# Why The Judge In Kouri Richins' Case Stepped Aside

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Podcast: [Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841)
Published: 2026-07-28T02:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8932109
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Could Kouri Richins actually get a new trial? Her attorneys filed a fourteen-page motion claiming she was denied a fair proceeding — and the judge who sentenced her to life without parole has already stepped aside from ruling on it. A different judge will decide what happens next. Tony Brueski breaks down every argument in the filing. The defense says Judge Mrazik showed favoritism to prosecutors throughout the trial. They say financial crimes evidence — bounced checks, false bank statements, sloppy accounting — went far beyond what the court's pretrial guardrails allowed. And they cite the South Carolina Supreme Court's reversal of Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction as the precedent that should save Kouri Richins. The episode dismantles that comparison. The Murdaugh ruling required proven jury tampering by a court clerk — conduct the justices called "breathtaking and disgraceful." Kouri's motion has no jury tampering allegation, no rogue court officer, no juror affidavits. Different state, different facts, different legal standard. The deeper question is what the motion reveals about who Kouri Richins is. After Eric died, she wrote a grief book. After the verdict, she texted an admirer a revenge checklist. After sentencing, she filed this motion. The episode tracks the pattern, delivers the full admirer text, covers the courtroom footage from sentencing day, and walks through the twenty-six additional financial felonies still pending in a separate case. Eric's sons wrote statements asking the court to keep them safe. They used her first name. 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-vxmbhTxxG10sO1…

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