“MOSCOW MULE” Mom Poisons Hubby, Writes “Script” of Lies for Witnesses?
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 27 October 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Kouri Richins' book on how to deal with grief isn't the only thing she's written.
There's a six-page handwritten letter that's sparking debate, "the walk the dog letter." Prosecutors say that in the letter, Richins is teaching people how to lie about what happened the night her husband died. Her defense team says the letter was privileged information and wants the prosecutors to be sanctioned.
It's called the "walk the dog letter," since that phrase is written in big letters on the top. In it, Richins makes the claim that her husband Eric was addicted to drugs, that he would make frequent trips to Mexico to get pills, and that his death was an accidental overdose. The letter was written to Richins' mother, and it reportedly tells her to instruct Richins' brother to make the connection to Mexico and drugs when he talks about the case.
The question the court has to answer is, does a defendant attempting to help coach someone on what they should say on the witness stand, rise to the level of witness tampering?
Prosecutors say it does rise to the level of witness tampering because there is no connection between Kouri Richins' brother and drugs from Mexico. The prosecution believes, again, that Richins is instructing people to lie. That is why the prosecution is asking the judge to disallow contact between Richins and her mother.
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
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| 0:00.0 | A young mom seemingly devastated when her husband dies of what appears to be a fentanyl overdose |
| 0:23.2 | moved so deeply by her grief. She actually writes a children's book to deal with mourning and grieving. |
| 0:35.1 | That would be so heartbreaking and touching. If I didn't know, she's charged with his murder. |
| 0:43.2 | Yes, I'm talking about Corey Richens. Again, now believe it or not, |
| 0:50.8 | after authorities alleged that she poisons her husband dead, the father of her children, |
| 0:58.8 | by giving him a Moscow mule laced with a huge OD fentanyl. Now, according to reports, |
| 1:07.9 | what is found in her room? The written script, she's trying to cram down the throats of family |
| 1:17.9 | to paint her as innocent. Ouch. That's terrible when the cops ransack yourself and they find you |
| 1:26.0 | tampering with witnesses. I hate when that happens. I mean, it's a grace. This is Crime Stories. |
| 1:30.8 | Thank you for being with us here at Crime Stories and on Series XM 111, I just want you to hear |
| 1:37.1 | Corey Richens and I don't get it. She's a successful realtor. She flips these mega mansions. |
| 1:44.0 | It makes all kind of money. She's got a husband who's not cheating, working, supporting the family, |
| 1:53.1 | beautiful children, beautiful home. Why this? But I want you to hear it from the horses mouth. |
| 2:01.6 | Take a listen to Corey Richens describing why she wrote a kid's book. Listen to crime online. |
| 2:08.8 | I'm new to all of this. Corey Richens appeared on Good Things Utah, a lifestyle TV program to talk |
| 2:14.4 | about her book on grief. She said she's done lots of research to help not only herself, |
| 2:19.3 | but her children cope with the loss of Eric Richens, husband and father. Richens says what is |
| 2:24.4 | helped her family are the three C's. The three C's, you know, connection, continuity and care. |
| 2:31.4 | Richens says it's important to make sure the spirit of your lost loved one is alive in your home |
| 2:36.4 | by bringing up memories, talking about the person and doing things that person loved to do. |
| 2:41.7 | Okay. Yeah. Well, her husband, her dad, husband's memory is going to be coming up a lot in her murder |
| 2:49.3 | trial. But what about this script that has been found in her cell? And, and wait a minute, |
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