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Updated · Fox News · Jul 9
Erika Kirk Demands Public Display of Evidence in Tyler Robinson Hearing After 3 Days
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 9

Erika Kirk Demands Public Display of Evidence in Tyler Robinson Hearing After 3 Days

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 9

Summary

  • A Wednesday court filing asks a Utah judge to show all exhibits in Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing in real time and to republish evidence admitted during the first three days that courtroom observers could not see.
  • Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, argues victims’ rights under Utah law are meaningless if family members can attend but cannot meaningfully observe the evidence the court is receiving.
  • The filing says the family waited 10 months for the hearing and traveled to Provo only to be “present in body” while some evidence was presented in a way shielded from the courtroom.
  • Robinson, 23, is accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk outside a Utah Valley University event in Orem on Sept. 10, 2025; prosecutors are using surveillance footage and DNA evidence to try to establish probable cause for trial.
  • The hearing, which began Monday and could run through the week, will determine whether Robinson faces trial on charges including aggravated murder, which carries a potential death penalty.

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