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Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/jSYcKO7I1vo  Day 11 of the Kouri Richins trial was dominated by intense legal arguments as the prosecution neared the end of its case-in-chief. A "wild, disjointed, circular argument" broke out over how to introduce prior statements from witness Carmen Lauber. The prosecution sought to use 100 pages of her interview transcripts to rehabilitate her testimony after defense cross-examination. In a surprising turn, the defense requested a two-day continuance to review over 1,000 pages of transcripts for completeness. The judge denied the two-day request but granted a one-day break, ordering the defense to file specific designations by 6 PM tonight. The jury is expected back at 1 PM on Wed, Mar 11, 2026, for Day 12, where Detective Jeff O'Driscoll is anticipated to take the stand. RESOURCES Kouri Richins Trial Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gIKTiEBENmlYTBxjH_fbLUO   Kouri Richins Trial Case Brief Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFdNnRZUqH63ET7ols7SV3omxBEPgMoAh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/an9wAXphI-E  Day 10 of the Kouri Richins murder trial! The prosecution is nearing the end of their case, but not before some explosive witness testimony, extensive legal arguments, and dramatic revelations. Eric Richins' business partner and friend, Cody Wright, faced intense cross-examination.Mr. Throckmorton, a handwriting expert, testified about a life insurance document from February 2022. He concluded that there was no evidence Eric authored the signature and that it was a simulated forgery. A detective was forced to reveal an initially withheld statement from Eric's sister, Amy Richins, who allegedly told him that Eric thought Kouri was going to kill him. The defense aggressively questioned a detective about hundreds of thousands of Eric's text messages, specifically about sex acts, which the detective interpreted as joking between friends. The trial continues to slow down with legal arguments, but the prosecution is close to resting its case, which will feature Kouri's statements, calls, and the infamous "Walk The Dog” letter. RESOURCES Kouri Richins Trial Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gIKTiEBENmlYTBxjH_fbLUO   Kouri Richins Trial Case Brief Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFdNnRZUqH63ET7ols7SV3omxBEPgMoAh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Kouri Richins trial brings Todd Gabler, Private Investigator, to the stand in this segment.The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use.True Crime Today delivers real-time trial coverage as it happens—key testimony, critical cross-examinations, and the moments that matter. No waiting for nightly recaps. Watch the case unfold live.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 #KouriRichinsTrial #TrueCrimeToday #LiveTrial #EricRichins #UtahCourt #TrueCrimeNews #CourtTV #TrialWatch #BreakingCrime

Todd Gabler, Private Investigator, takes center stage in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is gavel-to-gavel coverage of one of the most closely watched trials in Utah history. A children's book author. A grieving widow who wrote about "heaven" for kids while allegedly researching untraceable poisons. A husband who may have been killed in his own bed.Hidden Killers brings you complete trial coverage with expert analysis—no sensationalism, just the facts as they unfold.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 #KouriRichinsTrial #EricRichins #UtahTrial #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #MurderTrial #TrueCrimeCommunity #Justice

Eric Richins' party to celebrate his life looked more like the early hours of a frat party with a juvenile levity and alcoholic shots being consumed around a kitchen isle. Cody Wright, Eric Richins' business partner testified about Eric's personality, interest and the friendship they shared together. Cross became compelling as the tensions in Cody & Eric's friendship were exposed. Let's talk about it!Show Sponsor - Shelley Levisay "Love Isn't Always the Answer" - https://a.co/d/6KtEaC3Show Notes:Meghann Cuniff "Judge Limits Cross-Exam After 'Red Devils' v. 'Illicit Street Drugs' Debate " - https://youtu.be/FYc9WYDc1Kk?si=-eznYDunqcODcX4mCourt TV "Eric Richins Business Partner Talks Night of Death..." - https://youtu.be/4Rq_ryIi2rw?si=CQ5inLzuba9djkx2Law & Crime Trials "Kouri Richins' Attorney Grills Husband's Business Partner..." - https://youtu.be/RoapjI56f2w?si=f_YMSxYvCY0ji1N1Get 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.

Todd Gabler, Private Investigator, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial. Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and laced a Moscow Mule she made for her husband on the night he died.Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty. Her defense argues Eric's death was an accidental overdose and that he had a hidden history of drug use.This channel is dedicated exclusively to the Kouri Richins case—every witness, every exhibit, every argument through verdict.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 #UtahMurderTrial #KamasUtah #FentanylMurder #TrueCrimeTrial #JusticeForEric #FullTrialCoverage #CourtRoom

Week three of the Kouri Richins trial began with some fireworks in the courtroom. While the jury was dismissed, Kouri Richins defense attorney tried to convince the judge Eric Richins’ business partner impeached himself regarding Eric’s alleged drug use in high school. After a testy back and forth about “red devil” pills, the judge made his ruling, frustrating the defense, which claimed Eric’s alleged “illicit drug” issue proves Kouri is innocent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week three of the Kouri Richins trial began with some fireworks in the courtroom. While the jury was dismissed, Kouri Richins defense attorney tried to convince the judge Eric Richins’ business partner impeached himself regarding Eric’s alleged drug use in high school. After a testy back and forth about “red devil” pills, the judge made his ruling, frustrating the defense, which claimed Eric’s alleged “illicit drug” issue proves Kouri is innocent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eric's business partner, Cody Wright, takes the stand. Next up is a handwriting expert giving is opinion on the forged life insurance document.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis--4447192/support.ALL MERCH 10% off with code Sherlock10 at checkout  - NEW STYLES Donate: (Thank you for your support! Couldn't do what I love without all y'all) PayPal - paypal.com/paypalme/prettyliesandalibisVenmo - @prettyliesalibisBuy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prettyliesrCash App- PrettyliesandalibisAll links: https://linktr.ee/prettyliesandalibisMerch: prettyliesandalibis.myshopify.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/PrettyLiesAndAlibis(Weekly lives and private message board)

Week three of the Kouri Richins trial began with some fireworks in the courtroom. While the jury was dismissed, Kouri Richins defense attorney tried to convince the judge Eric Richins’ business partner impeached himself regarding Eric’s alleged drug use in high school. After a testy back and forth about “red devil” pills, the judge made his ruling, frustrating the defense, which claimed Eric’s alleged “illicit drug” issue proves Kouri is innocent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She allegedly poisoned her husband for the money. The forensic accountant just showed the jury exactly how desperate that financial situation was.Brooke Karrington—a thirty-year expert who reviewed hundreds of thousands of documents—testified that by March 2022, Kouri Richins carried $7.5 million in debt. Monthly payments totaled $80,000. Four payday lenders collected $2,100 from her daily. Her business account was "perpetually in the hole." December 2021 recorded 77 overdraft transactions. She was writing checks to herself that bounced.One day after Eric Richins died, Kouri purchased a $2.9 million mansion in Midway, Utah. Seven days later, she listed it for sale. It foreclosed. The $1.35 million she collected from Eric's life insurance policies was entirely spent within three months. By September 2022, records show she had roughly $800 left.The defense argues the financial evidence is speculative and proves nothing about murder. But their cross-examination may have accomplished something more significant: exposing an investigation they say was outcome-driven from the start.Dr. Erik Christensen admitted tests that could have determined whether Eric was a long-term fentanyl user—urine, eye fluid, liver tissue, hair follicles—were never performed. Carmen Lauber admitted testing positive for methamphetamine, changing her story after immunity deals, and being told by a detective that "the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder."The kitchen and basement were never searched the night Eric died. The copperware used for the Moscow Mules was never tested. An empty hydrocodone bottle in Eric's nightstand was never analyzed. Investigators only returned for certain items after a private investigator flagged them.The defense has 35 witnesses waiting. Did they peak too early—or are they just getting started?Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.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.#KouriRichinsUpdate #RichinsTrialEvidence #ForensicAccountant #EricRichins #MedicalExaminerTestimony #InvestigationGaps #UtahMurderCase #DefenseStrategy #CarmenLauber #TrueCrimeToday

True Crime Today covers the cases that matter most. Right now, these are two of the most closely watched in the country — and we brought in one of the sharpest analytical voices in the space to cover both in depth.Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins us for a three-part conversation spanning the Nancy Guthrie disappearance and the Kouri Richins murder trial. For Nancy Guthrie, she explains what investigators actually mean when they say the case is getting "closer," decodes the FBI's command center relocation from Tucson to Phoenix, walks through the task force scale-down and Annie Guthrie's vehicle return, and then pivots to the behavioral and psychological dimension: what the perpetrator is doing at the 30-day mark, what the pre-operational digital surveillance trail looks like from a forensics standpoint, and what creates the specific human pressure that eventually breaks a case wide open.For Kouri Richins, Coffindaffer provides a full investigative analysis of a prosecution built on circumstantial evidence and currently navigating a damaging contradiction between its two key immunity witnesses. She examines the digital evidence, the cell tower data, the failed insurance beneficiary change, and the boyfriend's emotional courtroom testimony — and she is direct about where the prosecution is most exposed after nine days of building its case.This is expert analysis that goes well beyond the coverage. This is True Crime Today.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.#NancyGuthrie #KouriRichins #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBIAnalysis #TrueCrime #MissingPersons #MurderTrial #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #FentanylMurder

The Kouri Richins trial brings Matthew Throckmorton, handwriting expert, to the stand in this segment.The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use.True Crime Today delivers real-time trial coverage as it happens—key testimony, critical cross-examinations, and the moments that matter. No waiting for nightly recaps. Watch the case unfold live.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 #KouriRichinsTrial #TrueCrimeToday #LiveTrial #EricRichins #UtahCourt #TrueCrimeNews #CourtTV #TrialWatch #BreakingCrime

The boyfriend took the stand and cried. The housekeeper and the dealer told opposite stories about the same drug buy. The phone showed searches about what poison does to a death certificate. And none of it, individually, proves Kouri Richins killed her husband. That is the challenge of a purely circumstantial case — and potentially, it is also its strength.Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins us live to break it all down from an investigative standpoint.She analyzes Josh Grossman's courtroom appearance — head in hands, wiping tears, listening to text messages read aloud in public, including a message asking if he would marry Kouri if she were divorced right now, sent weeks before Eric's death. What is the FBI trained to look for when a witness appears genuinely conflicted about the person they're testifying against — and how does a jury process that kind of emotional complexity on the stand?She breaks down the digital evidence: Kouri Richins' phone searches for poison, death certificates, and how to delete iPhone messages. What does search history evidence actually mean inside an FBI homicide investigation, and how do prosecutors prevent the defense from successfully reframing it as morbid curiosity?She also addresses the insurance beneficiary attempt — someone tried to shift the policy from Eric to Kouri, and an advisor caught it — and what that kind of pre-death financial move signals to investigators about where someone is in the planning process.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 #FentanylMurder #UtahMurderTrial #TrueCrimeTrial #MurderTrial2026 #JenniferCoffindaffer #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #PoisoningCase

The Kouri Richins trial brings Cody Wright, Eric's former business partner, to the stand in this segment.The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use.True Crime Today delivers real-time trial coverage as it happens—key testimony, critical cross-examinations, and the moments that matter. No waiting for nightly recaps. Watch the case unfold live.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 #KouriRichinsTrial #TrueCrimeToday #LiveTrial #EricRichins #UtahCourt #TrueCrimeNews #CourtTV #TrialWatch #BreakingCrime

The Kouri Richins trial brings Jamye Woody, Police Detective, to the stand in this segment.The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use.True Crime Today delivers real-time trial coverage as it happens—key testimony, critical cross-examinations, and the moments that matter. No waiting for nightly recaps. Watch the case unfold live.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 #KouriRichinsTrial #TrueCrimeToday #LiveTrial #EricRichins #UtahCourt #TrueCrimeNews #CourtTV #TrialWatch #BreakingCrime

Eric Richins didn't just die. According to testimony in his wife's murder trial, he saw it coming — and said so. He told his family to look at Kouri if anything happened to him. He met secretly with a divorce attorney and instructed her not to communicate by email because he was afraid Kouri would read it. He went to an estate planning attorney with concerns about his sons.He was found dead on March 4th, 2022, with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in his system.Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty. But two weeks of testimony in Summit County, Utah have produced a case built on her own words — texts to her boyfriend weeks before Eric died, a message to a friend saying "if I die, Eric did it," a text after his death saying "they will not take from me what is mine," and body cam footage of her telling a deputy the night Eric died that everything had been fine.Prosecutors also allege she attempted to poison him on Valentine's Day, three weeks before his death. A friend testified Eric told the story himself — like it was funny.The defense has genuine ammunition: a meth-positive immunized witness whose story changed, a drug supplier who walked back his account, and a cause of death the medical examiner listed as undetermined. This episode covers all 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=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 #KouriRichinstrial #EricRichins #TrueCrimeUtah #FentanylMurder #UtahMurderTrial #CarmenLauber #TrueCrime2026 #TrueCrimeToday #SummitCountyTrial

People are camping outside the courthouse for Kouri Richins' murder trial — a Utah mom accused of killing her husband, who wrote a book to help her family grieve. Host Ali Vallarta asks KCPW reporter Connor Thomas and KSL podcast executive producer Amy Donaldson to lay out the facts and make sense of the cultural implications of the case.  Follow along with Connor's reporting of the case. Get more from City Cast Salt Lake when you become a City Cast Salt Lake Neighbor. You'll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm.  Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (801) 203-0137 Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  The Shop Utah Museum of Fine Arts Project Rainbow

Matthew Throckmorton, handwriting expert, takes center stage in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is gavel-to-gavel coverage of one of the most closely watched trials in Utah history. A children's book author. A grieving widow who wrote about "heaven" for kids while allegedly researching untraceable poisons. A husband who may have been killed in his own bed.Hidden Killers brings you complete trial coverage with expert analysis—no sensationalism, just the facts as they unfold.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 #KouriRichinsTrial #EricRichins #UtahTrial #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #MurderTrial #TrueCrimeCommunity #Justice

The prosecution's motive case against Kouri Richins is built in dollars and bank statements. Forensic accountant Brooke Karrington testified that by March 2022, Kouri carried $7.5 million in debt, was hemorrhaging $80,000 monthly in payments, and owed four payday lenders $2,100 every single day. Her business account was "perpetually in the hole." December 2021 alone saw 77 overdraft transactions.One day after Eric Richins died, Kouri purchased a $2.9 million Midway mansion. Listed it seven days later. It foreclosed. The $1.35 million from Eric's life insurance policies? Gone within three months. By September 2022, she allegedly had $800 left.But the defense hasn't called a single witness yet—and they may have already established reasonable doubt.Through cross-examination, defense attorneys exposed what they argue is an outcome-driven investigation. Dr. Erik Christensen admitted tests that could have determined whether Eric was a long-term fentanyl user—urine, eye fluid, liver tissue, hair follicles—were never performed. He conceded hair follicle results would have factored into his manner-of-death determination.Carmen Lauber spent hours under cross-examination. She admitted testing positive for methamphetamine during the relevant period, changing her story after receiving immunity from three jurisdictions, and being told by a detective that "the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder."Crime scene technician Chelsea Gipson acknowledged the kitchen and basement were never searched the night Eric died. The Moscow Mule copperware was never tested. An empty hydrocodone bottle in Eric's nightstand was never analyzed.Defense attorney Bob Motta analyzes whether the defense has peaked too early—or if their 35 waiting witnesses will finish what cross-examination started.Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.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.#KouriRichinsTrial #EricRichinsMurder #ForensicAccountingEvidence #CarmenLauber #ReasonableDoubt #DefenseStrategy #UtahTrial #InvestigationGaps #BobMotta #HiddenKillersPod

Jamye Woody, Police Detective, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is gavel-to-gavel coverage of one of the most closely watched trials in Utah history. A children's book author. A grieving widow who wrote about "heaven" for kids while allegedly researching untraceable poisons. A husband who may have been killed in his own bed.Hidden Killers brings you complete trial coverage with expert analysis—no sensationalism, just the facts as they unfold.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 #KouriRichinsTrial #EricRichins #UtahTrial #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #MurderTrial #TrueCrimeCommunity #Justice

Nine days of testimony. A housekeeper who says she sold fentanyl. A dealer who says it was oxycodone. A boyfriend's intimate texts read aloud in court. Phone searches asking what poison does to a death certificate. A case built entirely on circumstantial evidence — and a retired FBI Special Agent who knows exactly where it holds and where it doesn't.Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the Kouri Richins murder trial from a trained investigative standpoint — starting with the fundamental problem the prosecution now owns: when two immunity witnesses directly contradict each other about whether the drug sold was fentanyl or oxycodone, what does that do to the chain of custody for the substance at the foundation of this entire case? She explains what FBI investigators do when key witnesses undermine each other, and what prosecutors can realistically do to repair a chain that's already been fractured from inside the courtroom.She analyzes the digital forensics — phone searches for poison, death certificates, and deleting iPhone messages — and breaks down what evidentiary weight search history actually carries in an FBI homicide investigation. She walks through the cell tower data, the missed insurance beneficiary change, the GPS text sent on Valentine's Day, and how those pieces function together when no single element is definitive on its own.And she gives an honest read on the overall prosecution case: what lands hardest with juries, what the defense will exploit, and where she sees the single most vulnerable link in nine days of evidence.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 #FentanylMurder #UtahMurderTrial #TrueCrimeTrial #MurderTrial2026 #JenniferCoffindaffer #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #PoisoningCase

Cody Wright, Eric's former business partner, takes center stage in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is gavel-to-gavel coverage of one of the most closely watched trials in Utah history. A children's book author. A grieving widow who wrote about "heaven" for kids while allegedly researching untraceable poisons. A husband who may have been killed in his own bed.Hidden Killers brings you complete trial coverage with expert analysis—no sensationalism, just the facts as they unfold.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 #KouriRichinsTrial #EricRichins #UtahTrial #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #MurderTrial #TrueCrimeCommunity #Justice

Days after Eric Richins was found dead, his housekeeper called his wife with one question: please tell me those pills were not for him. According to testimony, Kouri Richins answered without hesitation. Eric died of a brain aneurysm, she said.That lie — delivered calm and clean to the one person who knew exactly what those pills were — is the moment prosecutors say tells you everything about how Kouri Richins allegedly operated. Not with panic. With management.The woman she lied to is now immunized and testifying against her. She says she bought fentanyl for Kouri four times — escalating from opiates to what Kouri allegedly called "the Michael Jackson stuff" — with cash left in a driveway and a text that simply read "OK, go ahead and get them." When Eric was found dead, he had five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in his system.What makes this trial hit differently is what Eric was doing on his end. He warned his family she was trying to kill him. He hid his communications from her. He was scared — and he was right.The defense has targeted the prosecution's key witnesses hard, and they have real material to work with. This episode breaks down the full case — the lie, the supply chain, the warning Eric gave, and what the jury is left holding.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 #KouriRichinstrial #EricRichins #TrueCrimeUtah #FentanylMurder #UtahMurderTrial #CarmenLauber #TrueCrime2026 #HiddenKillers #SummitCountyTrial

One is a missing persons investigation that has consumed the country for over a month with no arrest and one suspect still unidentified. The other is a murder trial built entirely on circumstantial evidence, currently anchored by two immunity witnesses who cannot agree on what drug was sold. Jennifer Coffindaffer — who spent years as an FBI Special Agent working the kinds of cases most people only follow in the news — has important things to say about both.This episode covers all three segments of our interview. On Nancy Guthrie, she decodes the investigative language coming out of the Pima County Sheriff's Department and the FBI — what "definitely closer" means, what the command center move to Phoenix signals, what the task force scale-down and Annie Guthrie's vehicle return tell us about trajectory. Then she goes deeper: the perpetrator's behavioral patterns at the 30-day mark, the pre-operational digital surveillance trail going back to June 2025, the million-dollar reward dynamic, and the human fracture points that investigators are counting on right now.On Kouri Richins, she delivers a full prosecution analysis through nine days of trial. The contradicting immunity witnesses, the weight of the digital evidence, Grossman's emotional testimony, the insurance beneficiary attempt, the delayed recall Christmas party statement — and her honest identification of the single most exposed point in the prosecution's architecture.Two cases. One FBI lens. The clearest analysis of both in one place.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.#NancyGuthrie #KouriRichins #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBIAnalysis #TrueCrime #MissingPersons #MurderTrial #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #FentanylMurder

Two major cases. Three interview segments. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer live on Hidden Killers, breaking down everything the headlines are missing in both.The Nancy Guthrie disappearance: 33 days, no arrest, an unidentified suspect on camera, and an investigation that has publicly called itself "red hot." Coffindaffer decodes every major move — the FBI's command center shift to Phoenix, the task force scale-down, the United Cajun Navy standoff, Annie Guthrie's vehicle return — and then shifts to what the Bureau is actually doing right now to build pressure on the people who know something and haven't yet said it. She breaks down the pre-operational digital surveillance trail, the behavioral patterns at the 30-day mark, and the events that historically push a reluctant witness to finally make the call.The Kouri Richins trial: Nine days in, and the prosecution's drug chain is wobbling. The housekeeper says fentanyl. The dealer says oxycodone. Both have immunity deals. Coffindaffer provides a full investigative read on the case's architecture — the digital search evidence, cell tower data, the insurance move that almost went undetected, and the emotional boyfriend testimony — and tells us directly where she sees the single most vulnerable point in what the prosecution has built.If you follow either of these cases, this is the episode you have been waiting for.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.#NancyGuthrie #KouriRichins #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBIAnalysis #TrueCrime #MissingPersons #MurderTrial #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #FentanylMurder

Both had deals with prosecutors. Both were supposed to build the drug chain that ends with fentanyl in Eric Richins' Moscow mule. And they directly contradicted each other on the most critical question: was it fentanyl, or was it oxycodone?Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down exactly what happens to a prosecution when its two key immunity witnesses tell different stories about the same transaction — and why this isn't just a credibility problem. It is a chain-of-custody problem for the drug at the foundation of the entire case.Coffindaffer explains how FBI investigators typically handle witness contradiction of this magnitude, what options prosecutors have to shore up a chain that's already been undermined from inside their own courtroom, and how juries process the reality that both witnesses on the stand received deals that reduced their personal liability before agreeing to testify.She also breaks down Josh Grossman's testimony — Kouri's alleged boyfriend, visibly emotional at the stand, head in hands as intimate text messages were read aloud, including one asking whether he would marry her if she were divorced right now, sent less than a month before Eric's death. Coffindaffer explains what FBI investigators watch for in a witness's emotional performance — and what that testimony does for the prosecution's narrative of motive.She also gives her read on the back-to-back mistrial motions: deliberate appellate strategy, or genuine concern about what is still coming?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 #FentanylMurder #UtahMurderTrial #TrueCrimeTrial #MurderTrial2026 #JenniferCoffindaffer #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #PoisoningCase

The prosecution says Kouri Richins killed her husband for money. The forensic accountant just showed the jury exactly how much money—and how fast it disappeared.Brooke Karrington testified that by March 2022, Kouri carried $7.5 million in debt. She was paying $80,000 monthly just to service it. Four payday lenders were collecting $2,100 from her every day. Her business account was described as "perpetually in the hole." In December 2021 alone—77 overdraft transactions.One day after Eric died: $2.9 million mansion purchased. Seven days later: listed for sale. Eventually: foreclosed. The $1.35 million from Eric's life insurance? Spent within three months. By September 2022, she allegedly had $800 remaining.That's the prosecution's motive case. But the defense may have already planted reasonable doubt without calling a single witness.Tonight we're breaking down the cross-examination that exposed critical investigation gaps. Dr. Erik Christensen admitted urine, eye fluid, liver tissue, and hair follicle tests could have shown whether Eric was a long-term fentanyl user. None were performed. He conceded those results would have factored into his manner-of-death determination.Carmen Lauber—the prosecution's key drug witness—admitted under cross that she tested positive for meth during the relevant period, changed her story after receiving immunity from three jurisdictions, and was told by a detective that "the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder."The kitchen was never searched the night Eric died. The Moscow Mule copperware was never tested. An empty hydrocodone bottle in his nightstand was never analyzed.Defense attorney Bob Motta joins us to assess whether the defense peaked too early—or if their 35 witnesses will seal it.Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.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.#KouriRichinsLive #RichinsTrialDay7 #ForensicAccountant #EricRichins #DefenseCrossExamination #CarmenLauber #ReasonableDoubt #UtahMurderTrial #BobMotta #HiddenKillersLive

Week three of the Kouri Richins trial began with some fireworks in the courtroom. While the jury was dismissed, Kouri Richins defense attorney tried to convince the judge Eric Richins’ business partner impeached himself regarding Eric’s alleged drug use in high school. After a testy back and forth about “red devil” pills, the judge made his ruling, frustrating the defense, which claimed Eric’s alleged “illicit drug” issue proves Kouri is innocent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey everyone!!!This week I wanted to focus on the trial that is unfolding right now! Kouri Richins is on trial for the murder of her husband Eric Richins. In this episode I recap the first 9 days of the trial and at the end we revisit the ORIGINAL Crime with Holly episode. Going forward I will be recapping each week in a BONUS episode. Make sure you follow me over on Facebook to get daily recaps.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justinandhollyNOW AVAILABLE: CRIME WITH HOLLY PATREON!www.patreon.com/crimewithhollyEnjoy ad free for just $2 a month!Enjoying the show?  Here's a way to find out where else you can follow CrimeaHolly!https://linktr.ee/CrimeaHollyCrime with Holly Case Suggestion Form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGdPu4AWAoG_-cmznwcNxnNQlEyX9nxxOwZNZfqpprL3TaUQ/viewformOriginal Episode Source Material:Episode Sources:https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23808108/kouri-richins-warrant.pdfhttps://www.abc4.com/gtu/a-childrens-book-to-aid-in-coping-with-grief/https://www.kpcw.org/summit-county/2023-05-09/the-grand-home-kouri-richins-plywood-mansion-in-midway-could-have-buyer#https://www.cestonemasonry.comhttps://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/kouri-richins-changed-life-insurance-policies-prosecutors-sayhttps://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/woman-wrote-book-grief-husbands-death-accused-murder-99199204https://nypost.com/2023/05/12/kouri-richins-slain-husband-suspected-she-had-an-affair/https://www.kpcw.org/summit-county/2024-02-23/kouri-richins-preliminary-hearing-set-for-mayhttps://www.walker-mortuary.com/obituaries/eric-richinshttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/saltlaketribune/name/julie-jorgenson-obituary?id=27135508https://www.parkrecord.com/news/eric-richins-family-remains-hopeful-the-truth-will-be-told-at-some-point/https://www.parkrecord.com/news/what-is-in-the-envelope-kouri-richins-gave-her-defense-attorney/#:~:text=Kouri%20Richins%2C%20left%2C%20a%20Utah,1.https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/12/us/utah-mom-husband-killing-court-documents/index.htmlhttps://www.insideedition.com/kouri-richins-murder-drugs-system-husband-erichttps://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/kouri-richins-claims-controversial-letter-found-in-jail-cell-was-excerpt-from-bookhttps://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/family-spokesperson-friend-remember-kamas-man-allegedly-killed-by-wifehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/kouri-richins-murder-case-eric-richins-utah-mansion-48-hours/#https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kouri-richins-utah-mom-husband-eric-richins-poison-childrens-book-48-hours/#https://www.kpcw.org/summit-county/2023-05-08/summit-county-mom-arrested-for-husbands-murderhttps://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/10/utah-woman-allegedly-tried-poison/https://nypost.com/2023/06/29/kouri-richins-tried-to-profit-from-husbands-murder-lawsuit/#https://nypost.com/2023/05/19/kouri-richins-took-out-2-million-in-life-insurance-policies-on-husband/https://www.abc4.com/richins/kouri-richins-complete-timeline-in-murder-case/https://people.com/sisters-of-utah-father-allegedly-poisoned-by-his-wife-not-giving-up-7963513#:~:text=Eric%20and%20Kouri%20Richins%20with,with%20covered%20dishes%20and%20condolences.https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/kouri-is-entitled-utah-mom-accused-of-murdering-husband-and-writing-grief-book-sues-estate-to-force-sale-of-million-dollar-family-home-where-fentanyl-od-took-place/https://www.kpcw.org/summit-county/2023-08-03/eric-richins-family-not-kouri-gets-insurance-money-from-erics-business-court-sayshttps://nypost.com/2023/05/15/inside-the-home-kouri-richins-allegedly-killed-husband-over/https://kutv.com/news/2news-investigates/family-friends-shocked-by-utah-authors-arrest-for-husbands-murder-kouri-eric-richins-home-depot-march-2022-linda-king-fentanyl-poisoning-amazon-childrens-book-shockedhttps://truecrimebeat.com/?p=2500https://www.parkrecord.com/news/kouri-richins-can-keep-manuscript-from-prosecutors-but-must-turn-over-a-letter-from-another-inmate-judge-rules/https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/who-was-eric-richins-the-fallen-man-behind-the-grieving-wife-turned-author/https://people.com/crime/kouri-richins-threw-party-day-after-allegedly-murderin-husband/https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/kouri-richins-changed-life-insurance-policies-prosecutors-sayhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/8084131/kouri-richins-bizarre-facebook-post-husband-murdered/https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/15/eric-richins-whose-wife-is-accused/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie2DflEVCq4https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kouri+richins+interview+good+things+utah

Jamye Woody, Police Detective, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial. Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and laced a Moscow Mule she made for her husband on the night he died.Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty. Her defense argues Eric's death was an accidental overdose and that he had a hidden history of drug use.This channel is dedicated exclusively to the Kouri Richins case—every witness, every exhibit, every argument through verdict.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 #UtahMurderTrial #KamasUtah #FentanylMurder #TrueCrimeTrial #JusticeForEric #FullTrialCoverage #CourtRoom

The prosecution's motive case is built in bank statements. Forensic accountant Brooke Karrington laid it out for the jury: by March 2022, Kouri Richins carried $7.5 million in debt. She was hemorrhaging $80,000 monthly in payments. Four payday lenders collected $2,100 from her every single day. Her business account was described under oath as "perpetually in the hole." In December 2021 alone, her accounts recorded 77 overdraft transactions.One day after Eric Richins died, she purchased a $2.9 million mansion in Midway. Listed it seven days later. It foreclosed. The $1.35 million from Eric's life insurance policies was entirely spent within three months. By September 2022, she allegedly had $800 left.That's the financial picture prosecutors want the jury to see. But the defense hasn't called a single witness yet—and they may have already established reasonable doubt through cross-examination alone.Dr. Erik Christensen admitted tests that could have shown whether Eric was a long-term fentanyl user were never performed. Urine, eye fluid, liver tissue, hair follicles—none tested. He conceded those results would have factored into his manner-of-death determination.Carmen Lauber—the prosecution's key drug witness—admitted testing positive for methamphetamine during the relevant period, changing her story after receiving immunity from three jurisdictions, and being told by a detective that "the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder."The kitchen and basement were never searched the night Eric died. The Moscow Mule copperware was never tested. An empty hydrocodone bottle in Eric's nightstand was never analyzed.Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down whether the defense has peaked too early—or if their 35 waiting witnesses will finish what cross-examination started.Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.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 #KouriRichinsTrial #EricRichins #ForensicAccountant #PaydayLoanDebt #ReasonableDoubt #DefenseStrategy #CarmenLauber #InvestigationGaps #KouriRichinsVerdict

Two weeks into the Kouri Richins murder trial, the prosecution has presented a case that keeps coming back to the same place: Eric Richins knew. He warned his family she was trying to kill him. He hid his legal consultations from her. He was scared — and three weeks after prosecutors say she tried to poison him on Valentine's Day, he was found dead with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in his system.This update covers the full scope of testimony so far. Carmen Lauber's account of sourcing fentanyl at Kouri's alleged direction — four purchases, escalating doses, cash in a driveway — and the immunity deal, the meth use, and the credibility fight the defense has launched against her. Robert Crozier's shifting account of what he actually sold. The digital forensics locking the timeline. The Valentine's Day receipt. The body cam footage from the night Eric died. Josh Grossmann's testimony about the affair, the texts, and the conversation in the Uinta Mountains weeks after Eric was gone.The financial architecture underneath all of it — the secret HELOC, the cut credit cards, the insurance beneficiary change, the forensic accountant's full picture of her debt.And the two texts that frame everything: Kouri writing "if I die, Eric did it" — and Eric warning his own family first.Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty. This is the complete trial breakdown.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 #KouriRichinstrial #EricRichins #KouriRichinsUpdate #FentanylMurder #UtahMurderTrial #EricRichinsWarning #TrueCrime2026 #EricRichinsCase #SummitCountyTrial

Cody Wright, Eric's former business partner, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial. Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and laced a Moscow Mule she made for her husband on the night he died.Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty. Her defense argues Eric's death was an accidental overdose and that he had a hidden history of drug use.This channel is dedicated exclusively to the Kouri Richins case—every witness, every exhibit, every argument through verdict.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 #UtahMurderTrial #KamasUtah #FentanylMurder #TrueCrimeTrial #JusticeForEric #FullTrialCoverage #CourtRoom

He survived the biggest missing persons response in recent Arizona history. He has watched the press conferences. He saw the reward announcement. He knows there is a million dollars on the table, and he knows his image has been seen across the country. He is not doing nothing. This episode is about the part of the investigation that doesn't get a press conference: what a perpetrator does behaviorally when they have been carrying this kind of secret for over a month, how the FBI tracks those behavioral changes without tipping their hand, and what is happening inside the relationships of the people close to whoever took Nancy Guthrie. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer walks through all of it — the digital forensics trail built from pre-operational surveillance documented back to June 2025, what a million-dollar public reward does to a perpetrator's psychology, how multi-perpetrator loyalty erodes under sustained pressure, and what needs to happen in the next 30 days to keep

Matthew Throckmorton, handwriting expert, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial. Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and laced a Moscow Mule she made for her husband on the night he died.Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty. Her defense argues Eric's death was an accidental overdose and that he had a hidden history of drug use.This channel is dedicated exclusively to the Kouri Richins case—every witness, every exhibit, every argument through verdict.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 #UtahMurderTrial #KamasUtah #FentanylMurder #TrueCrimeTrial #JusticeForEric #FullTrialCoverage #CourtRoom

Everyone loves them. Your friends think they're charming. Your family thinks you're lucky. You know what they're really like at home. And you wonder if you're the crazy one.This is Parts 3 and 4 of "Surviving the Fog"—examining financial coercive control and the psychology of the mask through the Kouri Richins case. We're not diagnosing anyone. We're exploring documented patterns that explain how intelligent people end up trapped.Prosecutors allege Kouri was $4.5 million in debt when Eric died. Over 200 overdraft transactions totaling $300,000. A $3.2 million mansion closing the day of his death. Financial abuse creates chains so complete that leaving becomes impossible—not because you're afraid, but because you literally cannot afford to go.The chaos strategy keeps you reactive. The "we" weapon makes every decision feel shared while one person controls. The flip turns your questions into accusations. The trap follows you: destroyed credit, joint debt, sabotaged employment. Financial desperation is a documented lethality indicator—when the house of cards collapses, danger spikes.Then there's the mask. After Eric died, Kouri wrote a children's book about grief. Featured her sons. Did media appearances as the grieving widow helping families heal. All while under investigation for allegedly murdering her husband.Public image management means every interaction is curated, building character witnesses before they're needed. "They would never"—the narrative gets set before you speak. Flying monkeys reinforce their reality while your support network erodes. Two people exist: warm and generous in public, cold and critical at home.The pressure paradox: the mask doesn't crack under scrutiny. It becomes more elaborate. The worse the truth, the better the performance has to be.The public saint and private monster are the same person. Trust what you see at home.Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.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 #SurvivingTheFog #FinancialAbuse #TheMask #NarcissisticAbuse #EricRichins #FlyingMonkeys #CoerciveControl #PublicPersona #KouriRichinsTrial

This is our Week in Review of the Kouri Richins murder trial—and one fact may matter more than everything else the jury has heard.Four years after Eric Richins died with fentanyl in his system, the state's own former Chief Medical Examiner still lists his manner of death as "undetermined." Not homicide. The prosecution is asking a jury to convict Kouri Richins of murder when their own medical expert won't call it one.The problems don't stop there. Carmen Lauber, the housekeeper who testified she bought fentanyl for Kouri four times, was using methamphetamine during the relevant period. She received immunity from three jurisdictions before taking the stand. Her supplier Robert Crozier originally told detectives he sold fentanyl—then testified under oath that he only sold oxycodone because "everybody was scared of fentanyl." When your two key witnesses can't agree on what the drugs were, the case has a credibility crisis.Former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke assesses what's actually happening in that courtroom. After 21 years with the Bureau, including running the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, Dreeke separates truth from performance. He reads Lauber's testimony, Crozier's contradiction, and Kouri's composure through five days of prosecution evidence.Defense attorney Bob Motta identifies what the prosecution still hasn't proven: what drugs Carmen actually obtained, how fentanyl got into Eric, and whether Kouri administered it. He analyzes the nine-minute phone call to the medical examiner's office—consciousness of guilt or a widow seeking answers? And he flags the Seroquel in Eric's system that neither side is emphasizing.The state has established fentanyl in Eric's system, Kouri's financial problems, and her boyfriend. But establishing motive isn't the same as proving murder.Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.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.#KouriRichinsUpdate #RichinsTrialNews #EricRichins #MedicalExaminerTestimony #CarmenLauber #BobMotta #RobinDreeke #FentanylMurder #UtahMurderCase #TrueCrimeToday

Everyone loves them. Your friends think they're charming. Your family thinks you're lucky. You know what they're really like at home.That's the loneliest place a human being can be. Tonight we're examining the psychology of coercive control through the Kouri Richins case—Parts 3 and 4 of "Surviving the Fog." We're not diagnosing anyone. We're exploring documented patterns.Financial abuse creates invisible chains. Prosecutors allege Kouri was $4.5 million in debt when Eric died. Over 200 overdraft transactions. A $3.2 million mansion closing the day of his death—one she allegedly couldn't afford. Financial desperation is a lethality indicator in domestic violence research. When the house of cards collapses, danger spikes.The chaos strategy keeps victims reactive—constant crisis means you never step back to see the pattern. The "we" weapon makes every decision feel shared while control stays with one person. And when you finally ask questions about money? The flip happens. Suddenly you're controlling. You don't trust them. You end up apologizing.Then there's the mask. After Eric died, Kouri wrote a children's book about grief. Featured her sons. Promoted it on media appearances as the grieving widow helping families heal. All while under investigation for allegedly murdering her husband.Public image management means every interaction is curated. Character witnesses get built before they're needed. "They would never" becomes the narrative before you can speak—because they told their version first. Flying monkeys get recruited to reinforce their reality while your support network disappears.The pressure paradox: the mask doesn't crack under scrutiny. It becomes more elaborate. The worse the truth, the better the performance has to be.The public saint and private monster are the same person. Trust what you see at home.Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.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.#KouriRichinsLive #SurvivingTheFog #FinancialAbuse #TheMask #NarcissisticAbuse #EricRichins #CoerciveControlSigns #FlyingMonkeys #DomesticViolence #HiddenKillersLive

This is our Week in Review of the Kouri Richins murder trial—and the prosecution's key witnesses are telling different stories under oath.Carmen Lauber testified she bought fentanyl for Kouri Richins four times before Eric died. Robert Crozier—the man who allegedly supplied those drugs to Lauber—took the stand and said something different. He testified he only sold oxycodone, not fentanyl, because "everybody was scared of fentanyl" at the time. He claimed he was "detoxing and out of it" during his original statement to detectives. Lauber herself admitted confusion under cross-examination.When your two central witnesses can't agree on what the drugs actually were, the prosecution has a problem.Former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke spent 21 years with the Bureau, including time as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. His career was built on reading people in high-stakes environments—separating truth from performance, assessing credibility under pressure. He examines what behavioral signals reveal whether a witness with credibility wounds is still telling core truth versus constructing a self-serving narrative. He also reads Kouri's sustained composure through five days of devastating testimony.Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down whether the prosecution can recover. The state played a recording of Kouri calling the medical examiner's office asking detailed questions about substances found in Eric's body. But Bob analyzes whether that shows consciousness of guilt—or exactly what you'd expect from a widow trying to understand her husband's death.The most significant fact the jury has heard: the state's own former Chief Medical Examiner still lists Eric's manner of death as "undetermined." Not homicide. Four years later.Over twenty witnesses called. Fentanyl in Eric's system established. Financial problems documented. Boyfriend confirmed. But the prosecution still hasn't proven how fentanyl got into Eric or that Kouri administered it.Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.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.#KouriRichinsTrial #EricRichinsMurder #CarmenLauberTestimony #RobertCrozier #RobinDreekeFBI #BobMottaDefense #FentanylCase #UtahTrial #TrueCrimePodcast #HiddenKillersPod

Why don't we talk about money when we talk about domestic abuse? And why do abusers look so perfect to everyone except the person living with them?This is Parts 3 and 4 of "Surviving the Fog"—examining financial abuse and public image manipulation through the Kouri Richins case. We're not diagnosing anyone. We're exploring documented psychological patterns.Prosecutors allege Kouri Richins was $4.5 million in debt. Over 200 overdraft transactions totaling $300,000. A $3.2 million mansion closing the day Eric died—one she allegedly couldn't afford. Financial abuse doesn't leave bruises, but research shows financial desperation is a lethality indicator. When the house of cards collapses, danger spikes.The chaos strategy keeps partners reactive—constant financial crisis means you're always putting out fires, never analyzing the pattern. The "we" weapon makes decisions feel shared while one person controls. The flip turns your questions into accusations—suddenly you're the controlling one. The trap follows even after leaving: destroyed credit, joint debt, sabotaged employment.Then there's the mask. After Eric died, Kouri wrote a children's book about grief. Featured her sons on the cover. Did media appearances as the grieving widow helping families heal. All while under investigation for allegedly murdering her husband. If the prosecution is right, this is the mask at its most extreme.We break down documented patterns: Public image management—building character witnesses before they're needed. "They would never"—four dangerous words that set the narrative before you can speak. Flying monkeys—people recruited to reinforce their reality.The pressure paradox explains why scrutiny makes the mask stronger, not weaker. The worse the truth, the better the performance.Trust what you see at home. Not what everyone else sees.Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.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.#KouriRichinsCase #FinancialAbuse #NarcissisticAbuse #TheMask #EricRichins #SurvivingTheFog #CoerciveControl #EconomicAbuse #PublicPersona #TrueCrimeToday

This is our Week in Review of the Kouri Richins murder trial—and we're breaking down testimony that's raising more questions than answers.Five days in, the prosecution's drug-chain theory is showing cracks. Carmen Lauber—the housekeeper who claims she bought fentanyl for Kouri four times—was using methamphetamine during the relevant period and received immunity from three jurisdictions before testifying. Her supplier Robert Crozier originally told detectives he sold fentanyl. On the stand, he said it was oxycodone and that he was "detoxing and out of it" when he gave his original statement.Two key witnesses. Two different drugs. That's a problem the prosecution has to solve.Former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke joins us to assess what's happening in that courtroom. With 21 years at the Bureau including time running the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, Dreeke built his career reading people under pressure. He examines Lauber's credibility wounds, Crozier's contradictions, and Kouri's sustained composure through five days of testimony. When behavioral evidence—the searches, the insurance positioning, the coded language—clashes with missing physical evidence, which matters more to a jury?Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down the most significant fact yet: four years after Eric died with fentanyl in his system, the state's own former Chief Medical Examiner still lists manner of death as "undetermined." Not homicide.The prosecution played a recording of Kouri calling the medical examiner's office asking detailed questions about what killed Eric. Bob analyzes whether that's consciousness of guilt or exactly what a grieving widow would do. He also identifies the Seroquel found in Eric's system that neither side is focusing on—and what has to happen for the prosecution to make this case viable.Over twenty witnesses. Still no proof of how fentanyl got into Eric or that Kouri administered it.Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.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.#KouriRichinsLive #RichinsTrialWeekInReview #CarmenLauber #RobinDreeke #BobMotta #EricRichins #FentanylMurderTrial #WitnessCredibility #UtahCourt #HiddenKillersLive

Former prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis covers three major legal developments in one extended interview.The Kouri Richins trial just heard devastating financial testimony. A forensic accountant told jurors she was $1.6 million in debt the day after Eric Richins died. Her business was "imploding." Checks bounced constantly. The prosecution wants the jury to see financial desperation as murder motive. Eric Faddis explains how that legal argument works, why Kouri's belief about life insurance matters even though Eric had already changed his beneficiaries, and whether 26 fraud charges help or hurt.In the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigation, there's no arrest and no suspect—but innocent people have already been named, detained, and harassed. A man questioned for hours was released with his attorney saying he has "no link whatsoever" to the case. A teacher is being targeted at his home by amateur sleuths. Eric Faddis explains what legal recourse exists when you've been dragged into a high-profile case you weren't part of.The Cascio family—who defended Michael Jackson publicly for 25 years, testified at his 2005 trial, and wrote a memoir calling him innocent—are now suing, alleging he drugged, raped, and trafficked them since childhood. The estate calls it extortion. A hearing this week determines whether the case goes public or gets sealed in arbitration. Eric Faddis examines the credibility nightmare, the settlement they already collected, and what federal trafficking law requires.Three cases. Three legal battlegrounds. One conversation covering all 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=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 #NancyGuthrie #MichaelJackson #CascioFamily #EricFaddis #TrueCrimeToday #MurderMotive #Defamation #Trafficking #TrueCrime

The Kouri Richins murder trial reached a critical moment as prosecutors called their star witness. Carmen Lauber, the former housekeeper who allegedly purchased the fentanyl that killed Eric Richins, testified under immunity agreements and described a months-long drug procurement operation.Lauber told jurors she bought drugs for Kouri four times in early 2022. The requests allegedly escalated from pain pills to fentanyl. According to her testimony, when she informed Kouri the drugs were fentanyl—not standard painkillers—Kouri told her to get them anyway. Transactions allegedly happened through cash drops at properties Kouri was renovating and pills left in a firepit.Three days after Eric died, Lauber says Kouri contacted her asking about the drug connection again. Payment arrived as a check marked for construction cleaning. When Lauber later asked about the pills, Kouri allegedly claimed Eric died from a brain aneurysm.Prosecutor Brad Bloodworth promised the jury the evidence would prove Kouri murdered Eric "for his money and to get a fresh start at life." The prosecution's case includes a forensic toxicologist's confirmation that Eric had five times the lethal dose of illicit fentanyl in his system, a fraudulent life insurance policy obtained weeks before his death, a Caribbean vacation pre-booked with Kouri's boyfriend for the month after Eric would be dead, and internet searches for "what is a lethal dose of fentanyl."Defense attorney Wendy Lewis challenged Lauber's testimony aggressively. Lauber confirmed she was using methamphetamine regularly during the alleged drug purchases. She initially described the drug requests as oxycodone, not fentanyl. The defense also played a recording where an investigator encouraged Lauber to provide testimony ensuring conviction.Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is presumed innocent until proven otherwise.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.#KouriRichinsUpdate #RichinsTrial2025 #CarmenLauberTestimony #EricRichins #FentanylMurderTrial #UtahCrime #ParkCityTrial #TrueCrimeNews #MurderTrial #TrueCrimeToday

The digital evidence presented in the Kouri Richins trial doesn't need a plea deal or immunity agreement. It speaks on its own.Forensic analyst Chris Kotrodimos testified about data extracted from seven phones in this case. What he showed the jury was damning. Deleted meme thumbnails recovered from Kouri's phone—accessed moments after first responders left the home where Eric Richins lay dead—included one captioned "I'm really rich" and another showing a woman crying into cash.Between January and mid-March 2022, hundreds of messages, web searches, and call logs were scrubbed from Kouri's white iPhone. Eric's phone showed no mass deletions during the same period.The timeline around Eric's death raised immediate questions. Kouri's phone was unlocked multiple times at 3:06 a.m. the night he died. She didn't call 911 until 3:21. What happened in those fifteen minutes?Google searches recovered from Kouri's replacement phone included how to wipe an iPhone remotely, whether police can force lie detector tests, luxury prison information, and life insurance payout timelines. Cell tower data showed phones belonging to the alleged drug supplier and middleman meeting at the same Draper gas station on the three exact dates prosecutors say fentanyl was purchased—and nowhere else.Valentine's Day data presented a split screen: Kouri texting her alleged boyfriend "I love you" while Eric texted her saying he was sick. That's the day prosecutors allege she attempted to poison him with fentanyl. Former Chief Medical Examiner Erik Christensen testified Eric was given fentanyl by someone else.The psychological question underlying this case—how did Eric miss the signs?—has answers in documented research on coercive control and love bombing. Smart people don't see it coming because they're targeted precisely for their trust.Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.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.#KouriRichinsUpdate #RichinsTrialEvidence #PhoneForensics #EricRichins #FentanylMurder #DeletedTexts #LoveBombing #CoerciveControl #SummitCountyTrial #TrueCrimeToday

Breaking down the digital evidence that could define the Kouri Richins murder trial—and the psychological patterns that explain how Eric never saw it coming.Forensic testimony focused on data from seven phones. Digital analyst Chris Kotrodimos showed the jury deleted meme thumbnails recovered from Kouri's device—accessed moments after first responders left the home where Eric lay dead. One meme was captioned "I'm really rich." Another showed a woman crying into cash. The timing is almost incomprehensible—unless you understand documented patterns of narcissistic behavior.The data gets worse. Hundreds of messages, web searches, and call logs were wiped from Kouri's white iPhone between January and mid-March 2022. Eric's phone showed zero mass deletions. Kouri's device was unlocked multiple times at 3:06 a.m. the night Eric died. She waited until 3:21 to call 911.Google searches recovered from her replacement phone: how to wipe an iPhone remotely, whether police can force lie detector tests, luxury prison information, life insurance payout timelines. Cell tower records placed phones belonging to the alleged drug supplier at the same Draper gas station on three exact dates—the dates of alleged fentanyl purchases.Valentine's Day texts showed a devastating split screen: Kouri telling her alleged boyfriend "I love you" while Eric texted her saying he felt sick. Prosecutors say that's the day she tried to poison him.But evidence only explains what allegedly happened—not how someone intelligent ends up married to danger. We're examining coercive control, love bombing, trauma bonding, and intermittent reinforcement. These aren't buzzwords. They're documented psychological mechanisms that trap smart people in relationships they can't see clearly.The person you fell in love with may have never existed.Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.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.#KouriRichinsLive #RichinsTrial #DeletedMemes #LoveBombing #NarcissisticAbuse #EricRichinsMurder #TraumaBonding #FentanylMurderTrial #DigitalForensics #HiddenKillersLive

Breaking testimony from the Kouri Richins murder trial as the prosecution's key witness takes the stand. Carmen Lauber, testifying under immunity deals with three Utah counties and federal authorities, has told jurors she purchased drugs for Kouri Richins four separate times in early 2022—and that Kouri knew the final batch contained fentanyl.According to Lauber's testimony, the drug procurement evolved from pain pills to something lethal. Cash was left in properties Kouri was flipping. Pills were dropped in a firepit. When Lauber told Kouri the drugs were fentanyl, not just standard painkillers, Kouri allegedly said to proceed anyway.The timeline prosecutors have presented is damning. Weeks before Eric Richins died, Kouri allegedly obtained a fraudulent life insurance policy. Months earlier, she had already booked a Caribbean vacation with her boyfriend—scheduled for the month after her husband's death. Text messages to that boyfriend included: "If he could just go away and you could just be here, life would be so perfect."A forensic toxicologist has confirmed Eric had five times the lethal dose of illicit fentanyl in his system when he died. Two weeks before his death, Eric allegedly told a friend he believed his wife was trying to poison him after a sandwich she left him caused severe hives requiring an EpiPen.Defense attorney Wendy Lewis is attacking Lauber's credibility on multiple fronts. Lauber admitted to regular methamphetamine use during the period of the alleged drug purchases. She initially told investigators Kouri asked for oxycodone—not fentanyl. And the defense introduced a recording where an investigator told Lauber to provide details that would ensure conviction. Lauber's response: she'd do whatever it takes.Cross-examination continues. Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent.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.#KouriRichinsLive #RichinsTrialDay4 #CarmenLauber #EricRichinsMurder #FentanylTrial #UtahCourtroom #LiveTrialCoverage #SummitCountyTrial #TrueCrimeLive #HiddenKillersLive

Three cases. Three legal minefields. Former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down the week's biggest developments in one extended conversation.Kouri Richins' finances are now on full display for the jury. A forensic accountant testified she was $1.6 million in debt the day after Eric died—business imploding, checks bouncing, hard money loans stacking. The prosecution wants jurors to see premeditation. The defense says it's just reckless spending from someone who was always in over her head. Eric Faddis explains how financial evidence becomes murder motive—and where that argument can fall apart.In the Nancy Guthrie case, there's still no arrest—but innocent people are already suffering. A man was detained, questioned for hours, and released. A schoolteacher is being harassed by amateur investigators convinced he matches doorbell footage. The Guthrie family had to be publicly cleared. Eric Faddis explains what legal recourse exists when you've been named in a case you had nothing to do with.And the Cascio family—who spent 25 years defending Michael Jackson in court, on television, and in print—are now suing, alleging he drugged, raped, and trafficked them since childhood. The estate calls it extortion. A hearing this week determines whether this goes to public trial or sealed arbitration. Eric Faddis breaks down the credibility nightmare, the settlement the Cascios already collected, and what federal trafficking law actually requires.One conversation. Three completely different legal questions.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 #NancyGuthrie #MichaelJackson #CascioFamily #EricFaddis #MurderTrial #Defamation #Trafficking #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/v5Rs-jPBW88  Day 9 of the Kouri Richins trial delivered explosive testimony, highlighted by Kouri's former best friend, Chelsea Barney. The trial continues to build a narrative of financial dispute and marital strife, including Kouri's alleged desire for her husband, Eric, to be dead. Another best friend of Kouri recounts Eric jokingly telling their friend group that he thought Kouri tried to poison him with a sandwich and not to eat anything she served them. He quickly stated it must have been an allergic reaction and that he used his epi-pen and is fine now. RESOURCES Kouri Richins Trial Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gIKTiEBENmlYTBxjH_fbLUO   Kouri Richins Trial Case Brief Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFdNnRZUqH63ET7ols7SV3omxBEPgMoAh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Utah, the murder trial of mom of three Kouri Richins enters its second week. Richins' former housekeeper testifies about buying drugs for Kouri before Eric Richins' death. She says Kouri asked for something "stronger". In South Carolina, Scott Spivey's shooting death comes under review by a judge. One of the men who shot Spivey testifies. In Dateline Round Up, the latest on the murder trials of Michigan farmer Dale Warner, and former Miami Hurricanes player, Rashaun Jones. Plus, a veteran police chief gives his tips on photo lineups.   Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.