A handwritten note from Tyler Robinson to his transgender partner was inadvertently shown during a court proceeding Thursday, briefly revealing language in which Robinson allegedly admitted to killing Charlie Kirk.
“I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it. I don’t know if I will/have succeeded, but I had hoped to make it home to you,” the note said, according to text that appeared momentarily on a courtroom video feed during Robinson’s preliminary hearing.
Robinson, 23, placed the note beneath his computer keyboard for Lance Twiggs, 22, to discover after Kirk’s death, Twiggs told prosecutors in video testimony.
“If you are reading this per my text, then I am so sorry. I left the house this morning on a mission, and set an auto text,” the letter read.
District Judge Tony Graf had prohibited close-up images of the letter from being displayed to media cameras, despite authorities previously releasing the contents of the note shortly after Robinson’s arrest.
“Let me stop you, Mr. McBride. I’m not sure, is this being broadcast?” Graf asked prosecutor Ryan McBride after the letter appeared on the feed.
“Let’s take that down,” McBride replied.
Twiggs testified that his relationship with Robinson developed after the two became roommates in St. George, Utah, about three hours from where Kirk was killed.
Here’s the latest on the murder trial of Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson:
Robinson takes on a more flippant tone in text messages he allegedly sent to Twiggs after the killing — in which he seems to brag about his grandfather’s rifle and joke about memes he engraved on shell casings.
Kirk’s widow Erika had pushed for as much evidence as possible to be broadcast to the public, hoping to quell speculation and conspiracy theories about the death of the Turning Point USA founder.
The hearing will enter its fifth and final day on Friday, after which Judge Graf will rule on whether Robinson’s case can go to trial.
Robinson has not yet entered a plea. He faces the death penalty if convicted.
