PROVO, Utah — A towel and screwdriver recovered during the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination allegedly had his suspected killer Tyler Robinson’s DNA on it — along with that of his former lover and roommate, Lance Twiggs.Robinson, 23, allegedly used the towel to conceal the suspected murder weapon in the woods near Utah Valley University on Sept.10, 2025.He is accused of fatally shooting the 31-year-old Kirk during a Turning Point USA event at the school that day.CHARLIE KIRK'S FAMILY COMES FACE TO FACE WITH ACCUSED ASSASSIN FOR FIRST TIMECharlie Kirk was assassinated Sept.
10 during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.(Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)It’s unclear what the screwdriver was for, but police testified at Robinson’s preliminary hearing this week that they found it near an alleged sniper’s perch overlooking the TPUSA event.Both Twiggs and Robinson provided buccal swabs to law enforcement that were used to build their full DNA profiles.Robinson's preliminary hearing began Monday and is expected to take all week.
Prosecutors must establish probable cause in order for the judge to green light the path to trial on a slew of charges, including aggravated murder, which carries the potential death penalty.UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY SCRAPS CONTROVERSIAL COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER WHO CRITICIZED CHARLIE KIRK AFTER HIS MURDERTyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah on Dec.11, 2025.
(Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via Pool)David Hull, of the Utah Department of Public Safety, returned to the witness stand Tuesday morning as prosecutors played surveillance video they allege shows Robinson making his way around campus before and after the shooting, as well as coming and going in his Dodge Challenger.The second witness of the day, Sgt.Jennifer Faumuina with the State Bureau of Investigations, led the evidence response team processing the scenes at ...