Shocking Texts: Tyler Robinson Allegedly Admits to Charlie Kirk Shooting

[0:03] All right, agent, I want to, I'm not going to go through every single message, but I do want to have you read aloud certain portions of them. [0:10] And I apologize to counsel, these are not actually given a page number. [0:16] I have page numbers, but I'm happy to confer that we're on the same page as we go. [0:23] So here we're looking at page one of State's Exhibit 16.1. [0:26] If you could start, if you could read a little more than halfway down where it begins Wednesday, 11 p.m., will you start reading underneath that? [0:40] Yes. [0:42] So this would have been from Tyler. [0:45] So it's drop what you're doing, look under your keyboard. [0:47] And I apologize, let me stop you there. [0:49] How do you know that that message would have been from Tyler Robinson? [0:53] That's just, so any of the messages in gray would be from Tyler, and the message in blue would be from Lance. [0:59] It's just the way the iPhone distinguishes the messages. [1:04] And also Lance, Lance in his interview also acknowledges that, who was saying what. [1:11] And up at the top, who do we see that this thread is between? [1:16] Tyler. [1:18] All right, sorry to interrupt you. [1:20] So read that again, starting from look under the keyboard. [1:24] So after that, then Lance responds, he says, what? [1:29] And then he says, you're joking, right? [1:31] And then Tyler says, fuck, I tried to delete that. [1:35] We could scroll down to page two. [1:41] And if you can continue reading along. [1:46] And Tyler says, I'm still okay, my love, but I'm stuck in Orem for a little while longer yet. [1:51] Shouldn't be long until I can come home, but gotta grab my rifle still. [1:56] To be honest, I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. [1:59] I am sorry to involve you. [2:03] And then Lance replies, you weren't the one who did it right. [2:07] And Tyler says, I am, I'm sorry. [2:10] Lance says, I thought they caught the person. [2:14] And then Tyler says, no, they grabbed some crazy old dude and interrogated someone in similar clothing. [2:19] I had planned to grab my rifle from the drop point shortly after. [2:23] But most of that side of town got locked down. [2:27] It's quiet, almost enough to get out. [2:29] But there's one vehicle lingering. [2:31] We could scroll down to page three. [2:36] Continue reading. [2:37] Lance says, why? [2:40] And Tyler says, why did I do it? [2:42] And Lance says, yeah. [2:44] Tyler says, I had enough of his hatred. [2:46] Some hate can't be negotiated out. [2:49] If I'm able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence. [2:54] Going to attempt to retrieve it again. [2:56] Hopefully, they have moved on. [2:58] I haven't seen anything in the news about them finding it. [3:01] We'll update you shortly. [3:02] Or shortly, we'll update you by midnight. [3:05] And then Lance says, all right, stay safe. [3:08] How long have you been planning this? [3:10] Scroll down a little bit, please, Kimberly. [3:13] And Tyler replies, a bit over a week, I believe. [3:16] I can get close to it. [3:18] But there is a squad car parked right by it. [3:20] I think they already swept that spot. [3:22] But I don't want to chance it. [3:24] We can scroll down to page four. [3:26] And continue reading. [3:31] About halfway down. [3:32] I'll stop you. [3:33] About halfway down. [3:34] This is while they were spot. [3:36] But I don't want to chance it while they were parked there. [3:39] If they'd found it, I imagine there would be more commotion. [3:43] Again, I'm sorry for roping you into all of this. [3:45] You shouldn't have to worry about this. [3:48] And Lance replies, does anyone else know? [3:51] Tyler says, not to my knowledge. [3:53] All right. [3:53] I'll stop you there. [3:55] Let's move to page five. [3:57] So this should be page four. [3:59] So just scroll down one, please, Kimberly. [4:03] And if you could read starting. [4:05] Sorry, Kimberly, scroll a bit more down. [4:14] If you could read, I don't know, about one third of the way up. [4:18] That starts with guess. [4:21] Okay. [4:22] Tyler says, guess I'm just sitting in my car watching reels for another hour, hoping this guy fucks off. [4:31] And continue. [4:33] And Lance says, are you okay still? [4:36] And Tyler says, yes. [4:36] Checking spot again now. [4:39] Will. [4:39] Sorry, now we're on page six. [4:43] Continue reading. [4:44] Will update soon. [4:46] He continues. [4:47] The squad car was moved further away enough that I should be able to move in. [4:51] I backed off because I thought I heard footsteps, maybe a foot patrol. [4:55] But the crickets here are so fucking loud. [4:58] Gonna see if the road closer to campus is open so I can drive past and check shit out. [5:04] Probably still closed off though. [5:05] So, getting worried, hard to know for sure, but I'm not finding my rifle. [5:10] Could be in the wrong spot. [5:13] Lance says, do you think they found it? [5:16] And Tyler says, don't know. [5:17] They haven't published anything if they have. [5:21] And then Lance says, why did you leave it behind? [5:26] Oh, sorry. [5:27] Kimberly, if you could scroll down. [5:31] Originally. [5:32] Also, does it have a serial number? [5:34] We could scroll to page seven. [5:40] And I'll continue reading. [5:42] I'll stop you on this page in a little bit. [5:45] Okay. [5:47] So, Tyler continues. [5:51] IDEK, if I had a serial number but it wouldn't trace to me, I worry about prints. [5:58] I had to leave it in a bush where I changed outfits. [6:02] Didn't have the ability or time to bring it with. [6:04] And stop there, please. [6:06] And then if we could go to the next page, page eight. [6:12] And if you could start at the top. [6:14] Okay, so Lance says, was your change of clothes there or was that also gone? [6:22] Or did you bring those with you originally? [6:24] Anyway, you could replace the gun or would he notice? [6:30] Then Tyler says, only thing I left was the rifle wrapped in a towel. [6:34] I'll bet that canine sniffed it out. [6:36] A little snitching bastard. [6:38] Replace it unlikely. [6:39] I don't fully know what the gun was because it was old as shit and Gramps did some modifying. [6:46] There was a four-digit serial on it. [6:48] God only knows who it's registered to. [6:51] Hopefully, some dead guy who gave it to Grandpa. [6:55] And he continues. [6:56] Remember how I was engraving bullets? [6:59] The fucking messages are mostly a big meme. [7:01] If I see notices, bulge, UWU on Fox News, I might have a stroke. [7:09] And then continue. [7:10] I'll stop you in a moment. [7:11] He says, all right, I'm going to have to leave it. [7:14] That really fucking sucks. [7:15] Let me stop you there. [7:17] And then if we could go on to the next page, page nine. [7:23] And do you see the first blue message we see on page nine? [7:27] Can you start there? [7:29] Yes. [7:31] So Lance says, do you need it for hunting? [7:34] And Tyler says, no, my dad wanted to use it, to use a high caliber for the rifle hunt. [7:39] Judging from today, I say Gramps gun does just fine. [7:44] IDK. [7:44] I think that was a 2K scope. [7:50] Lance says, geez. [7:52] And then Tyler says, alum W home, 3.5 hours. [7:58] Lance says, drive safe. [8:00] And then Tyler says, delete this exchange. [8:02] And I'll stop you right there. [8:04] And then, sorry, we're on page nine. [8:06] If we can scroll to page 15. [8:23] And then the second grade message on page 15, if you could start there. [8:31] Okay. [8:32] So this is Tyler. [8:33] I'm going to turn myself in willingly. [8:35] One of my neighbors here is a deputy for the sheriff. [8:38] We hope to keep things sort of quiet here. [8:41] And then I'll stop you there. [8:42] Okay. [8:42] And we can remove the exhibit from the screen. [8:46] Thank you, Kimberly. [8:51] We mentioned a cell bright extraction of Mr. Twig's phone. [8:54] Do you know what time that last text was sent? [8:57] Yeah, I recall it was just before 8 p.m. on September 11th. [9:03] It was, I think, 7.42 p.m. is my recollection. [9:06] I'm sorry, September 11th? [9:09] Yes. [9:11] Would September 12th make sense? [9:18] Or you're saying September 11th? [9:20] So September 11th was when we turned himself in. [9:23] Okay. [9:23] September 11th. [9:25] Okay. [9:25] Thank you. [9:26] Yeah. [9:27] All right. [9:27] I'm going to show just for the witness, State's Exhibit 16.2. [9:41] Let me know when you see that. [9:43] Okay. [9:43] I see it. [9:44] Do you recognize this? [9:45] I do. [9:46] Yep. [9:47] What is it? [9:48] This is just more photos of Lance's phone. [9:53] How do you? [9:54] Sorry. [9:54] These are the, sorry. [9:59] Sorry, go with your question, please. [10:03] I'm just asking what it is. [10:05] So you said it's a photo of Lance's phone. [10:07] Do you know if that's from the same time period as the exhibit we just looked at? [10:10] Yes. [10:11] And what is it of? [10:13] These are the Discord messages that Lance had talked about. [10:19] How do you know that? [10:20] So Lance, in the first interview with FBI, shows the phone, the photos are taken by Agent Larson. [10:27] And then these images are shown to Lance during a second interview, and it confirms that these are those same messages, and this is photos of Lance's phone. [10:37] You mentioned an Agent Larson took the photos. [10:40] Do you know if he's the same agent that took the photos of this exhibit, 16.2? [10:45] Yes, same agent. [10:46] And you spoke with him to confirm that? [10:49] Yes, I did. [10:51] Are you aware if Mr. Twiggs is actually part of this Discord thread? [10:56] Yes, he is a part of it. [10:58] He doesn't, in this section, he doesn't reply to it, but he does state in his statement that he was part of that thread. [11:05] Does he identify whether Mr. Robinson is part of that thread? [11:10] He does. [11:11] And when did that happen? [11:13] He identifies that in his first interview with the two FBI agents, and then he again confirms that in his second interview. [11:22] Did Mr. Twiggs say what username on Discord Mr. Robinson used, at least with respect to this thread? [11:27] Yes, it's the Tyler slash Ikum, I-K-U-M. [11:31] And is 16, exhibit 16.2, a fair and accurate representation of that Discord thread? [11:39] Yes, it is. [11:43] Did law enforcement send, as part of your investigation, did law enforcement send a subpoena to Discord? [11:48] Yes, they did. [11:49] Were these messages recovered via that subpoena? [11:54] They were. [11:55] Did you review that? [11:56] Yes, I did. [11:59] And in state's exhibit 16.2 that is before you, when is the first message from Tyler sent? [12:08] Uh, 7.57 p.m. [12:11] And it says yesterday. [12:12] Do you have any knowledge of what day that would have been? [12:17] Yes, this would have been September 11th. [12:24] So Tyler sends the first message that you're seeing on exhibit 16.2, September 11th, at 7.57 p.m.? [12:32] Yes, that's correct. [12:33] You testified earlier that Mr. Robinson arrived at the Washington County Sheriff's Office approximately at 9 p.m., is that right? [12:41] Uh, yes, that's correct. [12:42] And although you weren't physically present there yet because you were flying down, how do you know that he arrived approximately around 9 p.m.? [12:51] Uh, just based on the police reports I reviewed and then go back and look at the video and such. [12:56] Judge, the state moves to admit state's exhibit 16.2 and publish it pursuant to court order. [13:14] Mr. Nowback. [13:15] Thank you, Aaron. [13:16] We've already lodged all of our objections on all three phases. [13:19] Noting the objections, standing objections by defense. [13:25] State's exhibit 16.2 is admitted into evidence and may be published only in the gallery, not for distribution on electronic media. [13:35] State's exhibit 16.2 is admitted to court order. [13:36] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:37] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:38] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:39] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:40] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:41] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:42] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:43] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:44] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:45] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:46] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:47] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:48] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order. [13:49] State's exhibit 16.3 is admitted to court order.