Kouri Richins Trial Day 1: Defense Attorney Kathryn Nester — Defense Opening Statements
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Tony Brueski
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🗓️ 24 February 2026
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The Kouri Richins trial brings the Defense's Opening Statements in the Kouri Richins Murder Trial
The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to continuing coverage from the trial of Corey Richards, from the Hidden Killers podcast and true crime today. |
| 0:08.4 | Now, back to the courtroom. |
| 0:11.8 | Number one with the address of the emergency. |
| 0:16.2 | My head is not breathing. |
| 0:18.0 | He's called. |
| 0:19.6 | Okay, what's the address? |
| 0:22.6 | 282. Okay, what's the address? 282. |
| 0:25.1 | Willow Court. |
| 0:27.9 | 28? |
| 0:29.1 | Lillow Court? |
| 0:30.7 | Uh-huh. |
| 0:33.2 | Okay, what's a good phone number in case a good disconnected? |
| 0:36.4 | 435. |
| 0:39.3 | 671. 4987. |
| 0:42.3 | Okay, it's going to be in France. |
| 0:45.3 | Okay, tell me exactly what happened. |
| 0:48.3 | I don't know what this came in. I was sleeping with my kids. |
| 0:53.3 | Okay, I can't understand you. I need you to take a deep breath. What's going on? |
| 1:01.1 | I don't know. I just, I was sleeping in with my kids. I just came in the bed, |
| 1:06.7 | did our bed, and I turned over. And he's just cold. He's just cold. |
| 1:11.8 | Who's cold? |
| 1:13.6 | My husband, I just don't. |
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