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NickB79

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28. My guess is that the bullet hit something hard after passing thru Kirk's neck

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:22 PM

19 hrs ago

A concrete wall, for example.

And then the bullet mushroomed and/or fragmented, making positive ID impossible.

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Bullet used to kill Charlie Kirk did NOT match rifle allegedly used by suspect Tyler Robinson, new court filing claims [View all] usonian 20 hrs ago OP

I thought this was fishy from the start. n/t rzemanfl 20 hrs ago #1

Defense lawyer claims client is innocent EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #2

Is there a grassy knoll around somewhere? Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #3

Patsy dweller 20 hrs ago #4

This was a professional hit...................... Lovie777 20 hrs ago #5

Yup, it certainly was blue-wave 19 hrs ago #29

This is your brain on conspiracy theories. nt BootinUp 20 hrs ago #6

Thank you ! stopdiggin 20 hrs ago #11

People still don't believe the Warren commission even after the shooting BootinUp 20 hrs ago #13

there is no end to the lunacy that the 'conspiracy brain' will gobble up .... - - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin 20 hrs ago #18

So by saying "lunacy" blue-wave 4 hrs ago #59

When I see evidence..... SergeStorms 3 hrs ago #62

Numerous people in the operating at the hospital saw that the back of Kennedy's head was blown off. everyonematters 19 hrs ago #27

you could see after he was shot Jackie trying to climb out the back of the convertible, as if chasing his head. Trueblue Texan 17 hrs ago #43

So we are supposed believe that blue-wave 4 hrs ago #58

. BootinUp 2 hrs ago #63

Oh Lawd, there's a budding cottage industry of conspiracy theories on the RW alone. underpants 20 hrs ago #21

I WISH somebody ELSE had had a 'good rifle'---- Jack Valentino 18 hrs ago #41

Like the tRump fake assasination attempt that went wrong I have no doubt. nt yaesu 20 hrs ago #7

a very neat trick - given that the shooter TOLD other people that did it stopdiggin 20 hrs ago #8

Why did they pin the murder Blue_Roses 20 hrs ago #9

He - a) confessed to roommate - b) stashed a rifle easily identified as belonging to him/family in nearby bushes stopdiggin 20 hrs ago #16

Weird Blue_Roses 20 hrs ago #20

Post removed Post removed 16 hrs ago #47

Oh boy... RockRaven 20 hrs ago #10

When ATF or some other forensic lab can't definitely match a bullet, they say so Prairie Gates 20 hrs ago #12

Exactly right. Straw Man 20 hrs ago #15

I did notice that the defense didn't say that the ATF dgauss 20 hrs ago #17

I haven't followed the story much rpannier 19 hrs ago #30

And so gentle readers, another conspiracy is born . . . Aussie105 18 hrs ago #35

Nope. Not a rabbit hole I'm going doen. Not for this guy. OAITW r.2.0 20 hrs ago #14

Hard to tell whether the defense is saying the bullet doesn't match the caliber of the rifle, or if it's pushing what WhiskeyGrinder 20 hrs ago #19

One of the many "marks matching" forensic "sciences" that is of dubious reliability Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #23

Yep. Bite ID, blood spatter, fingerprints...whatever it takes to keep the PIC running. WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #25

Fire/burn/accelerant marks. Polygraphs. RockRaven 19 hrs ago #26

Carpet and fabric fibers Johnny2X2X 19 hrs ago #33

"Tool marks" and other nonsense pseudoscience Prairie Gates 7 hrs ago #52

It's a defense claim Renew Deal 19 hrs ago #22

Now watch them say that Charlie Kirk's bullet matches Luigi Mangione's gun... PeaceWave 19 hrs ago #24

My guess is that the bullet hit something hard after passing thru Kirk's neck NickB79 19 hrs ago #28

The story says "... the bullet recovered at autopsy..." Mariana 26 min ago #68

The only evidence we should care about are vague engravings on bullets IronLionZion 19 hrs ago #31

Trump wanted this to be federal case. Wonder why? 33taw 19 hrs ago #32

Wow. More questions than answers. Joinfortmill 18 hrs ago #34

What questions? Aussie105 18 hrs ago #36

Amazing deduction. Joinfortmill 8 hrs ago #50

How do we know he is dead? sarisataka 18 hrs ago #37

Crazy theories? Let's go! Danascot 8 hrs ago #49

Depends, is my next option to almost make out with JD Vance? EdmondDantes_ 20 min ago #69

COLOR. ME. SHOCKED. MrChuck 18 hrs ago #38

My theory that Erika had something to do with it still stands. Initech 5 hrs ago #56

Probably means bullet was too damaged to be able to match it to the rifle Kaleva 18 hrs ago #39

A nice, sensible response to this new evidence. Ilikepurple 16 hrs ago #44

Good! Unrepentant Fenian 18 hrs ago #40

Shocking. C Moon 17 hrs ago #42

is there a link to the court filing? onenote 16 hrs ago #45

I've been looking, and everything points back to the DailyMail. usonian 16 hrs ago #46

Below is a link to CBS news Quiet Em 9 hrs ago #48

Lawyer being a lawyer Johnny2X2X 8 hrs ago #51

It was a fragment Historic NY 6 hrs ago #53

Ahhh, cooler heads BaronChocula 4 hrs ago #60

That's a rough row to hoe given that the suspect confessed the murder to allegorical oracle 5 hrs ago #54

Uh oh, this is going to disrupt Fox News' narrative. Initech 5 hrs ago #55

It was an inside job. idahoblue 4 hrs ago #57

I actually hope it doesn't match. Iggo 4 hrs ago #61

Hindustan Times seems to be a go-to for planted narratives lostnfound 1 hr ago #64

I'd pull the OP in an instant if someone refuted it, but none so far. usonian 1 hr ago #65

With Ca$h, Blondi and Juice Box Jeanine involved Hassler 1 hr ago #66

I wouldn't put it past them to have set up the Trump ear shot, and the Kirk one LiberalLovinLug 56 min ago #67