{"id":23001,"date":"2026-07-10T03:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T03:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/charlie-kirks-accused-killer-said-he-wished-he-hadnt-done-it-court-hears\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T03:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T03:35:20","slug":"charlie-kirks-accused-killer-said-he-wished-he-hadnt-done-it-court-hears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/charlie-kirks-accused-killer-said-he-wished-he-hadnt-done-it-court-hears\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk\u2019s accused killer said he wished he \u2018hadn\u2019t done it\u2019, court hears"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 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wished he hadn&rsquo;t done it when he confessed face-to-face in the hours after the alleged murder, a court has heard.<\/p>\n<p>Text messages between the accused, Tyler Robinson, and his former partner and roommate Lance Twiggs were shown during a pre-trial hearing in Utah on Thursday (US time), along with parts of a police interview with Twiggs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a65989a24753a0f4f22afa5f7e52014c8241230e, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a65989a24753a0f4f22afa5f7e52014c8241230e 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" 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stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Tyler Robinson, who is accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, at the pre-trial hearing in Provo on Thursday.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Spenser Heaps<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was the first public airing of Twiggs&rsquo; testimony, which forms part of the prosecution&rsquo;s case that Robinson, 23, premeditated and planned Kirk&rsquo;s murder at a university campus in September.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence presented to the court &ndash; and previously contained in court documents &ndash; showed Robinson and Twiggs texted on the night of September 10, hours after the alleged murder, with Twiggs asking Robinson a series of questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"26\">\n<p>&ldquo;You werent [sic] the one who did it right????&rdquo; Twiggs asked. &ldquo;I am, I&rsquo;m sorry,&rdquo; Robinson replied.<br>When Twiggs asked why, Robinson said: &ldquo;I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can&rsquo;t be negotiated out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Twiggs also asked Robinson how long he had been planning the killing, to which Robinson said: &ldquo;A bit over a week I believe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But the court also heard evidence in Twiggs&rsquo; police interview that Robinson had borrowed a tool to inscribe bullets some time before the killing. Twiggs said he believed it was related to an upcoming family hunting trip that Robinson had talked about for &ldquo;a couple of months&rdquo;. Engraved bullets were found near where Kirk was shot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Twiggs lived with Robinson in St George, Utah. He told police he saw the accused at home the day after the killing, and that he appeared agitated or nervous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"19\">\n<p>&ldquo;He was walking around a lot,&rdquo; Twiggs said in the taped interview in April. &ldquo;He was up and around doing a lot of stuff around the house.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.203%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_159%2C$y_10\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c24b81406eb46f127f696e4c98f18eeaf47f39ef, 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2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>A video interview with Lance Twiggs, left, seen in court on Thursday.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Spenser Heaps<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.21%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0cccbca5af04deccb956debc802540b00ece8611, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.21%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0cccbca5af04deccb956debc802540b00ece8611 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.21%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0cccbca5af04deccb956debc802540b00ece8611, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.21%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0cccbca5af04deccb956debc802540b00ece8611 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robinson during a hearing last year.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.21,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/0cccbca5af04deccb956debc802540b00ece8611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.21%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0cccbca5af04deccb956debc802540b00ece8611, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.21%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0cccbca5af04deccb956debc802540b00ece8611 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Robinson during a hearing last year.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I just 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&rsquo;t done it. Then kept going around and just doing stuff, I think to keep himself busy or distracted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Eventually [he] said that he would talk to his parents or turn himself over. I didn&rsquo;t really want to be in our apartment while any of that was happening, regardless of what went down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"24\">\n<p>Robinson handed himself in to police that evening, about 34 hours after Kirk was fatally shot, after his parents saw surveillance photos of the suspect released by the FBI. Along with a family friend, they arranged for his surrender.<\/p>\n<p>In the police interview shown in court on Thursday, Twiggs said he and Robinson did not frequently discuss politics, including gender identity or LGBTQ rights.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He did more than me. I don&rsquo;t really keep up with politics very much,&rdquo; Twiggs said. &ldquo;[He] usually talked about stuff he heard on the radio.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I personally never heard him talk about Charlie Kirk before specifically &hellip; Usually if he did talk about politics stuff it was related to Trump or current policies being issued or voted on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"23\">\n<p>Portions of the taped interview were redacted from the video feed, but the pre-trial hearing is largely being livestreamed. Lawyers for Kirk&rsquo;s parents and widow, Erika Kirk, have asked for all evidence to be made public.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.264%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f58a6819dab0fb1c44d61b16cdc798ce2e1a0d4a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.264%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f58a6819dab0fb1c44d61b16cdc798ce2e1a0d4a 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.264%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f58a6819dab0fb1c44d61b16cdc798ce2e1a0d4a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.264%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f58a6819dab0fb1c44d61b16cdc798ce2e1a0d4a 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Charlie Kirk arrives at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in Las Vegas in 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.264,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/f58a6819dab0fb1c44d61b16cdc798ce2e1a0d4a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.264%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f58a6819dab0fb1c44d61b16cdc798ce2e1a0d4a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.264%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f58a6819dab0fb1c44d61b16cdc798ce2e1a0d4a 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Charlie Kirk arrives at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in Las Vegas in 2024.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source 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src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.325,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/870028b5229b53150ed0ba116cced7df7a59880a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.325%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/870028b5229b53150ed0ba116cced7df7a59880a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.325%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/870028b5229b53150ed0ba116cced7df7a59880a 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" 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On Thursday, he was dressed in a jacket and tie with one arm shackled to his waist. He appeared to be taking notes with his free hand.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson&rsquo;s parents and two of his brothers sat behind him, in the front row of the courtroom gallery. Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s parents and Erika Kirk sat a few rows back. Senator Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, also was in attendance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"18.497206703911\">\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.403%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e38ae4e08bf26affe2949afef9e21c3db3169b0a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.403%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e38ae4e08bf26affe2949afef9e21c3db3169b0a 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.403%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e38ae4e08bf26affe2949afef9e21c3db3169b0a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.403%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e38ae4e08bf26affe2949afef9e21c3db3169b0a 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Charlie Kirk hands out hats before he was shot and killed at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.403,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/e38ae4e08bf26affe2949afef9e21c3db3169b0a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.403%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e38ae4e08bf26affe2949afef9e21c3db3169b0a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.403%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e38ae4e08bf26affe2949afef9e21c3db3169b0a 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kirk, the founder of political action group Turning Point USA, was a high-profile conservative activist and evangelical Christian, and a close ally of President Donald Trump and especially Vice President JD Vance. He helped Vance become Trump&rsquo;s running mate in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He regularly spoke on university campuses, including participating in debates against people who wanted to disagree with him on an issue.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk was involved in such a session when he was shot at Utah Valley University, aged 31.<\/p>\n<p>The pre-trial hearing continues. 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