"I might get wiped out at any time": Charlie Kirk’s chilling 2018 messages to Candace Owens resurface after his assassination

Nearly a year after Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University, old messages he allegedly sent to Candace Owens have resurfaced and taken on a haunting significance. Owens says the 2018 exchange showed Kirk feared he could die because of his political work. The messages do not prove that he knew his future, but their contents have drawn fresh attention as the anniversary of his death arrives.Charlie Kirk’s messages to Candace Owens resurfaceOwens recently revisited a conversation she says she had with Kirk on April 6, 2018. In the exchange, Kirk appeared deeply concerned about his future and the possibility that his work with Turning Point USA could eventually put his life at risk.“If I tell you the true prophecy, I know in my gut it's really sad,” Kirk wrote, adding, “But I hope it's wrong.”He continued:“Anyway, I am not sure if I will live to see the end of this revolution. Since the beginning of TPUSA I knew in my gut that I might get wiped out at any time. I cannot explain it. But I dream about it all the time. Like all the time,”The language has naturally gained a different weight following Kirk's death. However, there is an important distinction between Kirk expressing a fear about dying and actually predicting the circumstances of his death.Owens has described the messages as almost prophetic. Other interpretations have been more cautious, viewing them as evidence that Kirk understood the risks that could come with a highly visible political career.Kirk also appeared to frame his thoughts through a biblical comparison, telling Owens:“However, I may be Moses,” Kirk, who was shot through the neck in front of hundreds of supporters during a Turning Point USA event on the Utah Valley University campus on Sept. 10, remarked, “I might not see this whole thing through lmao.”He also told her:“I'm just telling you what I know to be true, but I'm not really afraid of it.”Charlie Kirk assassination gives old texts new meaningKirk was fatally shot during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. The FBI confirmed the killing and launched an investigation, while a suspect was later taken into custody.One year later, the university has marked the anniversary with a remembrance event, while Turning Point USA continues the political work Kirk built around the organization.The resurfaced messages have also become part of a much wider dispute surrounding Kirk's death. Owens has continued to investigate the assassination publicly and has promoted claims about possible unanswered questions. Some of those claims remain unsubstantiated, making it important to separate documented evidence from speculation.The 2018 exchange itself offers a striking glimpse into Kirk's mindset years before his death. He was clearly thinking about mortality and the risks surrounding his political activism. What it does not establish is that he knew when, where or how he would die.That distinction matters. The messages are disturbing in hindsight, but their significance ultimately depends on what can be independently verified rather than on the appearance of foresight created by events that happened years later.As Turning Point USA continues Kirk's political legacy, his old words are likely to remain part of the public conversation. For supporters, they may look like an eerie warning. For others, they are a reflection of the fears carried by a prominent political activist operating in an increasingly hostile public environment.Catch the latest World News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.