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“If He Ever Comes Back, It Will Probably Be In A Body Bag”: Tyler Robinson’s Lover Disappears
Since Charlie Kirk’s assassin, Tyler Robinson, confessed to the crime, his lover has been facing the brunt of the public backlash online.
The 22-year-old Robinson fatally shot the right-wing conservative during a public speaking event on September 10 at Utah University.
His transgender live-in partner, Lance Twiggs, was reportedly cooperating with authorities until he recently vanished.
Highlights
- Lance Twiggs reportedly vanished after text messages revealing his knowledge of Tyler Robinson’s assassination of Charlie Kirk went public.
- Neighbors say he may be hiding due to intense public backlash and media scrutiny, fearing for his life.
- Despite his disappearance, an FBI source described the 22-year-old as a “cooperating human source” in the investigation.
“Flee or made to vanish? No one was watching him? No patrol car…nothing?” asked one suspicious user online.
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Tyler Robinson confessed to the assassination of Charlie Kirk in a string of text messages to his partner
Image credits: Utah County Sheriff’s Office
On September 16, Utah prosecutors alleged that Robinson had admitted to the armed attack on Kirk in a series of texts sent to Lance.
According to authorities, Robinson told his partner about the location of his weapon and how he had carried out the assassination.
Despite knowing this, the 22-year-old remained silent and did not notify authorities.
Lance, who is reportedly transitioning from male to female, received the messages from Tyler just hours after the attack.
Image credits: Gage Skidmore / Flickr
He had been cooperating with authorities, who questioned him on September 12 at the couple’s shared townhouse, prior to the latest discovery of his knowledge about his partner’s crime.
According to an eyewitness who spoke to the Daily Mail, “He was wearing a white t-shirt and sweatpants. [Law enforcement] just sat him on the step and said the FBI are going to be here soon to ask you some questions.”
Lance Twiggs did not alert authorities despite knowing about his partner’s involvement in Kirk’s attack
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The townhouse, a $1,800 per-month, three-bedroom condo, now appears abandoned, as Twiggs has vanished from the property.
The part-time plumber has not returned home for over a week.
Mail has piled up on the doorstep, the house and porch lights remain on even during the day, and neighbors say they have not seen him going in or out.
One neighbor described his disappearance as “a good riddance,” citing the danger Twiggs faced from the intense backlash after news broke about his messages with Tyler.
Image credits: FBI Salt Lake City
“If he ever comes back, it will be in a body bag. That’s not a threat! I’m just saying that there are so many people who want a piece of him he’d be mad to show his face in public again.”
Even nearly two weeks after Tyler’s arrest, police were still patrolling the quiet community to prevent the public from jeopardizing Twiggs’ safety.
The 22-year-old part-time plumber’s life has been under constant threat following Tyler’s arrest and confession
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“I haven’t seen anyone come out. There are still all these notes on the door, so it looks like nobody has been in there,” shared a community resident with The Post.
Meanwhile, an anonymous FBI source told the Daily Mail that Lance is not under investigation, despite Utah prosecutors pointing to his role in the crime through texts exchanged with Robinson.
The source described Twiggs as a “cooperating human source” and “a significant and essential witness.”
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Addressing the extent of Lance’s involvement, legal expert Neama Rahmani explained that Twiggs has not committed a crime by simply failing to report what he knew about his live-in boyfriend’s actions.
Rahmani told The Post, “There is generally no duty to report a crime. Now, obviously, people can be charged as co-conspirators, accessories, principals, aiders and abetters.”
“But just knowing that a crime has been committed, even m**der, is not sufficient to hold someone criminally liable.”
An FBI source has described Twiggs as a “significant and essential witness” in the ongoing investigation
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“At the moment we don’t know of anything illegal that Twiggs did. But again, if there is something we don’t know about, lying, hiding, or destroying, then absolutely Twiggs could face charges.”
Tyler was arrested on September 12, nearly two days after the fatal attack on the political activist.
Investigators later discovered a handwritten note he had left for Lance under his computer keyboard that read, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.”
Image credits: HarryB0sch / X
Netizens argued that the 22-year-old may have gone into hiding to protect his life, while others suggested he simply wanted to escape the media outside his condo.
One user commented, “Maybe he’s scared of being ki**ed in today’s full of hatred America and is trying to get out of there.”
Another wrote, “Maybe he is sick of the media camped out in front of his place, so he went out the back door.”
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“Any person with any self preservation would disappear, or be in witness relocation program. Probably the most hunted person in the US right now,” a third added.
“Why is he fleeing? I thought he was cooperating. Wonder what changed.”
Robinson had left a handwritten note for Lance confirming his plans to attack Charlie during the public debate at the university
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In the text messages later revealed to the public, Twiggs asked Tyler, “You weren’t the one who did it right????” to which Tyler replied, “I am, I’m sorry.”
Twiggs’ parents, who live just five miles away from the couple, refused to address his disappearance or comment on his whereabouts.
Robinson was charged with seven counts during his first district court appearance on September 16, with his waiver appearance scheduled for September 29.
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Prosecutors are seeking the d**th penalty for his seven felony charges: aggravated m**der, felony discharge of a firearm, violent offense in the presence of a child, two counts of obstruction of justice, and two counts of witness tampering.
He is currently being held without the possibility of bail at the Utah County Jail in Spanish Fork, Utah.
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Tamra 2 months ago
Judging by the amount of vitriol, rabid hatred, and ignorance on the right, this guy probably had to go into hiding. Judging by some of the comments up there, he was right to do so.
BrunoVI 2 months ago (edited)
Did that message exchange strike anyone on the left as about as spontaneous and genuine as a pharmaceutical commercial? "Say, fellow colitis sufferer, I'm feeling so empowered and proactive because my healthcare professional recommends Maidinilab for my chronic or recurring colitis with or without persistent IBS!" "You know it, girlfriend! And the fact that my health insurance or cooperative medical sharing program covers 100 percent of the cost not covered by my qualified Medicare or Medicaid B program gives me the peace of mind my own healthcare professional says is an important element in my recovery plan!"
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Christos Arvanitis 2 months ago (edited)
The fact that they possibly are trans is red meat for the MAGA base. Their gender identity is irrelevant. I would also question anything coming out of the mouth of the MAGA Utah governor and Kash's FBI.
BrunoVI 2 months ago
The killer literally said he did it because Kirk opposed transitioning.
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Earonn - 2 months ago
These crazy kirk cultists are perfectly able to hurt Lance, especially since their epstein customer president incites hate and violence against trans people. Keeping a low profile is a wise move.
iseefractals 2 months ago
Right.....so after a decade of people like this group trying to silence and dehumanize anyone that doesn't nod along to their every utterance, which directly facilitated a political assassination on the basis of SPEECH, continue to try to paint everyone else as the problem. Cheer for luigi, laugh at the "someone's gotta do it" stupidity, watch the wildfires and cheer that "oh well they deserve it" Absolutely disgusting, pathetic excuse for a human being.
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edger prime 2 months ago
This article takes it for granted that Robinson was in a relationship with his roommate and that his roommate is transitioning. I assume that is based on the “reconstructed” text thread introduced into the court record. The one in which Robinson uses the future perfect tense, calls his car a “vehicle”, uses the term “squad car” and calls his father “old man”. It reads like the letters in the Ken Burns Civil War documentary. There is a desperate need by authorities to get a trans angle in here and to paint Robinson as an indoctrinated leftist. In reality, he is a meme spouting far right extremist. In other words, one of their own.
Jaya 2 months ago (edited)
Partners and family members of murderers get harassed and receive death threats, even if they have absolutely nothing to do with it. I would go into hiding too. In the Netherlands, after someone drove into a crowd (trying to k**l the royal family but instead killing a group of bystanders), people who had the same brand of car would get harassed: yelled at on the street, their cars vandalized. Simply because they happened to own the same brand of car. People are insane, you never know what an angry person without brains is gonna do. Hiding is the safest option.
Jayne Turner 2 months ago
Whatever Robinson did, his partner is innocent. I'd disappear too, people are too filled with hate and they act as if they are still in the wild west.
WindySwede 2 months ago
But only with trucks ans miniguns at hands today.
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Kabuki Kitsune 2 months ago
So, the reason Twiggs is running for those curious, is because of a law that Utah has. Specifically, if you are determined to have known about a crime that resulted in the death of another person, and you did not raise the alarm to police in advance of the plan to execute the crime... then you are an accomplice of the crime that took place due to your inaction, and you will face the exact same penalties as the person who did it. In this case, capitol murder charges, and the death sentence.
Subjektone 2 months ago
I would actually like to know where this kid is and if they need protection. I'd have no problem doing it.
Josh Kottlovski 2 months ago
The image credit is from a Fox "News" report. Why are people surprised that the language is stilted and old fashioned sounding? I'm an Xennial and some phrases we heard as kids like "My old man" were said by my boomer era father. But even when we were growing up between the 80s, 90s, early 2000s, everyone in my region just said "My Dad". I can't imagine any younger generations talking like that unless it's an imitation
Mariusz Sapuła 2 months ago (edited)
Amita Kumari, Bored Panda: you are definitely not prioritizing anyone's safety when writing this article, you're just prioritizong your clicks...
Christos Arvanitis 2 months ago
Bingo. BP has a lot of trans hate and it is sickening.
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FreeTheUnicorn 2 months ago
She's probably been scooped up by masked agents and is currently in Alligator Alcatraz or Uganda.
Man in the mirror 2 months ago
A fascinating element in all this is the use of pronouns in media. Just month ago most media platforms religiously used chosen pronouns for transgender individuals, but about this person it's "he/him" almost everywhere. They say "transitioning from male to female" rather than "transgender woman". I wonder if it is a turn against the transgender movement, or to the contrary an attempt to dissociate the transgender movement from negative events.
Tamra 2 months ago
Judging by the amount of vitriol, rabid hatred, and ignorance on the right, this guy probably had to go into hiding. Judging by some of the comments up there, he was right to do so.
BrunoVI 2 months ago (edited)
Did that message exchange strike anyone on the left as about as spontaneous and genuine as a pharmaceutical commercial? "Say, fellow colitis sufferer, I'm feeling so empowered and proactive because my healthcare professional recommends Maidinilab for my chronic or recurring colitis with or without persistent IBS!" "You know it, girlfriend! And the fact that my health insurance or cooperative medical sharing program covers 100 percent of the cost not covered by my qualified Medicare or Medicaid B program gives me the peace of mind my own healthcare professional says is an important element in my recovery plan!"
Load More Replies... Christos Arvanitis 2 months ago (edited)
The fact that they possibly are trans is red meat for the MAGA base. Their gender identity is irrelevant. I would also question anything coming out of the mouth of the MAGA Utah governor and Kash's FBI.
BrunoVI 2 months ago
The killer literally said he did it because Kirk opposed transitioning.
Load More Replies... Earonn - 2 months ago
These crazy kirk cultists are perfectly able to hurt Lance, especially since their epstein customer president incites hate and violence against trans people. Keeping a low profile is a wise move.
iseefractals 2 months ago
Right.....so after a decade of people like this group trying to silence and dehumanize anyone that doesn't nod along to their every utterance, which directly facilitated a political assassination on the basis of SPEECH, continue to try to paint everyone else as the problem. Cheer for luigi, laugh at the "someone's gotta do it" stupidity, watch the wildfires and cheer that "oh well they deserve it" Absolutely disgusting, pathetic excuse for a human being.
Load More Replies... edger prime 2 months ago
This article takes it for granted that Robinson was in a relationship with his roommate and that his roommate is transitioning. I assume that is based on the “reconstructed” text thread introduced into the court record. The one in which Robinson uses the future perfect tense, calls his car a “vehicle”, uses the term “squad car” and calls his father “old man”. It reads like the letters in the Ken Burns Civil War documentary. There is a desperate need by authorities to get a trans angle in here and to paint Robinson as an indoctrinated leftist. In reality, he is a meme spouting far right extremist. In other words, one of their own.
Jaya 2 months ago (edited)
Partners and family members of murderers get harassed and receive death threats, even if they have absolutely nothing to do with it. I would go into hiding too. In the Netherlands, after someone drove into a crowd (trying to k**l the royal family but instead killing a group of bystanders), people who had the same brand of car would get harassed: yelled at on the street, their cars vandalized. Simply because they happened to own the same brand of car. People are insane, you never know what an angry person without brains is gonna do. Hiding is the safest option.
Jayne Turner 2 months ago
Whatever Robinson did, his partner is innocent. I'd disappear too, people are too filled with hate and they act as if they are still in the wild west.
WindySwede 2 months ago
But only with trucks ans miniguns at hands today.
Load More Replies... Kabuki Kitsune 2 months ago
So, the reason Twiggs is running for those curious, is because of a law that Utah has. Specifically, if you are determined to have known about a crime that resulted in the death of another person, and you did not raise the alarm to police in advance of the plan to execute the crime... then you are an accomplice of the crime that took place due to your inaction, and you will face the exact same penalties as the person who did it. In this case, capitol murder charges, and the death sentence.
Subjektone 2 months ago
I would actually like to know where this kid is and if they need protection. I'd have no problem doing it.
Josh Kottlovski 2 months ago
The image credit is from a Fox "News" report. Why are people surprised that the language is stilted and old fashioned sounding? I'm an Xennial and some phrases we heard as kids like "My old man" were said by my boomer era father. But even when we were growing up between the 80s, 90s, early 2000s, everyone in my region just said "My Dad". I can't imagine any younger generations talking like that unless it's an imitation
Mariusz Sapuła 2 months ago (edited)
Amita Kumari, Bored Panda: you are definitely not prioritizing anyone's safety when writing this article, you're just prioritizong your clicks...
Christos Arvanitis 2 months ago
Bingo. BP has a lot of trans hate and it is sickening.
Load More Replies... FreeTheUnicorn 2 months ago
She's probably been scooped up by masked agents and is currently in Alligator Alcatraz or Uganda.
Man in the mirror 2 months ago
A fascinating element in all this is the use of pronouns in media. Just month ago most media platforms religiously used chosen pronouns for transgender individuals, but about this person it's "he/him" almost everywhere. They say "transitioning from male to female" rather than "transgender woman". I wonder if it is a turn against the transgender movement, or to the contrary an attempt to dissociate the transgender movement from negative events.
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