Updated

Updated · CBS New York · Jul 9

Prosecutors Grant Roommate Immunity in Charlie Kirk Murder Hearing as DNA Evidence Faces Challenge

Updated

Updated · CBS New York · Jul 9

Prosecutors Grant Roommate Immunity in Charlie Kirk Murder Hearing as DNA Evidence Faces Challenge

Q: How did the immunized testimony of Robinson's partner ultimately influence the final verdict in the 2025 murder trial?

It cannot yet be determined, because there has been no final verdict described in the available reporting. The material provided covers Robinson’s preliminary hearing in 2026, where prosecutors were trying to show there was enough evidence to send the case to trial. It does not report a completed murder trial or a verdict. So there is no factual basis to say how Lance Twiggs’ immunized testimony ultimately affected a jury’s decision. What the reporting does show is that Twiggs’ statements were central to the prosecution’s case at the pretrial stage. Prosecutors said Twiggs, Robinson’s roommate and partner, received use immunity and then provided recorded statements, a note allegedly left by Robinson, and text messages in which Robinson allegedly admitted being the shooter. Those statements were meant to support identity, intent and motive, and to reinforce the DNA and surveillance evidence. The defense, however, challenged the reliability and admissibility of that evidence, including the DNA analysis and the use of Twiggs’ recorded statements. That indicates Twiggs’ immunized account was important, but also likely to be heavily contested if the case reached trial. So the most accurate answer is that Twiggs’ immunized testimony appears to have been a significant part of the prosecution’s effort to move the case forward, but the available information does not show any final trial outcome or verdict.

3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 9

Use immunity for roommate Lance Twiggs emerged Wednesday as prosecutors sought to admit his recorded April 20 statements at Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing in the killing of Charlie Kirk.
Those statements matter because court documents say Twiggs received a text from Robinson on the day of the Sept. 10 shooting reading, “I am, I’m sorry,” and found a note saying Robinson planned to “take out Charlie Kirk.”
DNA testimony also tightened the case: after comparing Twiggs’ sample, analysts said DNA on a towel wrapped around the bolt-action rifle with one spent round pointed to Twiggs and very likely Robinson.
Defense lawyers attacked the reliability of that testing, but a prosecution expert called DNA analysis the forensic “gold standard” as Judge Tony Graf weighs whether the 23-year-old should stand trial on aggravated murder and face a possible death penalty.