Tyler Robinson is probably guilty.
But I do find it interesting. The police work has been stellar and I’m not used to seeing that. In recent years I’ve seen slow laborious police investigations that don’t seem to get anywhere. Evidence gets bungled, lost, destroyed. Questions go unanswered. It just seems very hard to put together a solid case. Epstein, Seth Rich, Cocaine at the White House, Hunter’s laptop, etc., etc.
But this case is different: Here is his footprint. Here is his DNA. Here is his fingerprint. His ammo. His rifle. The towel he wrapped it in. Here he is on videotape jumping off the building. And now, here is his text message which amounts to a detailed confession tying absolutely everything together in a neat little package.
As I say: Tyler Robinson probably is the killer. But at the same time, I have never seen such utterly and completely flawless police work. It seems to be just local police work — and I would seriously expect local police work to be superior to the clowns at the FBI. But still, this is amazing.
Word a day or two after the assassination was that the police wanted to keep the photo of the perp under wraps so they wouldn’t tip him off that they were onto him. Patel said “No. Release it. Tell the public we need their help identifying this person.”
And that is what broke the case wide open.
Up until recently, Utah was a majority Mormon state, and in many ways Mormons are the "establishment" in Utah. LDS social values and education levels are quite conservative, to the degree that in past decades before compulsory DEI, government security agencies like Secret Service looked favorably on hiring LDS people (they have a large presence in and around DC, thanks to their yuge DC tabernacle, and the Marriott family). So higher-than-expected diligence and integrity in police work in Utah does not surprise me.
And if they had bungled the investigation you’d be giving them crap for that.
Damned if they are professional, damned if they are incompetent.