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“This is what I want you all, and the people at Jezebel and Etsy, to know,” Kelly said.
“Erika and Charlie Kirk heard about these curses and that news genuinely rattled Erika, in particular. She knew Christian teaching on the subject, she loved Charlie, absolutely, and she was scared when she heard of the curses Jezebel had culled up,” Kelly continued.
The Jezebel article, published September 8, mocked Charlie as a “far-right misogynist” and bragged about hiring witches online to hex him for his “years of regressive rhetoric.”
Two days after the article went live, tragedy struck.
On September 10, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson allegedly opened fire as Charlie spoke to thousands at Utah Valley University. The bullet struck him in the neck, killing the 31-year-old conservative leader instantly during the first stop of his American Comeback Tour.
“Why torture a family like this, a Christian believing family?” Kelly demanded.
She added: “Why do this vile thing to a young couple, parents to two babies living in accordance with the gospel, deeply in love, and yes, political, but doing nothing other than speaking publicly about their views and their desires to make other people’s lives better.”
“Who would do such a vile thing? Jezebel, that’s who, and unbelievably, Etsy. And the people behind this evil should be called out,” Kelly said, according to the New York Post.
The site eventually took down the story and posted a weak editor’s note condemning the murder. But for many, the damage was already done.
Kelly argued Jezebel should be shut down and the reporter behind the article identified. She also urged Etsy to remove any listings offering curses or witchcraft services, saying the platform should “go back to arts and crafts and jewelry.”
“Both entities should issue an immediate full-throated apology to Erika Kirk for introducing this awfulness into her beautiful family and causing her or Charlie any distress whatsoever in what would be the waning hours of his life,” Kelly said.
The New York Times reported Erika revealed painful details about her husband’s final hours. Police advised her not to view his body because of the devastating gunshot wound.
“With all due respect, I want to see what they did to my husband,” she told officers.
At the hospital, Erika kissed her husband one last time, describing his “semi-open eyes” and “Mona Lisa-like half-smile.”
“He’d died happy,” she said. “Like Jesus rescued him. The bullet came, he blinked, and he was in heaven.”
Erika said the night before the tour began, they met with a faith leader to pray for Charlie’s safety.
She had begged him to wear a bulletproof vest. A friend suggested he stand behind bulletproof glass.
“Not yet,” Charlie replied.
Now, Erika says she hasn’t been able to sleep in their bedroom since the murder. She keeps his belongings untouched—even the towels from his last shower remain where he left them.
