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Fourteen months between Eric Richins' death and Kouri's arrest. During that window, she closed a real estate deal the day after finding him dead, hosted a gathering at the home where EMTs had pronounced him, Googled luxury prisons and insurance timelines, published a children's grief book, and went on television to promote it.Most analysis focuses on whether the grief was real or performed. This episode argues the answer is both — simultaneously — in different compartments of a psychology that doesn't process deception the way most people understand it. The lie isn't a mask held in place with effort. It's a migration. The person moves into the new version of events and inhabits it. And in that version, the grief is genuine.The second installment of a five-part psychological series examining every phase of Kouri Richins' decision-making. The 911 call, the Google searches, the book, the TV tour — and a brain that can produce sincere tenderness for children it orphaned.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #Psychology #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #SummitCounty #TrueCrimeCommunity #Justice

A children's book called "Are You With Me?" with a father in angel wings on the cover. Published one year after Eric Richins' death. Promoted on local television by the woman convicted of killing him.The prosecution called it deflection. And it was. But this episode argues it was something far more psychologically complex: Kouri Richins building the version of reality she needed to inhabit. Not a mask over the truth — an alternate truth she constructed and moved into. And in that constructed reality, the grief was real.This is the second episode in a five-part breakdown of Kouri Richins' psychology. The 911 call that went from hysterical to composed in hours. The Google searches that read like a project manager's status report. The email she sent Summit County preemptively explaining away suspicion she could feel building. And the TV appearance that reveals the most disturbing thing about this kind of mind: the sincerity. She may have meant every word. And that's worse than if she'd been faking.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #Psychology #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #SummitCounty #TrueCrimeCommunity #Justice

When Kouri Richins' Valentine's Day attempt on her husband's life failed, something happened that a psychotherapist would flag as the most important behavioral data in the case: she didn't panic. She recalibrated. She acquired more fentanyl. She adjusted the method. She increased the dose. And seventeen days later, Eric Richins was dead.This episode opens a five-part psychological series examining the decision-making process behind every phase of the Kouri Richins case. Not the forensics — the wiring. How someone builds the internal justification to do the unthinkable, and why that justification doesn't collapse when it should. The identity gap between who she believed she was and who the forensic accountant revealed her to be. The affair that functioned as a life-after-Eric rehearsal. The insurance fraud that got caught and changed nothing.The architecture of self-permission — built over years, deployed in seventeen days, and visible in everything she did after.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #Psychology #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #SummitCounty #TrueCrimeCommunity #Justice

On March 4, 2022, Kouri Richins called 911 after finding her husband unresponsive in their home in Kamas, Utah. Eric was only 39 years old and appeared healthy before his sudden death. An autopsy later revealed Eric died from a fentanyl overdose estimated at roughly five times the lethal dose. Investigators noted there was no known history of opioid abuse. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the murder of Eric Richins. Police began to zero in on Kouri, and what they uncovered during their investigation included allegations of financial fraud, poisonings, affairs, and life insurance schemes.   You can help support the show through Patreon. We'd love to connect with listeners on social media. We are available on the following platforms: Facebook - Facebook Discussion group - Instagram - Threads - X Formerly Twitter - Blue Sky - Twitch - Tik Tok  Criminology is an Emash Digital production hosted by Mike Ferguson and Mike Morford. 

The criminal investigation into Eric Richins' death had effectively stalled by fall 2022. Deputy Jayme Woody acknowledged the investigative lapse under oath at trial. The break came not from law enforcement but from a private investigator retained by the victim's family on a civil matter.Todd Gabler, a 34-year veteran investigator who had worked exclusively for the defense throughout his career, identified the individual prosecutors would later allege sourced the fentanyl, documented her criminal history and drug court failures, and began providing evidentiary material to the Summit County Sheriff's Office that the agency had not independently obtained. Gabler conducted a multi-day search of the Richins residence after law enforcement released the scene, utilizing body cameras to document findings the initial search had not captured. He conducted approximately 50 interviews and tracked multiple vehicles connected to the case.The financial motive presented at trial was comprehensive. Kouri Richins carried approximately $7.5 million in debt. Her forensic accountant characterized the financial situation as an implosion — 236 insufficient-funds transactions, fifteen failed renovation projects, and a residential construction business in freefall. Eric Richins had been consulting divorce attorneys and estate planners, had removed the defendant from his will and life insurance designations, and had established a trust for their three minor children without her knowledge.The defendant's prenuptial agreement created a financial landscape in which the victim's death was the only scenario producing net financial benefit. She secretly purchased $1.9 million in life insurance policies on Eric's life without his knowledge. Trial evidence included communications referencing "the Michael Jackson stuff" directed to her housekeeper and text messages documenting a concurrent relationship with Robert Josh Grossmann. The prosecution presented an alleged escalation pattern — a poisoning attempt in Greece, a fentanyl-laced sandwich on Valentine's Day from which Eric survived by using his son's EpiPen, and a final lethal dose administered in a cocktail approximately two weeks later at five times the fatal threshold. The jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts following deliberations of less than three hours.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #ToddGabler #FentanylPoisoning #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ParkCityUtah #SummitCounty #InsuranceFraud #JusticeForEric

Deputy Jayme Woody acknowledged on the stand that the criminal investigation into Eric Richins' death had stalled by fall 2022. Meanwhile, Todd Gabler — a private investigator with 34 years exclusively on the defense side — was already ahead of the people with badges.Gabler had identified the woman prosecutors say sourced the fentanyl. He'd flagged her criminal history. He was handing evidence to the Sheriff's Office that they didn't have. He searched the Richins home for days after law enforcement released the scene, documented everything with body cameras, and found material the initial search missed. When he tipped a detective about when to interview a key figure — because she was failing drug tests in court — he was restarting an investigation that had gone cold.The gap between Gabler's investigation and law enforcement's is a story about what happens when a family refuses to accept silence as an answer. Eric Richins' family made that call. What Gabler found justified every dollar they spent.The financial motive that emerged at trial made the case devastating. Kouri Richins owed $7.5 million. Her forensic accountant called it an implosion — 236 bounced checks, fifteen failed renovations, a business bleeding out. Eric was meeting with divorce attorneys, building a secret trust to protect their sons, stripping Kouri from his will and insurance. Her prenup meant the only profitable way out was his death.She secretly took out $1.9 million in life insurance on Eric without his knowledge. She texted her housekeeper about "the Michael Jackson stuff." She was texting Robert Josh Grossmann about marriage while still married to Eric. Prosecutors presented an alleged escalation — Greece, Valentine's Day, and a final cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl. Eric told friends his wife was trying to end his life. Two weeks later he was dead. The jury needed less than three hours.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #ToddGabler #FentanylPoisoning #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ParkCityUtah #InsuranceFraud #MoscowMule #JusticeForEric

Todd Gabler spent 34 years as a private investigator working exclusively for the defense. He had never taken a prosecution-side case. Eric Richins' family retained him on a civil matter — and the phone records he obtained in the initial weeks altered the trajectory of the entire criminal investigation.The billing records documented sustained contact between Kouri Richins and a housekeeper with an active criminal record who was failing court-ordered drug testing — during the months preceding and following Eric Richins' death. Law enforcement had not yet obtained those records. Gabler identified the pattern, subsequently conducted approximately 50 interviews, tracked multiple vehicles, and assembled evidentiary material that contributed to breaking open a stalled criminal investigation. This marks the first public interview with the investigator who was inside the case prior to any charges being filed.The post-conviction conduct documented in the record raises distinct concerns about ongoing threat. Prior to sentencing, a message attributed to the defendant was included in the prosecution's filing: she stated her intention to "expose this county, the prosecution, the judge, the Richins, the investigation." She wrote, "They picked the wrong one." She allegedly authored correspondence from jail directing a family member to provide false testimony. She faces accusations of witness intimidation. Her thirteen-year-old son testified to the court that he fears she would come for him upon any future release.Defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis addresses the legal mechanisms available to a convicted individual serving life without parole — mail, telephone access, proxy actors, and individuals outside the facility who accept claims of innocence. He examines the protective instruments available: no-contact orders, protective orders, and corrections-level communication restrictions. Each addresses a distinct vector of potential harm. Faddis identifies the procedural gaps that persist even with all instruments simultaneously in effect.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #ToddGabler #LifeWithoutParole #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ParkCityUtah #PrivateInvestigator #JusticeForEric

The criminal investigation into Eric Richins' death had effectively stalled by fall 2022. Deputy Jayme Woody acknowledged the investigative lapse under oath at trial. The break came not from law enforcement but from a private investigator retained by the victim's family on a civil matter.Todd Gabler, a 34-year veteran investigator who had worked exclusively for the defense throughout his career, identified the individual prosecutors would later allege sourced the fentanyl, documented her criminal history and drug court failures, and began providing evidentiary material to the Summit County Sheriff's Office that the agency had not independently obtained. Gabler conducted a multi-day search of the Richins residence after law enforcement released the scene, utilizing body cameras to document findings the initial search had not captured. He conducted approximately 50 interviews and tracked multiple vehicles connected to the case.The financial motive presented at trial was comprehensive. Kouri Richins carried approximately $7.5 million in debt. Her forensic accountant characterized the financial situation as an implosion — 236 insufficient-funds transactions, fifteen failed renovation projects, and a residential construction business in freefall. Eric Richins had been consulting divorce attorneys and estate planners, had removed the defendant from his will and life insurance designations, and had established a trust for their three minor children without her knowledge.The defendant's prenuptial agreement created a financial landscape in which the victim's death was the only scenario producing net financial benefit. She secretly purchased $1.9 million in life insurance policies on Eric's life without his knowledge. Trial evidence included communications referencing "the Michael Jackson stuff" directed to her housekeeper and text messages documenting a concurrent relationship with Robert Josh Grossmann. The prosecution presented an alleged escalation pattern — a poisoning attempt in Greece, a fentanyl-laced sandwich on Valentine's Day from which Eric survived by using his son's EpiPen, and a final lethal dose administered in a cocktail approximately two weeks later at five times the fatal threshold. The jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts following deliberations of less than three hours.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #ToddGabler #FentanylPoisoning #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ParkCityUtah #SummitCounty #InsuranceFraud #JusticeForEric

The case of Kouri Richins has become one of the most disturbing and complex true crime stories to emerge in recent years. What began as the sudden death of Utah businessman Eric Richins quickly spiraled into a multi-layered investigation involving alleged poisoning attempts, financial pressure, and life insurance policies tied directly to the accused. Prosecutors alleged that Kouri Richins poisoned her husband with fentanyl, pointing to prior suspicious incidents, financial motives, and communications suggesting a planned future without him. The defense, however, argued there was no definitive proof she administered the fatal dose and suggested alternative explanations, including questions about how the drug entered his system. After a high-profile trial filled with testimony, digital evidence, and emotional family statements, Kouri Richins was convicted of aggravated murder and related charges in 2026 and sentenced to life without parole. The case continues to spark debate due to its mix of alleged financial motive, relationship history, and the shocking post-death revelations that followed. #TrueCrimeRecaps #KouriRichins #EricRichins #BlackWidow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Deputy Jayme Woody acknowledged on the stand that the criminal investigation into Eric Richins' death had stalled by fall 2022. Meanwhile, Todd Gabler — a private investigator with 34 years exclusively on the defense side — was already ahead of the people with badges.Gabler had identified the woman prosecutors say sourced the fentanyl. He'd flagged her criminal history. He was handing evidence to the Sheriff's Office that they didn't have. He searched the Richins home for days after law enforcement released the scene, documented everything with body cameras, and found material the initial search missed. When he tipped a detective about when to interview a key figure — because she was failing drug tests in court — he was restarting an investigation that had gone cold.The gap between Gabler's investigation and law enforcement's is a story about what happens when a family refuses to accept silence as an answer. Eric Richins' family made that call. What Gabler found justified every dollar they spent.The financial motive that emerged at trial made the case devastating. Kouri Richins owed $7.5 million. Her forensic accountant called it an implosion — 236 bounced checks, fifteen failed renovations, a business bleeding out. Eric was meeting with divorce attorneys, building a secret trust to protect their sons, stripping Kouri from his will and insurance. Her prenup meant the only profitable way out was his death.She secretly took out $1.9 million in life insurance on Eric without his knowledge. She texted her housekeeper about "the Michael Jackson stuff." She was texting Robert Josh Grossmann about marriage while still married to Eric. Prosecutors presented an alleged escalation — Greece, Valentine's Day, and a final cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl. Eric told friends his wife was trying to end his life. Two weeks later he was dead. The jury needed less than three hours.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #ToddGabler #FentanylPoisoning #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ParkCityUtah #InsuranceFraud #MoscowMule #JusticeForEric

Kouri Richins accessed several viral memes on her phone after murdering her husband Eric Richins on March 3rd, 2024. Here's how her memes show her motive for murder.Show Notes:Court TV “UT Vs Kouri Richins Day 6..” - https://www.youtube.com/live/8vY7ZEZWreY?si=yBipxs94fCdaNZ37MeghannCuniff “That's Murder” - https://youtu.be/bFG1qyQ1VPI?si=Wcf1MnCugTeN1Lj6 Prosecution's Sentencing Memo- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K0_313X5VEwr81SepBvOr5VZqAwZ-sS2/viewGet access to exclusive content & support the podcast by a Patron today! https://patreon.com/robertaglasstruecrimereportThrow a tip in the tip jar! https://buymeacoffee.com/robertaglassSupport Roberta by sending a donation via Venmo. https://venmo.com/robertaglassBecome a chanel member for custom Emojis, first looks and exclusive streams here: https://youtube.com/@robertaglass/joinThank you Patrons!Beth, Shelley Safford, Carol Mumumeci, Therese Tunks, JC, Lizzy D, Elizabeth Drake, Texas Mimi, Barb, Deborah Shults, Ratliff, Stephanie Lamberson, Maryellen Sudol, Mona, Karen Pacini, Jen Buell, Marie Horton, ER, Rosie Grace, B. Rabbit, Sally Merrick, Amanda D, Mary B, Mrs Jones, Amy Gill, Eileen, Wesley Loves Octoberfest, Erin (Kitties1993), Anna Quint, Cici Guteriez, Sandra Loves GatsbyHannna, Christy, Jen Buell, Elle Solari, Carol Cardella, Jennifer Harmon, DoxieMama65, Carol Holderman, Joan Mahon, Marcie Denton, Rosanne Aponte, Johnny Jay, Jude Barnes, JenTheRN, Victoria Devenish, Jeri Falk, Kimberly Lovelace, Penni Miller, Jil, Janet Gardner, Jayne Wallace (JaynesWhirled), Pat Brooks, Jennifer Klearman, Judy Brown, Linda Lazzaro, Suzanne Kniffin, Susan Hicks, Jeff Meadors, D Samlam, Pat Brooks, Cythnia, Bonnie Schoeneman-Dilley, Diane Larsen, Mary, Kimberly Philipson, Cat Stewart, Cindy Pochesci, Kevin Crecy, Renee Chavez, Melba Pourteau, Julie K Thomas, Mia Wallace, Stark Stuff, Kayce Taylor, Alice, Dean, GiGi5, Jennifer Crum, Dana Natale, Bewildered Beauty, Pepper, Joan Chakonas, Blythe, Pat Dell, Lorraine Reid, T.B., Melissa, Victoria Gray Bross, Toni Woodland, Danbrit, Kenny Haines and Toni Natalie.

The Sheriff's Office investigation stalled. Todd Gabler's didn't. While law enforcement sat on a case that wasn't moving, Gabler was the one pulling phone records before they knew where to look. He was the one tracking vehicles while the investigation gathered dust. He was the one searching the home for days after police released it. And he did all of it while operating under rules that gave him access a detective would need a judge to get.In this complete three-part interview, Gabler holds nothing back. He tells Tony Brueski how a civil assignment for Eric Richins' family became the investigation that changed his career. How billing records exposed the connection between Kouri and her housekeeper during the exact months the case hinges on. What the defense got wrong about his methods and his motives. What it meant to the Richins family when the case finally moved toward charges. And what it cost him personally — the surgery, the stand, the verdict, and the question of whether a case like this ever lets you walk away clean.This is the investigation behind the conviction — start to finish — from the only person who was there for every piece of it.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #ToddGabler #EricRichins #TrueCrime #FentanylPoisoning #PrivateInvestigator #HiddenKillers #UtahMurderTrial #CarmenLauber #TrueCrimePodcast

Under three hours. That's how long the jury deliberated before convicting Kouri Richins on all counts — aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, forgery, insurance fraud. Judge Mrazik sentenced her to life without parole and told the courtroom she's "simply too dangerous to ever be free."For Todd Gabler, the man who spent over a year building the evidentiary foundation that helped make that conviction possible, the verdict wasn't just a legal outcome. It was the end of a case that pulled him across a line he'd never crossed in 34 years. Every homicide he'd ever worked was for the defense. This was the first time his evidence became the prosecution's weapon. And when it was over — when the verdict dropped and the sentence came down — Gabler had to reckon with what the case had done to him.In the final part of this three-part interview, Gabler tells Tony Brueski what hit him first when the jury came back, who Eric Richins became to him after a year of reconstructing a dead man's life, and whether this is the kind of case a PI walks away from — or the kind that walks with him.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #ToddGabler #EricRichins #TrueCrime #PrivateInvestigator #HiddenKillers #UtahMurderTrial #KouriRichinsVerdict #TrueCrimePodcast #KouriRichinsSentencing

Todd Gabler never met Eric Richins. But he might know him better than almost anyone outside the family. Over the course of a year-long investigation, Gabler went through Eric's phone records, walked through his home, interviewed dozens of people who knew him, and pieced together the reality of a marriage and a life that ended in a way nobody should have to die.That kind of immersion changes an investigator. Especially one who's spent 34 years on the defense side — the side that challenges, pokes holes, fights for the accused. For the first time in his career, Gabler's evidence became the prosecution's case. And when the jury convicted Kouri Richins on all counts in under three hours, he was sitting in a seat he'd never occupied before.In Part 3, Gabler tells Tony what Eric Richins became to him through the investigation, what it was like to testify six weeks after surgery because he refused to miss his day in court, and whether 34 years of doing this work prepared him for what this particular case did to him as a person.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #ToddGabler #EricRichins #TrueCrime #PrivateInvestigator #HiddenKillers #UtahMurderTrial #KouriRichinsVerdict #TrueCrimePodcast #KouriRichinsSentencing

Todd Gabler gave the Summit County Sheriff's Office everything he found. The phone records connecting Kouri Richins to a housekeeper with a drug history. The GPS surveillance data. The interview summaries from nearly 50 conversations. Two hard drives of evidence. He handed it all over. They shared nothing in return. Police agencies, he testified at trial, are "one-way streets."And that one-way street ran for over a year. The criminal investigation stalled by fall 2022. The arrest didn't come until May 2023. In between, Gabler was the one identifying key figures, tipping off detectives about interview timing, and searching the Richins home after law enforcement had already packed up and left. He wasn't working with them. He was working ahead of them.In Part 2, Gabler talks to Tony Brueski about the frustration of watching a case move slower than the evidence demanded, the moment he pushed a detective to act on a lead she hadn't followed, and what Eric Richins' family endured while the system took its time.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #ToddGabler #EricRichins #TrueCrime #SummitCounty #HiddenKillers #PrivateInvestigator #UtahMurderTrial #CarmenLauber #TrueCrimePodcast

For 34 years, Todd Gabler sat on the defense side of the courtroom. Over a hundred homicide cases, always working to challenge the prosecution's theory. That was the job. Then an estate planning attorney connected him with Eric Richins' sister Katie — the same attorney Eric had quietly hired before his death to build a trust that cut Kouri out. The assignment was civil. Property disputes. Trust litigation. Nothing that should have led where it led.But Gabler pulled phone records. And those records told a story the Summit County Sheriff's Office hadn't heard yet. Kouri Richins' third most frequent contact in the months surrounding her husband's death was a housekeeper with a drug-connected criminal history who was testing positive in court-ordered drug screenings. Gabler saw it before anyone with a badge did. He started pulling threads — 50 interviews, GPS surveillance, and an entire family on Kouri's side that refused to say a word.In Part 1 of this three-part interview, Gabler tells Tony Brueski what it was like to walk into a civil assignment and realize he was standing inside a homicide — and what happens when a career defense investigator can't unsee what the evidence is showing him.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #ToddGabler #EricRichins #TrueCrime #FentanylPoisoning #PrivateInvestigator #HiddenKillers #UtahMurderTrial #CarmenLauber #TrueCrimePodcast

Kouri Richins promises an admirer from prison that the Richins family will have “no closure” after her sentencing which saw the murderer of Eric Richins receive LWOP (Life Without the Possibility of Parole). Richins also says she will expose the Judge, Prosecutor and the Richins family. Let's talk about it!Show Notes:Kouri Richins Prosecution Sentencing Memo- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K0_313X5VEwr81SepBvOr5VZqAwZ-sS2/viewKSL News “Court Kouri Richins Prosecution Closing Statements” - https://youtu.be/V0lVi04W16k?si=oHFRz9Ib2Rej7BwwRoberta Glass True Crime Report "Kouri Richins Murder Trial Day 1" -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TxYhmchMkM&t=6290sBolde "14 Thoughts That Run Through the Minds of Psychopaths" - https://www.bolde.com/14-thoughts-that-run-through-the-minds-of-psychopaths/Get access to exclusive content & support the podcast by a Patron today! https://patreon.com/robertaglasstruecrimereportThrow a tip in the tip jar! https://buymeacoffee.com/robertaglassSupport Roberta by sending a donation via Venmo. https://venmo.com/robertaglassBecome a chanel member for custom Emojis, first looks and exclusive streams here: https://youtube.com/@robertaglass/joinThank you Patrons!Beth, Shelley Safford, Carol Mumumeci, Therese Tunks, JC, Lizzy D, Elizabeth Drake, Texas Mimi, Barb, Deborah Shults, Ratliff, Stephanie Lamberson, Maryellen Sudol, Mona, Karen Pacini, Jen Buell, Marie Horton, ER, Rosie Grace, B. Rabbit, Sally Merrick, Amanda D, Mary B, Mrs Jones, Amy Gill, Eileen, Wesley Loves Octoberfest, Erin (Kitties1993), Anna Quint, Cici Guteriez, Sandra Loves GatsbyHannna, Christy, Jen Buell, Elle Solari, Carol Cardella, Jennifer Harmon, DoxieMama65, Carol Holderman, Joan Mahon, Marcie Denton, Rosanne Aponte, Johnny Jay, Jude Barnes, JenTheRN, Victoria Devenish, Jeri Falk, Kimberly Lovelace, Penni Miller, Jil, Janet Gardner, Jayne Wallace (JaynesWhirled), Pat Brooks, Jennifer Klearman, Judy Brown, Linda Lazzaro, Suzanne Kniffin, Susan Hicks, Jeff Meadors, D Samlam, Pat Brooks, Cythnia, Bonnie Schoeneman-Dilley, Diane Larsen, Mary, Kimberly Philipson, Cat Stewart, Cindy Pochesci, Kevin Crecy, Renee Chavez, Melba Pourteau, Julie K Thomas, Mia Wallace, Stark Stuff, Kayce Taylor, Alice, Dean, GiGi5, Jennifer Crum, Dana Natale, Bewildered Beauty, Pepper, Joan Chakonas, Blythe, Pat Dell, Lorraine Reid, T.B., Melissa, Victoria Gray Bross, Toni Woodland, Danbrit, Kenny Haines and Toni Natalie.

The State's sentencing memorandum in the Kouri Richins case documented a pattern of conduct from inside the Summit County Jail that prosecutors argued demonstrated irredeemable character — the legal threshold supporting the maximum sentence.The memo details what prosecutors describe as a coordinated campaign against every individual connected to the prosecution. Among the documented actions: the creation of a fraudulent dating profile targeting the lead detective, filed reports to the Division of Child and Family Services against the family providing care for her children — which prosecutors characterize as meritless, retained legal counsel to pursue criminal charges against her sister-in-law, initiated federal firearms proceedings against Eric Richins' father for removing his deceased son's firearms from the residence, filed a marijuana-related report concerning Eric's sister, and submitted bar complaints against the prosecuting attorneys — all found to lack substantive basis. The memo also flagged insurance policies on her children's lives.Judge Richard Mrazik imposed life without parole on what would have been the victim's forty-fourth birthday, following a five-hour sentencing proceeding. The court heard impact testimony from three minor children, delivered through their therapists, describing confinement, neglect, and a household where siblings assumed caretaker roles. The defendant's courtroom demeanor during those readings — visible scoffing and eye-rolling — was documented on camera.The defendant's forty-minute allocution made no reference to the children's testimony. She characterized their descriptions as "an absolute lie," directed them to emulate the man she was convicted of killing, and instructed them to distrust their current caregivers. Post-conviction communications obtained by the State included a message to an individual described as an "admirer" in which the defendant stated: "They haven't seen anything yet."The proceeding concluded with a statement from her nine-year-old son: "Once she is gone, I will feel happy."Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #RichinsSentencing #SentencingMemo #LifeWithoutParole #DARVO #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ParkCityUtah #JusticeForEric

The sentencing memo in the Kouri Richins case reads like an operational log. Prosecutors documented what they describe as a sustained campaign from inside a jail cell targeting every person connected to the prosecution — and it didn't stop until sentencing day.A fake dating profile created for the lead detective and posted online. What prosecutors characterize as false DCFS reports filed against the family raising her children. Retained counsel to pursue criminal charges against her sister-in-law. Federal firearms charges pursued against Eric Richins' father for removing his dead son's guns for safekeeping. A marijuana report filed on Eric's sister. Bar complaints against the prosecutors that were found to have no merit. According to the memo, every action had a target and none had substance. Prosecutors called her character "irredeemable."Then the courtroom itself. Three boys wrote impact statements read by therapists because they cannot face her. They described locked rooms, fear, and caring for each other because no one else was. Kouri scoffed and rolled her eyes while those words were read into the record. When her own family took the podium and called her innocent, the tears appeared — instant and reserved entirely for her own suffering.Judge Richard Mrazik sentenced Kouri to life without parole on what would have been Eric Richins' forty-fourth birthday after a five-hour proceeding. Kouri's forty-minute allocution told her sons to "be like your dad" — the man she was convicted of killing — told them their memories of their own childhood were "an absolute lie," and directed them to distrust the people keeping them safe. She acknowledged nothing her children described.A post-conviction message to an "admirer" ended with a winking emoji and a promise: "They haven't seen anything yet." Plus the detail about insurance policies on her children's lives that prosecutors flagged in the memo.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #RichinsSentencing #SentencingMemo #LifeWithoutParole #DARVO #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ParkCityUtah #JusticeForEric

The behavioral contradiction at the center of the Kouri Richins sentencing is staggering. She stood at a podium and told her sons not to hold hate. Prosecutors say she spent the years leading up to that moment orchestrating attacks against every person connected to this case from inside her jail cell.The sentencing memo documents what prosecutors describe as a systematic campaign: a fake dating profile of the lead detective posted online, what they characterize as false DCFS reports against the family raising her children, retained counsel to pursue criminal charges against her sister-in-law, federal firearms charges pursued against Eric's father for removing his dead son's guns, a marijuana report on Eric's sister, and unfounded bar complaints against the prosecutors. According to the memo, none of it had merit. All of it had a target. The psychology behind the pattern — DARVO, narcissistic injury response — is textbook. Prosecutors called her character "irredeemable."Then the courtroom behavior. Cameras caught Kouri scoffing and rolling her eyes while her sons' statements were read by therapists describing locked rooms, fear, and children caring for each other because she wasn't. When her own family took the podium to call her innocent, the tears appeared — instant, performative, and reserved for her own suffering. That contrast became the defining image of the proceeding.Judge Mrazik sentenced her to life without parole on what would have been Eric Richins' forty-fourth birthday. Her forty-minute allocution told her sons to "be like your dad," told them their childhood memories were "an absolute lie," and directed them away from the people keeping them safe. She acknowledged nothing. A post-conviction message to an "admirer" ended with a winking emoji: "They haven't seen anything yet."Her nine-year-old son said: "Once she is gone, I will feel happy."Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #RichinsSentencing #SentencingMemo #DARVO #LifeWithoutParole #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ParkCityUtah #JusticeForEric

Before sentencing, the court heard impact testimony from Kouri Richins' three minor children, delivered through their licensed therapists. The children submitted written statements to be read in open court — a procedural accommodation given their ages and the nature of the case.The statements documented specific conditions: a child waking to emergency sirens and describing helplessness, a sibling assuming the caretaker role including feeding and transporting a younger brother, and repeated confinement to a bedroom requiring another child to deliver meals. The children described animal deaths due to neglect within the household. All three requested the maximum sentence and stated they now feel safe for the first time.The defendant's courtroom demeanor during the readings was noted — visible scoffing and eye-rolling while her children's statements were read into the record. When permitted to address the court, Kouri Richins delivered an approximately fifteen-minute allocution that made no reference to the children's testimony. She characterized her relationship with Eric Richins as a love story, suggested the cause of death remains in dispute, directed the children to emulate the man the jury found she killed, and stated her intention to return home.The contrast between the children's statements and the defendant's allocution raises questions about post-conviction proceedings and appellate strategy. Tony Brueski examines both the impact testimony and the full allocution, breaking down the legal and human dimensions of what unfolded in that courtroom.FOOTER LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#KouriRichins #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #ImpactStatements #Sentencing #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #UtahCrime #CourtRoom #Justice

Following her life-without-parole sentence for the aggravated murder of Eric Richins, Kouri Richins' defense team has secured a twenty-eight-day extension to file a motion for a new trial and indicated they intend to retain additional expert consultation.The appellate posture presents several potential issues for review: alleged prosecutorial access to attorney-client privileged communications via monitored jail calls, the timeliness of the Crozier recantation disclosure, the denied change-of-venue motion seeking Salt Lake County jurors, and the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence in a case where the precise mechanism of fentanyl administration was never established by the prosecution.Eric Faddis, a former felony prosecutor and current defense attorney, evaluates each lane on its appellate merits. He examines the implications of a defense that presented no witnesses and a defendant who did not testify — strategic choices that may limit the scope of appellate arguments available.The jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts, including aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, insurance fraud, and forgery, following less than three hours of deliberation. Judge Richard Mrazik characterized the defendant as "simply too dangerous to ever be free." Faddis provides a candid assessment of the realistic probability of appellate relief.Footer Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#KouriRichins #EricRichins #FentanylMurder #TrueCrime #LifeWithoutParole #UtahMurderTrial #ParkCity #AppealDenied #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimeToday

Two post-conviction legal battles are testing different pressure points in the American criminal justice system.In Utah, Kouri Richins — sentenced to life without parole for the aggravated murder of her husband Eric Richins — has secured a twenty-eight-day extension to file a motion for a new trial and faces twenty-six additional pending felony charges in a separate financial crimes prosecution. Her pre-sentencing communications stating she intended to "expose" everyone involved in her conviction raise substantive questions about post-conviction conduct and the adequacy of existing protective mechanisms.In South Carolina, Alex Murdaugh's defense team filed a Section 1983 civil rights complaint against former Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill in federal court — five days after the state Supreme Court unanimously overturned his murder convictions based on Hill's "shocking jury interference." The complaint seeks compensatory and punitive damages totaling six hundred thousand dollars, but the defense has publicly stated the primary objective is civil discovery authority.Eric Faddis evaluates the appellate posture of the Richins case, the legal protections available to those identified in her communications, the mechanics and strategic purpose of the Murdaugh federal lawsuit, and the parallel-track implications of civil discovery running alongside a criminal retrial in which the Attorney General has publicly stated the death penalty is under consideration.Footer Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#KouriRichins #AlexMurdaugh #BeckyHill #EricRichins #TrueCrime #LifeWithoutParole #MurdaughRetrial #JuryTampering #FentanylMurder #HiddenKillers

Kouri Richins told her three sons at sentencing that she'd appeal her conviction and fight "no matter how long it takes." Her defense attorneys got the deadline to file a motion for a new trial extended from fourteen days to twenty-eight and told the judge they need to retain a new expert. The question nobody in the courtroom answered is whether any of it matters.Eric Faddis breaks down every potential appellate lane — the alleged prosecutorial access to attorney-client jail calls, the Crozier recantation the defense says wasn't disclosed in time, the denied motion to pull jurors from Salt Lake County, and a circumstantial case with no direct evidence of how fentanyl entered Eric Richins' body. He explains which issues survive appellate scrutiny and which die on the page.The defense called zero witnesses. Kouri never took the stand. The jury deliberated less than three hours before convicting on every count. Faddis walks through what waiving the right to testify and presenting no defense actually does to an appeal — and whether sufficiency of the evidence is ever a real argument in a case built entirely on circumstantial proof.Judge Mrazik said she's "simply too dangerous to ever be free." Her oldest son told the court he's afraid she'll come for him if she ever gets out. So what are the actual odds that Kouri Richins ever sees the outside of a prison?Footer Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#KouriRichins #EricRichins #FentanylMurder #TrueCrime #LifeWithoutParole #UtahMurderTrial #ParkCity #AppealDenied #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimeToday

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Three marriages. Three deaths. And three cases that shocked the country. In this episode, we revisit the cases of James Craig and Angela Craig, Kouri Richins and Eric Richins, and Betty Broderick and Dan Broderick. From suspicious illnesses and alleged poisoning plots to bitter divorces and deadly confrontations, we walk through what happened in each relationship, the investigations that followed, the courtroom moments that kept these stories in the headlines, and the final verdicts. These are the cases that made people ask the same question every time: how well do we really know the people closest to us? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kouri Richins stood up in a Park City courtroom and spoke for forty minutes. She looked at her three sons and told them to "be like your dad." Eric Richins. The man she was convicted of poisoning with a lethal dose of fentanyl. The man whose forty-fourth birthday fell on the same day the judge sentenced her to life without the possibility of parole. She told her boys to emulate the father she took from them — and in the same breath, told them their memories of what happened in that house were "an absolute lie."Those boys couldn't speak for themselves. They're too young. Therapists read their words. One described waking up to sirens and feeling helpless. Another described making food for his younger brother and walking him to the bus stop because nobody else would. The youngest described being locked in his room so often his sibling brought him meals. He's nine. He told the judge: "Once she is gone, I will feel happy."Kouri's reaction while those statements were read was caught on camera. She scoffed. She rolled her eyes. She looked irritated. Then her own family took the podium, called her innocent and devoted, and the tears appeared on cue — instant, performative, reserved for her own suffering.Tony Brueski breaks down the sentencing hearing that exposed the full psychological architecture the jury saw through in under three hours. Kouri told her sons to "ignore the noise" and distrust the people keeping them safe. She never acknowledged a single thing her children described. After sentencing, she messaged an admirer with a winking emoji: "They haven't seen anything yet."Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #RichinsSentencing #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #LifeWithoutParole #ParkCityUtah #FentanylCase #JusticeForEric #ImpactStatements

He's nine years old. He couldn't stand at the podium himself, so a therapist read his words for him. His message to Judge Richard Mrazik was simple: "Once she is gone, I will feel happy." He was talking about his own mother. And his mother sat in that courtroom, watched therapists read the statements her three sons wrote, and scoffed. Rolled her eyes. Looked irritated that her children's pain was taking up time.Judge Mrazik sentenced Kouri Richins to life without the possibility of parole on what would have been Eric Richins' forty-fourth birthday. The jury had convicted her in under three hours. The sentencing hearing lasted five.The boys described a house where the oldest walked his brother to the bus stop and made him food because nobody else would. Where the youngest was locked in his room so often his sibling brought him meals. Where animals died because no one gave them food or water. Where a father who would have coached their games, attended their graduations, and taught them to drive was taken from them.Then Kouri spoke for forty minutes. She told her sons to "be like your dad" — the man she was convicted of poisoning with fentanyl. She told them their memories were "an absolute lie." She told them to "ignore the noise" and distrust the people now keeping them safe. She never mentioned a single thing they described.When her own family called her innocent from the podium, the tears appeared instantly. That contrast — scoffing at her children's suffering, crying at her own — became the defining image of the hearing. After sentencing, she messaged an admirer with a winking emoji: "They haven't seen anything yet."Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #RichinsSentencing #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #LifeWithoutParole #ParkCityUtah #ImpactStatements #JusticeForEric #CourtRoom

Kouri & Eric Richins' three sons described a house of horrors under the neglectful watch of their murderer Mom. In this episode we examine what Kouri Richins children really said happened that night, and how her reign of terror didn't end at their father's murder.Get access to exclusive content & support the podcast by a Patron today! https://patreon.com/robertaglasstruecrimereportThrow a tip in the tip jar! https://buymeacoffee.com/robertaglassSupport Roberta by sending a donation via Venmo. https://venmo.com/robertaglassBecome a chanel member for custom Emojis, first looks and exclusive streams here: https://youtube.com/@robertaglass/joinThank you Patrons!Beth, Shelley Safford, Carol Mumumeci, Therese Tunks, JC, Lizzy D, Elizabeth Drake, Texas Mimi, Barb, Deborah Shults, Ratliff, Stephanie Lamberson, Maryellen Sudol, Mona, Karen Pacini, Jen Buell, Marie Horton, ER, Rosie Grace, B. Rabbit, Sally Merrick, Amanda D, Mary B, Mrs Jones, Amy Gill, Eileen, Wesley Loves Octoberfest, Erin (Kitties1993), Anna Quint, Cici Guteriez, Sandra Loves GatsbyHannna, Christy, Jen Buell, Elle Solari, Carol Cardella, Jennifer Harmon, DoxieMama65, Carol Holderman, Joan Mahon, Marcie Denton, Rosanne Aponte, Johnny Jay, Jude Barnes, JenTheRN, Victoria Devenish, Jeri Falk, Kimberly Lovelace, Penni Miller, Jil, Janet Gardner, Jayne Wallace (JaynesWhirled), Pat Brooks, Jennifer Klearman, Judy Brown, Linda Lazzaro, Suzanne Kniffin, Susan Hicks, Jeff Meadors, D Samlam, Pat Brooks, Cythnia, Bonnie Schoeneman-Dilley, Diane Larsen, Mary, Kimberly Philipson, Cat Stewart, Cindy Pochesci, Kevin Crecy, Renee Chavez, Melba Pourteau, Julie K Thomas, Mia Wallace, Stark Stuff, Kayce Taylor, Alice, Dean, GiGi5, Jennifer Crum, Dana Natale, Bewildered Beauty, Pepper, Joan Chakonas, Blythe, Pat Dell, Lorraine Reid, T.B., Melissa, Victoria Gray Bross, Toni Woodland, Danbrit, Kenny Haines and Toni Natalie

Kouri Richins was just sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for poisoning her husband Eric with fentanyl. The jury convicted her in under three hours. Her three sons had therapists read their statements because they're too young to stand at the podium themselves. And after all of it, Kouri sent a message to an admirer that ended with a winking emoji and a promise: "They haven't seen anything yet."Tony Brueski walks through what happened during the five-hour sentencing hearing and what Kouri's behavior revealed about the psychological profile the jury had already seen through. While therapists read her sons' words — describing locked rooms, a sibling bringing meals, animals dying from neglect, and a father they'll never get back — cameras caught Kouri scoffing and rolling her eyes. When her own family took the podium and called her innocent, the tears appeared instantly.Kouri then spoke for forty minutes. She told her sons to "be like your dad" — the husband she was convicted of killing. She told them their memories of what happened in that house were "an absolute lie." She told them to ignore the people currently keeping them safe and to distrust the narrative around her conviction. She never acknowledged a single thing her children described.Her youngest son is nine. His message to Judge Richard Mrazik was the shortest and the hardest to hear: "Once she is gone, I will feel happy." He was sentenced to life without parole on what would have been Eric Richins' forty-fourth birthday. And somewhere after the gavel fell, Kouri found an admirer to message with a wink.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #RichinsSentencing #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #LifeWithoutParole #ParkCityUtah #JusticeForEric #ImpactStatements #TrueCrimePodcast

The Kouri Richins sentencing takes an emotional turn as her children reportedly beg the court to keep her behind bars before she is sentenced to life without parole. In this episode of the STS podcast, we break down the latest developments in the Kouri Richins sentencing, including courtroom reactions, victim impact statements, and the emotional testimony that unfolded during the hearing. The Kouri Richins sentencing is now one of the most talked-about stories in true crime news, raising difficult questions about family, betrayal, and justice. We take a closer look at the prosecution's arguments, the evidence presented throughout the case, and how the sentencing decision could bring closure to those affected. This episode also explores the heartbreaking impact the case has had on the family and the lasting consequences surrounding the death of Eric Richins. As the story continues to unfold, it connects to broader real crime stories, unresolved cold cases, and emotional survivor stories that highlight the devastating effects violent crimes can have on loved ones. If you're following this case, this episode delivers a direct and concise breakdown of the sentencing and what it means moving forward.Key Points from the Episode: Breakdown of the Kouri Richins sentencing Emotional statements from family members and children Life without parole sentencing details Key evidence and courtroom moments Lasting impact on the Richins family Support the show & be a part of #STSNation: Donate to STS' Trial Travel: Https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/GJ... VENMO: @STSPodcast or Https://www.venmo.com/stspodcast Check out STS Merch: Https://www.bonfire.com/store/sts-store/ Joel's Book: Https://amzn.to/48GwbLx Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SurvivingTheSurvivor Email: SurvivingTheSurvivor@gmail.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kouri Richins and her criminal lawyers in an attempt to get Richins the shortest sentence possible put on a show that was short on facts and heavy with attacks on Eric Richins' famiy. Khouri Richins used her message to the court to share her life advice to her children. Her long winded, narcisstic and hostile message accidentally included a line no innocent person who udder. I consider it nothing less than a confession. Let's get into it….Get access to exclusive content & support the podcast by a Patron today! https://patreon.com/robertaglasstruecrimereportThrow a tip in the tip jar! https://buymeacoffee.com/robertaglassSupport Roberta by sending a donation via Venmo. https://venmo.com/robertaglassBecome a chanel member for custom Emojis, first looks and exclusive streams here: https://youtube.com/@robertaglass/joinThank you Patrons!Beth, Shelley Safford, Carol Mumumeci, Therese Tunks, JC, Lizzy D, Elizabeth Drake, Texas Mimi, Barb, Deborah Shults, Ratliff, Stephanie Lamberson, Maryellen Sudol, Mona, Karen Pacini, Jen Buell, Marie Horton, ER, Rosie Grace, B. Rabbit, Sally Merrick, Amanda D, Mary B, Mrs Jones, Amy Gill, Eileen, Wesley Loves Octoberfest, Erin (Kitties1993), Anna Quint, Cici Guteriez, Sandra Loves GatsbyHannna, Christy, Jen Buell, Elle Solari, Carol Cardella, Jennifer Harmon, DoxieMama65, Carol Holderman, Joan Mahon, Marcie Denton, Rosanne Aponte, Johnny Jay, Jude Barnes, JenTheRN, Victoria Devenish, Jeri Falk, Kimberly Lovelace, Penni Miller, Jil, Janet Gardner, Jayne Wallace (JaynesWhirled), Pat Brooks, Jennifer Klearman, Judy Brown, Linda Lazzaro, Suzanne Kniffin, Susan Hicks, Jeff Meadors, D Samlam, Pat Brooks, Cythnia, Bonnie Schoeneman-Dilley, Diane Larsen, Mary, Kimberly Philipson, Cat Stewart, Cindy Pochesci, Kevin Crecy, Renee Chavez, Melba Pourteau, Julie K Thomas, Mia Wallace, Stark Stuff, Kayce Taylor, Alice, Dean, GiGi5, Jennifer Crum, Dana Natale, Bewildered Beauty, Pepper, Joan Chakonas, Blythe, Pat Dell, Lorraine Reid, T.B., Melissa, Victoria Gray Bross, Toni Woodland, Danbrit, Kenny Haines and Toni Natalie

Use code emily at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/emily  Thanks to Incogni for sponsoring this video. Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/BIAxKY5M8I8  In this Case Brief, we head to court for the final sentencing hearing of Kouri Richins, who was convicted of the aggravated murder of her husband, Eric Richins. Facing two potential options—25 years to life or life in prison without the possibility of parole—the judge hears powerful and emotional impact statements from those closest to the case. RESOURCES Kouri Richins Trial Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gIKTiEBENmlYTBxjH_fbLUO  Murdaugh Trial - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gK8GOeWkGfi7acMnT-D0zaw Kouri Richins Sentencing Memo - https://youtu.be/-tjr1-GhvP8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why didn't she just leave? The question gets asked in every domestic violence case, every coercive control prosecution, every murder where the warning signs were visible to everyone except the person inside the relationship. The answer the public settles on almost always blames the victim.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott has a different answer — one grounded in neuroscience, clinical experience, and three decades of working with survivors. In this full three-part interview with Tony Brueski, Scott uses the cases of Mica Miller, Asa Ellerup, Eric Richins, and Maggie Murdaugh to dismantle the assumption that awareness is protection and explain what is actually happening inside the brain when a person stays.Scott recently explored these dynamics on her Substack, Spotlight on Psychology. This conversation brings that research into the true crime cases the audience already knows and turns it toward the women listening who have never heard their own experience described out loud.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#MicaMiller #MaggieMurdaugh #AsaEllerup #RexHeuermann #EricRichins #KouriRichins #TraumaBonding #DomesticViolence #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers

The most dangerous kind of erosion leaves no bruises and makes no noise. It works through small compromises that feel reasonable in the moment and catastrophic only in retrospect. And it can last decades without the person inside it ever realizing what has happened.This episode puts two cases side by side. Asa Ellerup was married to Rex Heuermann for 27 years and says she had no knowledge of the crimes he pleaded guilty to. Eric Richins told his family his wife Kouri would be to blame if he turned up dead — and still could not make himself leave.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott explains how agency erodes so completely that confronting reality becomes psychologically impossible, why the presence of children makes it exponentially harder, and what separates Asa's experience from that of Eric Richins — a man who could see the danger with total clarity and still could not move. Scott recently explored this on her Substack, Spotlight on Psychology. The question she asks at the end is one every listener needs to sit with.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AsaEllerup #RexHeuermann #EricRichins #KouriRichins #GilgoBeach #DomesticViolence #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ErosionOfAgency

The good days are the trap. You disappear one compromise at a time. And the most dangerous moment is when you decide to go. That is the arc of this conversation — the full three-part interview with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott about the psychology the public refuses to accept.Four cases anchor the discussion: Mica Miller, who could name the trap and still went back. Asa Ellerup, who defended Rex Heuermann for three years before he confessed to eight murders. Eric Richins, who saw everything and couldn't move. Maggie Murdaugh, who was already leaving when she was killed.Scott, whose recent work on Spotlight on Psychology lays out the neuroscience behind these dynamics, walks Tony Brueski through why awareness does not protect you, how agency erodes invisibly, and what the women in this audience need to know if something in this conversation feels personal. Every question was designed to open a door.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#MicaMiller #MaggieMurdaugh #AsaEllerup #RexHeuermann #EricRichins #KouriRichins #TraumaBonding #DomesticViolence #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers

Nobody wakes up one morning and realizes they have lost themselves. It happens in increments so small they feel like nothing — an opinion you stop voicing, a friendship you let go, a boundary you move because moving it is easier than defending it. The erosion is invisible until the day you catch your own reflection and do not recognize who is looking back.This conversation puts two cases side by side that should not have the same outcome but do. Asa Ellerup defended Rex Heuermann for three years after his arrest — called him her hero, said they had the wrong man. Then he pleaded guilty to eight murders. Eric Richins saw everything and documented it. Both stayed.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott, drawing on her recent Substack piece in Spotlight on Psychology, sits down with Tony Brueski to explain how both versions of this story emerge from the same underlying mechanism. And she closes with a question aimed directly at the listener who has been making accommodations they barely notice.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AsaEllerup #RexHeuermann #EricRichins #KouriRichins #GilgoBeach #DomesticViolence #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ErosionOfAgency

Three parts. Four cases. Fifteen questions. One psychotherapist who has spent thirty years working with survivors of the dynamics most people think they would never fall for.This is the complete interview with Shavaun Scott. Part one uses the Mica Miller case to explore trauma bonding — why the good days do more damage than the bad ones. Part two uses Asa Ellerup and Eric Richins to examine how a person loses themselves one compromise at a time. Part three uses the Maggie Murdaugh case to confront the most dangerous moment in any abusive relationship — the window between deciding to leave and actually being gone.Scott recently published the research behind this conversation on her Substack, Spotlight on Psychology. This interview was produced for the women in our audience who listen to true crime and see themselves in the details nobody else notices. The last question of each section leaves a door open.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#MicaMiller #MaggieMurdaugh #AsaEllerup #RexHeuermann #EricRichins #KouriRichins #TraumaBonding #DomesticViolence #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillers

A Utah judge gave 35-year-old Kouri Richins the harshest sentence possible following an emotional day of victim impact statements. In court, we heard directly from Richins’ sons who each wrote statements to the court, asking the judge to make sure their mom never gets out of prison. Eric Richins’ sisters and father also addressed the court, all before Kouri herself took more than 40 minutes offering life advice to her sons and proclaiming her innocence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Utah judge gave 35-year-old Kouri Richins the harshest sentence possible following an emotional day of victim impact statements. In court, we heard directly from Richins’ sons who each wrote statements to the court, asking the judge to make sure their mom never gets out of prison. Eric Richins’ sisters and father also addressed the court, all before Kouri herself took more than 40 minutes offering life advice to her sons and proclaiming her innocence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Utah judge gave 35-year-old Kouri Richins the harshest sentence possible following an emotional day of victim impact statements. In court, we heard directly from Richins’ sons who each wrote statements to the court, asking the judge to make sure their mom never gets out of prison. Eric Richins’ sisters and father also addressed the court, all before Kouri herself took more than 40 minutes offering life advice to her sons and proclaiming her innocence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kouri Richins has been sentenced to Life Without Parole after a Utah jury found her guilty of murdering her husband, Eric Richins, by poisoning him with fentanyl. She faces consecutive sentences for the other four charges.The sentencing marks a major conclusion in a case that captivated true crime audiences across the country. Prosecutors argued Richins killed Eric for insurance money and financial gain, while the defense claimed his death was the result of accidental drug use. After hearing the evidence, the jury rejected that argument and convicted Richins on all major counts, including aggravated murder and attempted murder.In this episode, we break down the sentence, what the judge said in court, how the verdict led to this moment, and what may come next for Kouri Richins as the case moves into the post-conviction phase.True Crime Today covers the cases that matter with courtroom context, legal analysis, and clear breakdowns of the biggest developments in true crime.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. Kouri Richins has been convicted and sentenced in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #KouriRichinsSentencing #TrueCrimeToday #EricRichins #UtahCourt #TrueCrimeNews #CourtTV #TrialWatch #BreakingCrime #FentanylMurder

 A jury already decided what happened to Eric Richins. But at sentencing, his wife's defense team made clear they weren't done fighting — and they weren't going quietly.At Kouri Richins' sentencing hearing, attorneys Wendy Lewis and Kathy Nester came in swinging. Lewis told the court flat-out that her client cannot show remorse for something she claims she didn't do — a calculated argument that cuts both ways depending on where you stand. Lewis also said this was the first time in her career she'd watched a client she fully believed to be innocent get convicted. That's either a powerful statement of principle or a very effective piece of theater. You decide.The defense didn't stop there. They unloaded on the prosecution's pre-sentencing memorandum, calling it a "character assassination" built on information that never made it to trial. Lewis urged the judge to sentence Richins strictly on what she was convicted of — not on the state's broader narrative about who she is as a person. "They do not know Kouri Richins," Lewis told the court.On the question of life without parole, the defense got specific. They pointed out that only 72 people in Utah are currently serving that sentence, and only five of those cases involved killing a spouse. Lewis argued that life without parole is typically reserved for serial killers and child murderers — not spousal cases. She went further, comparing the treatment of inmates serving life without parole to animal abuse. Attorney Nester asked the judge to look past the "monster" label the prosecution and the victim's family had spent considerable energy constructing.The defense also read a letter from Richins' mother, Lisa Darden, pleading for a 25-years-to-life sentence — one that would at least leave open the possibility of a future.The jury gave their answer at trial. The question now is how many years that answer actually costs her.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #UtahMurder #Sentencing #FentanylMurder #TrueCrimePodcast #CourtWatch #JusticeForEric

Kouri Richins has been sentenced to Life Without Parole after being found guilty of murdering her husband, Eric Richins, by poisoning him with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022. She was also sentenced to several consecutive sentences for the other 4 charges.The case drew national attention from the beginning: a Utah mother, real estate agent, and children's book author accused of killing her husband while presenting herself publicly as a grieving widow. Prosecutors argued Richins killed Eric for financial gain, pointing to life insurance policies, mounting debt, alleged prior poisoning attempts, and evidence surrounding the night he died.A jury rejected the defense's claim that Eric's death was tied to accidental drug use and convicted Richins of aggravated murder, attempted murder, insurance fraud, and forgery. Now, with sentencing complete, the case enters its next chapter — one defined by punishment, accountability, and the lasting impact of Eric Richins' murder on his family.Hidden Killers brings you complete coverage of the Kouri Richins case with expert analysis — no sensationalism, just the facts and what they mean.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. Kouri Richins has been convicted and sentenced in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #KouriRichinsSentencing #EricRichins #UtahTrial #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #MurderTrial #TrueCrimeCommunity #Justice

Verdicts get the headlines. Victim impact statements get the truth.Kouri Richins has been sentenced to [INSERT SENTENCE] for the murder of her husband, Eric Richins — poisoned with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022 while his children slept nearby. The jury already decided what she did. Now, the people who loved Eric got to say what it cost them.In the sentencing hearing, Eric's family stood up and did what no criminal proceeding fully allows for: they told the court who he was, not just how he died. A father. A provider. A man whose kids are growing up without him because, according to prosecutors, his wife saw a life insurance policy where she should have seen a marriage.Kouri had built a public image carefully — grieving widow, real estate agent, children's book author who wrote about grief for kids after her husband's death. The jury saw through it. The evidence told a different story: mounting debt, prior poisoning attempts, forged documents, and a night that prosecutors say was anything but accidental.But sentencing is where the human cost lands. Not in exhibits or testimony — in the words of the people left behind.Hidden Killers brings you complete coverage of the Kouri Richins sentencing, including the victim impact statements that cut through everything else. No sensationalism. Just the facts, and what they mean to the people who have to live with them.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. Kouri Richins has been convicted and sentenced in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #KouriRichinsSentencing #EricRichins #UtahTrial #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #MurderTrial #TrueCrimeCommunity #Justice

A Utah judge gave 35-year-old Kouri Richins the harshest sentence possible following an emotional day of victim impact statements. In court, we heard directly from Richins’ sons who each wrote statements to the court, asking the judge to make sure their mom never gets out of prison. Eric Richins’ sisters and father also addressed the court, all before Kouri herself took more than 40 minutes offering life advice to her sons and proclaiming her innocence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kouri Richins was $7.5 million in debt. Her prenup made divorce financially devastating. And without Eric's knowledge, she took steps to ensure his death would be the most profitable outcome available to her. The financial and forensic evidence presented at trial mapped a murder that was months in the making, and in this Hidden Killers Week in Review, Tony Brueski walks through two episodes covering the complete case — the financial architecture of the motive and the execution of the murder itself.The prosecution's financial case was devastating. Kouri's house-flipping business had produced 236 bounced checks and fifteen failed renovation projects. Her forensic accountant testified that the operation was imploding. Eric Richins recognized the danger — not just financially but personally. He consulted divorce attorneys and estate planners, removed Kouri from his will and life insurance, and established a trust to protect their three sons. Kouri responded by secretly purchasing $1.9 million in life insurance policies on Eric's life and procuring fentanyl through her housekeeper by requesting "the Michael Jackson stuff."The escalation pattern the jury heard was methodical. A poisoning attempt during a trip to Greece. A fentanyl-laced sandwich on Valentine's Day that left Eric in respiratory distress — he used his son's EpiPen to survive and subsequently told friends he believed his wife was trying to end his life. Two weeks later, Kouri mixed Eric a Moscow Mule containing five times the lethal dose of fentanyl. That same evening, she had texted her boyfriend Robert Josh Grossmann "love you." Trial evidence showed her texting Grossmann about marriage while Eric was still alive. The jury convicted on every count in under three hours.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #MoscowMule #PrenupMurder #UtahCrime #InsuranceFraud #ConvictedKiller

Eric Richins survived the first attempt. He knew what was happening to him. He told people close to him that he believed his wife was trying to end his life. And then Kouri Richins handed him a Moscow Mule with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in it. This Hidden Killers Week in Review brings together two deep-dive episodes covering every dimension of the Richins case — the financial motive, the secret affair, the insurance fraud, and the murder itself.Tony Brueski reconstructs the two parallel lives Kouri was living. On one side, a house-flipping business in freefall — 236 bounced checks, fifteen failed projects, $7.5 million in debt, and a prenup clause that made divorce financially catastrophic. Her forensic accountant described the situation as imploding. On the other side, a secret relationship with Robert Josh Grossmann, text messages fantasizing about marriage, and $1.9 million in life insurance policies she quietly took out on Eric without his knowledge. Eric, meanwhile, was meeting with divorce attorneys and estate planners, removing Kouri from his will, and constructing a trust to shield their three sons from her.The timeline of escalation is what convicted her. A poisoning attempt during a trip to Greece. A fentanyl-laced sandwich on Valentine's Day that sent Eric reaching for his son's EpiPen to survive. And two weeks later, the cocktail that killed him — mixed the same night she texted her boyfriend "love you." She asked her housekeeper for the fentanyl by requesting "the Michael Jackson stuff." A jury returned guilty verdicts on every count in under three hours.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #MoscowMule #PrenupMurder #UtahCrime #InsuranceFraud #ConvictedKiller

Three hours. That's how long a jury of eight took to convict Kouri Richins on every single charge — aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, forgery, and two counts of insurance fraud. In the final installment of our definitive series, we examine what made the prosecution's circumstantial case so overwhelming that the defense rested without a single witness. No medical expert. No financial analyst. No character witness. No one. We trace Prosecutor Bloodworth's closing argument and the devastating simplicity with which he reduced a complex case to a single transaction: buy insurance, commit murder, file claim. We cover the defense's strategy and why it failed. And we honor what this case cost — Eric Richins' life, his children's childhood, and his family's three-year fight to prove what happened. Amy Richins said after the verdict: “Our focus is now on honoring Eric's life and supporting his boys.” That's the sentence that carries everything.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Andrea Canning reports on the case of Utah mother Kouri Richins, who wrote a children's book about grief following her husband's death and recently went on trial for his murder. Blayne Alexander and Andrea Canning go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in 'Talking Dateline' Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/4t238vK Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2F2CtvcWe7j641Cmvumz02 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.