# Kouri Richins GUILTY, Defense Fumbles, and Cheerleader Indicted for Manslaughter, with Ian Runkle

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Published: 2026-03-18T11:30:00+00:00
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MK True Crime hosts Ashleigh Merchant and Dave Aronberg join the show to discuss the jury returning a guilty verdict on all five charges against Kouri Richins, what it’s really like to be in the room when the jury comes back with a verdict for your client, Ian Runkle, Canadian criminal defense attorney and host of the YouTube channel “Runkle of the Bailey,” joins Ashleigh and Dave to discuss how the state weaponized Kouri’s own words against her in its closing argument, the major defense fumbles, the two conflicting stories about Kouri’s financial situation, why Kouri’s facial expressions worked against her, the indictment of cheerleader Laken Snelling on a first-degree manslaughter charge, why Snelling will need to take the stand in her case, and more. Ashleigh Merchant: https://www.criminaldefenseattorneysmarietta.com Dave Aronberg: https://davearonberglaw.com Ian Runkle: https://www.youtube.com/@RunkleOfTheBailey Cozy Earth: Visit https://www.CozyEarth.com/MEGYN & Use code MEGYN for up to 20% off Birch Gold: Text MK to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold ARMRA: go to https://tryarmra.com/MEGYN to get 30% off your first subscription order Follow MK True Crime on all social platforms: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MKTrueCrime X - https://x.com/mktruecrime Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mktruecrime TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mktruecrime

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