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This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

Kouri Richins Trial: Wildest Moments & The Unshakeable PI (Part 1)

This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

This Feels Criminal | Formerly Killer Queens

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.43.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Episode Title: Kouri Richins Trial: The PI Who Cracked the Case (Part 1)

Kouri Richins was convicted of murdering her husband, Eric, with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in a Moscow Mule she made for him. But while the world was focused on her children's book about grief, Tyrella was focused on the three weeks of absolute courtroom chaos that led to the verdict.

In Part 1 of our "Best of the Trial" series, we aren't just rehashing the timeline—we're talking about the witnesses who actually made the case. From a Private Investigator with a GoPro and a fused neck who became the defense's worst nightmare, to the heartbreaking testimony of a best friend who realized she was actually a target.

  • The Quick Reset: The Moscow Mule, the $2 million life insurance policy, and the book that started it all.

  • Todd Gabler, PI: Why a man with 34 years of defense experience ended up being the State's star witness.

  • The "Sexting" Cross: How the defense tried to smear Eric Richins, and why it completely backfired.

  • The Forensic Accountant: Breaking down the -$1.6 million net worth and the "death exit ramp."

  • Chelsea Barney: The heavy cost of a 20-year friendship with a fraudster.

  • Watch the Trial Highlights on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisfeelscriminal

  • Follow us on Instagram: [@ThisFeelsCriminal]

  • Check out Tyrella's Solo Channel: https://youtube.com/@tyrellaofftherecord

Note: Part 2 is available now! We're diving into the boyfriend's bizarre "oath moment" and the drug chain that sealed Kouri's fate.

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0:00.0

Did you ever hear a story and think, we're not getting the full picture?

0:08.6

That's where we start.

0:10.1

On this feels criminal, we unpack crime, corruption, and conspiracy with curiosity, context, and just a touch of chaos.

0:17.5

We step outside the timelines and ask better questions and explore the systems

0:21.9

behind the story, all in a voice that feels more like a friend than a reporter. Because when you

0:26.4

identify the patterns, you can't unsee how often they show up. Corey Richens and her face,

0:35.7

and we'll talk about that, was convicted of murdering her husband,

0:39.5

Eric, this past March, 2026. And we're not going to do the whole case from beginning to end.

0:44.3

We already covered that on the show a couple of different times because there's been updates.

0:48.5

This has been going on for a few years.

0:50.3

But what we are going to do is something I've been wanting to do. I watch this whole trial from

0:55.7

beginning to end. And man, there were some wild moments. So I have compiled the top moments from the

1:03.8

witnesses that I can't stop thinking about. So today we're going to talk about the witnesses that

1:08.9

made the trial, the private investigator

1:11.3

who walked into the courtroom holding a neck brace and walking on a cane, the best friend

1:19.0

who lost her home, her life savings, and then had to sit in the courtroom across from her,

1:24.6

now ex-best friend of 20 years. And that's part one. And then at the end,

1:29.3

I'm going to tell you exactly where we're going to go in part two, because what happened when

1:33.3

Corey's boyfriend tried to take the oath is something I've genuinely never seen in a courtroom

1:38.9

before. This is, this feels criminal. And we are so happy you are here. We are a lighter true crime podcast, and I am Nikita.

1:46.8

And I'm Torella.

1:48.0

And if you want access to early episode drops exclusive content and, of course, ad-free

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