Inside the Kouri Richins Trial
48 Hours
CBS News
4.1 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Grief children’s book author Kouri Richins is on trial in Utah, accused of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with a fentanyl-laced Moscow mule in 2022. Prosecutors say she killed him for financial gain, while also engaging in an extramarital affair. The defense argues his death was an accidental overdose. In a special episode, 48 Hours correspondent Natalie Morales speaks with CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman about the key evidence, the prosecution’s motive theory, and what to watch as the Utah murder trial unfolds.
This episode was recorded on February 24, 2026.
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| 0:00.0 | The evidence will prove that Corey Richens murdered Eric for his money and to get a fresh start at life. |
| 0:14.0 | They're going to spend weeks in this trial trying to convince you that Corey had reasons to kill her husband because they can't show you that she did |
| 0:23.3 | her husband. Welcome to this special episode of the 48 hours podcast inside the Corey |
| 0:32.3 | Richens trial. I'm 48 hours correspondent Natalie Morales and you just heard from both the prosecution and the defense in this case. |
| 0:41.3 | Well, today we are talking about Corey Richon. |
| 0:43.6 | She's a Utah mother who wrote a book on grief to help her children cope with the death of their father, Eric, after an apparent fentanyl overdose back in March of 2022. |
| 0:55.8 | It's what happened today? |
| 0:58.9 | He was just fine. |
| 1:03.0 | We were fine. |
| 1:05.3 | When you say we were fine, what time did you see him when he was alert? We had a drink together at nine to celebrate |
| 1:15.6 | something at work tomorrow. Okay. We went to bed. I went to bed of my kids. He would have |
| 1:24.5 | our bed. And that was Corey captured on the sheriff's deputy body camera footage. |
| 1:30.6 | We'll talk about that in just a moment, but things did take a turn a year later when Corey was arrested |
| 1:36.2 | and charged with poisoning Eric to death with that celebratory drink, along with a multitude of other charges. |
| 1:43.9 | She has pleaded not guilty to all the |
| 1:46.3 | charges. Now, I covered this case for 48 hours, and now years after delays, the Richens trial is |
| 1:53.9 | finally underway in Summit County in Utah. And here to talk about it all is CBS News chief |
| 2:00.1 | correspondent Matt Gutman, who has been closely watching all of the developments in court. |
| 2:05.1 | Hello, Matt. Good to have you with us. |
| 2:07.0 | Hey, Natalie. It's good to be with you. So, you know, obviously this has been years in the making. |
| 2:12.4 | And at this point, Corey is facing over 30 total counts. But really at this trial, first-degree murder, attempted murder. |
| 2:19.4 | There's insurance fraud related to the murder and a forgery charge as well. |
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