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Valentine's Day 2022. Kouri Richins gave her husband a fentanyl-laced sandwich. He got violently sick. He called friends and told them he thought he was dying. He survived. Seventeen days later, she put five times the lethal dose in a Moscow Mule. He didn't survive.Most people can't get past the horror of the act itself. But the seventeen-day window between the first attempt and the second is the most psychologically revealing piece of evidence in this case. Because normal fear, normal guilt, normal self-preservation should have kicked in after Valentine's Day. Instead, what kicked in was revision.This episode launches a five-part series breaking down the psychology of Kouri Richins' decision-making — not the evidence, but the wiring. How a woman $4.5 million in debt projected an image of success that fooled everyone around her. How an affair became a rehearsal for a life that required her husband's absence. How the prenup made divorce financially unacceptable and death financially attractive. And how seventeen days of recalibration tells you more about what's broken inside her than any single piece of evidence at trial.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #Psychology #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #SummitCounty #TrueCrimeCommunity #Justice

She killed her husband with a fentanyl-laced Moscow Mule — then wrote a children's book about grief. On May 13, 2026, the same day that would have been Eric Richins' 44th birthday, a Utah judge sentenced Kouri Richins to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In this episode of True Crime Tuesdays, Mark McNease walks you through one of the most chilling cases in recent memory — a tale of debt, deception, a secret affair, and a calculated murder hiding in plain sight behind the cover of a children's book. From the first failed attempt on Valentine's Day to the fatal Moscow Mule, from the internet searches about lethal doses to the jury that deliberated less than three hours — this is a story that is almost too dark to be believed. True Crime Tuesdays is a Fearsome Fiction feature. New episodes every Tuesday.

Moscow Mule Murder Mom, Kouri Richins, gets maximum penalty for poisoning her husband. Pennsylvania adoptive mother points the finger at her husband for inflicting blows that left 5-year-old Landon Maloberti with fatal brain bleeding, massive swelling, and bruises all over his body. Arizona stabbing victim's girlfriend forced to help killer clean crime scene. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Murdaugh gets a stunning new trial after his murder convictions were overturned, Kouri Richins is sentenced to life without parole for killing her husband with a fentanyl-laced Moscow Mule, and a wild new report claims Brigitte Macron slapped French President Emmanuel Macron over a flirty message from Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani. On this episode, we break down the Murdaugh retrial twist, the Richins sentencing, the Macron marriage drama, record-breaking Hamptons summer rentals, Instagram's new Instants app, and NBC's growing pile of canceled shows.#AlexMurdaugh#KouriRichins#BrigitteMacronGet more AoA and become a member to get exclusive access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOfx0OFE-uMTmJXGPpP7elQ/joinGet Erin C's book here: https://amzn.to/3ITDoO7Get Merch here - https://bit.ly/AnthonyMerchSubscribe to the Anthony On Air Podcast here:Facebook - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirFBYouTube - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirYTApple Podcast - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirAppleSpotify - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirSpotTwitter - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirTwitterInstagram - https://bit.ly/AntOnAirInstaTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@anthonyonairpodDiscord - https://discord.gg/78V469aV22Get more at https://www.AnthonyOnAir.com

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

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

On Valentine's Day, Eric Richins ate a sandwich his wife made him. Within hours he was gasping for air. He grabbed his son's EpiPen because it was the only thing within reach that might keep him alive. He survived. He told friends he believed Kouri was trying to end his life. Two weeks later, she handed him a Moscow Mule. This time the fentanyl dose was five times lethal. In this Hidden Killers Week in Review, Tony Brueski traces the complete Kouri Richins case across two episodes — the financial desperation that built the motive and the calculated murder plan that followed.The money trail tells you everything about why. Kouri's house-flipping operation was collapsing — 236 bounced checks, fifteen failed projects, $7.5 million in debt with no way to service it. Her prenup made divorce a financial dead end. Her forensic accountant called the situation imploding. So Kouri took out $1.9 million in life insurance on Eric without his knowledge, started an affair with Robert Josh Grossmann, and began texting Grossmann about marrying him while her husband was still alive. Eric sensed what was coming. He removed Kouri from his will, severed her from his life insurance, and quietly built a trust to protect their three sons.None of it saved him. Kouri procured the fentanyl through her housekeeper by asking for "the Michael Jackson stuff." She tested it on Valentine's Day. When Eric survived, she adjusted the dose and switched the delivery method from food to a cocktail. The jury heard the texts, saw the financial records, and followed the fentanyl trail. They convicted her on every count in less than three hours.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #MoscowMule #PrenupMurder #UtahCrime #InsuranceFraud #ConvictedKiller

 Eric Richins knew. He knew his marriage was dangerous. He knew his wife's business was collapsing. He knew she needed him dead more than she needed him alive. So he went to divorce attorneys. He went to estate planners. He removed Kouri from his will. He cut her from his life insurance. He built a trust she didn't know about — designed specifically to protect their three sons from the woman he'd married. He did everything a person could do to shield his children from what he saw coming. This Hidden Killers Week in Review combines two episodes telling Eric's story and exposing every step of what Kouri Richins did to him.Eric survived the first poisoning attempt — a fentanyl-laced sandwich on Valentine's Day that left him gasping for air. He reached for his son's EpiPen because it was the only thing that could save him. After that, he told friends directly that he believed Kouri was trying to end his life. He was right. And despite knowing, despite preparing, despite building every legal barrier he could construct, he couldn't stop what was coming. Two weeks after Valentine's Day, Kouri handed him a Moscow Mule with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl.The woman who killed him owed $7.5 million. She had 236 bounced checks and fifteen failed renovation projects behind her. She had secretly purchased $1.9 million in life insurance on Eric's life. She had a boyfriend she was texting "love you" the night she mixed the drink. She had asked her housekeeper for fentanyl by calling it "the Michael Jackson stuff." And she had a prenup that made murder more profitable than divorce. A jury heard all of it and convicted her on every count in less than three hours. Eric's sons survived because of the trust their father built. Kouri never knew it existed.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #MoscowMule #PrenupMurder #UtahCrime #InsuranceFraud #ConvictedKiller

The body was barely cold and Kouri Richins was already executing the next phase. The morning after her husband died, she signed closing papers on a multimillion-dollar mansion he'd argued against buying. Two days later, she drilled open his safe to get at the cash inside. And then came the moment she learned Eric had outsmarted her from beyond the grave — he'd cut her from his will, his life insurance, and his estate without telling her. She responded by assaulting his sister. In part three of our definitive series, we break down the night of the Moscow Mule and the 72 hours that cracked the facade. The phone data, the 911 call, the brain aneurysm story she fed to police, the locksmith, the punch, the text to her drug connection asking for more pills three days after Eric's death, and the autopsy results that exposed the truth she'd been hiding. The fentanyl was illicit. Non-medical-grade. Orally ingested. Five times the lethal dose. The brain aneurysm story was dead. And Kouri Richins knew exactly why.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 #HiddenKillers #MoscowMule #TrueCrimePodcast #EricRichins #FentanylCase #MurderScene #UtahTrueCrime #EstateDispute #JusticeForEric

Unlock at 3:06 a.m. Speaker at 3:08. The 911 call two minutes later. That's the timeline. No frantic calls to family. No calls to friends. Just a precise, measured sequence that suggests a woman who knew exactly what she was about to report. In part three of our five-part definitive series, we walk through the night Kouri Richins killed her husband with a fentanyl-laced Moscow Mule and the first 72 hours that followed — the hours in which she closed on a property deal, drilled open Eric's safe, punched his sister in the face when she learned the estate had been restructured, and texted her drug supplier for more pills. She told police Eric died of a brain aneurysm. She maintained that story for over a year. The autopsy said otherwise: illicit fentanyl, orally ingested, at five times the concentration needed to be fatal. The man she killed had already removed her from his will. She just didn't know it until it was too late.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 #MoscowMule #FentanylCase #EricRichins #MurderNight #911CallAnalysis #UtahCase #ConvictedKiller #SummitCounty

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Episode Title: Kouri Richins Trial: The PI Who Cracked the Case (Part 1) Kouri Richins was convicted of murdering her husband, Eric, with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in a Moscow Mule she made for him. But while the world was focused on her children's book about grief, Tyrella was focused on the three weeks of absolute courtroom chaos that led to the verdict. In Part 1 of our "Best of the Trial" series, we aren't just rehashing the timeline—we're talking about the witnesses who actually made the case. From a Private Investigator with a GoPro and a fused neck who became the defense's worst nightmare, to the heartbreaking testimony of a best friend who realized she was actually a target. The Quick Reset: The Moscow Mule, the $2 million life insurance policy, and the book that started it all. Todd Gabler, PI: Why a man with 34 years of defense experience ended up being the State's star witness. The "Sexting" Cross: How the defense tried to smear Eric Richins, and why it completely backfired. The Forensic Accountant: Breaking down the -$1.6 million net worth and the "death exit ramp." Chelsea Barney: The heavy cost of a 20-year friendship with a fraudster. Watch the Trial Highlights on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisfeelscriminal Follow us on Instagram: [@ThisFeelsCriminal] Check out Tyrella's Solo Channel: https://youtube.com/@tyrellaofftherecord Note: Part 2 is available now! We're diving into the boyfriend's bizarre "oath moment" and the drug chain that sealed Kouri's fate. In this episode:Connect with the Show: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode Title: Kouri Richins Trial: The PI Who Cracked the Case (Part 1) Kouri Richins was convicted of murdering her husband, Eric, with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in a Moscow Mule she made for him. But while the world was focused on her children's book about grief, Tyrella was focused on the three weeks of absolute courtroom chaos that led to the verdict. In Part 1 of our "Best of the Trial" series, we aren't just rehashing the timeline—we're talking about the witnesses who actually made the case. From a Private Investigator with a GoPro and a fused neck who became the defense's worst nightmare, to the heartbreaking testimony of a best friend who realized she was actually a target. The Quick Reset: The Moscow Mule, the $2 million life insurance policy, and the book that started it all. Todd Gabler, PI: Why a man with 34 years of defense experience ended up being the State's star witness. The "Sexting" Cross: How the defense tried to smear Eric Richins, and why it completely backfired. The Forensic Accountant: Breaking down the -$1.6 million net worth and the "death exit ramp." Chelsea Barney: The heavy cost of a 20-year friendship with a fraudster. Watch the Trial Highlights on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisfeelscriminal Follow us on Instagram: [@ThisFeelsCriminal] Check out Tyrella's Solo Channel: https://youtube.com/@tyrellaofftherecord Note: Part 2 is available now! We're diving into the boyfriend's bizarre "oath moment" and the drug chain that sealed Kouri's fate. In this episode:Connect with the Show: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Part Two of a Two Part Series On March 4, 2022, Eric, a successful stonemason and devoted father of three young boys — died suddenly after drinking a Moscow Mule his wife prepared for him. The cause? A lethal dose of fentanyl, five times the amount needed to kill. What followed shocked the nation: Kouri, the grieving widow, wrote and self-published a children's book about coping with loss titled Are You With Me?, appearing on local TV to promote it while secretly facing mounting accusations.Prosecutors say Kouri poisoned her husband for money — secretly opening nearly $2 million in life insurance policies without his knowledge, forging documents, and attempting to kill him weeks earlier on Valentine's Day. She also allegedly had an extramarital affair and was drowning in debt. After a highly publicized three-week trial, a jury convicted Kouri Richins on March 16, 2026 of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, insurance fraud, and forgery. She now faces 25 years to life in prison.Kelly Jennings of “Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast by Kelly Jennings” breaks down the timeline, the evidence, the courtroom drama, and the heartbreaking impact on Eric's family and their three sons. This is the full, unfiltered story of a picture-perfect family that hid a deadly secret.Timestamps05:53 A Dark Turn in the Investigation12:51 Family Tensions and Accusations19:05 The Discovery of New Evidence27:11 Searching for the Truth34:10 The Fight for Control46:11 Legal Battles Unfold59:10 Uncovering Financial Secrets1:12:11 Carmen's Involvement1:17:32 The Final Confrontation1:29:59 Arrest and Trial

Part One of a Two Part SeriesOn March 4, 2022, Eric, a successful stonemason and devoted father of three young boys — died suddenly after drinking a Moscow Mule his wife prepared for him. The cause? A lethal dose of fentanyl, five times the amount needed to kill. What followed shocked the nation: Kouri, the grieving widow, wrote and self-published a children's book about coping with loss titled Are You With Me?, appearing on local TV to promote it while secretly facing mounting accusations.Prosecutors say Kouri poisoned her husband for money — secretly opening nearly $2 million in life insurance policies without his knowledge, forging documents, and attempting to kill him weeks earlier on Valentine's Day. She also allegedly had an extramarital affair and was drowning in debt. After a highly publicized three-week trial, a jury convicted Kouri Richins on March 16, 2026 of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, insurance fraud, and forgery.She now faces 25 years to life in prison. Kelly Jennings of “Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast by Kelly Jennings” breaks down the timeline, the evidence, the courtroom drama, and the heartbreaking impact on Eric's family and their three sons. This is the full, unfiltered story of a picture-perfect family that hid a deadly secret.Timestamps03:32 Eric Richens: The Family Man11:19 The Marriage Proposal15:36 The 911 Call 21:19 A Family in Distress26:45 The Investigation Begins33:17 Grief and Funeral Planning45:39 Shocking Medical Findings1:14:51 Unraveling Motives1:17:48 The Mystery Deepens#unspeakable #podcast #crime #truecrime #kouririchins 

On March 16, 2026, a Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of murder in the fentanyl poisoning death of her husband Eric. Prosecutors alleged she spiked his Moscow Mule with nearly five times a lethal dose of fentanyl. The case gained attention after Richins wrote a children's book to help her young sons cope with their father's death, before being arrested for his murder. She faces 25 years to life in prison, with sentencing scheduled for May 13.Try our coffee! - www.CriminalCoffeeCo.comBecome a Patreon member -- > https://www.patreon.com/CrimeWeeklyShop for your Crime Weekly gear here --> https://crimeweeklypodcast.com/shopYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrimeWeeklyPodcastWebsite: CrimeWeeklyPodcast.comInstagram: @CrimeWeeklyPodTwitter: @CrimeWeeklyPodFacebook: @CrimeWeeklyPod

This week in Hidden Killers' Week in Review, two of the most revealing dimensions of the Kouri Richins case get the examination they deserve — the performance Kouri allegedly constructed in the aftermath of Eric's death, and the parallel cases that document what it looks like when a victim understands exactly what is happening and still cannot survive it.After Eric Richins died, Kouri wrote a children's book about a father who becomes a firefly. She appeared on morning shows. Prosecutors say she killed him. Tony Brueski examines the narcissist's compulsion to control the narrative through the case that documents it most starkly — Nancy Crampton-Brophy, who published "How to Murder Your Husband" in 2011, discussing methods and motives under her real name, then shot her husband Daniel twice in the chest seven years later. The essay was excluded from trial. The jury convicted her anyway. She bought the gun traceably. She drove her own minivan to the crime scene. The need to be seen as clever overrides the need to stay invisible.The second piece of this week's coverage examines the victims. Eric Richins told friends after Valentine's Day 2022 that he thought Kouri might be poisoning him. He had been violently ill. According to prosecutors, she made him a Moscow Mule with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl approximately a month later. He was dead by morning. Bobby Curley grabbed a nurse's arm in a hospital on September 22, 1991 and said: "Please help me. My wife is trying to kill me. She is not as she seems." His heart stopped the next morning. Joann Curley had been poisoning his iced tea with thallium for nearly a year. Hair analysis confirmed eleven months of exposure — nine hundred times the lethal dose. Two days before Bobby died, Joann collected a $1.7 million settlement. She needed him dead first.Both men named what was happening. Neither survived it. The pattern the Kouri Richins conviction documents has been documented before.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 #KouriRichinsGuilty #NancyCramptonBrophy #JoannCurley #BobbyCurley #PerfectWife #HiddenKillers #NarcissistKiller #WifePoisoner #TrueCrime

Eric Richins told people after Valentine's Day 2022 that he believed his wife was trying to poison him. He had been violently ill. He said it out loud to people he trusted. Prosecutors say Kouri made him a Moscow Mule with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl approximately a month later. He was dead by morning.Bobby Curley grabbed a nurse's arm in a hospital on September 22, 1991. Weak, barely able to hold himself upright, he said clearly: "Please help me. My wife is trying to kill me. She is not as she seems." His heart stopped the next morning. Joann had been adding thallium to his iced tea every day for nearly a year. Hair analysis later confirmed eleven months of poisoning — nine hundred times the lethal dose administered over time, methodically, while he lost his hair and his hands burned and doctors couldn't explain what was happening. Two days before Bobby died, Joann collected a $1.7 million settlement. She needed him dead first.This week in Hidden Killers' Week in Review, both men are at the center of the coverage Eric's community has been following — because both cases document the same unbearable truth: knowing what is happening to you is not the same as being able to stop it.Tony Brueski also examines what Kouri did after Eric died. The children's book. The morning show appearances. The grieving widow performance on national television. That conduct gets examined alongside Nancy Crampton-Brophy — who published "How to Murder Your Husband" in 2011 under her real name, discussing methods and motives, then shot her husband Daniel in the chest seven years later. The essay was kept out of her trial. The jury convicted her anyway. The narcissist cannot stay invisible. The need to be seen as clever, as the author of the story, overrides every instinct toward self-preservation.Kouri wrote herself as the grieving mother. Eric's family watched it happen. The jury gave them the verdict that answered it. Guilty on all counts.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 #KouriRichinsGuilty #EricRichins #JoannCurley #BobbyCurley #NancyCramptonBrophy #JusticeForEric #PerfectWife #WifePoisoner #TrueCrime

A Utah jury has convicted Kouri Richins of murdering her husband Eric Richins with a lethal fentanyl cocktail — and the case is more disturbing than most headlines captured.The night before Eric died, a text message entered into evidence showed Kouri's boyfriend had already lost hours of consciousness after eating something she gave him. The next morning, Eric was dead from five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in a Moscow Mule she made him.True Crime Today's coverage of the Kouri Richins verdict goes deeper than the verdict itself — breaking down the full timeline of evidence prosecutors used to convince eight jurors in just three hours. The $4.5 million in debt. The secret life insurance policies. The forged signature. The Valentine's Day poisoning attempt. The Google searches she ran after Eric died. And the children's grief book, written by a ghostwriter, that briefly made her a sympathetic public figure before her arrest.Forty-two witnesses. Zero defense witnesses. Three hours to decide. Guilty on every count.Sentencing: May 13th.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 #EricRichins #KouriRichinsGuilty #FentanylMurder #UtahMurder #TrueCrime #MurderTrial #GriefBookMurder #KouriRichinsVerdict

Eric Richins took the Moscow Mule because his wife made it. That's what trust looks like in a marriage.According to prosecutors, Kouri poisoned it with fentanyl.Michael Wallace took the drinks his wife Stacey made him. So did David Castor. Both dead from antifreeze poisoning in Syracuse, New York — 2000 and 2005. Both while Stacey played the devoted wife, the loving caretaker, the woman who would never hurt them.She hurt them every day. With every drink. For months.When investigators closed in, Stacey tried to frame her own daughter. Drugged twenty-year-old Ashley, typed a fake suicide note confessing to both murders, and left her to die.Ashley survived. And her survival destroyed Stacey's entire story.Prosecutors allege Kouri Richins follows the same pattern. The devoted wife. The favorite drink. The fentanyl allegedly hidden inside. According to testimony, Eric got violently ill on Valentine's Day 2022.One month later, he was dead.That's the caretaker playbook. Poison what you serve. Murder through acts of love. Use trust itself as the delivery system.Eric trusted Kouri. Michael trusted Stacey. David trusted Stacey.All of them took the drink.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 #CaretakerKiller #MoscowMuleMurder #StaceyCastor #HiddenKillers #WifePoisonedHusband #KouriRichins2026 #ThePerfectWife

Prosecutors say Kouri Richins made Eric a Moscow Mule on March 4, 2022. His favorite drink. From his wife's hands.Fentanyl inside, according to the charges. Dead within hours.This is what the caretaker killer looks like. Not violence. Not rage. Just a drink, made with love, handed over with a smile.Stacey Castor did the same thing to two husbands in Syracuse. Antifreeze in their beverages. Michael Wallace in 2000. David Castor in 2005. Both times she played the devoted wife — bringing them drinks, nursing them, watching them die.She was the reason they were dying.When investigators got close, Stacey tried to add a third victim: her own daughter Ashley. Drugged her with vodka and pills, typed a fake suicide confession, left her to die with the blame for both murders.Ashley survived. The forensic evidence proved Stacey typed the confession. The judge gave her fifty-one years.Prosecutors allege Kouri Richins follows the same pattern. The devoted wife. The favorite drink. The poison hidden inside. According to testimony, Eric got sick on Valentine's Day 2022 — one month before his death.The caretaker doesn't look like a killer. She looks like exactly what you need when you're tired, when you're thirsty, when you want to relax at home with your wife.That's the mask. That's the weapon.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 #CaretakerKiller #MoscowMuleMurder #StaceyCastor #HiddenKillers #WifePoisonedHusband #KouriRichins2026 #ThePerfectWife

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Crime Talk Store: https://scottreisch.com/crime-talk-store When your murder trial turns into a text-message soap opera, you know the strategy is… creative. Kouri Richins is charged with aggravated murder and related fraud/forgery counts in Eric Richins' 2022 death, which prosecutors allege involved fentanyl. Week three brought testimony about alleged affairs, explicit messages, and investigators tying the timeline together. Watch to the end—because the "explanations" keep getting thinner. #KouriRichins, #TrueCrime, #MurderTrial, #CourtroomDrama, #UtahNews, #LegalAnalysis

NFL trade rumors are flying and the B Team is breaking it all down. In this episode of the podcast, we dive into some of the biggest potential moves around the league and what they could mean for the upcoming NFL season.We start with the exciting news of DJ Moore being traded from the Chicago Bears to the Buffalo Bills and whether he could become the missing piece for Josh Allen and Buffalo's offense.Then we break down trade rumors surrounding AJ Brown and Maxx Crosby, and debate if their teams would actually consider moving two of the league's biggest stars.We also talk about the unusual strategy of the Los Angeles Rams seemingly never drafting in the first round and whether that aggressive approach can continue to work in today's NFL.Finally, we discuss the future of Kyler Murray and where the quarterback could realistically end up playing next season. We think Minnesota is perfect but let us know in the comments where you think he will end up!To close out the episode, we review Athletic Brewing Company's non-alcoholic Moscow Mule — a perfect option for game day — thanks to our sponsor Tanczos Beverages.

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

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

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

Crime Talk Store: https://scottreisch.com/crime-talk-store A "Moscow Mule," a mountain of debt, and an insurance payout—sure… totally normal. Prosecutors allege Kouri Richins laced her husband's drink with fentanyl and staged it like an accident. Trial testimony paints a collapsing financial empire: big loans, bigger pressure, and very convenient timing. Watch to the end for the motive map, the witnesses, and the legal angles. Subscribe for daily Crime Talk updates. #KouriRichins, #TrueCrime, #CrimeTalk, #Courtroom, #LegalAnalysis, #BreakingNews

Utah children’s grief author Kouri Richins’ handyman lover sobs in court as their romantic texts exposed at her murder trial. The nation closely watching two local election races as a convicted sex-offender and accused murderer run for public office. The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office in Texas released an image of a truck belonging to Nicole “Nikki” Winder, a 53-year-old who has not been seen since February 25. Sydney Sumner reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two trials reaching critical moments. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke on Hidden Killers Live for extended analysis of the Kouri Richins murder case and the Colin Gray school shooting trial.In Utah, the defense hasn't called a witness yet—and may have already won. Cross-examination exposed that the medical examiner still won't call Eric Richins' death a homicide. Carmen Lauber admitted a detective told her "the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder." Hair follicle tests that could have determined if Eric was a chronic fentanyl user were never performed. The copperware allegedly used for the Moscow Mules was never tested. The kitchen wasn't searched the night Eric died.The prosecution's drug witnesses are contradicting each other. Robert Crozier says he sold oxycodone because "everybody was scared of fentanyl." Lauber says she got fentanyl. The toxicology showed no oxycodone in Eric's system—only fentanyl. If Carmen provided oxy but Eric died of fentanyl, where did the fatal dose come from?In Georgia, closing arguments are happening in the Colin Gray case. He took the stand as his only witness—and his family contradicted nearly everything he said. His daughter testified he asked her to "cover for him." His wife said she begged him to lock up the guns. Text messages showed Colt warning "the blood is on your hands" weeks before Apalachee High School.The morning timeline is damning: Colt's 9:42 a.m. apology text. Colin asking what's wrong but not calling the school. First shots at 10:22 a.m. Colin stopping at QuikTrip instead of racing to the scene.Robin Dreeke brings FBI behavioral expertise. Bob Motta delivers defense strategy analysis. Both cases. Both verdicts. Everything you need to understand what happens next.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 #ColinGray #BobMotta #HiddenKillersLive #EricRichins #ColtGray #ClosingArguments #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #TonyBrueski

The Moscow Mule theory is central to the prosecution's case against Kouri Richins. They claim she slipped fentanyl into her husband's drink. But crime scene technician Chelsea Gipson admitted under cross-examination that the kitchen was never searched the night Eric died. Neither was the basement. The copperware allegedly used for the cocktails was never tested.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke break down the investigative failures exposed during the Kouri Richins trial with defense attorney Bob Motta on True Crime Today. An empty hydrocodone bottle sat in Eric's nightstand—never tested. Investigators only went back to collect certain items after a private investigator hired by Eric's family flagged them. The medical examiner's office never tested hair follicles that could have shown whether Eric was a long-term fentanyl user.Carmen Lauber—the prosecution's star witness on drug supply—admitted she tested positive for methamphetamine during the relevant time period. She changed her story after receiving immunity from three different jurisdictions. And a detective told her explicitly that "the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder" before she testified.The defense team of Kathy Nester, Wendy Lewis, and Alex Ramos hasn't called a single witness yet. Through cross-examination alone, they've surfaced questions about the investigation's integrity, exposed contradictions in testimony, and highlighted forensic tests that were never performed despite being available.Bob Motta analyzes whether reasonable doubt is already established or whether the defense has peaked too early. The prosecution still has witnesses to call. The defense has 35 of their own waiting. This case is far from decided—but the gaps in the investigation may already be too wide to close.What absolutely has to happen for either side to win?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 #TrueCrimeToday #CrimeScene #BobMotta #InvestigativeFailure #RobinDreeke #TonyBrueski #UtahTrial #ForensicEvidence

The prosecution in the Kouri Richins murder trial has a problem they can't explain away. Their own former Chief Medical Examiner—Dr. Erik Christensen—testified that Eric Richins' death certificate still lists manner of death as "undetermined." Four years of investigation. Dozens of witnesses. And the man who analyzed the body won't call it murder.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke break down the latest trial developments with defense attorney Bob Motta on True Crime Today. The state played what they hoped would be damning evidence—a nine-minute recording of Kouri calling Christensen's office asking detailed questions about the substances found in Eric's body. But does that call show consciousness of guilt, or a widow desperately trying to understand how her husband died?The drug-chain witnesses are falling apart under scrutiny. Robert Crozier testified he only sold oxycodone to Carmen Lauber—not fentanyl—because "everybody was scared of fentanyl" at the time. That flatly contradicts Lauber's testimony. When your two key witnesses can't agree on what drugs were even involved, the prosecution's theory has a foundational crack.Bob Motta walks through the elements the state still hasn't proven: what drugs Carmen actually obtained, how fentanyl entered Eric's system, and most critically—that Kouri was the one who administered it. No fentanyl has ever been recovered from the Richins home. The copperware allegedly used for the Moscow Mules was never tested. An empty hydrocodone bottle in Eric's nightstand was never analyzed.The prosecution has called over twenty witnesses. The defense hasn't even started their case yet. Is the state running out of time to connect the dots—or is there more coming that changes everything?Bob Motta doesn't speculate. He analyzes what the evidence actually shows.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 #TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #FentanylCase #MurderTrial #RobinDreeke #TonyBrueski #UtahCrime #CourtNews

A detective told Carmen Lauber that "the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder." That admission came out during cross-examination in the Kouri Richins trial—and it may be one of the most significant moments in the entire case. When law enforcement tells a witness what outcome they're seeking before that witness testifies, it raises questions about everything that follows.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke are joined by defense attorney Bob Motta to break down how the defense team has systematically dismantled prosecution witnesses without calling a single witness of their own. Carmen Lauber admitted under Wendy Lewis's questioning that she tested positive for methamphetamine during the relevant time period, changed her story after being offered immunity from three jurisdictions, and was told explicitly what investigators wanted to achieve.The investigative gaps keep piling up. Hair follicle tests that could have shown whether Eric was a long-term fentanyl user were never performed—even though the medical examiner admitted those results would have factored into his determination. The copperware allegedly used for the Moscow Mules was never tested. The kitchen and basement weren't searched the night Eric died.Alex Ramos got Dr. Christensen to admit something unusual: the medical examiner was contacted by multiple law enforcement officers and invited to a meeting with the DEA and prosecutors to discuss Eric's case before Kouri ever called him. Christensen acknowledged this "happens but is not common." Is the defense building a narrative that this investigation targeted Kouri from the beginning?The prosecution's own narcotics detective testified he'd never encountered prescription Roxies containing fentanyl—only street counterfeits. Eric recently traveled to Mexico and had chronic pain. Bob Motta explains how the state's witness may have inadvertently supported the defense theory.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 #CarmenLauber #DefenseWins #BobMotta #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #InvestigativeFailure #RobinDreeke #TonyBrueski

The defense in the Kouri Richins trial has 35 witnesses ready to testify. But after weeks of devastating cross-examination that exposed investigative failures, witness contradictions, and questions about whether this case was outcome-driven from the start—do they even need them all?Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke welcome defense attorney Bob Motta back to Hidden Killers Live for analysis of where this trial stands. The defense hasn't presented their case yet, but they've already accomplished something significant: establishing that critical forensic tests were never performed, that the prosecution's key witness changed her story after receiving immunity, and that a detective told Carmen Lauber "the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder."Dr. Erik Christensen admitted under cross-examination that hair follicle testing could have determined whether Eric Richins was a long-term fentanyl user—and that those results would have factored into his manner-of-death determination. The test was never done. The copperware from the Moscow Mules was never tested. An empty hydrocodone bottle in Eric's nightstand was never analyzed.The toxicology showed no oxycodone in Eric's system—only fentanyl. The defense hasn't denied Kouri sought pills; attorney Kathy Nester said in opening that Kouri obtained oxycodone at Eric's request for chronic pain. If Carmen provided oxycodone but Eric died of fentanyl, where did the fatal dose come from?Robin Dreeke brings his FBI behavioral expertise to the discussion. Bob Motta breaks down whether reasonable doubt is already established or if the defense risks peaking too early. With 35 witnesses waiting and the prosecution still not finished, this trial could go in multiple directions.What do Nester, Lewis, and Ramos need to accomplish when it's finally their turn?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 #BobMotta #HiddenKillersLive #DefenseCase #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #TonyBrueski #UtahMurderTrial #ReasonableDoubt

The prosecution called Dr. Erik Christensen to prove Eric Richins was murdered. What they got instead may have helped the defense. Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke welcome defense attorney Bob Motta to Hidden Killers Live to break down the medical examiner testimony that revealed Eric's death certificate still says "undetermined"—not homicide—four years after his death.Christensen testified the fentanyl was likely ingested orally—no injection sites on Eric's body. The prosecution wants that to support their Moscow Mule theory. But as Bob Motta explains, narrowing down how fentanyl entered Eric's system doesn't prove who put it there.The state's drug-chain witnesses are in direct conflict. Robert Crozier swore under oath he only sold oxycodone because "everybody was scared of fentanyl." Carmen Lauber says she got fentanyl from him. One of them is wrong. Bob Motta breaks down what happens when your key witnesses can't keep their story straight.The jury also heard police tell Crozier that "someone died because of" the drugs he sold Lauber—before he even testified. The judge instructed jurors to ignore the officers' statements, but can they really unhear that? Motta analyzes how the defense handles contaminated testimony and whether law enforcement essentially coached the witness toward a predetermined conclusion.With over twenty prosecution witnesses called, the state has established Eric died of fentanyl, Kouri had money problems, and she had a boyfriend. What they haven't established: what drugs Carmen actually obtained, how fentanyl got into Eric, or that Kouri was the one who administered it.Robin Dreeke brings his FBI behavioral expertise to the analysis. Bob Motta identifies exactly what must happen in the remaining weeks. The prosecution's case is either building toward something—or collapsing under its own weight.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 #BobMotta #HiddenKillersLive #FentanylMurder #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #TonyBrueski #UtahTrial #MedicalExaminer

Carmen Lauber claims she sold Kouri Richins the fentanyl used to kill Eric Richins. She's been granted immunity. But her supplier, Robert Crozier, has recanted his statement and now says whatever he sold wasn't fentanyl.No pills were ever recovered from the Richins home. No pills were ever tested. The physical evidence that should anchor this prosecution doesn't exist.Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta analyzes what happens when a murder case loses its forensic foundation and has to rely on witness testimony from people with credibility problems and deals with the state.The competing narratives are stark. Prosecutors allege Kouri took out nearly two million dollars in life insurance on Eric without his knowledge, purchased fentanyl through her housekeeper, and poisoned him in a Moscow Mule. The defense says the state built a circumstantial case on compromised witnesses—and the jury should see it for what it is.But the circumstantial evidence creates its own pressure. Prosecutors say Kouri's phone was unlocked six times in the fifteen minutes before she called 911. First responders observed Eric seemed like he had been dead a while. Eric's friends will testify he told them eighteen days before his death that he believed his wife tried to poison him.Then there's the orange notebook. Kouri allegedly wrote a "firsthand account" of Eric's death. Those undated, self-authored words could contradict her other statements. In a case with no physical drug evidence, what the defendant wrote in her own hand may matter more than forensics.Bob walks through every pressure point—where the prosecution is vulnerable, where the defense has openings, and where this case could turn.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 #CarmenLauber #RobertCrozier #BobMotta #FentanylPoisoning #KouriRichinsTrial #WitnessCredibility #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Examining the email that Kouri Richins wrote to investigators looking into the Fentanyl induced death of her husband Eric Richins. Kouri Richins is on trial for the murder and attempted murder of her husband and father of her three children, Eric Richins. Today's testimony was science and fact heavy. It was established that Richins was opiate naive and the Fentanyl dose that prosecutors allege Kouri Richins snuck into his Moscow Mule cocktail on 3/3/2022 was a lethal dose that ended his life. We heard from the medical examiner and investigator who found documents in the Richins home that became evidence against Richins but the contents of those documents were not disclosed.Show Sponsor - Shelley Levisay "Love Isn't Always the Answer" - https://a.co/d/6KtEaC3Show Notes:Kouri Richins "Walk the Dog Letter" - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23980331-kouri-richins-walk-the-dog-letter/KSLTV "Search warrant: Richins' mother had a romantic partner also die of ‘suspicious overdose' in 2006 " - https://ksltv.com/local-news/detectives-kouri-richins-mother-had-a-romantic-partner-who-also-died-of-suspicious-overdose-in-2006/631091/ABC 4 "Kouri Richins writes email prior to arrest explaining ‘exotic vacations,' husband's alleged affair" -https://www.abc4.com/richins/kouri-richins-allegedly-writes-email-authorities-prior-to-arrest-to-clarify/KSL "Kouri Richins Timeline" - https://www.ksl.com/article/51446543/heres-a-timeline-of-the-kouri-richins-case-as-jury-selection-gets-underwayGet 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. Evidence

The Kouri Richins murder trial is here and the case is as contested as it is disturbing. Prosecutors allege she poisoned Eric with fentanyl twice — once in a sandwich, once in a Moscow Mule that killed him. Five times the lethal dose. Google searches for lethal fentanyl levels and luxury prisons. Texts about wanting Eric to "just go away." Nearly two million in life insurance allegedly taken out without his knowledge. Defense attorney Bob Motta says the prosecution's case has vulnerabilities they can't ignore. The key supplier recanted — now saying he sold OxyContin, not fentanyl, while detoxing. No pills ever recovered. Abuse evidence excluded by the judge. A jail cell letter partially admitted despite the defense calling it manuscript fiction. And Kouri's mother Lisa Darden — whose romantic partner died of an oxycodone overdose in 2006 after naming her as beneficiary — was present the night Eric died. Motta previews every battleground the jury will face.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #FentanylMurder #BobMotta #RobertCrozier #DefenseStrategy #SummitCounty #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersJoin 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.

The insurance policies started in 2015. By 2017, prosecutors say Kouri Richins had positioned nearly $2 million on her husband Eric's life—without his knowledge. When he discovered her alleged financial fraud in 2020, he met with a divorce attorney. Eighteen months later, he was dead.Robin Dreeke spent his FBI career reading the behavioral patterns that precede violence. His "Life Arc" framework asks not just what someone did, but what made them capable of it. In this Hidden Killers conversation, we apply that framework to the Kouri Richins case—examining the prosecution's timeline through the eyes of someone trained to assess threats before they materialize.The compressed timeline is what stands out. Prosecutors allege Kouri obtained fentanyl on February 11, 2022. On Valentine's Day, they say she left a poisoned sandwich in Eric's truck—he survived. On February 26th, she allegedly went back to her supplier asking for "something stronger." By March 4th, Eric was gone. Robin explains what that escalation pattern reveals about psychological state—and why a failed attempt typically increases rather than decreases risk.But the foundation was laid years before. Financial fraud. Falsified documents. A Power of Attorney Eric never signed. When he confronted her in 2020, something shifted. Robin breaks down what happens to someone's behavioral baseline when their deception is exposed and divorce becomes a real threat.Trial begins February 23rd. Five weeks. Twelve jurors. This conversation provides the behavioral lens for understanding the patterns they'll see—the years of positioning, the escalation, and the trajectory that allegedly led to a Moscow Mule laced with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl.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 #RobinDreeke #FBIProfiler #LifeInsuranceFraud #FentanylPoisoning #UtahMurder #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #BehavioralAnalysis

Two of the most significant criminal trials in the country are unfolding simultaneously — and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis is here to break down both. The Kouri Richins murder trial begins February 23rd in Summit County, Utah, where prosecutors say she poisoned her husband Eric with a lethal dose of fentanyl mixed into a Moscow Mule. In Georgia, Colin Gray faces 29 felony counts including second-degree murder after prosecutors allege he armed his 14-year-old son with an AR-style rifle despite years of alleged warnings from the FBI, law enforcement, and child welfare officials.In this comprehensive interview, Faddis dismantles both cases from both sides — starting with the Richins defense's strongest pretrial wins and ending with why Colin Gray may be facing an unwinnable fight.The Richins case has been bleeding evidence for months. Robert Crozier, the man prosecutors called their key link in the fentanyl supply chain, has signed a sworn affidavit recanting his police statement — now saying the pills were OxyContin, not fentanyl. They were never recovered or tested. Lead Detective Jeff O'Driscoll faces witness intimidation allegations after text messages allegedly showed him threatening a witness with arrest. Judge Mrazik excluded the prosecution's domestic violence expert, limited FBI profiler Molly Amman's testimony, and twice denied bringing Kouri's 26 financial crime charges into the murder trial.But the prosecution's hand is loaded. They allege a prior Valentine's Day 2022 poisoning attempt where two friends reportedly say Eric called them saying his wife tried to kill him. Housekeeper Carmen Lauber is expected to testify that Kouri directly asked her to buy fentanyl twice — and after the first alleged attempt, requested "the Michael Jackson stuff." Google searches allegedly found on Kouri's phone include queries about lethal fentanyl doses, luxury prisons, insurance payouts, and deleting digital records. A letter found in her jail cell allegedly outlines false testimony for family members. A handwriting expert is prepared to testify that insurance document signatures were forged. And the medical examiner found more than five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in Eric's system.In the Colin Gray trial, prosecutors presented what they allege is years of warning signs: Colt's alleged 2021 search for "how to kill your dad," an FBI visit in 2023 over school shooting threats with instructions to reportedly restrict gun access, the alleged Christmas gift of the rifle seven months later, and by August 2024, Colt allegedly texting his father, "Whenever something happens, just know the blood is on your hands," and asking him to buy 150 rounds of ammunition. Prosecutors allege Colt had a shrine to the Parkland shooter in his bedroom, was reportedly hearing voices, allegedly shoved his mother when she tried to take the gun, and was taking her prescription Zoloft without medical oversight. When officers arrived at the Gray home, Colin allegedly said two words: "I knew it."The defense argues Colt hid his plans. But the prosecution says the evidence was visible inside the home Colin controlled. Faddis explains the Georgia legal framework that charges cruelty to children as the basis for second-degree murder — a higher bar than the Crumbley manslaughter convictions — and gives his honest assessment of both cases as they head toward their most critical phases.#KouriRichins #ColinGray #EricRichins #ColtGray #FentanylMurder #SchoolShooting #ParentAccountability #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcastJoin 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/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

Two of the most significant criminal trials in the country are unfolding simultaneously — and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis is here to break down both. The Kouri Richins murder trial begins February 23rd in Summit County, Utah, where prosecutors say she poisoned her husband Eric with a lethal dose of fentanyl mixed into a Moscow Mule. In Georgia, Colin Gray faces 29 felony counts including second-degree murder after prosecutors allege he armed his 14-year-old son with an AR-style rifle despite years of alleged warnings from the FBI, law enforcement, and child welfare officials.In this comprehensive interview, Faddis dismantles both cases from both sides — starting with the Richins defense's strongest pretrial wins and ending with why Colin Gray may be facing an unwinnable fight.The Richins case has been bleeding evidence for months. Robert Crozier, the man prosecutors called their key link in the fentanyl supply chain, has signed a sworn affidavit recanting his police statement — now saying the pills were OxyContin, not fentanyl. They were never recovered or tested. Lead Detective Jeff O'Driscoll faces witness intimidation allegations after text messages allegedly showed him threatening a witness with arrest. Judge Mrazik excluded the prosecution's domestic violence expert, limited FBI profiler Molly Amman's testimony, and twice denied bringing Kouri's 26 financial crime charges into the murder trial.But the prosecution's hand is loaded. They allege a prior Valentine's Day 2022 poisoning attempt where two friends reportedly say Eric called them saying his wife tried to kill him. Housekeeper Carmen Lauber is expected to testify that Kouri directly asked her to buy fentanyl twice — and after the first alleged attempt, requested "the Michael Jackson stuff." Google searches allegedly found on Kouri's phone include queries about lethal fentanyl doses, luxury prisons, insurance payouts, and deleting digital records. A letter found in her jail cell allegedly outlines false testimony for family members. A handwriting expert is prepared to testify that insurance document signatures were forged. And the medical examiner found more than five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in Eric's system.In the Colin Gray trial, prosecutors presented what they allege is years of warning signs: Colt's alleged 2021 search for "how to kill your dad," an FBI visit in 2023 over school shooting threats with instructions to reportedly restrict gun access, the alleged Christmas gift of the rifle seven months later, and by August 2024, Colt allegedly texting his father, "Whenever something happens, just know the blood is on your hands," and asking him to buy 150 rounds of ammunition. Prosecutors allege Colt had a shrine to the Parkland shooter in his bedroom, was reportedly hearing voices, allegedly shoved his mother when she tried to take the gun, and was taking her prescription Zoloft without medical oversight. When officers arrived at the Gray home, Colin allegedly said two words: "I knew it."The defense argues Colt hid his plans. But the prosecution says the evidence was visible inside the home Colin controlled. Faddis explains the Georgia legal framework that charges cruelty to children as the basis for second-degree murder — a higher bar than the Crumbley manslaughter convictions — and gives his honest assessment of both cases as they head toward their most critical phases.#KouriRichins #ColinGray #EricRichins #ColtGray #FentanylMurder #SchoolShooting #ParentAccountability #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcastJoin 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/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

The pretrial wins belonged to the defense. But the prosecution is walking into the Kouri Richins trial with a case they've spent four years constructing — and it starts with a prior poisoning attempt the jury will hear alongside the murder charge.Former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down the state's strongest cards. Prosecutors allege Kouri laced Eric's sandwich with fentanyl on Valentine's Day 2022, months before his death. Two friends reportedly say Eric called them saying his wife tried to poison him. A new life insurance policy had allegedly gone into effect ten days earlier. His sister told authorities Eric said if anything happened to him, Kouri was responsible.Carmen Lauber is expected to testify that Kouri directly asked her to buy fentanyl twice — and after the Valentine's Day incident, allegedly requested "the Michael Jackson stuff." Unsealed warrants reportedly show Kouri also asked a handyman to source fentanyl and propofol. The digital evidence includes Google searches allegedly about lethal fentanyl doses, luxury prisons, insurance payouts, and deleting digital records. A jail cell letter allegedly coached family members on testimony. And a handwriting expert is expected to testify that signatures on insurance documents paying Kouri millions were not Eric's.Faddis explains how the prosecution connects five times the lethal dose, a prior attempt, an insurance timeline, and a Moscow Mule into one narrative — and whether 100-plus witnesses and 1,000 exhibits represent overwhelming evidence or strategic overreach.#KouriRichins #RichinsTrial #EricRichins #CarmenLauber #FentanylMurder #ProsecutionEvidence #MichaelJacksonStuff #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimeJoin 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/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

The defense landed pretrial blows. But the prosecution is walking into the Kouri Richins murder trial with over 100 potential witnesses, more than 1,000 exhibits, and five weeks to lay out what they say is an overwhelming case for premeditated murder. Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down the state's strongest evidence — and explains why some of it may be impossible to overcome.Start with Valentine's Day 2022. Prosecutors allege Kouri laced Eric's sandwich with fentanyl months before his death. He reportedly broke out in hives and lost consciousness. Two friends say Eric called them afterward saying his wife tried to poison him. His sister told authorities he believed Kouri had spiked his drink years earlier in Greece and told family if anything happened to him, she was to blame. A new life insurance policy had gone into effect just ten days before that alleged attempt. If the jury hears all of that alongside the murder charge, prosecutors aren't just alleging one poisoning — they're alleging a pattern.Then there's Carmen Lauber — the housekeeper who says Kouri directly asked her to buy fentanyl twice in early 2022, that she delivered pills to the property, and that after the Valentine's Day attempt, Kouri asked for something stronger — specifically "the Michael Jackson stuff," a reference to propofol. Crozier may have recanted, but Lauber's alleged firsthand account of Kouri's direct requests could be the prosecution's most powerful witness.The digital evidence is staggering. Prosecutors reportedly have Kouri's post-death Google searches including queries about lethal fentanyl doses, luxury prisons, life insurance payout timelines, deleting text messages and iCloud accounts, lie detector tests, and FBI involvement. Unsealed search warrants also allegedly revealed she asked a handyman to procure both fentanyl and propofol weeks before Eric's death — meaning the state may show she was allegedly sourcing drugs from multiple people simultaneously.Add the "Walk the Dog" letter found in Kouri's jail cell — described by prosecutors as outlining false testimony for her mother and brother — and five pages from an orange notebook prosecutors call her "firsthand account" of the day Eric died, with details that allegedly contradict other evidence. Handwriting expert Matt Throckmorton is expected to testify that signatures on insurance and financial documents were not Eric's — potentially merging fraud and murder motive into one narrative.Faddis explains how a prosecutor ties five times the lethal dose of fentanyl, a prior attempt, an insurance timeline, and a Moscow Mule into a closing argument that leaves no other reasonable explanation. The defense made noise pretrial. Now the prosecution gets to show what they've been building for four years.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #RichinsTrial #FentanylMurder #CarmenLauber #ProsecutionEvidence #ValentinesDayPoisoning #ForgedDocuments #EricFaddis #HiddenKillersJoin 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/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

The Kouri Richins murder trial begins February 23rd in Summit County, Utah — nearly four years after Eric Richins was found dead with more than five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in his system. Prosecutors say Kouri mixed it into a Moscow Mule and watched her husband die. The defense says the state's case has been bleeding out before it even reaches a jury.Defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Hidden Killers to break down what might be the defense's strongest hand heading into trial — and it starts with the man who was supposed to be the state's key link in the drug supply chain.Robert Crozier, the alleged fentanyl source, has now signed a sworn affidavit saying he sold OxyContin — not fentanyl — to housekeeper Carmen Lauber. He claims he was detoxing and disoriented during his 2023 police interview. The pills were never recovered. They were never tested. Prosecutors dropped their drug distribution charges in October 2025 after that recantation. For the defense, that's not just a win — it's a hole in the murder weapon theory that may never be filled.But it doesn't stop there. Weeks before jury selection, the defense released text messages allegedly showing lead Detective Jeff O'Driscoll threatening a witness with arrest and bringing "a catch pole for the dog" if she didn't cooperate. A second witness reportedly said investigator Travis Hopper warned their immunity could be revoked if they didn't meet with prosecutors again. If those allegations stick in jurors' minds, the credibility of the entire investigation could be in play.Then there's what the jury won't hear. Judge Mrazik excluded the prosecution's domestic violence expert and limited FBI profiler Molly Amman's testimony after defense criminologist Bryanna Fox called the "pathway to violence" framework disconnected from science. The judge also denied — twice — the prosecution's attempts to bring Kouri's 26 separate financial crime charges into the murder trial to prove motive. That means the jury won't hear about mortgage fraud, money laundering, or bad checks unless the prosecution finds another door.Eric Faddis walks through every one of these rulings and explains what they mean for reasonable doubt, jury perception, and the defense's ability to keep this trial laser-focused on one question: can the state prove Kouri Richins poisoned her husband beyond a reasonable doubt?With 85 percent of Summit County residents saying they'd heard of this case, jury selection wrapped in two days instead of five, and the defense lost two venue change motions. Faddis breaks down whether rapid jury selection in a media-saturated county helps or hurts Kouri — and what the defense's single biggest card is heading into opening statements.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #RichinsTrial #FentanylMurder #SummitCounty #RobertCrozier #ReasonableDoubt #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcastJoin 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/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

The Kouri Richins murder trial starts February 23rd. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins us live to break down what the defense is working with—and where the prosecution is vulnerable.Kouri Richins is charged with allegedly poisoning her husband Eric with fentanyl in a Moscow Mule on March 4th, 2022. The prosecution has 100+ witnesses and over 1,000 exhibits. But the defense has ammunition.Robert Crozier, the alleged fentanyl supplier, recanted in October 2025. He now says he sold OxyContin and was "detoxing" when he made his original statement. The judge denied bail anyway—but that recantation creates doubt at trial.No fentanyl was recovered from the home. The chain linking Kouri to the drug is testimony, not physical evidence. The defense will attack credibility at every turn.The judge excluded evidence that Eric was allegedly abusive and barred a domestic violence expert. Bob analyzes what that costs the defense.Prosecutors will present Kouri's Google searches: "lethal dose of fentanyl," "luxury prisons," "permanently delete iPhone info." Bob explores whether any defense framing survives that.The "Walk the Dog" letter allegedly containing witness tampering instructions was partially admitted—despite the defense arguing it's fiction from a manuscript. Bob breaks down damage control.Lisa Darden, Kouri's mother, has her own shadow: her romantic partner died of an oxycodone overdose in 2006 after naming her as beneficiary. A detective wrote she may have been involved in Eric's death.We take your questions and preview the trial in real time.#KouriRichins #RichinsTrialLive #EricRichins #FentanylPoisoning #DefenseAttorney #TrialPreview #UtahMurderTrial #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #LegalAnalysisJoin 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/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

The trial of Kouri Richins, the Utah mother and children's book author accused of poisoning her husband with a fentanyl-laced Moscow Mule, is officially underway in Summit County, Utah. Court TV Co-Anchor Ted Rowlands joins Chanley Painter to explain the high-stakes jury selection, the testimony from the victim's family, and the infamous "Walk the Dog" letter. They examine the motives, a previous attempted poisoning, and the potential strategy of the defense team. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Kouri Richins was arrested in May 2023 for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric with a fentanyl-laced Moscow Mule, the case against her seemed overwhelming. Financial desperation. Life insurance policies. A housekeeper who said she sold Kouri the drugs. A drug dealer who confirmed the fentanyl. Nearly three years later, as jury selection approaches for her February 2026 trial, the prosecution's case has been carved up by defense wins and judicial rulings. The drug dealer, Robert Crozier, has recanted — now claiming under oath he sold OxyContin, not fentanyl. Judge Mrazik severed 26 financial felony charges from the murder trial, meaning the jury won't hear about Kouri's alleged mortgage fraud, money laundering, or the nearly $5 million her business owed the day after Eric died. The prosecution's domestic violence expert was blocked. Their FBI behavioral profiler was limited to rebuttal-only testimony and cannot be used to suggest guilt. Statements Kouri made during a 2022 search were suppressed because detectives didn't Mirandize her. What prosecutors still have: Carmen Lauber's testimony, Eric's toxicology showing five times the lethal dose of fentanyl, an orange notebook allegedly detailing the night of his death, and the infamous "Walk the Dog" letter found in Kouri's jail cell that prosecutors call witness tampering. The defense says it was fiction. The Utah Supreme Court refused to move the trial out of Summit County despite surveys showing nearly 80% of residents recognize the case. Eight jurors will decide if what's left is enough to convict.#KouriRichins #TrueCrimeToday #EricRichins #UtahMurder #FentanylPoisoning #MurderTrial #WalkTheDogLetter #DefenseWins #TrueCrimePodcast #KouriRichinsTrialJoin 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/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

Major developments in the Kouri Richins case as Judge Richard Mrazik issues critical pre-trial rulings just weeks before jury selection begins. Kouri Richins, the Utah mother and real estate agent charged with aggravated murder in the 2022 fentanyl death of her husband Eric Richins, will now face a narrower trial than prosecutors intended. The judge ruled this week that financial crime charges — including insurance fraud, mortgage fraud, and forgery — will be tried separately, meaning the jury deciding the murder case won't hear those allegations. A domestic violence expert has been barred from testifying after defense attorneys argued there's no evidence of abuse in twelve terabytes of discovery. Former FBI behavioral analyst Molly Amman can only testify in limited rebuttal capacity and cannot suggest Kouri fits a killer profile. However, handwriting expert Matt Throckmorton will testify that Eric's signature on insurance documents was allegedly forged. The controversial orange notebook — allegedly containing Kouri's own account of the night Eric died — may be admitted if prosecutors meet evidentiary requirements. Prosecutors allege Kouri first tried to poison Eric with a fentanyl-laced sandwich on Valentine's Day 2022, then succeeded seventeen days later with a Moscow Mule. The defense has challenged the state's evidence, noting a key witness recanted his statement about selling fentanyl. Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty and maintains her innocence. Trial begins February 10, 2026.#KouriRichins #TrueCrimeToday #EricRichins #UtahCrime #FentanylPoisoning #MurderTrial #TrueCrimePodcast #CriminalJustice #CourtNews #TrueCrimeNewsJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISDOES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

Kouri Richins is set to stand trial in February 2026 for the alleged fentanyl murder of her husband Eric Richins, and this week Judge Richard Mrazik handed down a cascade of pre-trial rulings that reshape everything. The prosecution wanted to paint Kouri as a woman who ran financial schemes for years before allegedly escalating to murder — but the judge just severed those fraud and forgery charges from the murder trial entirely. The jury won't hear them. The domestic violence expert prosecutors wanted to call? Barred. The FBI behavioral profiler? Severely limited. But the handwriting expert who says Kouri allegedly forged Eric's signature on insurance documents? He's in. The orange notebook containing what prosecutors call Kouri's firsthand account of the night Eric died? Conditionally admitted. The "Walk the Dog" letter found in her jail cell? Partially in. This episode breaks down every ruling from this week's hearings, what each one means for trial strategy, and how the battlefield has now been defined for both sides. We'll walk through the Valentine's Day sandwich allegation, the Moscow Mule, the $1.8 million debt versus the $5 million estate, the key witness who recanted, and why prosecutors are heading into this trial with a tighter case than they wanted. Jury selection begins February 10th. Five weeks of testimony starts February 23rd. Kouri Richins says she didn't do it. Twelve jurors will decide if they believe her.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #TrueCrime #FentanylMurder #UtahMurder #MurderTrial #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimeCommunity #JusticeForEric #CourtTVJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISDOES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

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