Charlie Kirk murder: Judge rules redacted transcript, audio from closed hearing can be released

Suspect in Kirk's murder makes virtual appearance

Tyler Robinson made a virtual court appearance on Monday. The judge ruled for transcripts from earlier to be released with some redactions.

A judge ruled that the transcript and audio recordings of a closed-door hearing involving Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting and killing Charlie Kirk, can be released in redacted forms.

Monday's hearing centered on how much access the media and public should have as Robinson's case continues in Provo, Utah.  Robinson, 22, appeared virtually Monday in a Utah courtroom for a hearing related to media coverage of the court proceedings. 

Judge Tony Graf Jr. said the redactions amounted to 246 words in the 80-page transcript. FOX News reported that the transcript is scheduled to be released by the end of the day, but Graf noted during the hearing it would take roughly two weeks to redact and release the audio recording.

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Robinson’s attorneys and the Utah County Sheriff’s Office had asked Graf to ban cameras in the courtroom. Several national and local news organizations filed a motion to preserve media access to the case.

FILE-Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, listens as one of his attorneys speaks during a court hearing in Provo, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) 

Robinson is charged with aggravated murder, two counts of obstruction of justice for hiding the rifle and discarding his clothing, two counts of witness tampering for instructing a roommate to delete texts and stay silent and one count of committing a violent offense in front of children. Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty.  

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Robinson is being held in jail without bail.  He is due back in court on Jan. 16, 2026.

Charlie Kirk shooting incident

The backstory:

On Sept. 10, Charlie Kirk was speaking to a crowd of about 3,000 people at Utah Valley University in Orem as the first stop of his American Comeback Tour. 

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FILE-Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via Pool)

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Investigators say Tyler Robinson fired a single shot from a building about 140 yards away, striking Kirk and killing him.   

Robinson was arrested the following night when he showed up with his parents to turn himself in at his hometown sheriff’s office in southwest Utah, more than a three-hour drive from Orem.