A note from Tyler Robinson to his trans partner was accidentally broadcast in court Thursday — revealing handwritten text in which Robinson allegedly confesses to killing Charlie Kirk.

“’I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it. I don’t know if I will/have succeeded, but I had hoped to make it home to you,” reads the letter, which flashed briefly in a courtroom during Robinson’s preliminary hearing on Thursday.

Robinson, 23, hid the note under his computer keyboard for Lance Twiggs, 22, to find after Kirk was dead, Twiggs claimed in video testimony with prosecutors.

An image of a letter from Tyler Robinson to Lance Twiggs was accidentally displayed during a preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson.AP
“’If you are reading this per my text, then I am so sorry. I left the house this morning on a mission, and set an auto text,” reads the letter.

District judge Tony Graf had barred direct images of the letter from being shown to media cameras even though authorities had already released the text to media shortly after Robinson’s arrest.

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“Let me stop you, Mr. McBride. I’m not sure, is this being broadcast?” Graf asked prosecutor Ryan McBride after the letter appeared on the camera feed.

“Let’s take that down,” McBride answered.

Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, U.S., Dec. 11, 2025.via REUTERS
Twiggs’ and Robinson’s romance blossomed after they became roommates in St. George, Utah, roughly three hours from the scene of Kirk’s death, Twiggs said in his testimony.

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Robinson takes on a more flippant tone in text messages he allegedly sent to Twiggs after the killing — in which he seems to brag about his grandfather’s rifle and joke about memes he engraved on shell casings.

Twiggs’ and Robinson’s romance blossomed after they became roommates in St. George, Utah.Lance Twiggs/ TikTok
Kirk’s widow Erika had pushed for as much evidence as possible to be broadcast to the public, hoping to quell speculation and conspiracy theories about the death of the Turning Point USA founder.

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The hearing will enter its fifth and final day on Friday, after which Judge Graf will rule on whether Robinson’s case can go to trial.

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Robinson has not yet entered a plea. He faces the death penalty if convicted.