Kouri Richins Named in DHS Poisoning Bulletin — The Trend Nobody Saw Coming
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Ten days before jury selection begins in her aggravated murder trial, Kouri Richins' case appeared in a Department of Homeland Security intelligence bulletin warning law enforcement that domestic partners are increasingly using chemical and biological toxins to kill. The January 2026 bulletin documented seventeen cases since 2014 with at least eleven deaths, identifying substances like cyanide, antifreeze, fentanyl, and common eye drops — all chosen because they mimic natural illness. DHS specifically cited Richins' upcoming trial as part of this accelerating national pattern.
Richins is charged with aggravated murder in the 2022 fentanyl death of her husband Eric in Kamas, Utah. Prosecutors allege she spiked his cocktail with a fatal dose — five times the lethal amount found in his blood — after a failed attempt on Valentine's Day two weeks earlier. The alleged motive is financial, with prosecutors claiming her realty company owed at least $1.8 million while Eric's estate was worth roughly $5 million. She has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent. Trial begins February 23, 2026.
But the DHS warning isn't just about the Richins case. It's about what we're missing. America's autopsy rate has collapsed to 8.5%, with natural-looking deaths autopsied just 4.3% of the time. Death certificates are wrong roughly a third of the time. Tony examines three convicted spousal poisoners — James Craig, Lana Clayton, and Stacey Castor — who each nearly escaped detection, and connects their cases to the Richins trial and the systemic blind spots that let poisoners walk free. The system didn't catch any of them. A person did every time.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske. |
| 0:03.0 | Here now, Tony Bruske. |
| 0:06.6 | Just a few days ago, depending on when you're watching this, I mean, if you're watching |
| 0:11.4 | this five years after we recorded, but just a few days ago from this recording, the Department |
| 0:18.6 | of Homeland Security issued an intelligence bulletin to law enforcement |
| 0:22.9 | agencies across the country and warning them, again, this is from DHS, warning them that domestic |
| 0:34.2 | partners are, and I'm quoting directly here, |
| 0:41.8 | increasingly likely to use chemical and biological toxins to kill or harm their partners. |
| 0:45.4 | They felt it appropriate enough, |
| 0:50.3 | imminent enough, dangerous enough, to make a statement like this. |
| 0:55.7 | I mean, it wasn't like, it wasn't about al-Qaeda. |
| 0:58.5 | It wasn't about some foreign... |
| 1:01.4 | It was about domestic partners. |
| 1:06.6 | They only do that sort of thing if they're seeing a big uptick. |
| 1:16.0 | Yeah. They only do that sort of thing if they're seeing a big uptick. So I guess they're seeing a big uptick in domestic partners trying to poison each other. |
| 1:27.5 | And it's not just because they're getting caught, |
| 1:30.1 | it's because they're getting away with it. |
| 1:33.3 | Corey Richon's trial is about to get underway here. |
| 1:37.2 | And that is at the center of that case. |
| 1:40.0 | And we're going to get into a little bit of that, |
| 1:42.9 | but a little bit of this, too, |
| 1:44.6 | because this is something that you may want to pay attention to. |
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