the public and the media should not be allowed to physically inspect or copy the exhibits. The court may restrict the display of graphic videos of the shooting from the public section of the courtroom.

The defense has filed a response. If Judge Graf authorizes the publication of exhibits to the gallery (opposed by the defense and state), the defense has made a list of exhibits they wish not to be publicized. They seek to seal almost all of the exhibits except images of the UVU campus and sniper's perch, the UVU surveillance images released by the FBI, and photos of the screwdriver and rifle. See full list of exhibits here. They are also asking for the testimonies of the five law enforcement officers who are witnesses for the state to be conducted in a closed session, as they are testifying to hearsay evidence that may not be admissible at trial.

The media has filed an opposition. (Not summarizing because I'm feeling lazy and they're just a PITA)

Defense's motion to find the use of hearsay evidence unconstitutional

The defense has submitted the motion to the Utah Attorney General's Office, an action which is usually required in Utah if a party seeks to challenge constitutional law.

The state has filed an opposition arguing that the motion is untimely and the court should not consider its merits.

More news articles covering the hearing

I probably won't be posting a summary of the hearing because there wasn't really anything that we didn't already know from the filings, so here are some news articles.

Tyler Robinson hearing: Charlie Kirk assassination suspect returns to court

Charlie Kirk's accused assassin Tyler Robinson returns to court today for a fight over evidence and testimony his defense team wants hidden

https://www.abc4.com/news/charlie-kirk-shooting/tyler-robinson-court-hearing/

https://www.fox13now.com/news/shooting-of-charlie-kirk/lawyers-for-the-man-accused-of-killing-charlie-kirk-ask-to-seal-evidence-and-parts-of-a-key-hearing

[tylerrobinsoncase]

Hey, I'm one who still cares! I am SO glad that the defense got a continuance, not only for Tyler's sake, but because you'll be spared the work of covering four days of proceedings (May 18-21) and will only need to cover the one on May 19. Please continue to take care of yourself, you are a treasure.

Thank you!! I’m gonna try to cover the prelim in July anyway so it’s no biggie. Just don't think I would've been emotionally prepared for the prelim if it really was gonna take place so soon or the inevitable onslaught of media attention. I appreciate your support as always <3

[tylerrobinsoncase]

Tyler at today's hearing (May 19)