The Mind of Charlie Kirk’s Alleged Killer—What Went So Wrong?
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Tony Brueski
4.2 • 612 Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
In this gripping and unsettling episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott unravel the deeper psychology of targeted violence—and how some killers don’t just act, they perform.
From the alleged planning to the engraving on the bullets, the post-crime concealment, and the so-called “energy burst” of activity right after the shot—this wasn’t just about killing. It was about control. Symbolism. Message.
In this interview, we explore:
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How violent actors create their own mythology around the act
- The psychology of public spectacle and performance-driven violence
- Why some shooters choose rooftops, long guns, and high-attention moments
We also examine how obsession, identity, and a need for significance play into the creation of what some perpetrators see as a necessary act of violence.
If you’ve ever wondered what turns someone from angry to armed—and what mental framework allows a person to believe they’re righteous in doing so—this is the episode to watch.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers Live with Tony Bruske, Stacey Cole, and Todd Michaels. |
| 0:06.7 | The tragic Charlie Kirk shooting wasn't a heat of the moment crime. |
| 0:11.8 | This was, according to prosecutors, a deliberate act, a long gun, a rooftop, a public figure, and a crowded venue. |
| 0:18.0 | And behind it all, if the state's allegations are correct, a handwritten |
| 0:21.4 | note to digital trail, and more than a week of planning. Piler James Robinson is now facing |
| 0:27.1 | the death penalty for the killing of Charlie Kirk. The prosecution is calling it political targeting, |
| 0:33.1 | but here's the part that matters most right now. Why does someone get to that point? |
| 0:39.6 | Not just what they did, but how they got there. |
| 0:43.2 | What turns a grievance into a mission? |
| 0:46.2 | What transforms an ideology into a kill shot? |
| 0:49.4 | And more urgently, how do we spot the warning signs before the triggers ever pulled? |
| 0:53.7 | Can we? |
| 0:54.8 | Joining us, psychotherapist, forensic behavior expert, and author of many books. |
| 1:00.6 | I'm looking around my desk right now. |
| 1:02.3 | Here we go. |
| 1:02.9 | I'm going to grab this one right here. |
| 1:04.8 | The minds of mass killers, probably most applicable to this conversation. |
| 1:08.6 | Chavon Scott, here to help us break down the psychology of targeted violence, obsession, |
| 1:14.4 | leakage, and the quiet cues the rest of us keep missing. |
| 1:20.0 | Let's talk about this one a bit because there was leakage, if you will. |
| 1:25.6 | He did talk about this a bit in ways, shapes, and forms. |
| 1:30.9 | Let's start with what prosecutors are alleging that written note, the text messages, |
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