{"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":"Why Did Kouri Richins Spend 40 Minutes Talking to Sons Who Don't Want to Hear From Her?","slug":"why-did-kouri-richins-spend-40-minutes-talking-to-sons-who-don-t-want-to-hear-from-her","published_at":"2026-05-14T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997/why-did-kouri-richins-spend-40-minutes-talking-to-sons-who-don-t-want-to-hear-from-her","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8903548","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8903548.mp3?modified=1778769753&sid=5107367&source=rss","summary":"Kouri Richins stood at a podium in a lime-green jail uniform and handcuffs and delivered a forty-minute prepared statement addressed to three boys who weren't in the courtroom — and who, through their therapists, had just told a judge they're scared of her and want her locked up forever. She didn't use those forty minutes to address what her children described. Not the locked rooms. Not the dead animals. Not the hunger or the fear. Instead, she blamed Eric's sister for stealing her sons, told the boys their understanding of what happened to their father is \"an absolute lie,\" and instructed them to \"ignore the noise\" — meaning the stability and safety they've found since leaving her care. She told them to \"be like your dad.\" Repeatedly. About the man she was convicted of poisoning with roughly five times the lethal dose of fentanyl. This is a full psychological breakdown of the Kouri Richins sentencing hearing — the selective empathy caught on camera, the narcissistic architecture of an allocution built for an audience rather than three children, and the post-conviction jail message where Kouri promised revenge with a winking emoji. Judge Mrazik sentenced her to life without parole, calling her \"simply too dangerous to ever be free.\" Tony Brueski examines why the judge was right and what the boys knew long before the court caught up. 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/TrueCrime…","meta_description":"Kouri Richins stood at a podium in a lime-green jail uniform and handcuffs and delivered a forty-minute prepared statement addressed to three boys who wer…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1924,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-case-against-kouri-richins-6402997/episodes/why-did-kouri-richins-spend-40-minutes-talking-to-sons-who-don-t-want-to-hear-from-her/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/why-did-kouri-richins-spend-40-minutes-talking-to-sons-who-don-t-want-to-hear-from-her.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}