Internet sleuths claim to have identified a Utah man, Skye Valadez, whose deleted SoundCloud track titled “Charlie Kirk Dead at 31” appeared weeks before Kirk’s assassination, raising chilling questions about foreknowledge and fueling fear, speculation, and outrage among Kirk’s supporters and the public.

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The aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s shocking assassination has taken a darker and more surreal turn, as internet sleuths on 4chan claim to have identified a man who may have left behind unsettling digital breadcrumbs leading up to the tragedy.

According to the threads circulating late Friday night, users traced a SoundCloud account allegedly belonging to a man named Skye Valadez, who had uploaded a track titled “Charlie Kirk Dead at 31” more than a month before Kirk was gunned down.

The song, cryptic in tone and minimal in description, appeared on the account for weeks before being abruptly deleted in the early hours following Kirk’s death.

Even more alarming, the profile’s location tag was changed to read simply: “leave me alone.

The alleged connection quickly ignited a firestorm online.

Screenshots of the SoundCloud page spread across social media platforms like wildfire, with users demanding answers about how such a disturbing prediction could exist prior to the assassination.

“This isn’t a coincidence,” one commenter wrote.

“Someone either knew or wanted this to happen — and they weren’t shy about it.”

Others dismissed it as a sick hoax, warning against drawing conclusions from anonymous online claims.

 

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But the narrative only grew more tangled when amateur investigators unearthed images and video clips from earlier stops on Charlie Kirk’s recent national tour.

In one clip, believed to be recorded at a Q&A session in Phoenix just three weeks ago, a man resembling Valadez is seen in the audience pressing Kirk with pointed, skeptical questions about his role in conservative politics.

While the exchange did not raise red flags at the time, some now believe it could indicate a premeditated obsession.

Sources close to Turning Point USA, the organization Kirk founded, confirmed that security had flagged the individual at more than one event but did not consider him a serious threat.

“We monitor a lot of people who ask tough questions,” one staffer explained.

“That doesn’t mean they’re planning something violent.”

The alleged SoundCloud track, however, changes the tone of the investigation entirely.

Forensic analysts are reportedly working to verify the authenticity of the screenshots, though SoundCloud itself has not issued a statement on the matter.

Cybersecurity experts note that once digital content is deleted, it can be nearly impossible to prove its original posting date without cooperation from the platform.

Still, several users claim to have archived the track before its deletion, though none have released the audio publicly as of yet.

 

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Meanwhile, attention has turned to Valadez himself.

Public records indicate that a man by that name resides in Utah and has a history of performing at small local venues.

Neighbors described him as quiet and “a little odd,” noting that he spent long hours tinkering with music and online projects.

“He kept to himself,” one resident said.

“But to hear that he might have posted something like this? That’s frightening.”

Law enforcement has yet to name any suspects in Kirk’s assassination, and no official link has been made between the SoundCloud account and the shooting.

Still, the eerie timing of the track — combined with the abrupt changes to the account after Kirk’s death — has fueled speculation that the case is far more complex than initially understood.

Online, theories range from Valadez being a disturbed individual seeking attention, to claims of a larger conspiracy involving hidden networks that wanted Kirk silenced.

As the speculation spreads, Kirk’s supporters have demanded transparency from investigators.

“We deserve the truth,” one Turning Point USA chapter leader declared at a vigil Friday night.Timeline: Deadly shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University

“If someone had advance knowledge, if someone was sending signals, then authorities need to act — and quickly.”

The emotional plea echoed the mood of a movement still reeling from the loss of its fiery 31-year-old leader.

Charlie Kirk’s assassination has already left the conservative world shaken, but now, with strange digital clues surfacing and the internet connecting dots that authorities have yet to confirm, the questions surrounding his death are only multiplying.

Was the SoundCloud track a chilling prophecy, a coincidence, or something far more sinister? For many still grieving, the line between reality and nightmare has never felt thinner.