{"podcast":{"title":"The Case Against Kouri Richins","slug":"the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997","podcast_index_feed_id":6402997,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5107367.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5107367","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43468181.jpg","author":"Tony Brueski","episode_count":333,"summary":"Welcome to 'The Case Against Kouri Richins,' your in-depth source for understanding the harrowing and complex tale surrounding the alleged 'Moscow Mule Killer.' This podcast dives into the labyrinth of legal, personal, and psychological elements of a case that has gripped the nation. Each episode, we meticulously unravel the chilling series of events, from the alleged poisoning attempts to the assault on a family member, from the mystery of multiple life insurance policies to the surprising discovery of a changed will. Through interviews, legal documents, and expert commentary, we shed light on the tragedy that befell the Richins family, attempting to answer the crucial question – is Kouri Richins truly guilty? Tune in as we delve into the darkness of deception, betrayal, and murder. 'The Case Against Kouri Richins' – where truth is stranger than fiction","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T06:19:01.202095+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997"},"episode":{"title":"Eric Richins' 44th Birthday, a Sentencing Date, and the Verdict His Family Fought For","slug":"eric-richins-44th-birthday-a-sentencing-date-and-the-verdict-his-family-fought-for","published_at":"2026-03-28T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997/eric-richins-44th-birthday-a-sentencing-date-and-the-verdict-his-family-fought-for","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8879134","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8879134.mp3?modified=1774534519&sid=5107367&source=rss","summary":"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 took legal steps to protect the people he loved. And then he died in that house anyway. A jury just said his wife killed him. This week on Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski breaks down the full weight of what this verdict means — for Eric's family, for the children at the center of this case, and for everyone who followed it. Because the verdict is not the end of this story. It is a chapter. The jury that convicted Kouri Richins walked into that deliberation room, by their own public account, hoping to find her innocent. Juror Laura said it on national television: they wanted the door out. They deliberated for three hours. They came back unanimous. That is not a close call reluctantly resolved. That is eight people who wanted to acquit her being unable to do it — because Eric's documented fear, his restructured estate, his attorney's testimony, and the full financial and behavioral pattern of this case would not allow it. Kouri Richins wrote a children's grief book built around losing a husband. She sold it to families who were in real pain. A jury just found that the entire public persona she constructed after Eric's death was built on top of a murder. She reportedly wrote a six-page letter from jail attempting to script testimony for her own brother. The story always needed protecting. That need did not stop when the handcuffs went on. She will appeal. There are twenty-six pending financial felony charges still to come. And sentencing on the murder conviction is scheduled for May 13th — what would have been Eric's 44th birthday. His family has waited a long time for this. The…","meta_description":"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 k…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1721,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997/episodes/eric-richins-44th-birthday-a-sentencing-date-and-the-verdict-his-family-fought-for/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997/eric-richins-44th-birthday-a-sentencing-date-and-the-verdict-his-family-fought-for.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}