​The Utah judge overseeing the case against Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin, Tyler Robinson, has unsealed a ballistics report from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The report could not conclusively match a bullet fragment to the suspected murder weapon, but it did confirm a match with the spent cartridge casing. Prosecutors have alleged that separate testing found DNA consistent with Robinson on the gun, on a towel, and on three of the four rounds inside the weapon.

The report’s conclusions had already been public in prior court proceedings, but the document itself is now available from the court and contains some new details. The material tested includes a “deformed/damaged” piece of the bullet jacket as well as four lead fragments.

The defense had filed a motion under seal on Jan. 9 asking the judge to block the government from further testing until a defense expert could examine and photograph the evidence. Judge Tony Graf ruled there was no basis to keep the filing classified, finding that it did not contain any “private or inflammatory information.”

An appendix to the ATF report explained that “inconclusive” findings mean that there is an insufficient quality and/or quantity of individual characteristics to identify or exclude a match.

Two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation told Fox News last month that the reason the ATF could not match the bullet to the rifle is because when the bullet impacted Kirk’s body it hit bone and broke on impact. Experts said this is not uncommon.

“It is not a win for the defense,” said retired FBI supervisory agent Jason Pack. “It is simply a gap the prosecution is now working to address by bringing in the FBI with more advanced technology.” Ballistics are rarely the only piece of evidence in a homicide case, he added, and the inconclusive finding only applied to the fragment, not the casing or the rifle found near the scene. “The defense here is doing exactly what good defense lawyers are supposed to do, protecting their client’s ability to challenge evidence before it gets further altered,” Pack told Fox News Digital. “That is not a sign the prosecution’s case is weak.”

The ATF also examined a .30-06 cartridge case that investigators wrote “was identified as having been fired in the Exhibit 1 rifle.” That’s the suspected murder weapon, Robinson’s Mauser. The agent identified damaged fragments as .30-caliber class, which is not inconsistent with Robinson’s rifle, even though it wasn’t enough for a conclusive match.

“We are a long way from trial, and the public should pump the brakes before drawing big conclusions from a single pre-trial motion about a single bullet fragment.”  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!A University of Arkansas student is facing multiple charges after allegedly strangling and raping a woman at a fraternity house along the edge of campus.Crew Kvern, 19, was arrested on charges of rape, aggravated assault and third-degree battery in Washington County on April 12, according to jail records obtained by Fox News Digital. An affidavit revealed that on March 17, Kvern and the unidentified victim allegedly met for the first time near Kvern’s workplace on Dickson Street, 5 News reported.ALLEGED HAZING DEATH TIED TO SECRETIVE RUSH NIGHT IGNITES ARRESTS AND FRAT RECKONINGThe pair then reportedly moved to the University of Arkansas’ Kappa Sigma fraternity house, where Kvern lived at the time, authorities said.Upon arriving at the home, authorities reportedly allege Kvern demanded sex from the victim. When the victim refused to consent, Kvern allegedly slapped and punched her before raping her, according to the outlet.‘EXTREME’ HAZING ALLEGATIONS FORCE FRATERNITY SUSPENSION, INVESTIGATION AT MAJOR US UNIVERSITYThe victim reportedly told authorities that during the incident, Kvern allegedly put his hands around her neck repeatedly and made it difficult for her to breathe. The unidentified woman also alleged that she was afraid to deny Kvern’s advances after he punched a door and told her “it would be easy for him to throw her to the floor and break her rib cage,” the outlet reported.Upon being interviewed by the school’s police department on March 20, Kvern reportedly told authorities the interaction was “totally consensual.” GOT A TIP?An affidavit revealed six people who were interviewed as part of the investigation corroborated the victim’s statements, according to 5 News.FOLLOW US ON XA crime log also reportedly indicated additional accusations included terroristic threatening and false imprisonment. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAILThe incident is only the latest in a string of reported rapes allegedly committed at campus residences during the ongoing academic year, according to 5 News.CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWSKvern was reportedly released on a $100,000 bond one day after his arrest. He is expected to appear in court on May 6. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPThe University of Arkansas, Kappa Sigma’s national chapter and Kvern’s attorney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!A Texas man accused of firebombing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home referenced alleged killer Luigi Mangione in online messages months before the attack, as authorities warn of a potential copycat trend.Daniel Moreno-Gama, 20, suggested “Luigi’ing some tech CEOs” in an online exchange with producers of “The Last Invention” podcast, according to The Wall Street Journal, which reviewed screenshots of messages with the podcast producers. Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan in December 2024.Moreno-Gama recorded the interview in January, describing his shift from a self-described online enthusiast to an activist consumed by fears about artificial intelligence, the outlet reported.He later downplayed the Mangione remarks and rejected violence.FBI RAIDS TEXAS HOME OF SUSPECT ACCUSED OF THROWING MOLOTOV COCKTAIL AT SAM ALTMAN’S SAN FRANCISCO HOUSE”I understand the frustration with a person who might advocate for that, but it’s not practical,” Moreno-Gama said, according to the outlet. “It’s not worth it,” he added.Moreno-Gama is accused of traveling from Texas to San Francisco in a planned attempt to kill Altman. Early Friday morning, he allegedly hurled a Molotov cocktail at Altman’s home, setting an exterior gate on fire before fleeing. No injuries were reported, and officials have not said whether Altman was home at the time.Less than an hour later, investigators said Moreno-Gama arrived at OpenAI’s headquarters about three miles away, where he allegedly threatened to burn the building down and kill anyone inside. Surveillance video captured him throwing a chair at the glass doors, police said.DISGRUNTLED WORKER INVOKES LUIGI MANGIONE IN $500M WAREHOUSE INFERNO HE FILMED IN ANTI-CAPITALIST RAGE: FEDSAuthorities arrested him outside the building, where he was allegedly carrying a jug of kerosene, a lighter and writings expressing hostility toward artificial intelligence.Sources familiar with the investigation previously told Fox News Digital the suspect had what they described as a manifesto, a multi-part document that included a list of AI executives and investors along with their names and addresses.Moreno-Gama appeared in a San Francisco courtroom but did not enter a plea on multiple charges, including attempted murder. A judge granted a delay in his arraignment, and he is due back in court on May 5.The reference comes amid growing fears of copycat incidents tied to Mangione.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPIn a separate case, a California man is accused of deliberately setting an April 7 fire that destroyed a 1.2 million-square-foot Kimberly-Clark distribution center in Ontario.Prosecutors said the suspect, Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, of Highland, invoked Mangione while filming the fire and complaining about wages. Abdulkarim has pleaded not guilty.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!Three upstate New York students were arrested in an alleged school shooting plot, with one accused of writing that “no one would be spared” in a detailed plan to bring the violence of Columbine and Sandy Hook to their middle school, according to police.According to Syracuse.com, citing a recently released police affidavit, one of the three students journaled that the planned school shooting would bring pain to her bullies.”Everyone and their pathetic little lifes [sic] will be gone,” one of the students allegedly wrote. “I want to be remembered in the worst, most disturbing possible way.”According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, authorities arrested three teens – a 13-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl – following a fast-moving investigation this weekend.TWO FLORIDA STUDENTS, 10 AND 11, ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED SHOOTING THREATS: ‘DISCIPLINE YOUR KIDS’The department said in a release that authorities were called to Clinton Middle School on April 11 after discovering that the three students planned to carry out the copycat shooting on Friday, April 17 in the school’s cafeteria.The two girls were both charged with aggravated threat of mass harm, a misdemeanor, Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol said. They were referred to the county probation department.GOT A TIP?Deputies went to another home and secured multiple firearms, Maciol said. A 13-year-old boy there was charged with second-degree conspiracy, a felony, he said. He was released to a guardian with an appearance ticket to return to the county probation department.The local outlet reported, citing the affidavit, that 11 rifles and ammunition were seized from a safe at the boy’s mother’s home in Kirkland, New York.FOLLOW US ON XDeputies also interviewed a fourth teenager, who was determined not to be a suspect, Maciol said.One of the girls who was arrested had recently become obsessed with the 1999 school shooting in Columbine, Colorado, her mother and another student told police, according to Syracuse.com.GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAILThe Columbine High School massacre, on April 20, 1999, claimed the lives of 13 students and one teacher.The girl had also reportedly written messages and notes about Adam Lanza, the man who killed 20 children and six staff members in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012.CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWSAnother student, the outlet said, showed police a SnapChat group chat formed by the suspects titled, “The Cal Gabriel Fan Club,” named after the fictional main character in the 2002 movie “Zero Day” about planning a school shooting.Her recent web searches also included guns and infamous school shooters, the documents showed, according to Syracuse.com.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPPolice asked anyone who has additional information regarding this investigation to contact the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Unit at 315-765-2226.Fox News Digital has reached  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!The mother of 7-year-old Athena Strand took the stand Wednesday in the second week of the emotional trial of a former FedEx driver who admitted kidnapping and murdering the young girl. Tanner Horner, 34, pleaded guilty to capital murder just moments before his Texas trial was set to begin, with jurors now weighing whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole. On Wednesday, jurors heard from Athena’s mother, Maitlyn Gandy, as she testified about her final moments with her daughter, according to FOX 4. “Do you remember the last thing you said to Athena?” a prosecutor asked her, the outlet reported.ATHENA STRAND’S KILLER FEDEX DRIVER’S SPLIT PERSONAS, DEFENSE SCREAM ‘MANIPULATION,’ NOT MADNESS: EXPERT”I told her that I loved her and that I would see her on Friday,” Gandy replied. “We had a quick drop-off because her daddy was going to take them to the Christmas lights.” Wearing pink, Athena’s favorite color, Gandy recalled how she immediately drove back to Texas from her home in Oklahoma upon learning about her daughter’s disappearance. “It felt like I was dying,” Gandy said, according to FOX 4. “I couldn’t breathe, but I knew I had to keep going. I almost tapped on the brakes because I thought I was having a heart attack. But I just told myself that if I kept going, it would be OK, and I would find her.” She then went on to describe how she delivered the news of Athena’s death to her 3-year-old sister.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X”I didn’t know how to tell her, and I didn’t think I was strong enough to tell her. So I lied to her for a long time. I would tell her that she was just staying with her daddy for a little bit longer. And when she asked to FaceTime or to call her, I would tell her that she was at school or she was sleeping,” Gandy said. “Until about a year ago, she didn’t know the whole truth.”Upon being asked if she had watched the video of Horner strangling Athena to death, Gandy said she was only able to watch a few minutes of it and apologized to the jurors who were required to see the footage.SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER”Not anyone in this room besides Tanner Horner asked for what’s on that video, and Athena definitely did not,” Gandy said. Defense attorney Steven Goble did not cross examine Gandy, instead offering his condolences as the grieving mother took the stand.SEND US A TIP HERE”I am very sorry for your loss,” Goble said, FOX 4 reported. Horner admitted to abducting Athena while delivering a package containing a Barbie doll to her father’s home in Paradise in 2022. Her body was found on Dec. 2, two days after she was reported missing.LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCASTHorner initially told investigators that he strangled the young girl after accidentally striking her with his delivery vehicle, adding that she wasn’t seriously injured when he panicked and placed her in