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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

The Psychology Behind the Alleged Charlie Kirk Assassin

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

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3.3907 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

This wasn’t a moment of rage. According to prosecutors, it was a calculated, deliberate act: a long gun, a rooftop, and a public figure in the crosshairs.

In this powerful and deeply psychological episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski is joined by psychotherapist and forensic behavioral expert Shavaun Scott to examine the disturbing case of Tyler James Robinson, the man charged with murdering Charlie Kirk in front of a crowd at Utah Valley University.

Authorities allege Robinson left behind a handwritten note, confessed to the act in a text message, and planned the shooting for over a week. Prosecutors are calling it ideologically motivated, and they’re seeking the death penalty.

But this isn’t just about what allegedly happened. It’s about how people get there.
 What makes someone move from grievance to violence? From obsession to execution? From believing in a cause to believing that murder is justified?

Together, Tony and Shavaun break down the psychology of targeted violence, including:


  • The mindset behind planned attacks vs. spontaneous rage


  • What the term “leakage” means—and how it shows up in text messages and online behavior


  • Why offenders often see themselves as heroes, protectors, or martyrs


  • The role of digital radicalization, algorithmic echo chambers, and identity reinforcement


  • The symbolism of engraved weapons, public executions, and post-crime behavior


  • What institutions, families, and friends can realistically do to stop the next shooter

This interview dives deep into the dark corners of obsession, warning signs, and the narratives people build around violence. It’s not about sensationalism—it’s about understanding the patterns, so we can finally learn how to stop them.

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “How could no one see this coming?”—this is the conversation you need to hear.

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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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