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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

'No One Said Anything' as Warning Signs Emerge Online from Charlie Kirk's Investigation

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.85.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

  • Warning Signs Ignored:
    The suspect allegedly showed multiple warning signs before the shooting, including becoming more political, distancing himself from coworkers during political discussions, and openly expressing intentions to harm Charlie Kirk. Friends, family, and even coworkers reportedly noticed this but may not have taken it seriously.

  • The Shooting & Evidence:
    After firing the fatal shot, video footage shows the suspect escaping by jumping off a building. Investigators recovered forensic evidence from the scene, including DNA on a towel wrapped around the firearm, a screwdriver, and potentially on the rifle itself. These DNA samples matched the suspect, confirming his involvement.

  • The Note & Motive:
    A note was reportedly left by the suspect, stating he had the opportunity to kill Kirk and intended to take it. Though the note was destroyed, forensic traces and interviews confirmed its existence and content. The motive is tied to political ideology, which investigators say "infected him and had taken over."

  • Investigation Challenges:
    Law enforcement officials emphasized the need to determine whether people in the suspect’s circle knew about his intentions and ignored them, or dismissed them as jokes. Accountability for those who failed to act is being considered.

  • Political & Legal Dimensions:
    The Utah governor, Spencer Cox, noted that the suspect had clear left-leaning political beliefs and expressed dislike for Kirk. The confirmation of forensic evidence and DNA ties the suspect directly to the crime, opening the possibility of the death penalty.

  • Praise for Law Enforcement:
    The document also contains praise for the FBI, local authorities, and figures like Dan Bongino, Kash Patel, and Donald Trump for their roles in handling the case.

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0:00.0

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0:05.8

And then something happened to him over a fairly short period of time.

0:09.7

It looks like he was radicalized over the internet, and it's radicalized on the left.

0:13.9

He's a left.

0:14.9

A lot of problems with the left, and they get protected, and they shouldn't be protected.

0:19.3

But as you understand, I think, very well

0:21.2

from the tone of your question.

0:23.0

You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson.

0:27.0

Good Tuesday morning.

0:28.2

It's so nice to have you with us on the 47 morning update and we've got one big story

0:33.1

and it involves law enforcement.

0:35.1

The FBI looking into individuals who appeared to have known about Charlie Kirk's assassination

0:41.0

beforehand.

0:43.0

And we also have new DNA evidence tying the shooter to the crime scene.

0:48.3

All right, I want to take a moment and I want to talk to you real quick about what you can do

0:52.8

to help the people in Israel. It was nearly two years ago

0:57.3

that the terrorists murdered more than 1,200 innocent Israelis and they took 250 hostages. Today,

1:05.2

it seems as if the cries of the dead and dying have been drowned out by the shouts of anti-Semitism

1:10.7

and just pure hatred,

1:11.9

not just in America, but around the world.

1:14.4

And the most brutal attack on Jewish people happened.

1:17.3

It happened since the Holocaust, and now it's like they're trying to act like it never happened.

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