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#318 Candace Owens - The Most Sued Woman in American Media

Explore episode Jul 2, 2026
True Crime
Erica Kirk Had No Family at Her Husband's Shooting — Just Turning Point Staff

#318 Candace Owens - The Most Sued Woman in American Media · Jul 2, 2026 True Crime

On the day Charlie Kirk was shot, not a single family member or personal friend of Erica Kirk accompanied her to Utah. Every person holding her, photographing her, and recording intimate moments was a Turning Point USA employee — primarily Stacy Sheridan, the organization's chief fundraiser. The Vice President's office had offered to fly anyone she needed. Owens says no explanation makes that make sense.

2m 38s

Where this was said

Erica Kirk's Behavior, the 30-06 Lie, and Turning Point 2.0

At 54:22 · chapter starts 46:40

Owens describes moving through denial and grief before concluding she could no longer ignore the evidence about Erica Kirk. On the day of Charlie's actual funeral, someone from the FBI called Turning Point asking whether Owens had recorded the FaceTime showing the back footage with no blood — which triggered a chain of panicked calls from Justin Streif. She also recounts how Erica initiated the three-way call with surgeon Andrew Colbett and fed the surgeon a 'Man of Steel neck' explanation she then falsely attributed to the doctor going rogue. She contrasts Erica's eulogy — full of Turning Point 2.0 talking points and a literal call to donate at turningpointusa.com — with Vanessa Bryant's speech for Kobe, which actually told you who the man was.

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