Fox News host Jesse Watters on Tuesday highlighted newly revealed evidence against Tyler Robinson, the man charged with assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Among the items prosecutors presented was a handwritten note Robinson left for his partner, Lance Twiggs, in which he effectively confessed to plotting the killing.
Watters said the note was one of the clearest indicators yet of Robinson’s intent and obsession with Kirk.
According to Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray, the 22-year-old suspect left the message under a keyboard in the home he shared with Twiggs. It read: “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.”
Prosecutors say the note, combined with a series of text messages Robinson sent to Twiggs, shows that the shooting was premeditated and politically motivated. In one exchange, Robinson wrote that he had been planning the attack on Kirk for more than a week.
“The murder of Charlie Kirk is an American tragedy,” Gray told reporters as he announced formal murder charges last week.
Watters explained on Jesse Watters Primetime that the “secret note” was originally intended to be destroyed, but a photograph of it was recovered by investigators. That image, along with digital evidence and DNA findings, now forms part of the government’s case.
FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed in a Fox News interview that the note was written before the Sept. 10 shooting at Utah Valley University. “We have since learned that the note, even though it has been destroyed, we have found forensic evidence of the note, and we have confirmed what that note says,” Patel said.
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Authorities say Robinson arrived at the university just before noon, climbed a stairwell to a rooftop overlooking the campus green, and shot Kirk with a bolt-action rifle about 20 minutes into his speech. Kirk was struck in the neck and died shortly afterward despite the efforts of security and paramedics.
Forensic evidence has further tied Robinson to the weapon. Patel told Fox that DNA from a towel wrapped around the firearm and from a screwdriver used on the weapon both matched the suspect. Gray also said Robinson’s DNA was found on the rifle trigger.
The FBI has described Robinson as having a “rabid obsession” with Kirk. In interviews, Deputy Director Dan Bongino noted that the suspect frequently spoke about his hatred for Kirk’s politics and boasted to acquaintances that he had devised “the perfect murder plan.”
Watters told viewers that the “secret note” was a window into Robinson’s mindset and an admission of motive.
Additional digital evidence has strengthened the case. On Sept. 11, a day after the shooting, Robinson reportedly admitted responsibility in a Discord chat group with more than 20 members. Screenshots obtained by the Washington Post show him writing: “Hey guys, I have bad news for you all. It was me at UVU yesterday. I’m sorry for all of this.” He then told the group he planned to surrender through a sheriff friend.
Authorities later confirmed that Robinson’s father turned him in to police, leading to his arrest.
Robinson appeared in court last week, where prosecutors outlined the evidence and said the case could qualify for the death penalty under Utah law. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Governor Spencer Cox have both signaled support for seeking capital punishment.
State prosecutors in Utah are expected to seek a first-degree murder indictment. Attorney General Pam Bondi has said the suspect could face the death penalty under state law, noting that Utah still permits execution by firing squad.
