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The shocking story of Utah mom Kouri Richins, accused of poisoning her husband and then writing a children's book about grief. The verdict is in. Her closest friend and a jury foreperson speak out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The jury weighs in at the trial of Kouri Richins, the Utah grief author and momofthree accused of murdering her husband. In Provo, Utah, prosecutors say greed is at the heart of their case against Meggan Sundwall, a nurse accused of injecting her friend with a fatal dose of insulin. In Dateline Round Up, the ex-lover of convicted killer and former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini learns her fate. And a potentially game-changing ruling in a 30-year-old murder case. Plus, AI is being used to write police reports and predict crimes. Does it work? This episode discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for more resources. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com Start listening to "Trace of Suspicion" here: https://www.nbcnews.com/traceofsuspicion Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Try Gusto today at https://gusto.com/edb and get three months free when you run your first payroll. Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/nw_kypHa2ao In today's Case Brief, we dive deep into the aftermath of the Kouri Richins trial. A juror has officially spoken out about the deliberations, and we're correcting the record on what her potential sentence actually looks like. 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 Senate clears a key procedural hurdle on the SAVE America Act in a near party-line vote, setting up a contentious fight over voter ID requirements and election integrity. A federal judge blocks the Trump administration's overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, ruling the changes likely violated established scientific review procedures. National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent resigns, citing opposition to the war in Iran and alleging outside pressure influenced the decision to engage. Utah mother Kouri Richins is convicted of murdering her husband with fentanyl, as prosecutors' financial motive and prior poisoning attempt help drive a swift jury verdict - MK True Crime Contributor Dave Aronberg weighs in. PureTalk: Save on wireless with PureTalk visit https://PureTalk.com/MEGYNKELLY Herald Group: Learn more at https://GuardYourCard.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Dave Landau back in-studio, 20th anniversary of the Mobile Leprechaun story, Jerry O'Connell's family beat him, Kouri Richins guilty, and Timothée Chalamet's sad ex-girlfriend porn star. PLUS: WATP Karl with Corey Feldman's One Bad Movie, the vapid podcast The Toast, and Cheryl Hines & RFK Jr. vs Chelsea Handler & Tig Notaro Dave Landau hangs with us today. Rock & Brews had their soft opening Monday and everyone was there! Marc and BranDon couldn't get tickets to the event, but bet your butt Tom Mazawey made it. It's St. Patrick's Day! It's also the 20-year anniversary of the greatest newscasts in TV history. Donald Trump decided to air Republican Rep. Neal Dunn's terminal health information during a presser. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry get smoked by Variety. Everybody hates them. The DHS shutdown is really taking it's toll on TSA workers. Many of them are bailing and just quitting. Alabama basketball star, Aden Holloway, was busted with marijuana and booted from the NCAA Tournament. Starbucks is looking to Tennessee over Seattle, Washington. Karl Hamburger from WATP stops in to laugh at John Melendez, dive deeper into Corey Feldman on One Bad Movie with Stephen Baldwin, rip apart The Toast Podcast and their insufferable millennial hosts, check out Denis Leary on Dear Chelsea and more. Bert Kreischer gets another season on Netflix. He recently lost his tour bus in a freak fire. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is dead! Jerry O'Connell's wife and children physically assaulted him the night Donald Trump won his second presidential election. Drew Crime: Author Kouri Richins is now murderer Kouri Richins. Nice wife. Football star, Darron Lee, consulted ChatGPT for murder advice. Timothée Chalamet is getting bullied in Hollywood. Did you know he used to nail porn star Sarah Tena? Something is going on with YouTube and somebody's not telling me something. Merch remains available. Buy it before it's gone or miss out. If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew Lane, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon)
Kouri Richins, Utah author and mother, was just found guilty for murder and attempted murder of her husband Eric Richins. The state accused her of killing him with a fentanyl-laced Moscow mule in 2022 after previously attempting to poison him via a sandwich on Valentine's Day. Monday evening the Jury found her guilty on all counts including insurance fraud and forgery. In a special episode, "48 Hours" correspondent Natalie Morales speaks with Skye Lazaro, former defense attorney for Richins, about the significance of the outcome and the key moments in court that let up to the verdict. This episode was recorded on March 17. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Rachel Scott reports on the Trump administration's top counterterrorism official Joe Kent's resignation in protest of Pres. Trump's war with Iran as the president criticizes NATO allies for refusing to help reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz; Rhiannon Ally has details on the sonic "boom" heard from Ohio to Kentucky after a meteor traveling 45,000 mph exploded upon entering Earth's atmosphere, shaking the ground and registering on a seismograph; Trevor Ault has the latest on the case of Kouri Richins, who was found guilty of poisoning her husband and then writing a children's book about coping with grief; and more on tonight's broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Day 1 of the Kouri Richins trial is finally here, and the courtroom in Summit County is packed. The Utah mom accused of poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, is facing aggravated murder, attempted murder, insurance fraud and forgery. Scott breaks down the opening salvos: the state's poison-and-profit theory, the defense's "sensational media vs. real evidence" spin, the fight over hunting photos, and why people were lining up before 5 a.m. just to get a wristband. We'll walk through what the jury heard, how the judge is running this courtroom, and what today's moves tell us about the battle that's coming. #KouriRichins #TrueCrime #MurderTrial #CourtroomCoverage #CrimeTalk #EricRichins
Day 2 of the Kouri Richins trial, and the courtroom in Summit County is packed. The Utah mom accused of poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, is facing aggravated murder, attempted murder, insurance fraud and forgery. Scott breaks down the opening salvos: the state's poison-and-profit theory, the defense's "sensational media vs. real evidence" spin, the fight over hunting photos, and why people were lining up before 5 a.m. just to get a wristband. We'll walk through what the jury heard, how the judge is running this courtroom, and what today's moves tell us about the battle that's coming. #KouriRichins #TrueCrime #MurderTrial #CourtroomCoverage #CrimeTalk #EricRichins
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A Utah jury of 8 took less than 3 hours to find 35 year old mom of three, Kouri Richins guilty of fatally poisoning her husband Eric with a fentanyl spiked Moscow mule. Closing arguments and jury instructions took most of the day, so it was a surprise when they continued to deliberate into the evening to come back with guilty verdicts on all counts. RIchins’ reaction was palpable as the judge read the the verdicts aloud, her head fell and she never looked up again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/pxtdDXh2EG8 & https://youtu.be/34F9U3IRbAM After 15 days of intense testimony in the Kouri Richins trial, the case reached a swift conclusion following closing arguments from both the state and the defense. 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
A Utah jury of 8 took less than 3 hours to find 35 year old mom of three, Kouri Richins guilty of fatally poisoning her husband Eric with a fentanyl spiked Moscow mule. Closing arguments and jury instructions took most of the day, so it was a surprise when they continued to deliberate into the evening to come back with guilty verdicts on all counts. RIchins’ reaction was palpable as the judge read the the verdicts aloud, her head fell and she never looked up again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Utah jury of 8 took less than 3 hours to find 35 year old mom of three, Kouri Richins guilty of fatally poisoning her husband Eric with a fentanyl spiked Moscow mule. Closing arguments and jury instructions took most of the day, so it was a surprise when they continued to deliberate into the evening to come back with guilty verdicts on all counts. RIchins’ reaction was palpable as the judge read the the verdicts aloud, her head fell and she never looked up again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Massive gatherings organized on social media have overwhelmed some Florida cities and local officials as part of spring break "takeovers." In Daytona Beach, beachgoers ran after hearing what they thought were gunshots. Cristian Benavides reports. Kouri Richins, the Utah mom accused of killing her husband and later writing a children's book about grief, was found guilty on all charges Monday, including aggravated murder. Her sentencing is now set for May and she faces the possibility of life in prison. From budgeting to investing and saving, people are turning to artificial intelligence for help. A recent survey shows 66% of Americans have turned to AI to seek financial advice. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger explains best practices on how to incorporate technology into your financial life. Sponsored by AT&T. "CBS Mornings" co-host Nate Burleson spoke with NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace and other members of Michael Jordan's co-owned team, 23XI Racing, about their training and the strategy behind their success. Melissa Etheridge speaks with "CBS Mornings" about releasing her 17th studio album "Rise" later this month, writing about the loss of her son and grief. In the "CBS Mornings" series "Never Too Late," an Olympian helps a woman face her fear of water, which she says stems from nearly drowning as a child. Adriana Diaz reports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In a sweepingly fast verdict, a jury found Kouri Richins guilty for all counts, including aggravated murder. KSL TV's Shelby Lofton, was in the room as this verdict came down and explains the mood as it all unfolded. With Greg's 40 + years of experience as an attorney, he takes us inside the jury room to analyze what could have happened to send this verdict so quickly.
Kouri Richins, 35, is charged with aggravated murder, attempted criminal homicide, and financial crimes in the death of Eric Richins, who died from a lethal dose of fentanyl in 2022. We are streaming the trial on our True Crime Squad Trials page and discussing it here on our main channel in the evening.Join our squad! Kristi and Katie share true crime stories and give you actionable things you can do to help, all with a wicked sense of humor.Follow our True Crime Trials Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TrueCrimeSquadTrialsFollow our True Crime Shorts Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@truecrimesquadshorts-t6iWant to Support our work and get perks like extra content and The Watch Party?www.truecrimesquad.com*Social Media Links*Facebook: www.facebook.com/truecrimesquadFacebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/215774426330767Website: https://www.truecrimesquad.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truecrimesquadBlueSky- https://bsky.app/profile/truecrimesquad.bsky.social True Crime Squad on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/5gIPqBHJLftbXdRgs1Bqm1
4:20 pm: Steve Malanga, Senior Editor at the Manhattan Institute's City Journal, joins the program to discuss his piece about sports journalism has moved to the political left.4:38 pm: Ryan Arbon, Weber County Sheriff, joins the show to discuss his support for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Salt Lake City, even amongst the backlash for the facility from city and county leaders.6:05 pm: Brandon Morse, Senior Editor for RedState, joins the program to discuss his piece about why people shift politically to the right as they age.6:38 pm: Live coverage of Kouri Richins case, wife accused of poisioning her husband with fentanyl, and verdict after 3 hours of deliberations.
This week on True Crime Rundown, Ellyn and Joey cover the murder trial of Kouri Richins, who is accused of killing her husband, Eric Richins, by lacing a drink with fentanyl in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kouri RIchins’ defense team put on a fiery closing argument to jurors, insisting the prosecution did not prove Richins purchased Fentanyl and not did prove she gave it to her husband. The prosecution ended its rebuttal with this final, powerful command: “See through her facade, check her ambition, and do not let her get away with murder.“See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The prosecution put on an extremely effective closing today, giving a detailed timeline of what Kouri did NOT do to try and save her husband’s life and appealed to the jury’s common sense for why and how they claim Kouri poisoned her husband. As soon as the prosecution finished, the defense called for a mistrial. The judge denied that motion but did agree to re-instruct the jury after prosecutors compared RIchins to a black widow and discussed the facial expressions she was making throughout the trial. Next up, the defense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The prosecution put on an extremely effective closing today, giving a detailed timeline of what Kouri did NOT do to try and save her husband’s life and appealed to the jury’s common sense for why and how they claim Kouri poisoned her husband. As soon as the prosecution finished, the defense called for a mistrial. The judge denied that motion but did agree to re-instruct the jury after prosecutors compared RIchins to a black widow and discussed the facial expressions she was making throughout the trial. Next up, the defense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kouri RIchins’ defense team put on a fiery closing argument to jurors, insisting the prosecution did not prove Richins purchased Fentanyl and not did prove she gave it to her husband. The prosecution ended its rebuttal with this final, powerful command: “See through her facade, check her ambition, and do not let her get away with murder.“See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The prosecution put on an extremely effective closing today, giving a detailed timeline of what Kouri did NOT do to try and save her husband’s life and appealed to the jury’s common sense for why and how they claim Kouri poisoned her husband. As soon as the prosecution finished, the defense called for a mistrial. The judge denied that motion but did agree to re-instruct the jury after prosecutors compared RIchins to a black widow and discussed the facial expressions she was making throughout the trial. Next up, the defense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kouri RIchins’ defense team put on a fiery closing argument to jurors, insisting the prosecution did not prove Richins purchased Fentanyl and not did prove she gave it to her husband. The prosecution ended its rebuttal with this final, powerful command: “See through her facade, check her ambition, and do not let her get away with murder.“See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Judge Richard Mrazik gives instructions to the jury in the Kouri Richins Trial. 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 murder trial produced no smoking gun — no murder weapon recovered, no confession, no eyewitness to the act itself. What it produced instead was 42 witnesses, three weeks of testimony, and a prosecution argument that circumstantial evidence stacked high enough becomes something else entirely.Richins, a Utah mother of three, is accused of poisoning her husband Eric with a lethal fentanyl overdose in March 2022. She has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder, attempted murder, insurance fraud, and forgery. After the prosecution rested, her defense team called no witnesses. She did not testify. The case went to the jury on the strength of the state's case alone.Tony Brueski of Hidden Killers walks through what that case actually looked like — the financial motive prosecutors built around a prenuptial agreement and alleged millions in debt, the housekeeper's testimony about four separate fentanyl purchases made at Richins' request, the Valentine's Day sandwich poisoning prosecutors say was attempt number one, the deleted messages, the pre-arrest phone searches, the jail cell letter, and the question Richins allegedly asked her boyfriend about killing — all of it built into a portrait prosecutors called death by a thousand cuts.No single piece of it was a killshot. Whether all of it together crossed the line into proof beyond a reasonable doubt — that's the question this episode answers.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 #FentanylMurder #TrueCrime #MurderTrial #CircumstantialEvidence #UtahMurder #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast
Brad Bloodworth, chief prosecutor for Summit County, serves up closing arguments in the Kouri Richins trial.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
In a move carrying significant legal weight, Kouri Richins' defense team rested without calling a single witness — concluding three weeks of prosecution testimony in a first-degree murder case built entirely on circumstantial evidence. Former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski for a listener Q&A examining the evidentiary landscape the jury is now tasked with assessing.From a procedural standpoint, the defense's silence forces jurors to evaluate the prosecution's case on its own terms. That case rests on interconnected pillars: an extensive financial picture — accounts reportedly in the red, failed real estate transactions, outstanding loans — uncontested opportunity evidence, and Carmen Lauber's testimony, which represents the closest thing this case has to a direct statement from Richins about her intentions.Lauber's testimony came with a serious legal complication. A detective allegedly told her she needed to provide "details that ensure Kouri gets convicted." That statement, if accurately reported, represents a significant problem for the prosecution's most important witness — and Dreeke examines how jurors are likely to weigh that disclosure against everything else Lauber put on the record.The defense also left documented evidentiary gaps in the record: cocktail mugs never forensically tested, no warrant executed for a key family member's phone, an uninvestigated report that Eric sought fentanyl from an alternate source. Under reasonable doubt standards, those aren't rhetorical flourishes — they're unresolved evidentiary questions. Dreeke addresses whether they're likely to carry weight in deliberations.The "Walk the Dog" letter — Richins' alleged jail correspondence coaching family members on what to tell investigators — anchors the prosecution's consciousness-of-guilt argument. Dreeke examines what that document does once it's inside a deliberation room.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 #TrueCrimeToday #KouriRichinsTrial #LegalAnalysis #EricRichins #CircumstantialEvidence #MurderTrial #UtahMurder #TrueCrime #JuryDeliberations
Brad Bloodworth, chief prosecutor for Summit County, serves up closing arguments in the Kouri Richins trial.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
In high-stakes murder trials, the decision not to call your client to the stand is one of the most consequential a defense team can make. In the Kouri Richins trial, that decision has been made. The defense rested without putting Kouri Richins in front of the jury.What does that silence communicate — legally, strategically, and behaviorally?Defense attorney Bob Motta and retired FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke join Tony Brueski to examine the strategic landscape at the close of evidence in one of true crime's most-watched cases. With no physical drug evidence, a immunity-protected star witness whose credibility was aggressively challenged, and a defendant who spent years publicly performing grief while allegedly orchestrating false testimony, the Kouri Richins trial raises questions that go beyond this one case.When circumstantial evidence is this dense, what does a defense team owe the jury? When an investigation has as many procedural gaps as this one, does that create reasonable doubt — or just noise? And when a defendant chooses silence, what fills that vacuum in a juror's mind?Closing arguments are next. The verdict window is open. This is where the case stands.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 #DefenseRests #EricRichins #UtahMurderTrial #FentanylMurder #BobMotta #RobinDreeke #TrueCrime #SummitCounty
The Kouri Richins murder trial enters its final legal phase: closing arguments followed by jury deliberations in a case built entirely on circumstantial evidence. Former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski for Part 2 of the listener Q&A, analyzing the legal and procedural dynamics now shaping how this verdict gets constructed.The prosecution's burden is precise: establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt without direct forensic evidence connecting Richins to the fentanyl in Eric's system. Dreeke examines how juries process purely circumstantial cases under that standard — and what the behavioral research shows about the reliability of those inferential conclusions.Jury instructions handed to jurors before closing arguments represent the legal framework for deliberation — and most trial observers underestimate their importance. Dreeke addresses how instructions function in the deliberation room: as architecture jurors are supposed to apply, but that competes with the emotional and narrative weight accumulated over three weeks of testimony.The forensic accountant's presentation represents a distinct evidentiary challenge: dense, document-heavy, legally durable — but emotionally flat compared to testimony about fentanyl procurement and obituaries on mirrors. Dreeke examines whether that category of evidence survives the emotional gravity of more visceral testimony once deliberations begin.Documented investigative gaps remain on the record: the cocktail mugs never forensically tested, no warrant executed for a key phone, an uninvestigated alternate fentanyl-source report. Under the reasonable doubt standard, those aren't rhetorical points — they're unresolved evidentiary questions. Dreeke addresses what weight they're likely to carry once jurors are behind closed doors.He also maps the realistic path to acquittal — and what behavioral indicators from outside the jury room would signal deliberations are moving in that direction.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 #TrueCrimeToday #LegalAnalysis #JuryInstructions #CircumstantialEvidence #KouriRichinsTrial #EricRichins #ClosingArguments #MurderTrial #TrueCrime
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Three weeks of testimony. A letter written from jail. A witness whose testimony arrived pre-damaged. And then the defense sat down without calling a single person to the stand.The Kouri Richins murder trial just hit its most consequential moment — and former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski to dig into what the prosecution actually built, what the defense failed to dismantle, and what twelve jurors are now sitting with in that room.The "Walk the Dog" letter is the prosecution's most chilling document. Written while Richins was awaiting trial, she allegedly directed family members on what narrative to hand investigators. Dreeke examines what that coordinated deception effort — executed from a jail cell — reveals about someone's behavioral state and decision-making, and why it's extraordinarily difficult to walk back in a jury room.Carmen Lauber's testimony was central to the prosecution's case, but it carried complications. Eric Richins' obituary was reportedly pinned to Lauber's mirror. And a detective allegedly told her she needed to deliver "details that ensure Kouri gets convicted." Dreeke examines how those two facts — one deeply personal, one deeply problematic — interact when jurors try to assess what she actually knew and when she knew it.The investigation had documented gaps: cocktail mugs never tested for fentanyl residue, no warrant executed for a key family member's phone, and an uninvestigated report involving a man who allegedly told investigators Eric sought fentanyl from another source. None closed. The question is whether a jury carrying this much circumstantial weight will let those threads do the work the defense needed them to do.One underreported detail: Eric's trust reportedly left his estate to his sister rather than Kouri. She allegedly learned this after his death. That addition to the financial motive picture darkens what prosecutors had already been building for weeks.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 #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #RobinDreeke #MurderTrial #ForensicEvidence #UtahCrime #InvestigativePodcast
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The evidence is in. The witnesses have testified. And now the Kouri Richins murder trial moves into its final act — closing arguments and the deliberation room where this verdict will be built or broken.Former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski for Part 2 of the listener Q&A, focused on what this jury will actually do with three weeks of testimony and how this verdict is likely to take shape.Dreeke opens with deliberation psychology in a circumstantial case. No smoking gun. No confession. No direct forensic link. How do jurors move from reasonable inference to the legal standard of reasonable doubt? He maps the behavioral process of how people build and resist consensus — and what the specific contours of this case suggest about how that dynamic plays out.The forensic accountant's testimony gets examined here too. Dry. Document-heavy. Dense with loan records, failed real estate deals, and accounts reportedly running red. That kind of evidence doesn't produce the visceral reaction of testimony about fentanyl and obituaries pinned to mirrors — but Dreeke explains why financial evidence often does more durable work in the jury room than emotional testimony ever will.The defense left one thread specifically unresolved: a man who allegedly told investigators Eric sought to purchase fentanyl from another source — never followed up on. If jurors are aware of that, Dreeke explains what it does to the behavioral narrative they've been constructing.And jury instructions — handed to jurors before closing arguments — represent the architecture of how a verdict actually gets constructed. Dreeke is clear-eyed about the behavioral gap between what those instructions require and what twelve people actually do when gut feeling and legal standard don't move in the same direction.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 #JuryDeliberations #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #RobinDreeke #CircumstantialEvidence #MurderVerdict #InvestigativePodcast
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
No smoking gun. No confession. No eyewitness. Just 42 witnesses and a mountain of circumstantial evidence prosecutors say could only point one direction.Kouri Richins stands accused of fatally poisoning her husband Eric with fentanyl in March 2022. She has pleaded not guilty. After three weeks of testimony, her defense team called zero witnesses. She never took the stand. And the question that followed the jury into deliberations is the same one this episode unpacks from the ground up.Tony Brueski walks through every layer: the alleged financial motive built on a prenup trap and $4.5 million in debt, the housekeeper who testified she made four drug runs at Kouri's request, the Valentine's Day attempted poisoning that prosecutors say came first, the hundreds of deleted messages from the exact window of the alleged murder, the pre-arrest phone searches that formed a triangle around method, money, and cleanup — and the question Kouri allegedly asked her boyfriend two weeks after Eric died about what it feels like to kill someone.Death by a thousand cuts. This is all of them.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. 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 #FentanylMurder #TrueCrime #MurderTrial #CircumstantialEvidence #UtahMurder #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
Judge Richard Mrazik gives instructions to the jury 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
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
The Kouri Richins defense has rested. No testimony from Kouri. No alternate explanation for how five times the lethal dose of fentanyl ended up in her husband's body. The cross-examinations are done. The objections are logged. And now twelve jurors are sitting with everything they've seen and heard over three weeks of trial.Defense attorney Bob Motta knows exactly what it looks like when a defense team decides their best move is to stop talking. He joins Tony Brueski alongside retired FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke to pull apart the defense's strategy from the inside — what worked, what didn't, and what the decision not to call Kouri Richins as a witness tells us about how confident her own attorneys are in the case they built.The prosecution spent nearly three weeks laying out motive, means, and a behavioral trail that allegedly started years before Eric Richins died. The defense spent their time trying to dismantle it piece by piece — targeting Carmen Lauber's immunity deal, the absence of physical drug evidence, and the gaps in the original investigation. Motta assesses whether that dismantling was enough. Dreeke breaks down what the jury has been absorbing on a level that has nothing to do with legal arguments.Closing arguments are next. This is the last word before the jury decides.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 #DefenseRests #EricRichins #UtahMurderTrial #FentanylMurder #BobMotta #RobinDreeke #TrueCrime #SummitCounty
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Brad Bloodworth, chief prosecutor for Summit County, serves up closing arguments 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
A late winter blizzard swept across the upper Midwest, bringing 20 inches of snow and winds up to 40 mph to parts of the region. Meanwhile, the same weather system hit southern Tennessee with a possible tornado. Closing arguments are expected to begin on Monday in Kouri Richins' murder trial. She's accused of giving her husband a deadly dose of fentanyl four years ago before she later published a children's book about grief. The case included 13 days of testimony, but the defense did not call any witnesses. If convicted, Richins could face life in prison. "One Battle After Another" took home six awards at the Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, while Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for his performance in "Sinners." Meanwhile, actor Billy Crystal led the in memoriam segment with an emotional tribute to Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, who were killed last year. Clayton Davis, the senior awards editor for Variety, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the big moments, winners and surprises at the Oscars. Sarah Gelman, the editorial director for Amazon Books, joins "CBS Mornings" with top book recommendations that celebrate remarkable women and trailblazers for Women's History Month. Nelson Dellis, a six-time USA Memory Champion and two-time Guinness World Record holder, says he wanted to learn more about memory after seeing his grandmother struggle with Alzheimer's. He gives techniques to improve our memories and discusses his new book, "Everyday Genius." March Madness begins this week with the First Four games on Tuesday and the tournament officially tipping off on Thursday. CBS Sports college basketball insider, analyst and sideline reporter Jon Rothstein breaks down the favorites to win it all, powerhouse teams who aren't the top seeds and possible Cinderellas of the tournament. Grammy award-winner Lizzo exclusively announced on "CBS Mornings" her latest project, a children's book called "Little Lizzo Meets Sasha B. Flute." She spoke with Gayle King about her inspiration for the book and message for young readers. A Ring camera in Tennessee captured an older man slowly climbing the steps of a home for a delivery. The homeowner, seeing the video, decided to post the video online to try and track the man down. She found him and gave him a $200 tip, but it didn't stop there. Thanks to the kindness of strangers, nearly $1 million was raised for the man in five days. David Begnaud reports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Forty witnesses. Recorded jail calls. A boyfriend who broke down on the stand. Text messages that are going to be almost impossible to explain away. And a life story Kouri Richins wrote about herself in the third person at a wellness retreat a year before her husband died. This Hidden Killers Week In Review examines not just the legal arguments—but what the jury is actually absorbing.Defense attorney Bob Motta and former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke go deep on the psychology of this trial. What does a jury do with a self-written document where the defendant describes her marriage as emotionally exhausting and her childhood as unstable—and then the defense puts it in front of them voluntarily? When a witness says Kouri told her it would be "better if Eric were dead," then walks it back, then reaffirms it—does that wobble make the statement more memorable or less?The two texts that will define this case: "If he could just go away" and "If I die, Eric did it." How does any defense attorney argue context around those?The testimony laid out the wreckage prosecutors allege Kouri left behind. A lifelong best friend who lost her entire life savings. A boyfriend on the witness stand. A housekeeper allegedly linked to a fentanyl chain. A family that spent over $100,000 and nearly a thousand hours just to be taken seriously. A husband secretly consulting a divorce attorney—routing communications through his brother-in-law because he believed Kouri was reading his emails.And underneath: $7.5 million in debt, $80,000 in monthly payments, a net worth a forensic accountant described as "imploding."From the forged insurance signature to the Walk the Dog letter written from jail—this is the full accounting.Kouri Richins has pleaded not 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 #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #RobinDreeke #ForensicAccountant #TextEvidence #UtahMurderTrial #TrueCrime
The prosecution has put nearly forty witnesses on the stand. Two mistrial motions have already been filed. And the defense is about to make their move in one of the most-watched murder trials in the country. This Hidden Killers Week In Review brings together defense attorney Bob Motta, former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke, and host Tony Brueski to break down what the shape of this defense actually tells us.When a defense team starts filing mistrial motions mid-trial, is that legal maneuvering or a tell? Bob Motta goes straight at the questions other coverage won't touch. How do you attack a three-pillar circumstantial case—debt, fentanyl access, and a deteriorating marriage—without looking like you're dismissing each piece individually and hoping the jury doesn't connect the dots?Carmen Lauber came in meth-positive. Robert Crozier contradicted his own sworn affidavit. Both are immunity witnesses the prosecution is leaning on hard. Motta and Dreeke weigh in on exactly how much damage shaky immunity witnesses do to a case already built entirely on circumstantial evidence.Robin addresses the behavioral reality that makes this case so disturbing: Kouri allegedly asked for "the Michael Jackson drug" after the first attempt failed. What does it take for someone to fail and immediately seek something more lethal? She texted that she felt "relieved" after Eric died. Then wrote a children's book about grief. In Robin's FBI career, has he seen a behavioral move that audacious?And the question at the center: Eric suspected something. His friends knew. His sister hired a PI. He'd met with a divorce attorney. He told his family to look at Kouri if anything happened. How does someone walk through all those warnings—and still end up dead?Kouri Richins has pleaded not 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=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram 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 #TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #RobinDreeke #DefenseStrategy #MistrialMotion #UtahMurderTrial #CircumstantialEvidence
The defense tried to put Eric Richins on trial. They suggested he had a history with drugs and that the fentanyl that killed him may have come from somewhere other than Kouri. Then the judge blocked their most specific drug evidence. Eric's closest friend and business partner looked a jury in the eye and said he never once saw Eric use drugs. So what's left of this theory? This Hidden Killers Week In Review brings in experts from both sides of the courtroom and the psychology behind it all.Defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks it down. The judge's ruling that gutted their drug evidence. Whether "maybe it came from somewhere else" is enough to create reasonable doubt. The Valentine's Day phone call that directly undercuts the entire theory. The forensic marker in Eric's toxicology pointing to street-grade fentanyl—not a prescription. The open marriage angle the defense floated and the real legal purpose behind it.The uncomfortable question: does blaming the victim for his own death make a jury angrier at your client?Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott and retired FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke examine what Eric's family has carried. By multiple accounts, the moment they walked through the door the night he died, something felt wrong about Kouri. That instinct cost them years, six figures, and nearly a thousand hours of a private investigator's time before they were heard.What happens psychologically when a family sees a dangerous relationship forming and can't stop it? Why does the person inside so often choose their partner? What's it like to sit in a house with the person you suspect, with no evidence, on the worst night of your life?This conversation goes places most true crime coverage doesn't.Kouri Richins has pleaded not 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 #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #TrueCrimeToday #EricFaddis #DefenseStrategy #JudgeRuling #RobinDreeke #ShavaunScott #FentanylMurder
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/nxUlo6ud87w Trial Day 14 in the Kouri Richins trial, but with the jury out, the focus shifts to the critical "law heavy" work of the jury instruction conference. The legal teams wrangle over the exact language that will guide the jurors' deliberations and decide the fate of Kouri Richins. 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
Mom-of-three Kouri Richins stands trial in Utah for the alleged murder of her husband. Prosecutors call her ex-lover to testify and he weeps on the stand. In Florida, the man who confessed to gunning down Microsoft employee Jared Bridegan takes back his confession and guilty plea, potentially upending the case. In Dateline Round Up, a verdict in Dale Warner's trial for murdering his wife, plus new filings in the case of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann. And Josh Mankiewicz gives a sneak peek of his new podcast, "Trace of Suspicion." Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com Start listening to "Trace of Suspicion" here: https://www.nbcnews.com/traceofsuspicion Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Megyn Kelly is joined by Maureen Callahan, host of The Nerve, to discuss a new lawsuit accusing author Amy Griffin of "stealing" a story of sexual assault and using it as her own in her memoir "The Tell," her claim that she acquired the "memories" by using psychedelic drugs, the details of the lawsuit against Amy Griffin over "stolen" memories, the evidence that Griffin may not have had the experiences in her book herself, how Griffin has gotten such easy treatment during her book tour from Oprah, Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow, whether outlets like NBC will now have to correct the record, and more. Then Dave Aronberg, Phil Holloway, and Ashleigh Merchant of MK True Crime join to discuss the explosive Kouri Richins trial moments, the best arguments for Richins' innocence and guilt, the witnesses we've seen so far, and more. Then Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy of MK True Crime to talk about why the Nancy Guthrie investigation has been a "clown show," how the bungling of the messaging has been helpful to whoever the perpetrator is, their theories of the case, why the Guthrie family will not be able to successfully sue media members discussing questions about the brother-in-law, the standard for defamation, a shock IVF mix-up leading to a heartbreaking new lawsuit against a fertility clinic, the prevalence of these types of cases, and more. Subscribe to MK True Crime: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mk-true-crime/id1829831499 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4o80I2RSC2NvY51TIaKkJW YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MKTrueCrime?sub_confirmation=1 Social: http://mktruecrime.com/ Subscribe to Maureen's show The Nerve: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nerve-with-maureen-callahan/id1808684702 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4kR07GQGQAJaMNtLc9Cg2o YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenerveshow?sub_confirmation=1 Substack: https://thenerveshow.com/ Relief Factor: Find out if Relief Factor can help you live pain-free—try the 3-Week QuickStart for just $19.95 at https://ReliefFactor.com or call 800-4-RELIEF. Veracity Selfcare: Head to https://VeracityHealth.coand use code MEGYN for up to 60% off your order Done with Debt: https://www.DoneWithDebt.com & tell them Megyn Kelly sent you! Birch Gold: Text MK to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKelly Twitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow Facebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at:https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.