The Case Against Kouri Richins

Carmen Lauber, Former Richins' Housekeeper, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and laced...

Ryan Holden, Senior Forensics Scientist, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and laced a M...

We've covered the timeline. We've covered the evidence. We've covered the charges. But today we're going somewhere different—inside Eric Richins' experience of being married to Kouri. This isn't speculation. It's documented. According to court filings, Eric discovered in 2020 that Kouri had allegedly stolen nearly $500,000 from him—forging his signature, draining accounts, funneling money from his...

A Police Detective & a Digital Forensics Expert take the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and...

Eric Richins reportedly told a close friend, "I think my wife tried to poison me"—weeks before he died. He'd suspected it for years. He told his sister about an incident in Greece. He consulted divorce attorneys and estate planners. He removed Kouri as his life insurance beneficiary. He transferred business assets to his sister's control. And still, he stayed married. He went home to her every nig...

Brianna Peterson, Forensic Toxicologist takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and laced a Mo...

Chelsea Gipson, Lead Crime Scene Technician, takes the stand, again, in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, a...

Defense attorney Kathy Nester made every minute count in her cross-examination of lead crime scene technician Chelsea Gipson, targeting the physical evidence at the foundation of the prosecution's case and revealing a series of investigative gaps that could define the rest of the Kouri Richins murder trial. The headline revelation: a hydrocodone bottle found in Eric Richins' nightstand was never t...

Divorce was always an option. Separation was legal. Walking away cost nothing but pride. So why did Kouri Richins allegedly decide that poisoning her husband Eric with fentanyl was the better path? That's the question this episode confronts head-on. Prosecutors allege Kouri made multiple attempts to poison Eric before the one that killed him. She allegedly stood to collect nearly two million in li...

This episode focuses entirely on the two recordings that put us closest to what happened the night Eric Richins died — the 911 call Kouri Richins placed at 3:21 a.m. on March 4, 2022, and the body camera footage from Deputy Nguyen, one of the first officers on scene. The 911 call was played in court by defense attorney Kathryn Nester during opening statements. Kouri is heard sobbing and telling th...

Chelsea Gipson, Lead Crime Scene Technician, takes the stand, again, in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, a...

Everything that happened on Day 2 of the Kouri Richins murder trial in Summit County, Utah. The prosecution called first responders, medical examiners, and crime scene technicians. Dr. Pamela Sue Ulmer confirmed autopsy results: Eric Richins died of a fentanyl overdose, several times the lethal amount. No evidence of injury. Ethanol and quetiapine were also found in his stomach. Deputy Vincent Ngu...

The Kouri Richins murder trial is underway. Opening statements are done. The jury has heard competing narratives—and now the evidence battle begins. Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down week one and analyzes where this case is heading over the next five weeks. Prosecutors painted Kouri as a calculating killer who poisoned her husband Eric with fentanyl for nearly $2 million in life insu...

Chelsea Gipson, Lead Crime Scene Technician, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and laced...

Pamela Ulmer, Retired Utah State Medical Examiner, continues on the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 milli...

Maggie Mobeley & Pamela Ulmer, Utah State Medical Examiner, take the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9...

Sgt. Andy Crnich, Summit Co. Sheriff's Department, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and...

Deputy David Pementel, Summit Co. Sheriff's Office, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, an...

Cameron Larson, Evidence Technician, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and laced a Mosco...

Deputy Vincent Nguyen, Summit Co. Sheriff's Office, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, an...

The Kouri Richins murder trial officially began in Summit County on February 23, 2026, and Day 1 set the tone for what's expected to be a five-week battle between two irreconcilable versions of events. Prosecutor Brad Bloodworth opened by showing the jury three memes allegedly accessed on Kouri Richins' phone the morning Eric's body was removed from their Kamas home — including one that said "I'm...

Deputy Vincent Nguyen, Summit Co. Sheriff's Office, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, an...

Clinton Benson, Eric Richins' Brother-In-Law, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and lace...

Katie Richins-Benson, Sister of Eric Richins, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and lace...

Eugene Richins, Eric's Father, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins Trial.  Complete coverage of the State of Utah v. Kouri Richins. She's accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins by poisoning him with fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home in March 2022. The prosecution alleges Kouri researched untraceable poisons, secretly increased Eric's life insurance to $1.9 million, and laced a Moscow Mule...