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Who’s Lying? Frank Turek, Erika Kirk, Or Elizabeth McCoy? | Candace Ep 316

March 25, 2026·56 min·2 clips

A military man's precise memory just made the official story impossible.

Candace Owens begins by correcting her own mistake about Nick Shirley's timeline, demonstrating her commitment to accuracy in the investigation. She then focuses on a critical inconsistency involving Frank Turek's testimony that Erica Kirk arrived at the hospital around 4 PM, which conflicts with flight records showing Andrew Colvett's plane didn't land until 4:40 PM. Given that Turek is a military man known for precision with time, Owens argues this discrepancy is significant. She maintains that both Turek and Colvett are telling the truth about their respective experiences, including the emotional tarmac hug between Colvett and Erica. To reconcile these accounts, Owens theorizes that Erica must have flown on an earlier flight, possibly Charlie Kirk's plane, while Colvett arrived later. The investigation reveals Elizabeth McCoy was the first person called after the shooting, not Erica as previously claimed. McCoy then coordinated the response from Turning Point USA offices, including arranging transportation to the airport. Notably absent during this crisis was Stacey Sheridan, described as Erica's surrogate mother figure, who allegedly was home rather than at the office. Owens finds it suspicious that McCoy needed someone else to drive her to the airport and questions why key family-like figures weren't present during the emergency. The episode details the strange living arrangements of the Turning Point USA inner circle, with multiple key figures living in the same apartment complex. A potential witness from Hopkinson Aircraft, who initially seemed willing to confirm seeing Erica at the airport, suddenly became evasive when directly questioned, refusing to confirm or deny basic facts. Joe Rogan's commentary on the assassination adds mainstream credibility to the investigation's findings, particularly regarding the implausible ballistics claims. The episode concludes with an extensive discussion of Kash Patel's girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, who has developed an elaborate conspiracy theory claiming that Russia, working through the Catholic Church, orchestrated attacks on her reputation to harm the Trump administration. Owens systematically debunks this theory, pointing out that Wilkins simply discovered how Twitter engagement works and misinterpreted normal political interest patterns as evidence of foreign interference. The broader investigation continues to reveal inconsistencies in official accounts while highlighting the defensive and sometimes bizarre responses from those involved.

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A brisk, combative timeline chase that keeps asking whose version of events can actually stand up.

It follows a messy trail of competing timelines around the tarmac hug, Frank Turek's memory, and whether Andrew Colvett was on Charlie Kirk's plane.

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You want the timeline squeezed until the alibi starts to wobble.

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