Newly surfaced audio of Charlie Kirk\u2019s suspected killer shows 22-year-old Tyler Robinson joking and laughing with friends during a video game livestream \u2014 a chilling contrast to the confession prosecutors say he later made about killing the Turning Point USA founder.<\/p>\n
The video, originally posted to YouTube years ago and later deleted, has since been recovered. It captures Robinson, then a teenager, playing the popular game Minecraft under the online handle \u201cCraftin.\u201d His friends described him as intense, eccentric, and even disturbing.<\/p>\n
At one point in the recording, Robinson joked after another player misspelled his gamertag.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho put a G at the end of my name? What are you, a psychopath?\u201d he asked, before celebrating an accomplishment in the game.<\/p>\n
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\nThe video, first reported by the Daily Mail, comes as prosecutors build a case against Robinson. Authorities say he confessed to fatally shooting Kirk, 31, with a hunting rifle during a rally at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. The murder shocked the political world and left Turning Point USA scrambling to regroup after the loss of its founder.<\/p>\n
Online accounts tied to Robinson show a disturbing digital trail. Investigators linked his gaming profile to explicit material in niche communities, including pornography centered on \u201cfurries\u201d \u2014 a subculture where participants dress in animal costumes and often sexualize the imagery.<\/p>\n
On Steam, Robinson\u2019s account was associated with the game \u201cFurry Shades of Gay,\u201d which advertises itself as a graphic title focused on \u201clove, queer relationships, hot gay sex and slapstick humor.\u201d Robinson reportedly played the game enough to unlock an uncommon sticker depicting a cat dressed in a maid\u2019s outfit.<\/p>\n
Friends from high school told reporters that Robinson regularly used the online name \u201ccraftin247\u201d not only for games but also while visiting pornography sites. That same handle appears on FurAffinity, a website devoted to furry content, where it was recorded as \u201crecently watching\u201d the work of artist RedRusker.<\/p>\n
The recovered video, uploaded years ago by another gamer known as YoYoSquidy, underscores how Robinson\u2019s disturbing behavior went unnoticed for years. In one clip, a fellow player called him a \u201cpsychopath\u201d as the group played Minecraft together.<\/p>\n
Turning Point USA announced Thursday that Erika Kirk, widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has been unanimously elected as the organization\u2019s new CEO and chair of its board of directors.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn prior discussions, Charlie expressed to multiple executives that this is what he wanted in the event of his death,\u201d the organization said in a post on X.<\/p>\n
Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on Sept. 10 while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. His death stunned supporters and allies across the conservative movement and left the future of the group he founded in question.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Turning Point USA\u2019s board of directors said its members were confident in Erika Kirk\u2019s leadership, pointing to her experience alongside her husband and her commitment to his mission.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the honor of our lives to serve as board members at Charlie\u2019s side,\u201d the board said. \u201cCharlie prepared all of us for a moment like this one. He worked tirelessly to ensure Turning Point USA was built to survive even the greatest tests. And now, it\u2019s our great pride to announce Erika Kirk as the new CEO and Chair of the Board for Turning Point USA.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement described Erika Kirk as the natural successor to carry forward the late founder\u2019s vision of faith and patriotism.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of us at Turning Point USA have a special role in carrying Charlie Kirk\u2019s mantle and completing his vision of bringing us all closer to our Lord and fostering a prosperous country for generations to come,\u201d the board said. \u201cAs Charlie always said, \u2018We have a country to save.\u2019 We will not surrender or kneel before evil. We will carry on. The attempt to destroy Charlie\u2019s work will become our chance to make it more powerful and enduring than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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