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Defense Seeks Media Ban in Tyler Robinson Murder Case

4/18/2026

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The defense for Tyler Robinson seeks to bar media from the courtroom, arguing bias from pretrial publicity.
Judge Tony Graf is weighing public access against these concerns.
Robinson faces aggravated murder charges, and the state seeks the death penalty.
A federal ballistics report says a bullet fragment cannot be definitively linked to the murder weapon.
The defense has asked to halt further FBI testing, citing risk to independent analysis.

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The defense for Tyler Robinson seeks to bar media from the courtroom, arguing bias from pretrial publicity.
Judge Tony Graf is weighing public access against these concerns.
Robinson faces aggravated murder charges, and the state seeks the death penalty.
A federal ballistics report says a bullet fragment cannot be definitively linked to the murder weapon.
The defense has asked to halt further FBI testing, citing risk to independent analysis.