Graham Allen was seated six or seven feet from Tyler Robinson all day. He watched Robinson eagerly studying evidence while his defense attorney giggled beside him. In the recess rooms, Erica Kirk and Charlie's parents comforted each other. The disconnect between what actually happened in that room and what the internet reported was staggering.
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With Graham Allen about to join, Blake Neff distills the day's most significant evidence into three headline facts. First: Agent Hall testified that Tyler Robinson appeared on UVU surveillance cameras four times on September 10th — before, during, and after the shooting. [1] — Blake Neff "Robinson on campus 4 times on Sept. 10: Agent Hall testified that Tyler Robinson was captured on UVU surveillance video on campus four time…" 21:58 Second: the medical examiner's report, referenced through police testimony, confirms Charlie's cause of death as homicide by gunshot wound to the neck — ending speculation about alternative theories. [2] — Blake Neff "Cause of death: gunshot wound to neck: The medical examiner's report listed Charlie's cause of death as homicide by gunshot wound to the ne…" 22:25 Third: Officer Bagley climbed the rooftop of the Losey Center immediately after the shot rang out, found a screwdriver, and observed gravel indentations consistent with a grown man lying in a prone, rifle-ready position with a direct line of sight to the stage. [3] — Blake Neff "Sniper's nest markings on rooftop gravel: Officer Bagley found a red and black screwdriver and markings in the gravel consistent with someo…" 23:15 These three anchors become the baseline against which everything else in the episode is measured.
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