How Prosecutors Established Probable Cause Against Tyler Robinson

Showing 12 Probable Cause videos from Charlie Kirk's video collection.

Utah's preliminary hearing system requires prosecutors to establish probable cause before a case can proceed to trial, and the hearing against Tyler Robinson became an unusually detailed test of that standard. Rather than presenting an abbreviated case, as is typical at this stage, prosecutors laid out extensive evidence over several days: surveillance footage tracking Robinson across four visits to the Utah Valley University campus on September 10th, DNA linking him to a rifle and screwdriver recovered near the scene, and Discord messages in which he reportedly admitted involvement to friends and his roommate, Lance Twiggs. Investigative commentator Gray Hughes has argued the physical evidence, including how the rifle was concealed and carried off the roof, leaves little room for the alternative theories some online creators have proposed. Legal analysts including Mark Geragos have noted the case's unusual length and thoroughness for a preliminary hearing, debating whether prosecutors' choice to present a fuller case serves clarity or risks influencing public opinion ahead of an eventual trial. By the hearing's final day, attorneys for Kirk's family pressed the court for a formal probable cause determination as the case approached its one-year mark without resolution, underscoring how much procedural ground remains before Robinson's trial, not expected until 2028.