After watching
the video that Approaching Infinity posted earlier, I think it's certain that Charlie was shot from the front, he was not wearing a vest, and the most likely shooter was indeed that Taylor guy. I was skeptical about an amateur being able to make that shot, but according to the guy (who is a sniper) it is quite doable and it only becomes challenging around 400 ft away. YT just showed me
this other video of a guy making that shot from a similiar distance to prove the point (he says it was 142 ft - I thought in the actual assasination it was 200 ft?) and he is hitting the target multiple times. No bull's eye, but one point he makes is that Taylor was probably going after the body and missed for the neck, with the end result being the same.
As for the mystery of the exit wound, the only explanation I can think of is that the bullet hit bone and deflected it, staying inside.
It is also quite clear that the text message dialogue is fake. I think we can conclude from that that the intention was to provide a ready-made narrative for the public, which included a step-by-step explanation plus the idea that he planned and carried out the whole thing alone. I think that's the lie and points to where the 'conspiracy' really is. There were his online Discord 'buddies' that were posting on X and social media about something big happening that day, and his bf Lance was said to be much into the 'dark web'. Obviously he knew as well.
The girl that made those mini-documentaries about the accelerationists posted earlier on this thread (I've only watched a couple so far) pointed out that in those forums sometimes more or less casual participants are targeted by law enforcement, but those who are long-time members and push the agendas are left alone. It's easy to see how many of those online leaders may be collaborators with intel agencies or even agents themselves, in an online version of what Joe described on News Real about the FBI pushing people to become 'terror cells' so they could aprehend them later or use them for some other purpose.
And that's where the hidden hand really is. My bet is this guy Taylor was groomed by Deep State elements, probably in complicity with Israeli elements (or not). It's an identical pattern to the assasination attempt on Trump. In this case, the intent could have been simply to sow further social divisions in US society. If Israel was involved, to prevent the loss of one of its 'allies' before he fully changed sides, while they could still claim him as a martyr of their cause. I'm afraid the precise motive and mastermind we will never know.