Podbit · Candace
On July 24th, Charlie Kirk had Terrell Farnsworth's AV team removed from his building — only for Farnsworth to be standing directly behind Erika Kirk in the very first Zoom call to Turning Point USA staff six days after Charlie's death. The fam was back together fast.
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Owens describes returning from a multi-hour recording session at Sean Ryan's podcast studio to find her phone flooded with concerned messages from family and friends who had seen a circulating post — and a pre-published obituary — declaring her dead [1] — Candace Owens "Death hoax circulated on Sunday: A fabricated obituary and social post falsely listed Candace Owens's date of death as that Sunday, prompti…" 01:13 . She dismisses the psychological warfare angle calmly, saying she refuses to live in fear, but the anecdote sets up a richer sequence: while at Sean Ryan's studio, a crew member shared two remarkable pieces of information. First, Brian Harpole — the security chief now suing Owens — had offered Sean Ryan Charlie Kirk's bloodstained crossbody bag as a museum donation after the assassination [2] — Candace Owens "A member of Sean Ryan's production team told Candace Owens that Brian Harpole — Charlie Kirk's security chief and a current lawsuit opponen…" 03:17 . The offer was declined. Second, when Erika Kirk's team was exploring a potential Sean Ryan Show appearance, the communication was being handled not by Erika's own people, but by Terrell Farnsworth — the AV company head who was present when Charlie was killed. Both details strike Owens as deeply irregular and set the table for the deeper investigation that follows.
A fabricated obituary and social post falsely listed Candace Owens's date of death as that Sunday, prompting concerned messages from family.
A fabricated obituary listed Candace Owens's death date as the previous Sunday, and a now-deleted social post claimed she had died — triggering panicked messages from family. Owens refused to slow down her weekend, calling fear-driven self-restriction unhealthy.
A member of Sean Ryan's production team told Candace Owens that Brian Harpole — Charlie Kirk's security chief and a current lawsuit opponent — attempted to donate Charlie's bloodstained crossbody bag to Sean Ryan's studio museum after the assassination. The offer was declined.
A member of Sean Ryan's team told Candace Owens that Brian Harpole offered Sean Ryan the crossbody bag with Charlie Kirk's blood still on it as a museum contribution.
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