Accused Assassin’s Lover Reveals Shocking Confession Text Messages in Court

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• Lance Twiggs, former lover of Tyler Robinson, testified that Robinson confessed to shooting Charlie Kirk and said he “wishes he hadn’t done it”
• Text messages and a handwritten note allegedly show Robinson taking credit for Kirk’s assassination at Utah Valley University
• Evidence includes engraved bullets prepared a month before the shooting, with Robinson’s and Twiggs’ DNA allegedly found on key evidence

The former lover of the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk delivered explosive testimony revealing the suspect’s alleged confession and regret. Lance Twiggs told Utah prosecutors that Tyler Robinson admitted to the shooting and expressed remorse.

“I just asked him in person if what he said was true the night before, and he said it was, started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn’t done it,” Twiggs stated in a video interview played during the fourth day of Robinson’s preliminary hearing in Provo, Utah.

The video testimony came after prosecutors attempted to present it Wednesday, but were delayed when the defense requested redactions. After legal wrangling over admissible content, the court viewed the interview Thursday morning with Robinson watching closely.

Twiggs, who is cooperating with investigators and has not been charged, was Robinson’s lover and roommate. He identified as “Luna” to some associates, including Robinson. Following the shooting, Twiggs was briefly placed under FBI protection and has since left Utah.

The most damning evidence emerged in a series of text messages and a handwritten note. After the shooting, Twiggs allegedly received a text from Robinson directing him to look under his keyboard, where he discovered a full-page handwritten note.

“I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it,” the note reportedly stated.

Prosecutors displayed the note in court, though the judge prohibited photography. Upon seeing the note, Twiggs texted Robinson asking if he was joking.

“I am still ok my love, but am stuck in orem for a little while longer yet,” Robinson allegedly replied. “Shouldn’t be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you.”

“You weren’t the one who did it right????” Twiggs responded.

“I am,” Robinson allegedly wrote back. “I’m sorry.”

Twiggs’ testimony revealed premeditation dating back a month before the September 10 shooting. He alleged Robinson began engraving bullets in August.

“I don’t remember exactly when, but he had said he was planning to go hunting with his family,” Twiggs told prosecutor Ryan McBride in the recorded interview. “And he asked me…if we had a Dremel tool, because he said he wanted to create messages on bullets.”

Prosecutors stated that cartridges and a spent casing recovered from the suspected murder weapon bore similar engravings. Another casing with comparable markings was found in the home Robinson and Twiggs shared.

When the Dremel tool discussion arose, Robinson appeared visibly uncomfortable, fidgeting in his chair. The testimony also affected his family in the courtroom gallery, with Robinson’s brother bending over with his head down as his mother rubbed his back and his father’s arm around her.

Later, when text messages between Robinson and Twiggs about the gun were read aloud, Erika Kirk—Charlie Kirk’s widow—could be heard crying in the courtroom. By that time, police had recovered the weapon in a wooded area just off campus.

Twiggs’ interview revealed Robinson’s movements on the morning of the assassination. Robinson allegedly told him he had a “long drive to work” on September 10, leaving early that morning. Robinson allegedly remained in the area until after midnight on September 11.

When Twiggs said he woke up around noon to 1 p.m. on the day of the shooting, members of Kirk’s family audibly scoffed from the gallery. Robinson scratched his throat when Twiggs discussed the last time he saw him before Robinson surrendered.

Twiggs also identified Robinson from FBI wanted posters showing a person of interest on campus.

“They do look like Tyler Robinson,” Twiggs said.

He qualified the identification based on camera quality but noted the resemblance in clothing and accessories Robinson typically wore.

Twiggs did not testify in person at the preliminary hearing but may be called if the case proceeds to trial.

Near the end of Thursday’s hearing, Judge Tony Graf Jr. indicated he would not make an immediate decision. Instead, he granted a defense request allowing both sides to file briefs before oral arguments at a September 1 hearing. Only then will he decide whether sufficient probable cause exists to send Robinson’s case to trial.

The 23-year-old accused assassin has not entered a plea and will not do so unless the judge determines the charges are warranted.

The September hearing will occur nearly a year after a sniper’s bullet killed Kirk during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Robinson could face the death penalty if convicted.

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