A confession letter allegedly written by Tyler Robinson — the 23-year-old accused of assassinating conservative icon Charlie Kirk — was accidentally broadcast during a court hearing Thursday, despite a judge’s explicit order barring it from public view.
The damning document, addressed to Robinson’s roommate and romantic partner Lance Twiggs, contains a stunning admission.
“I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it.”
Utah Judge Tony Graf had ruled materials prosecutors characterize as confessions should not be livestreamed. But two images of the note — one showing the partially burned original, another depicting an intact photo from Twiggs’s phone — appeared on the court’s public livestream before Graf noticed the error and had them removed.
Robinson faces the death penalty if convicted of murdering the Turning Point USA founder before a crowd at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. He’s charged with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and multiple other felonies.
The letter opens with an apology to Twiggs, whom Robinson referred to by the chosen name “Luna.”
“If you are reading this per my text, then I am so sorry,” Robinson allegedly wrote, before confessing to seizing the chance to kill Kirk.
Twiggs testified Thursday that Robinson later admitted the note’s contents were true, expressed regret over the killing, and said he planned to surrender to authorities.
Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told the Washington Examiner the accidental disclosure is unlikely to derail the case.
“None of this is being shown to a jury. We don’t even have a jury yet,” Rahmani said, noting preliminary hearings routinely include evidence that may never reach trial.
He added the issue could surface during jury selection in the high-profile case — prospective jurors may be asked whether they watched the hearing or were exposed to the confession beforehand.
Utah prosecutors played portions of Twiggs’s police interview Thursday and introduced text messages allegedly exchanged between the pair after Kirk was killed.
The state spent the week presenting evidence tying Robinson to the fatal shooting: surveillance video, DNA evidence, ballistics findings, and witness testimony. Prosecutors rested their case Thursday afternoon after calling four law enforcement witnesses who participated in the investigation.
The charges remain allegations. The case has not been proven in court.
