07/07/2026 — Preliminary Hearing Day 2
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| Field | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Date | 07/07/2026 (Tuesday) |
| Category | Preliminary hearing — Day 2 |
| Full transcript | Preliminary Hearing — Day 2 |
What happened
David Hull (continued)
Walks the court through campus surveillance allegedly showing Robinson:
- ~8:30 a.m. car into parking garage; courtyard/TPUSA interaction; leave ~9:25 a.m.
- Return ~10:30 hour; food; wooded area; backpack missing on return; leave before 11 a.m.
- ~11:53 a.m. different clothes, limp; rooftop run/crawl prone ~12:22 p.m. near shot time; escape to woods with object.
- ~12:30 a.m. 09/11 vehicle stop on campus road — plate tied to Robinson/mother.
Hull also addresses crime-scene paving (learned via news, per citizen clips of testimony), discarded leads, and an unfired round on another roof attributed to an officer's rifle.
Jennifer Faumuina (SBI sergeant)
Search warrants; wooded-area rifle in towel; engraved rounds; Dremel and casings from residence; returns later in the week.
Amanda Bakker (FBI DNA — defense witness; only FBI live stand)
Called out of order after Faumuina's limited direct so the defense could examine the FBI report author (schedule accommodation — McBride on the record). Hours on mixture DNA (towel, screwdriver), "possible contributor" language, degradation, and FBI policy against absolute-ID / infallibility claims. Michael Burt leads the technical cross. No other FBI agent took the live stand this week.
Interesting In This Area
- The agent conceded he learned from the news that the courtyard had been paved.
- An unfired round found on another roof was attributed to an officer's own rifle.
- The only FBI witness all week was called by the defense, not the state.
- She testified to mixture DNA and to policy barring absolute-identification claims.
Other Pages In This Section
Every reported court date in case 251403576, in order, with what happened on each one. The calendar is where the shape of the prosecution becomes visible — a gag order in December, a sealing fight in March, a contempt finding in June, then five days of sworn testimony in July. Some dates exist only as filings, because the certified minute entries have never been published.
Read thisThe verbatim fourth day: a tiered ruling on which exhibits the gallery and the cameras were allowed to see, the immunised roommate interview played in open court, the wooded-area rifle walkthrough, and an ATF examiner calling the jacket comparison inconclusive. The state rested at the end of it. Read the words rather than the headlines about them.
Read thisThe state's case agent walks through the September 11 surrender, the booking, the search warrants and a live .223 round reportedly found on a rooftop. The afternoon then turns into an extended fight over whether the recorded roommate interview could be broadcast at all. Verbatim transcript of both halves.
Read thisCase Overview — State v. Robinson
The caption, the docket, the charges, and what the state actually alleges — separated from what has been proven. The defense disputes the forensic links, starting with the inconclusive ATF comparison.
Read thisSources
- Day 2 transcript; KUER / Salt Lake Tribune Day 2 coverage; CNN surveillance package
- Roster: People on Witness Stand
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Interesting
- A filing puts the Miranda warning 90 minutes before the Discord messages.
- Credentials were reportedly revoked from earlier Kirk events for the man who asked the last question.
- Kirk reportedly messaged his security head the night before about being "executed tomorrow".
Related Areas
- Tyler Robinson
- Proof Not Tyler
- Timeline