There are so many questions, so many theories and not enough information being given to the public about how Turning Point USA, CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk was killed. Of late there is lively discussion about the microphone that was pinned underneath Kirk’s white Freedom t-shirt being the deadly weapon. Maybe. Maybe not.

But the status of Kirk’s microphone is a good starting point to understand who had control of the evidence in the case and, while the microphone is just one piece of the puzzle, let’s call it an example of who should be responsible for what.

Everyone can view the death scene of Kirk on any number of social media websites, and it will show how Kirk’s “security” team went into action immediately following the kill shot and almost immediately had haphazardly moved Kirk’s body to a waiting black SUV for transport to the Timpanogos Regional Hospital about seven minutes from the UVU campus.

On the other hand, Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith’s office was 17 miles from the UVU campus and about 14 miles from the Timpanogos Regional Hospital. Mike Smith, having jurisdiction over the shooting investigation, could have been at either location within minutes of hearing about the assassination, if he wasn’t already present at the UVU rally. Where Sheriff Smith was and what he was doing is anyone’s guess, but he had statutory responsibilities including securing the crime scene.

But anyone perusing the video of the aftermath of the shooting can clearly see that the crime scene appears to be anything but secure and violated by numerous people, including TPUSA employees returning to confiscate a video camera that was attached to the tent behind Kirk’s seat.

Did Sheriff Smith order that the crime scene be secured directly after the shooting? If so, why were people milling around where Kirk was shot and allowed to remove objects from the area? Further, did Smith interview the men who immediately returned to the scene to remove the video camera? It seems logical that Smith, at the least, should have immediately cordoned off the crime scene posting officers to ensure that evidence wasn’t taken, destroyed or made useless.

Maybe Sheriff Smith went directly to Timpanogos Hospital because he learned early on that rather than wait for an ambulance, Kirk’s body was immediately driven to Timpanogos Hospital by his security team. In fact, it’s odd that there was no EMT or ambulance stationed at the rally, as required. And it’s at the hospital where everybody’s responsibilities get clouded. For example, under Utah statutory regulations, “the person or persons finding or having custody of the body shall immediately notify the nearest law enforcement agency… the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the case shall then proceed to the place where the body is and conduct an investigation concerning the cause and circumstances of death.”  Because the body is not at the crime scene, one must wonder if Sheriff Smith drove to UVU or directly to the hospital?

Sheriff Smith also was responsible for notifying the district attorney having criminal jurisdiction and contacting the medical examiner (ME). Once in the medical examiner’s hands, the ME “assumes jurisdiction over the deceased body, clothing on the body, biological samples taken and any article on or near the body which may aid the medical examiner in determining the cause of death, except those articles which will assist the investigative agency to proceed without delay with the investigation.”

So, let’s circle back to the microphone pinned under Kirk’s white Freedom t-shirt exploding theory. When Kirk’s security team drove Kirk to the hospital did any one of the men remove the microphone from under Kirk’s shirt? This is a question that needs to be answered because one of the men in the SUV reported to be giving Kirk CPR. This would be made difficult if the microphone was still under Kirk’s shirt.

If the microphone had been removed prior to arriving at the hospital, who removed it and who has the microphone which apparently still would have been recording until purposefully turned off. And if the microphone was turned off, when was it turned off and if it was still recording while Kirk is being driven to the hospital, what is his security team saying? More importantly, did Sheriff Smith interview the men who brought Kirk to the hospital about the whereabouts of the microphone?

Now, what if it was an exploding microphone? Did the coroner note any evidence of an explosion on his chest…any burns on Kirk’s chest or clothing? Afterall, despite the nonsense regarding the ATF not being able to match the bullet fragment to the alleged weapon, whether there is evidence about an exploding mic would certainly be important.

Also, there are rumors that the black SUV that transported Kirk to the hospital has been sold. Gee, did the coroner or Sheriff Smith do any investigating into the black SUV that transported Kirk’s body to the hospital? If yes, did Sheriff Smith find any evidence of an exploding microphone and make note?

Between the coroner and Sheriff Smith, the success or failure of the alleged shooter’s defense, whether Tyler Robinson is executed by lethal injection, depends entirely on whether these key Utah state employees did their job.

Unfortunately, if the work of the Utah County Coroner is even remotely similar to the work done in the Butler, PA assassination attempt, it’s not looking good for Tyler Robinson. But the public can only hope that Sheriff Smith did his job. A young man’s life depends on it.

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