US EditionErika Kirk Reveals Late Husband Charlie's 'Socks Are Still on the Floor' Months After His Murder: 'That's How It'll Stay'
Erika Kirk faces extensive online scrutiny over her mourning, highlighting how grief policing affects many, with a 2017 study confirming its prevalence on social media.
- Erika Kirk has faced intense online scrutiny after her husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was shot dead on a college campus in Utah, as a horrific video circulated and commenters parsed her expressions and outfits.
- Believing there's a 'right' way to grieve has led well-meaning commenters to police grief, often reflecting their own discomfort, a pattern University of Colorado Boulder researchers found in online platforms.
- Researchers found prominent grief policing practices, and David Kessler said `How people grieve is influenced by the relationship they had with the person they lost, also what our religion taught us, what our culture taught us and what our family taught us`,
- Grief policing takes forms that judge mourners' behavior and the event, causing self-criticism and shaping public discussion, mental-health experts warn it can be harmful even when not malicious.
- High-Profile parallels from Ashley Judd, Chrissy Teigen and Naomi Judd show public figures routinely face grief policing, and coverage updated Yesterday notes grief is messy and includes unexpected joy.
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What we saw: New video documents the Charlie Kirk shooting from the view of journalists who were there
A few thousand people gathered at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 to hear conservative commentator Charlie Kirk speak. What happened next is well known: A shot rang out. Kirk died. A few days later, police announced they had arrested Tyler Robinson and prosecutors charged him with murder.
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kiowacountypress.netQuestions about media access still open in early stage of Charlie Kirk murder case
Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspect in the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, appears by camera before Judge Tony Graf of the 4th District Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 for or his initial appearance in Provo Utah.The question of how much news crews can show the public from inside the criminal case against Charlie Kirk’s accused killer is set to be decided — for now — on a case-by-case basis. A Utah judge on Monday reiterated that prosecutors or defe…
Charlie Kirk, his assassination and his wife top Google’s 2025 most trending searches
Google has released a list of top search trends for 2025, with Charlie Kirk, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Zohran Mamdani and Kpop Demon Hunters at the forefront of people’s minds this year.
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