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The American public is rejecting the federal government's tidy narrative on the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, as glaring inconsistencies pile up like unanswered questions in a St. George ghost town.
Chief among them: the sudden vanishing of Lance Twiggs, the 22-year-old transgender lover of alleged killer Tyler Robinson, who disappeared weeks after the Sept. 10 shooting and has not been seen since.
Robinson, also 22, allegedly gunned down the conservative activist and devout Christian during a speaking event at Utah Valley University. He then fired off a barrage of text messages to Twiggs confessing the crime, detailing how he hid the gun and struggled to flee during a 33-hour manhunt.
“[Y]ou are all I worry about love,” Robinson texted before surrendering, according to court documents.
Twiggs shared the messages with law enforcement and has not been charged, with authorities insisting he is cooperating.
Yet Twiggs has gone underground, abandoning the $1,800-per-month townhouse he shared with Robinson on the outskirts of St. George, Utah.
Mail piles up outside, his Infiniti FX35 sits in his parents' driveway four hours away, and neighbors report no activity since Robinson turned himself in on Sept. 17.
"I haven’t seen anyone come out. There are still all these notes on the door, so it looks like nobody has been in there," neighbor Jesse Riley told The NewPost in September. "It definitely is a shock it happened here. It’s a quiet neighborhood. You know your neighbor on your left or your right, but people are pretty isolated."
Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby said September 18 Twiggs is in a "safe space very far away from St. George" and must "lay low for a long time," citing public backlash that has jeopardized his safety.
Cops remain a presence in the community.
Twiggs, whom authorities refer to with masculine pronouns, was booted from his devout Mormon parents' home in 2018. A family member told Fox News he “wasn’t being respectful and was problematic,” used drugs, and was addicted to online gaming.
But others paint a rosier picture.
"I loved Lance. His parents kicked him out of his house, and he lived with us. His parents never sat right with my family," said Braylon Nielsen, 19, whose brothers were close with Twiggs. "He had straight As. He was very hardworking, not a big partier […] He just took care of people."
High school superintendent Ben Kaufman added, "Everything I’ve heard about him, he was a great kid. He was nice. He worked hard. […] I heard all good things."
Venmo records show parental payments for "prescriptions" and "gas money" over two years, the latest months before the killing, hinting at reconciliation.
Robinson, charged with aggravated murder and other crimes, griped in texts about his father's "diehard MAGA" support for President Trump since his election.
One Twiggs relative claimed, "I think Tyler got a whole lot worse in the year [he and Robinson] have been dating. They are big gamers, and obviously they have that group that influences them, as well as others."
Robinson appeared in Salt Lake City court Monday, echoing accused assassin Luigi Mangione by requesting civilian clothes and no shackles to avoid jury prejudice.
The judge allowed clothes but denied unshackled appearances.
Robinson's next hearing is scheduled Jan. 16; arraignment Jan. 30.
As the trial looms and Twiggs remains a phantom, one must ask: What secrets vanished with him, and how deep does the rot in this official story truly go?
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