A public split is growing among right-wing commentators over whether the man in custody for Charlie Kirk's killing is guilty, with Candace Owens' certainty drawing pushback.

• Owens has said there is a 0% chance the man in jail is the killer.
• The counter-argument: if he were innocent, his family and partner would not have turned him in and would be publicly fighting the case.
• His own family reportedly says otherwise, which undercuts the wrongful-conviction claim.
• He allegedly told hospital staff he was supposed to be paid for the killing but never got the money.
• Those medical workers are being pointed to as key witnesses who should be called to testify.

Outlook: The dispute will likely stay unsettled until the trial puts the evidence and witnesses on the record.