Kouri Richins: Killer Turned Author // 596

Going West: True Crime

Dark West Productions

Society & Culture, News, True Crime

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🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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In March of 2022, a 39-year-old father of three was found dead in his Utah home from what originally appeared to be an aneurysm. But later, this determination would be amended to reveal that he had been murdered. After a shocking arrest that took over a year to secure, it was up to the court to decide if this business owner and devoted husband and dad had been living a secret life steeped in drug addiction or if he was merely the unsuspecting victim. This is the murder of Eric Richins, and the explosive trial that just concluded in March of this year for his wife, Kouri Richins.

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0:00.0	What is going on true crime fans? I'm your host, Heath, and I'm your host Daphne.
0:18.7	And you're listening to Going West. Hello everybody.
0:22.5	Hope you're doing well today. As some of you may know, years ago in 2023, before this case had any
0:28.5	resolution, we covered it. But because that was so long ago and the trial finally just happened,
0:35.0	we are here to redo it. because maybe you guys are like us and
0:38.7	don't remember like any of the small details. I actually completely forgot we even covered this case,
0:44.2	but it's a very shocking and stressful story. Yeah, and we actually did a little update video
0:50.2	on our socials recently and a bunch of you guys wanted us to cover the latest. So here we are.
0:55.4	We're kind of giving you guys the rundown and everything that's happened since the verdict.
1:00.9	Yeah, and actually just in the last few weeks. But before we dive in, just want to remind you
1:06.4	guys that Heath and I are going to CrimeCon this year in Vegas. It's from May 28th to May 31st. It's going to be so much fun. Heath and I are going to be hanging out with you guys. So if you haven't yet gotten tickets, head on over to their website, CrimeCon.com, and use our code Going West 10. That's the number 10, to get a discount on the tickets and come hang out with us.
1:28.3	Yeah, we would love to see you guys and hang out in Vegas.
1:31.9	All right, guys, without further ado, this is episode 596 of Going West, so let's get into it.
1:47.0	Okay. The The In March of 2020, a third of 2020, a 39-year-old father of three was found dead in his Utah home from what originally
2:20.6	appeared to be an aneurysm. But later, this determination would be amended to reveal that he had been
2:29.0	murdered. After a shocking arrest that took over a year to secure,
2:35.2	it was up to the court to decide if this business owner and devoted husband and dad
2:40.4	had been living a secret life steeped in drug addiction,
2:44.6	or if he was merely the unsuspecting victim.
2:52.2	This is the murder of Eric Richens and the explosive trial that just concluded in March of
3:00.3	this year for his wife, Corey Richens.
3:21.5	Thank you. Eric Richens was born on May 13th, 1982 in Bountiful, Utah, which is a northern suburb of Salt Lake City.
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