Erika Kirk faces Charlie's alleged killer and conspiracists as preliminary hearing begins
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When Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, takes her seat in the gallery of the courtroom on Monday, she will be there to watch the state make its case against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing her husband.
Two dozen members of the public allowed in the courtroom, along with thousands more people online, will have eyes on Erika Kirk during the week-long preliminary hearing. A growing chorus of conspiracists and their followers will be examining the widow — and new CEO of Turning Point USA — for proof of the outlandish theories that have proliferated in the wake of Charlie Kirk's alleged assassination last September, including baseless claims that she helped orchestrate or cover up his killing...
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