# How Do You Legally Protect Yourself From Kouri Richins Behind Bars?

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Published: 2026-05-22T13:00:00+00:00
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The prosecution's sentencing memo included a message Kouri Richins wrote before the judge even ruled. She said she'd "expose this county, the prosecution, the judge, the Richins, the investigation." She wrote "they picked the wrong one" and "they haven't seen anything yet." This isn't speculation about what she might do — it's what she already put in writing from a jail cell. Eric Faddis breaks down the legal architecture of protection available to the witnesses, the Richins family, the prosecutors she named, and anyone else in her orbit. He explains the difference between a guardian's decision to cut off contact and a court order that enforces it. He walks through what the Utah Department of Corrections monitors automatically versus what the people on the outside have to actively request. He addresses the proxy problem — when a convicted person doesn't reach out directly but uses family members, admirers, or third parties who aren't technically violating anything. And he connects the twenty-six pending felony charges in Kouri's separate financial crimes case to whether that caseload gives anyone on the outside additional legal leverage. Because the sentence is life without parole. But the reach from inside doesn't end at sentencing. Footer Links: 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/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer: This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly avai…

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