Inside Charlie Kirk's alleged killer Tyler Robinson's family business and hidden $100K feud

WASHINGTON, DC: Tyler Robinson's name has been splashed across headlines in connection with the Charlie Kirk assassination case.

But while the 23-year-old waits for his legal fate, his father appears to have slipped back into a far more ordinary routine, driving to work and running the southern Utah business that has been in the family for years.

That business, however, has a history of its own.

A New York Post investigation report, published on Friday, July 17, has uncovered a bitter legal dispute that once pitted Tyler's father, Matthew Robinson, against his own brother over allegations involving roughly $100,000.

A bitter family feud uncovered

Days after the Utah trial, Matthew Robinson, who owns a $600,000 home in southern Utah, returned to the stone and marble business he has operated for years.

The company has reportedly grown largely through word of mouth and long-standing relationships with customers.

Even after Tyler's arrest and the explosive evidence presented in court, people connected to the business said the elder Robinson has continued largely as usual.

He has rarely spoken publicly about his son.

But court records show the family business was once the center of a serious dispute between Matthew and his brother, Clint Robinson.

In a 2014 lawsuit, Clint accused Matthew of mishandling around $100,000 over nearly two years.

The allegations included claims that Matthew used business arrangements for personal benefit and withheld financial records.

The legal fight also included claims about troubling comments allegedly made about the company's books. The brothers ultimately reached a confidential settlement.

The Robinsons are from a tight-knit southern Utah community where Tyler was once known as a local student and church-going young man.

Tyler Robinson's taxpayer-funded defense

While Tyler Robinson's family has a long-running business, the 23-year-old's legal defense is being paid for by Utah taxpayers. 

Robinson has been declared indigent by a judge, meaning the state is footing the bill for the case as prosecutors accuse him of killing Charlie Kirk.

His defense team has already asked for an additional $2 million in funding, and experts have reportedly warned that the total cost could eventually exceed $10 million once the trial and any appeals are factored in. 

That price tag is being driven by the extraordinary scale of the case, the number of experts likely to be involved and the fact that Robinson could face the death penalty if convicted. 

The irony is difficult to miss: while his father continues to run a business that has operated in the family for years, the financial burden of defending his son has shifted to the public.

And as Tyler Robinson's legal battle continues, the question of who is paying for it has become an unexpected part of the story surrounding the Utah family behind the case.