{"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":"Kouri Richins Guilty: Eric Saw the Pattern First — The Financial Record That Explains Everything","slug":"kouri-richins-guilty-eric-saw-the-pattern-first-the-financial-record-that-explains-everything","published_at":"2026-03-22T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997/kouri-richins-guilty-eric-saw-the-pattern-first-the-financial-record-that-explains-everything","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8876051","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8876051.mp3?modified=1773929602&sid=5107367&source=rss","summary":"Eric Richins saw it before anyone else did. Eighteen months before he died, he quietly visited an estate attorney. He didn't file charges. He didn't go public. He simply had his estate restructured to protect his children — and he specifically told that attorney about recently discovered and ongoing abuse and misuse of finances. He stayed in the marriage. He said nothing. According to prosecutors, he was dead a year and a half later. This week in Hidden Killers' Week in Review, the full picture of what Eric was living with — and what the jury ultimately convicted on — gets its most complete examination. Tony Brueski walks through the financial record: the secretly obtained HELOC draining Eric's accounts, the falsified business documents used to secure fraudulent loans, the $45,000 taken from a personal friend for a deal that never closed and left that friend evicted, the home sold to clients with alleged concealed mold problems, and a business roughly $7.5 million in debt by the time he died. The defense wanted the jury to see a trapped wife. The documented record shows something else entirely. The pattern has a name. Then defense attorney Bob Motta and retired FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke break down the trial's final strategic failure. The jury watched video of investigators directing Carmen Lauber to supply details that would ensure a murder conviction — before she changed her story. Four years of investigation found no fentanyl connected to Eric's death. Lauber's credibility was attacked and further damaged by drug court violations that surfaced mid-trial. Motta identifies the decision he believes cost the defense the verdict. Dreeke examines what three weeks of watching Kouri sit silent at the defense table communicated to the eight people who decided…","meta_description":"Eric Richins saw it before anyone else did. Eighteen months before he died, he quietly visited an estate attorney. He didn't file charges. He didn't go pu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3631,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997/episodes/kouri-richins-guilty-eric-saw-the-pattern-first-the-financial-record-that-explains-everything/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/kouri-richins-guilty-eric-saw-the-pattern-first-the-financial-record-that-explains-everything.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}