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Utah, Charlie Kirk

How Utah carries out capital punishment as Trump calls for death penalty for Charlie Kirk killer

On Friday (12 September), the FBI announced that authorities have a person in custody who they believe is the suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk.

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Can Tyler Robinson face death penalty in Utah for killing Charlie Kirk? What does the law say

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Arrest papers show how Utah intends to pursue the death penalty in Charlie Kirk’s killing

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Utah Governor Cox urges 'off ramp' from political hostility

“We got him.” Less than 48 hours after the horrific incident on Wednesday, and after Cox identified the 22-year-old suspect, the two-term Republican governor spoke passionately about the stakes of th...

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'His voice will remain,' Charlie Kirk's widow vows after suspect arrested

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‘I will never let your legacy die’, vows Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika

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Tyler Robinson's roommate who tipped off FBI is identified as family refuse to deny transgender motive for Charlie Kirk assassination

His grandfather, Jerry Twiggs, told Daily Mail that he was unable to comment on rumors that he is trans and that there was a transgender motive to Kirk's murder.

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Inside the sleepy Mormon town Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer called home

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BBC reports from house linked to Charlie Kirk shooting suspect

Kirk’s killing puts the US death penalty in focus again

Utah is one of five states that allow the use of a firing squad, but only if the state can’t acquire the drugs required for lethal injection.

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Utah moving away from capital punishment with fewer sentences, executions

Utah’s death row is dwindling. As of September 2025, four men remain, each having spent decades waiting for executions that may never come. The state hasn’t iss

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Death for Charlie Kirk’s killer? Utah Governor vows to pursue death penalty; what the law says as debate over firing squad vs. lethal injection starts

Utah's Governor Spencer Cox announced the state will seek the death penalty for Charlie Kirk's assassin, releasing video evidence of the rooftop jump. Utah, one of 27 states with capital punishment, allows lethal injection and,

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Firing squad execution of prisoner with dementia blocked by Utah Supreme Court

The Utah Supreme Court blocked a death row inmate's upcoming execution, after the inmate's attorneys argued his dementia has significantly worsened.