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In reply to the discussion: Bullet used to kill Charlie Kirk did NOT match rifle allegedly used by suspect Tyler Robinson, new court filing claims [View all]
sarisataka
(22,694 posts)37. How do we know he is dead?
It could have been done with a squib, the gun loaded with blanks and they planted a bullet to make it look like he was shot
The shooter was paid to confess and promised the case would get tossed.
Kirk is in hiding somewhere
If we are going with crazy theories, let's go all-in
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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
23 hrs ago
OP
there is no end to the lunacy that the 'conspiracy brain' will gobble up .... - - - - -(nt)-
stopdiggin
23 hrs ago
#18
this lab 'finding' does NOT say that the bullet did not come from the indicated gun
stopdiggin
1 hr ago
#72
Numerous people in the operating at the hospital saw that the back of Kennedy's head was blown off.
everyonematters
22 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
20 hrs ago
#43
The facts are that the House assassinations Committe found there was a conspiracy.
Rafi
41 min ago
#76
Based on a faulty analysis of the audio. Throw that 2nd finding in the trash. nt
BootinUp
10 min ago
#78
Oh Lawd, there's a budding cottage industry of conspiracy theories on the RW alone.
underpants
23 hrs ago
#21
He - a) confessed to roommate - b) stashed a rifle easily identified as belonging to him/family in nearby bushes
stopdiggin
23 hrs ago
#16
When ATF or some other forensic lab can't definitely match a bullet, they say so
Prairie Gates
23 hrs ago
#12
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
23 hrs ago
#19
One of the many "marks matching" forensic "sciences" that is of dubious reliability
Prairie Gates
23 hrs ago
#23
Yep. Bite ID, blood spatter, fingerprints...whatever it takes to keep the PIC running.
WhiskeyGrinder
23 hrs ago
#25
Now watch them say that Charlie Kirk's bullet matches Luigi Mangione's gun...
PeaceWave
23 hrs ago
#24
My guess is that the bullet hit something hard after passing thru Kirk's neck
NickB79
22 hrs ago
#28
That's a rough row to hoe given that the suspect confessed the murder to
allegorical oracle
9 hrs ago
#54
I wouldn't put it past them to have set up the Trump ear shot, and the Kirk one
LiberalLovinLug
4 hrs ago
#67
So does this mean Charlie Kirk was not killed -- or does it mean he was only an AI deep fake who never existed?
struggle4progress
51 min ago
#74