'Staggering': Elon Musk amplifies murder of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte train, blasts 'magnitude of legacy media lies'

 September 8, 2025

This story was originally published by the WND News Center.

The horrific slaughter of Ukraine refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, train has now caught the attention of billionaire Elon Musk, who is slamming legacy media for their suppression of the white woman's murder by a black repeat offender, as well as district attorneys and judges "who enable murder, rape and robbery."

As WorldNetDaily reported Sunday, outrage exploded online as new video reveals graphic details of Decarlos Brown, 35, allegedly stabbing to death the 23-year-old Zarutska, after he had been previously arrested and released at least 14 times.

In a series of posts on his X platform Sunday and Monday, reacted to messages from others commenting on Zarutska's tragedy.

Xaviaer DuRousseau noted: "So let me get this straight … A bartender can go to prison for serving drinks to a drunk person if they drive and murder someone … but judges aren't accountable after letting a 14 TIME REPEAT OFFENDER murder a young woman?"

Musk responded: "Let's change the law. Between now and then, name and shame the DAs and judges who enable murder, rape and robbery.

"But especially shame those who funded the campaigns of the DAs and judges. That will make the biggest difference."

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., said: "I'm going to introduce legislation to hold judges accountable when violent repeat offenders they release commit new crimes.

"It's easy to release criminals when you're protected by an armed bailiff at all times. The rest of us aren't so lucky. Those 12+ judges that released Decarlos Brown Jr. should have their day in court too."

Musk replied that such legislation is "Sorely needed!"

Cultural commentator Amiri King posted a series of FBI statistics, as he noted: "You want to know something that SHOULD make you VERY uncomfortable?

"White people are victims of black violence at INSANELY disproportionate rates. It's not even close.

"Between 2017-2021, black-on-white violent incidents totaled ~2.38M. White-on-black totaled ~0.37M."

"A white person is 31 times more likely to be victimized by a black person than the other way around. Black people make up ONLY 13.6% of the American population. TELL ME WE AREN'T BEING HUNTED," King concluded.

"Did you know this?" Musk said to the public in reply. "These are just the facts as reported by the government. One can argue about what the solution may be, but the facts are accurate."

Musk also took aim at media giants ignoring the Zarutska murder, including the Associated Press, whom he has previously called "Associated Propaganda," as well as the New York Times which he is now calling "an utter lie."

Social media influencer Ian Miles Cheong noted: "Media manipulation 101: All they have to do to control a narrative is to never report on any stories that will flip their script.

"This is why it's so crucial to talk about the murder of Iryna Zarutska. Do not let her story be forgotten."

Musk replied: "As soon as anyone does the slightest bit of research beyond what the legacy (fka mainstream) news reports, the magnitude of legacy media lies is staggering.

"Do some research and it will feel like waking up from a fever dream."

Musk even reposted his appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, in which he flayed legacy news media for its hard-left bias.

"The whole thing's very crazy. The media is incredibly partisan," Musk began. "Almost all the media is left-shifted."

"If you talk to somebody who gets all their information from, like, what I call legacy media, they're living in a different world. … It's like they're living in an alternate reality."

Vi Lyles, the Democrat mayor of Charlotte, actually praised media that did not broadcast surveillance video of Zarutska's slaying.

"The video of the heartbreaking attack that took Iryna Zarutska's life is now public," Lyles said.

"I want to thank our media partners and community members who have chosen not to repost or share the footage out of respect for Iryna's family."

Even Wikipedia is considering completely deleting its entry titled: "Killing of Iryna Zarutska."

It posted a notice indicating: "An editor has nominated this article for deletion. You are welcome to participate in the deletion discussion, which will decide whether or not to retain it."

President Donald Trump called the suspect "a lunatic" who "just viciously stabbed" Zarutska.

"So there are evil people. We have to be able to handle that. If we don't handle that, we don't have a country," Trump said.

© 2025 - Patriot News Alerts