Kouri Richins: How the Defense Gutted the State's Case Before Trial

Kouri Richins: How the Defense Gutted the State's Case Before Trial

The murder trial hasn't even started and the defense has already taken pieces off the board. Robert Crozier recanted. Detective O'Driscoll is accused of threatening witnesses. Two prosecution experts were barred. And the 26 financial crime charges the state wanted to use as motive evidence? Severed entirely.

Defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down the defense's strongest pretrial wins in the Kouri Richins case. Crozier — the man prosecutors said supplied fentanyl through housekeeper Carmen Lauber — has signed a sworn affidavit saying the pills were OxyContin, not fentanyl. He says he was detoxing and disoriented during his 2023 police interview. The pills were never recovered. Never tested. The state dropped drug distribution charges after that affidavit, and Faddis explains why that creates a gap in the murder weapon theory the prosecution may struggle to close.

He walks through the witness intimidation allegations against the lead detective, the strategic impact of losing both expert witnesses, and how the defense can exploit the severed financial charges to keep the jury narrowly focused. With jury selection completing in just two days in a county where 85 percent of residents knew the case, Faddis identifies what he believes is the defense's single biggest advantage heading into February 23rd.

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Kouri Richins: Guilty on Every Count. The Mask Is Off.

Kouri Richins: Guilty on Every Count. The Mask Is Off.

She bowed her head when the verdict was read. Five charges. Five guilty. A juror was wiping his eyes. Another stared directly at her. Three hours of deliberation after thirteen days of trial. In the f...

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Kouri Richins Couldn’t Spell Fentanyl But Used It to Kill

Kouri Richins Couldn’t Spell Fentanyl But Used It to Kill

She searched “if someone is poisned what does it go down on the death certificate as.” Not overdosed. Poisoned. Her own word. In part four of our five-part definitive series, we lay out the digital ev...

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 Kouri Richins Hired a Locksmith Two Days After Eric Died

Kouri Richins Hired a Locksmith Two Days After Eric Died

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 k...

7 Mai 16min

Kouri Richins Bought Fentanyl at a Gas Station. Twice.

Kouri Richins Bought Fentanyl at a Gas Station. Twice.

She bought the pills. She asked for stronger ones. She asked for the strongest thing available. And then she put them in her husband’s drink. In part two of our definitive five-part Kouri Richins seri...

6 Mai 16min

Kouri Richins: The Prenup Clause That Made Murder Pay

Kouri Richins: The Prenup Clause That Made Murder Pay

A prenuptial agreement. One clause. If Eric Richins died while they were married, Kouri would inherit everything. Divorce meant walking away with nothing. Death meant millions. That single clause in a...

5 Mai 21min

Three Innocent Children that the Kouri Richins’ Verdict Can't Fix

Three Innocent Children that the Kouri Richins’ Verdict Can't Fix

The verdict is in. Kouri Richins is guilty of charges that she poisoned her husband with fentanyl. But this part that still lands like a gut punch — She wrote a children's book about his death and wen...

31 Mar 12min

Kouri Richins: What Eric Knew — and What It Cost Him

Kouri Richins: What Eric Knew — and What It Cost Him

Eric Richins knew something was wrong. He documented it. He restructured his estate, told his attorney he was protecting his children from his wife, and took legal steps to put his fear on the record....

29 Mar 1h 18min

Eric Richins' 44th Birthday, a Sentencing Date, and the Verdict His Family Fought For

Eric Richins' 44th Birthday, a Sentencing Date, and the Verdict His Family Fought For

Eric Richins restructured his estate roughly eighteen months before he died. He told his attorney exactly why: to protect his children from his wife. He knew something was wrong. He documented it. He ...

28 Mar 28min

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