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10 months after his murder, Charlie Kirk\u2019s family is beginning their quest for justice as pre-trial hearings begin against Tyler Robinson, the man charged with Kirk\u2019s murder. Social media reactions have been filled with news of the \u201coverwhelming\u201d evidence of Robinson\u2019s guilt, including a 4K video that shows Robinson allegedly taking the shot that would ultimately end Kirk\u2019s life. Erika Kirk, along with Charlie Kirk\u2019s parents, have attended the pretrial hearings, along with journalists, members of the public, and friends of the Kirk family.<\/p>\n

Child actor Ricky Schroder and his wife, Julie Trammel, have documented their time attending the hearings, calling on Robinson \u201cto do the right thing.\u201d Schroder also voiced he and his wife\u2019s support for the Kirk family. \u201cSo, we\u2019re here at Freedom Boulevard in Provo, Utah, at the Charlie Kirk preliminary trial hearing and want to just lend our support to the Kirk family and remember Charlie and what he stood for,\u201d he said on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shroder also shared some harsh words for podcaster, Candace Owens, who has claimed that Robinson is being set up for the murder, implying that anyone from Israel, conservative pundit Ben Shapiro, President Trump, and even Erika Kirk may have some sort of role in an elaborate cover up of Kirk\u2019s death. Shroder stated he and his wife had listened to Owens\u2019s appearance on the \u201cShawn Ryan Show\u201d on the way to Utah. Shroder asked Trammel what she thought of the episode, to which she responded she was \u201cdisgusted.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s shameful,\u201d agreed Schroder. \u201cIt seems to me one day that they\u2019ll be embarrassed of the way they\u2019ve treated the Kirks. I mean, I know they think they’re doing the right thing, but have some decency and respect for the grieving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owens\u2019s theories about Kirk\u2019s murder have given her a wide following as she and her team of internet sleuths make claims that Kirk\u2019s microphone exploded, causing the fatal blow, and also accusing her former boss, Shapiro, of providing security to Kirk that had ties to Israel\u2019s IDF. During his lifetime, Kirk generally expressed support for the state of Israel, but Owens has stated that he was turning against the country and that may have contributed to his death. She has also implied that Erika Kirk was Charlie\u2019s handler and has questioned whether Kirk\u2019s widow is in real mourning. She has also shared private text messages between herself and Kirk, with many criticizing that he is not alive to offer context.<\/p>\n

Shroder is not the only person to go after Owens for her treatment of Erika Kirk. Shapiro and Owens went through a spat on X, with Shapiro admitting he and Kirk \u201cweren\u2019t best friends.\u201d \u201cFor ten months, you\u2019ve been slandering Charlie’s wife, his friends, and all of the people he worked with,\u201d Shapiro said of Owens<\/a>. \u201cYou’re working to acquit his murderer. You’re spreading conspiratorial poison for cash. That\u2019s something anyone of decency should condemn. The fact that so many are unwilling to do so is demonstrative of widespread cowardice, stupidity, wickedness…or all three.\u201d \u201cSee, your big problem is that this entire thing is not about you, Candace. It\u2019s about Charlie. It\u2019s about Erika. It\u2019s about his kids and his legacy. But time and time again you\u2019ve hijacked Charlie\u2019s story by smearing and slandering his wife, his org, and his friends (and countless other people)\u2026 It\u2019s not about YOU, Candace.\u201d wrote Andrew Kolvet<\/a>, TPUSA spokesman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

10 months after his murder, Charlie Kirk\u2019s family is beginning their quest for justice as pre-trial hearings begin against Tyler Robinson, the man charged with Kirk\u2019s murder. 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