More details are emerging from the preliminary hearing in the case of the accused murderer of Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson. Several video clips of Robinson's boyfriend, Lance Twiggs, have been released, along with images of the cellular phone text messages between Robinson and Twiggs that appear to include a confession.
First, the text messages:
There it is.
— Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) July 9, 2026
A purported written confession from Tyler Robinson to Lance Twiggs admitting that he assassinated Charlie Kirk.
Twiggs: "you weren't the one who did it right????"
Robinson: "I am, I'm sorry" pic.twitter.com/FlRTB0tyGf
Note that language: Twiggs: "You weren't the one who did it right????" Robinson: "I am, I'm sorry." That sure looks like an admission.
Last fall, RedState's Nick Arama had more details on the original release of the text message contents:
Read More: DA Reveals Mother's Remarks About Tyler Robinson's Politics, Damning Texts With Boyfriend
Also released was a little over 20 minutes of video, in which Lance Twiggs was being interviewed by a prosecutor.
🚨 WATCH: FULL video of Lance Twiggs' DAMNING testimony about accused Charlie Kirk kiIIer Tyler Robinson
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 9, 2026
It's pretty clear why the defense worked SO hard to hide this
KEY MOMENTS:
01:08 - Placed under OATH, agreeing to give testimony under penalty of perjury
01:58 -… pic.twitter.com/tUubdhC1yD
Nick Sortor has the key points:
KEY MOMENTS:
01:08 - Placed under OATH, agreeing to give testimony under penalty of perjury
01:58 - Confirmation that Twiggs and Robinson were dating and lived together
04:03 - Twiggs says Robinson left early on September 10, with Tyler claiming he "had a long drive to work" that day
05:52 - Twiggs outlines how Robinson asked him to borrow a Dremel tool to engrave messages on bullets
07:15 - Twiggs CONFIRMS he found a note under Robinson's keyboard confessing that he was going to attempt to kiII Charlie Kirk
08:47 - Discord messages from Tyler Robinson in the infamous group chat are affirmed by Twiggs
12:07 - Twiggs says he saw Robinson at home on September 11th, nervous, and once again admitting to kiIIing Charlie Kirk
13:45 - Robinson, crying, tells Twiggs he is going to his parents house and may turn himself in
15:08 - Twiggs says he DOES BELIEVE the FBI photos released are of Robinson1
7:49 - Twiggs says Robinson would talk about issues revolving around President Trump
The entire 21+ minutes of testimony is well worth the time.
Read More: Defense Loses Major Bid in Charlie Kirk Murder Case - but Prosecutors Aren't Left Unscathed
Finally, the contents of the "note under the keyboard" have also been released.
🚨 BREAKING: Tyler Robinson's lover Lance Twiggs CONFIRMS he found a note on Robinson's desk on September 10th, admitting he left to go "take out" Charlie Kirk
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 9, 2026
Per a subpoena, the note said:
"Luna (referring to Twiggs),
If you are reading this per my text, then I am so sorry.… https://t.co/fFChug227f pic.twitter.com/ChkzHMvssP
This post reads:
BREAKING: Tyler Robinson's lover Lance Twiggs CONFIRMS he found a note on Robinson's desk on September 10th, admitting he left to go "take out" Charlie Kirk
Per a subpoena, the note said:
"Luna (referring to Twiggs),
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.
I am likely dead, or facing a lengthy prison sentence. 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. I wish we could have lived in a world where this did not feel necessary.
I wish I could have stayed for you and lived our lives together."
Bear in mind, this is a preliminary hearing. No jury has yet been selected. This isn't a trial. To a layman, this information released looks very, very troublesome for the defense, but it's important to remember that the process is still in the preliminary stages.
This remains (and likely will for some time) a developing story. We'll bring you updates as events unfold.
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