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usonian

(25,556 posts)
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:07 PM Mar 30

Bullet used to kill Charlie Kirk did NOT match rifle allegedly used by suspect Tyler Robinson, new court filing claims

Last edited Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:26 PM - Edit history (1)

From The Daily Mail but likely to be true.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15692625/Tyler-Robinson-bullet-rifle-match-Charlie-Kirk.html

The bullet that killed conservative commentator Charlie Kirk did not match the rifle used by suspected killer Tyler Robinson, a bombshell new court filing states.

snip

... His defense attorneys now argue that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 'was unable to identify the bullet recovered at autopsy to the rifle allegedly tied to Mr Robinson.'

The defense team may now offer the ATF firearm analyst's testimony as exculpatory evidence, they said in a motion filed on Friday to push the preliminary hearing back at least six months, Fox News reports.

It also notes that DNA reports filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and ATF will take time for the defense team to analyze because reports indicated that several different DNA were found on some items of evidence.


Checking satellites for evidence of a grassy knoll.

No link at the Daily Mail to more, but others may. MSN syndicated the story.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/bullet-used-to-kill-charlie-kirk-did-not-match-rifle-allegedly-used-by-suspect-tyler-robinson/ar-AA1ZLsle

Edit to add. I did not intend to promote conspiracy theories, only to say REPUBLICANS IN DISARRAY.
Let them tear each other apart (verbally, of course.)

I looked for independent sources. So far, everyone is just copying the DailyMail, so Caveat Reader.
A search for corroboration!! Unfortunately, it has only been found so far at.
• Hindustan Times
• EndTimeHeadlines
https://the.democraticunderground.org/100221135837 (so DU has another name? )
• FreeRepubic FREEPERS (this is interesting) Little did I know, they are HQ in Fresno. Yuck.,

I put the discussion so far up on pastebin, so you don't have to go there.
https://pastebin.com/raw/ZUKWyWmc
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! EACH OTHER!
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Bullet used to kill Charlie Kirk did NOT match rifle allegedly used by suspect Tyler Robinson, new court filing claims (Original Post) usonian Mar 30 OP
I thought this was fishy from the start. n/t rzemanfl Mar 30 #1
Defense lawyer claims client is innocent EdmondDantes_ Mar 30 #2
Is there a grassy knoll around somewhere? Ocelot II Mar 30 #3
Patsy dweller Mar 30 #4
This was a professional hit...................... Lovie777 Mar 30 #5
Yup, it certainly was blue-wave Mar 30 #29
This is your brain on conspiracy theories. nt BootinUp Mar 30 #6
Thank you ! stopdiggin Mar 30 #11
People still don't believe the Warren commission even after the shooting BootinUp Mar 30 #13
there is no end to the lunacy that the 'conspiracy brain' will gobble up .... - - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Mar 30 #18
So by saying "lunacy" blue-wave Mar 31 #59
When I see evidence..... SergeStorms Mar 31 #62
this lab 'finding' does NOT say that the bullet did not come from the indicated gun stopdiggin Mar 31 #72
Gaslighting me doesn't help your case blue-wave Wednesday #82
The guy admitted to multiple people he did it EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #86
point being, I do not have to MAKE any sort of case at ALL. That has been more than abundantly stopdiggin Wednesday #87
Numerous people in the operating at the hospital saw that the back of Kennedy's head was blown off. everyonematters Mar 30 #27
you could see after he was shot Jackie trying to climb out the back of the convertible, as if chasing his head. Trueblue Texan Mar 31 #43
So we are supposed believe that blue-wave Mar 31 #58
. BootinUp Mar 31 #63
I guess the doctors in the hospital blue-wave Wednesday #83
You just can't let go of myths. Nt BootinUp Wednesday #84
You certainly can't, can you? blue-wave Wednesday #85
The facts are that the House assassinations Committe found there was a conspiracy. Rafi Mar 31 #76
Based on a faulty analysis of the audio. Throw that 2nd finding in the trash. nt BootinUp Mar 31 #78
Oh Lawd, there's a budding cottage industry of conspiracy theories on the RW alone. underpants Mar 30 #21
I WISH somebody ELSE had had a 'good rifle'---- Jack Valentino Mar 30 #41
Like the tRump fake assasination attempt that went wrong I have no doubt. nt yaesu Mar 30 #7
a very neat trick - given that the shooter TOLD other people that he did it stopdiggin Mar 30 #8
Why did they pin the murder Blue_Roses Mar 30 #9
He - a) confessed to roommate - b) stashed a rifle easily identified as belonging to him/family in nearby bushes stopdiggin Mar 30 #16
Weird Blue_Roses Mar 30 #20
Post removed Post removed Mar 31 #47
Oh boy... RockRaven Mar 30 #10
When ATF or some other forensic lab can't definitely match a bullet, they say so Prairie Gates Mar 30 #12
Exactly right. Straw Man Mar 30 #15
I did notice that the defense didn't say that the ATF dgauss Mar 30 #17
I haven't followed the story much rpannier Mar 30 #30
And so gentle readers, another conspiracy is born . . . Aussie105 Mar 30 #35
Nope. Not a rabbit hole I'm going doen. Not for this guy. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 30 #14
Hard to tell whether the defense is saying the bullet doesn't match the caliber of the rifle, or if it's pushing what WhiskeyGrinder Mar 30 #19
One of the many "marks matching" forensic "sciences" that is of dubious reliability Prairie Gates Mar 30 #23
Yep. Bite ID, blood spatter, fingerprints...whatever it takes to keep the PIC running. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 30 #25
Fire/burn/accelerant marks. Polygraphs. RockRaven Mar 30 #26
Carpet and fabric fibers Johnny2X2X Mar 30 #33
"Tool marks" and other nonsense pseudoscience Prairie Gates Mar 31 #52
I believe the lawyer is purposely being deceptive Bluetus Mar 31 #77
It's a defense claim Renew Deal Mar 30 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 30 #24
My guess is that the bullet hit something hard after passing thru Kirk's neck NickB79 Mar 30 #28
The story says "... the bullet recovered at autopsy..." Mariana Mar 31 #68
Wherever it was recovered, it wasn't anywhere in his body NickB79 Mar 31 #81
The only evidence we should care about are vague engravings on bullets IronLionZion Mar 30 #31
Trump wanted this to be federal case. Wonder why? 33taw Mar 30 #32
Wow. More questions than answers. Joinfortmill Mar 30 #34
What questions? Aussie105 Mar 30 #36
Amazing deduction. Joinfortmill Mar 31 #50
How do we know he is dead? sarisataka Mar 30 #37
Crazy theories? Let's go! Danascot Mar 31 #49
Depends, is my next option to almost make out with JD Vance? EdmondDantes_ Mar 31 #69
If you saw the video before it was taken down, NH Ethylene Mar 31 #70
I did see it and personally have no doubts sarisataka Mar 31 #73
COLOR. ME. SHOCKED. MrChuck Mar 30 #38
My theory that Erika had something to do with it still stands. Initech Mar 31 #56
Probably means bullet was too damaged to be able to match it to the rifle Kaleva Mar 30 #39
A nice, sensible response to this new evidence. Ilikepurple Mar 31 #44
Good! Unrepentant Fenian Mar 30 #40
Shocking. C Moon Mar 30 #42
is there a link to the court filing? onenote Mar 31 #45
I've been looking, and everything points back to the DailyMail. usonian Mar 31 #46
Below is a link to CBS news Quiet Em Mar 31 #48
Lawyer being a lawyer Johnny2X2X Mar 31 #51
It was a fragment Historic NY Mar 31 #53
Ahhh, cooler heads BaronChocula Mar 31 #60
That's a rough row to hoe given that the suspect confessed the murder to allegorical oracle Mar 31 #54
Uh oh, this is going to disrupt Fox News' narrative. Initech Mar 31 #55
It was an inside job. idahoblue Mar 31 #57
I actually hope it doesn't match. Iggo Mar 31 #61
Hindustan Times seems to be a go-to for planted narratives lostnfound Mar 31 #64
I'd pull the OP in an instant if someone refuted it, but none so far. usonian Mar 31 #65
The body of the article itself refutes the title of the OP Kaleva Mar 31 #71
With Ca$h, Blondi and Juice Box Jeanine involved Hassler Mar 31 #66
I wouldn't put it past them to have set up the Trump ear shot, and the Kirk one LiberalLovinLug Mar 31 #67
So does this mean Charlie Kirk was not killed -- or does it mean he was only an AI deep fake who never existed? struggle4progress Mar 31 #74
My money's on two strong candidates. usonian Mar 31 #75
That is a reassuring thought! struggle4progress Mar 31 #79
This is an attorney tactic to try and get his client off. There is video of him on the roof and jumping from Pisces Mar 31 #80

EdmondDantes_

(1,832 posts)
2. Defense lawyer claims client is innocent
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:10 PM
Mar 30

I'll wait for independent evidence or for the trial before assuming that this is 100% true.

stopdiggin

(15,489 posts)
11. Thank you !
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:22 PM
Mar 30

Lord love a duck !
Are our brains really that far up our butts .. ?

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BootinUp

(51,371 posts)
13. People still don't believe the Warren commission even after the shooting
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:28 PM
Mar 30

recreations and computer simulations and all the other evidence against Oswald (and lack of any evidence to the contrary). But I have no patience to argue with "believers" anymore, bring the facts or leave me be.

stopdiggin

(15,489 posts)
18. there is no end to the lunacy that the 'conspiracy brain' will gobble up .... - - - - -(nt)-
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:35 PM
Mar 30

blue-wave

(5,215 posts)
59. So by saying "lunacy"
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 01:18 PM
Mar 31

you are saying the bullet that was shot from this gun really did kill Charlie Kirk? And you are calling others conspiracy theorists? The science of ballistics don't match in this case. You don't believe in Ballistics testing?

SergeStorms

(20,613 posts)
62. When I see evidence.....
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:12 PM
Mar 31

of this from a much more reliable source than The Daily Mail, then I might become a believer.

stopdiggin

(15,489 posts)
72. this lab 'finding' does NOT say that the bullet did not come from the indicated gun
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 07:50 PM
Mar 31

merely that it could not be conclusively 'matched' to that gun. (as many fired rounds are not capable of being - and as forensic scientists and prosecutors will be very quick to point out to a jury) And the fact that so many people (up and down this thread, and elsewhere ) are not capable of this rather basic level of understanding and reason ... Is a major factor in why 'schlock reporting' and conspiracy nonsense runs rampant in our current social milieu.

The evidence for this man having committed the crime is - both abundant, and near to overwhelming.

But, play your little 'shadow government conspiracies' and 'police can't be trusted' games if you wish. It's just that it would play out so much better - if you would chose a target that was even marginally tenable/believable. And this one clearly is not.

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blue-wave

(5,215 posts)
82. Gaslighting me doesn't help your case
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:57 AM
Wednesday

Maybe listening to other people and not knee jerking at an attempt to demean, degrade and belittle other people because they are questioning things.

EdmondDantes_

(1,832 posts)
86. The guy admitted to multiple people he did it
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 10:49 AM
Wednesday

Not even a case where you can blame the cops for coercing a confession. Yes he deserves a trial and has the right to present a defense, but nothing in this is even remotely suggestive that he didn't do it no matter how much people try to jump from ballistic testing can't confirm the bullet was fired from his gun to ballistic testing proved it wasn't his gun.

stopdiggin

(15,489 posts)
87. point being, I do not have to MAKE any sort of case at ALL. That has been more than abundantly
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 11:35 AM
Wednesday

done to completion in the plethora of damning evidence that this nod-cock left trailing in his wake.

Questioning has never been the problem. The lunacy arises in that people are choosing THIS addled case (with the mountainous evidence already in place) - as a great place to hop the conspiracy theory choo-choo. That points to an absolute inability to discern and differentiate between those things that are perhaps deserving of a question mark or asterisk - and a case such as this offering no such reason or rationale. There is virtually nothing here to justify ...

Find a different hill to die on. This one represents all that is silly and sad .....

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everyonematters

(4,175 posts)
27. Numerous people in the operating at the hospital saw that the back of Kennedy's head was blown off.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:10 PM
Mar 30

That means he was shot from the front.

Trueblue Texan

(4,500 posts)
43. you could see after he was shot Jackie trying to climb out the back of the convertible, as if chasing his head.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:34 AM
Mar 31

He had to have been shot from the front.

blue-wave

(5,215 posts)
58. So we are supposed believe that
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 01:11 PM
Mar 31

the bullet that hit Kennedy traveled sideways, went upside down, turned around and hit Connally then did another u-turn and then hit Kennedy?

That's not really the path the bullet traveled but I think you get the point. One bullet traveled a very convoluted path and struck two men? Really. And you think those who don't believe the "official" story are the conspiracy theorists?

We will never know the truth.

blue-wave

(5,215 posts)
83. I guess the doctors in the hospital
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:59 AM
Wednesday

who said the back of Kennedy's head was blown off, meaning the bullet came from in FRONT of the car, are wrong?

Rafi

(281 posts)
76. The facts are that the House assassinations Committe found there was a conspiracy.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 08:23 PM
Mar 31

That was post Warren Commission.

underpants

(196,645 posts)
21. Oh Lawd, there's a budding cottage industry of conspiracy theories on the RW alone.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:43 PM
Mar 30

He took the shot. He had a good rifle to do it and he had a lot of experience with guns.

The angle does seem odd to me.

The DNA thing could mean that anyone from him to his grandfather to his roommate touched then. There was open discussion in card games about killing somebody?

He was definitely a Groyper - devotee of Nick Fuentes - and those were warring factions.

Jack Valentino

(5,084 posts)
41. I WISH somebody ELSE had had a 'good rifle'----
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:30 PM
Mar 30

Elmer Fudd! I hate Bugs Bunny!



(ok, I'm lying about the part about hating Bugs Bunny)



stopdiggin

(15,489 posts)
8. a very neat trick - given that the shooter TOLD other people that he did it
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:17 PM
Mar 30

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with his own family turning him in for the deed.

stopdiggin

(15,489 posts)
16. He - a) confessed to roommate - b) stashed a rifle easily identified as belonging to him/family in nearby bushes
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:30 PM
Mar 30

while fleeing the building used - c) was turned in by his own family members (after confessing to them ?)
Shall we go on .. ?

Response to stopdiggin (Reply #16)

RockRaven

(19,458 posts)
10. Oh boy...
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:21 PM
Mar 30

All of a sudden these prosecutors will be a lot less interested in or respectful of the scientism offered by forensic experts' testimony than they were a few months ago.

Funny how that works.

Prairie Gates

(8,229 posts)
12. When ATF or some other forensic lab can't definitely match a bullet, they say so
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:25 PM
Mar 30

The defense will always say that that means it wasn't a bullet from the gun, while the prosecution will say that the bullet was simply too damaged.

Not being able to match a bullet to a gun is not the same as ruling out the gun as the source of the bullet.

Straw Man

(6,949 posts)
15. Exactly right.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:30 PM
Mar 30
Not being able to match a bullet to a gun is not the same as ruling out the gun as the source of the bullet.

That's it in a nutshell.

dgauss

(1,551 posts)
17. I did notice that the defense didn't say that the ATF
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:31 PM
Mar 30

"ruled out" the possibility that the bullet came from that gun. That would be a little more convincing.

rpannier

(24,929 posts)
30. I haven't followed the story much
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:30 PM
Mar 30

My understanding is the round may have struck something Kirk was wearing and it ricocchet up. If that was true, whatever it hit would have been powerful enough to absorb the impact and force the round up. So whatever it struck would have damaged the round.
For me, Charlie Kirk is gone. That's where the story begins and ends

Aussie105

(7,953 posts)
35. And so gentle readers, another conspiracy is born . . .
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:00 PM
Mar 30

Facts and logic have no defense against those who thrive on conspiracy theories.

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,976 posts)
19. Hard to tell whether the defense is saying the bullet doesn't match the caliber of the rifle, or if it's pushing what
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:36 PM
Mar 30

more courts are recognizing, which is that firearms forensics is increasingly seen as inaccurate and unreliable.

Prairie Gates

(8,229 posts)
23. One of the many "marks matching" forensic "sciences" that is of dubious reliability
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:57 PM
Mar 30

We got sold a bill of goods on this stuff from the 1960s to the 2000s.

RockRaven

(19,458 posts)
26. Fire/burn/accelerant marks. Polygraphs.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:09 PM
Mar 30

There is so, so much bunk which has been used to wrongfully convict people.

Prairie Gates

(8,229 posts)
52. "Tool marks" and other nonsense pseudoscience
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 09:55 AM
Mar 31

Truly, we've created a whole industry of Kid Detective forensics that sends people to prison. It's incredible.

Bluetus

(2,887 posts)
77. I believe the lawyer is purposely being deceptive
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 08:24 PM
Mar 31

They did not say the calibre was a mismatch.
They did not say the bullet could not have come from that gun.

They simply said that the lab test was inconclusive. That often happens when the bullet hits a bone or other hard object.

I doubt the prosecution relies on this match anyway.

Renew Deal

(85,215 posts)
22. It's a defense claim
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:54 PM
Mar 30

But it would be notable if it was impossible for the bullet to work with the gun.

Multiple DNA is probably law enforcement contamination.

The conspiracy people including Candace Owens will go wild with this info

Response to usonian (Original post)

NickB79

(20,370 posts)
28. My guess is that the bullet hit something hard after passing thru Kirk's neck
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:22 PM
Mar 30

A concrete wall, for example.

And then the bullet mushroomed and/or fragmented, making positive ID impossible.

NickB79

(20,370 posts)
81. Wherever it was recovered, it wasn't anywhere in his body
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 10:25 PM
Mar 31

He was hit by a .30-06, a powerful cartridge well known to punch through both sides of a white tail deer when shot broadside. The blood seen spurting out of his neck was the exit wound.

sarisataka

(22,700 posts)
37. How do we know he is dead?
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:06 PM
Mar 30

It could have been done with a squib, the gun loaded with blanks and they planted a bullet to make it look like he was shot
The shooter was paid to confess and promised the case would get tossed.
Kirk is in hiding somewhere

If we are going with crazy theories, let's go all-in

Danascot

(5,236 posts)
49. Crazy theories? Let's go!
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 09:15 AM
Mar 31

It was Erika Kirk.

If you were married to Charlie Kirk what would you do?

EdmondDantes_

(1,832 posts)
69. Depends, is my next option to almost make out with JD Vance?
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 05:26 PM
Mar 31

Because that's not an improvement in my circumstances.

NH Ethylene

(31,362 posts)
70. If you saw the video before it was taken down,
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 07:38 PM
Mar 31

This was no trickle of blood like Trump's ear. Nobody can survive with their blood being pumped out like a firehose.

sarisataka

(22,700 posts)
73. I did see it and personally have no doubts
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 08:10 PM
Mar 31

He is dead and the killer is in custody with the gun he used.

But since it's CT week apparently, I'm looking at other possibilities.
Like did they test the blood? It could have been a really big squib...

MrChuck

(316 posts)
38. COLOR. ME. SHOCKED.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:16 PM
Mar 30

This entire fiasco from Butler PA to Charlie Kirk's murder has been completely fabricated.

Initech

(108,856 posts)
56. My theory that Erika had something to do with it still stands.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:11 PM
Mar 31

I mean no one has profited more handsomely from his death than she has with all the TV appearances, speaking gigs, book deals, and Fox News interviews.

Kaleva

(40,372 posts)
39. Probably means bullet was too damaged to be able to match it to the rifle
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:20 PM
Mar 30

Unable to match the bullet to the gun does not mean recovered bullet was not fired from the rifle in question.

Ilikepurple

(708 posts)
44. A nice, sensible response to this new evidence.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 01:01 AM
Mar 31

I’m glad someone responded to this seemingly non-exculpatory evidence without the need to browbeat OP for considering possibilities. I like most others have no firsthand knowledge of this case and am not exactly trusting of either our FBI or DOJ, but still think it’s unlikely he’s the shooter. I’m not fond of conspiracy theories but without them conspiracies would never be discovered. I’m surprised at the number of people who think everyone should share the same epistemic standards, especially when they don’t fully understand their own.

usonian

(25,556 posts)
46. I've been looking, and everything points back to the DailyMail.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 01:21 AM
Mar 31

But I am no good at searching court filings unless they show up in general search.

I put a caveat into the OP.

It looks like a lot of outlets, not just the usual right wing sites, have picked it up.

That doesn't instill much trust. Who is checking?

Johnny2X2X

(24,255 posts)
51. Lawyer being a lawyer
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 09:37 AM
Mar 31

He's just bringing into question ballistics evidence. Bullet too damaged to say what gun it came from. Mostly meaningless when you have a shooter who confessed. Now if the caliber was different, we'd have a big story.

I still think that's a really hard shot for anyone to make. Not hitting a target at 200 yards, but hitting a person at 200 yards, two totally different things.

Historic NY

(40,052 posts)
53. It was a fragment
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 11:31 AM
Mar 31

I don't know if they recovered more unspent rounds with the weapon. Further analysis can id the metallic composition characteristics.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/charlie-kirk-bullet-rifle]

BaronChocula

(4,583 posts)
60. Ahhh, cooler heads
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 01:18 PM
Mar 31

Thank you.
Not being able to match a bullet to a weapon doesn't mean the bullet is excluded. their findings can just be inconclusive. Full disclosure, I didn't read any follow up beyond "unable to identify the bullet recovered at autopsy to the rifle allegedly tied to Mr Robinson..." I'm just not that concerned.

allegorical oracle

(6,494 posts)
54. That's a rough row to hoe given that the suspect confessed the murder to
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:00 PM
Mar 31

his father. Seems like lawyers creating doubt to a) stall for time and b) potentially taint a jury pool.

idahoblue

(454 posts)
57. It was an inside job.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:51 PM
Mar 31

There has never been a merrier widow than Erika, the merriest widow ever.

Iggo

(49,946 posts)
61. I actually hope it doesn't match.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 01:28 PM
Mar 31

Other than KIRK’s kids, I don’t give a fuck about any of these people.

Can’t wait for Hair-On-Fire-Palooza.

lostnfound

(17,527 posts)
64. Hindustan Times seems to be a go-to for planted narratives
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:58 PM
Mar 31

They were the very first to mention Tyler Robinson’s trans roommate.

I’ve seen other narratives arrive there before everyone else.

usonian

(25,556 posts)
65. I'd pull the OP in an instant if someone refuted it, but none so far.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 04:06 PM
Mar 31

USA Today claims to have additional information

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/31/tyler-robinson-link-charlie-kirk-bullet-match/89399761007/

I think the basic story stands, despite the early repeaters of the DailyMail story.

Kaleva

(40,372 posts)
71. The body of the article itself refutes the title of the OP
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 07:45 PM
Mar 31

The text of the article does not say that the bullet doesn’t match the rifle. It says they have been unable to match it which is different. The bullet may be so damaged as to prevent it being matched to any gun

Edit: I did find this Forbes article

“Federal firearms experts haven’t been able to conclusively match bullet fragments from the killing of Charlie Kirk to the rifle found at the scene of his murder, court documents indicate—but there’s also no evidence to suggest it’s not a match, despite online conspiracy theorists misusing the information to fuel wild theories about the murder.“

If true, the defense is going to have a very hard time convincing a jury that the bullet fragments did not come from the rifle in question especially when taking in all the other evidence against the accused.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,694 posts)
67. I wouldn't put it past them to have set up the Trump ear shot, and the Kirk one
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 04:50 PM
Mar 31

By first recruiting potential patsies, egging on in social media. Then making sure they get on a roof without being seen. Then either switch to blanks or f with their sites.

Then they also have their own marksman somewhere else, who shoots exactly where they want it. And for Trump, it was a careful shot close that set off a blood bag so he could claim injury as well. Perhaps the shooter whom they shot was the one who hit the person in the crowd.

Yes, this is all a conspiracy theory. But with this regime, I think they'll do anything to retain power.

struggle4progress

(126,297 posts)
74. So does this mean Charlie Kirk was not killed -- or does it mean he was only an AI deep fake who never existed?
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 08:13 PM
Mar 31

usonian

(25,556 posts)
75. My money's on two strong candidates.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 08:22 PM
Mar 31

Last edited Tue Mar 31, 2026, 09:58 PM - Edit history (1)

1. It's all a simulation.

2. Just one of countless parallel universes.

I keep these in mind as I go to put dishes in the dishwasher.

One thing keeps hope alive for me.

In one of those countless parallel universes, Trump gets his due, in the stew.

Pisces

(6,256 posts)
80. This is an attorney tactic to try and get his client off. There is video of him on the roof and jumping from
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 10:23 PM
Mar 31

the roof.

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