Utah Prosecutors Play Roommate's Taped Statement in 7-Count Tyler Robinson Murder Hearing
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Updated · CNN · Jul 9
Utah Prosecutors Play Roommate's Taped Statement in 7-Count Tyler Robinson Murder Hearing
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 9
Summary
Provo prosecutors on Thursday began showing a videotaped April statement from Tyler Robinson’s former roommate during a multiday preliminary hearing over the fatal September shooting of Charlie Kirk.
The statement is central to the state’s bid to send Robinson to trial on aggravated murder and six other counts, after investigators highlighted messages between the two that allegedly included a confession.
Limited immunity was granted to the roommate in exchange for the interview, and much of Wednesday’s hearing was spent fighting over whether the recording could be played in court and released publicly.
Judge Tony Graf barred some portions from public airing, while attorney Jeffrey Neiman said Kirk’s widow and family want the admitted evidence released in full without redactions.