{"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: The Evidence That Built the Case — and the Defense That Never Answered It","slug":"kouri-richins-guilty-the-evidence-that-built-the-case-and-the-defense-that-never-answered-it","published_at":"2026-03-21T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997/kouri-richins-guilty-the-evidence-that-built-the-case-and-the-defense-that-never-answered-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8875746","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8875746.mp3?modified=1773864039&sid=5107367&source=rss","summary":"For the people who loved Eric Richins and followed every day of this trial, the guilty verdict on all counts was the outcome the evidence demanded. This week in Hidden Killers' Week in Review, we go back through the case that got there — and the defense strategy that chose not to answer it. Tony Brueski walks through the full prosecution record: the $4.5 million in alleged debt that prosecutors said gave Kouri her motive, the housekeeper who testified she made four fentanyl runs at Kouri's request, the Valentine's Day poisoning attempt that prosecutors argued came before the fatal dose, hundreds of deleted text messages, pre-arrest phone searches for \"fentanyl poisoning\" and \"deleting iPhone messages,\" the jailhouse letter prosecutors said was designed to coach family testimony, and the conversation Kouri allegedly had with her boyfriend two weeks after Eric died — asking him what it feels like to kill someone. No murder weapon. No confession. No eyewitness. No response from the defense. Defense attorney Bob Motta examines what three weeks of cross-examination actually built — the attack on Carmen Lauber's credibility, the absence of physical drug evidence, the unsolved mystery theory — and addresses the moment every defense team faces: what it means to sit down without calling your client and whether those three pillars were ever going to be enough. Retired FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke addresses what the jury saw across three weeks of silence at the defense table, and what that silence communicated before closing arguments ever began. The jury took three hours. Eric Richins' family waited years. Guilty on all counts. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as…","meta_description":"For the people who loved Eric Richins and followed every day of this trial, the guilty verdict on all counts was the outcome the evidence demanded. This w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4082,"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-the-evidence-that-built-the-case-and-the-defense-that-never-answered-it/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-the-evidence-that-built-the-case-and-the-defense-that-never-answered-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}