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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

Richins Trial: Inside the Prosecution's Case Against Kouri

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

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🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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The state says Kouri Richins poisoned her husband with fentanyl. They've presented their evidence to a jury—and you've got questions about whether it's enough to convict.

Carmen Lauber testified she bought fentanyl for Kouri four times. She claims Kouri told her it was for an "investor"—a story that falls apart under any scrutiny. The prosecution is treating that cover story as evidence of premeditation. But Carmen also testified that Kouri asked for "the Michael Jackson stuff" at one point. That's propofol—a hospital anesthetic. You can't buy it on the street. Does that request show desperation, escalation, or something else entirely?

Eric told his sister he believed Kouri was trying to poison him. He said it on a phone call just weeks before he died. There's testimony about an incident in Greece where he got violently ill after drinking something she made. If the prosecution can establish prior attempts, they're building a pattern that's hard to explain away.

The toxicologist found quetiapine in Eric's system—Kouri's prescription medication. Eric had no prescription for it. The prosecution hasn't made this a centerpiece yet, but the implication is clear. Meanwhile, Eric had five times the lethal dose of fentanyl. That concentration doesn't happen accidentally.

Kouri's digital footprint includes searches for luxury prisons, lie detector tests, and recovering deleted iPhone messages. She deleted texts before and after Eric died. Her phone showed activity during hours she claimed to be asleep. The prosecution is painting a picture of a woman who planned, executed, and then covered her tracks.

The Valentine's Day sandwich. The insurance policies. The boyfriend. The grief book. Every piece of the prosecution's case—examined.

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This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske. Here now, Tony Bruske. Let's move over now to the trial that's going on.

0:39.4

Over to Utah, the Corey Richards trial underway.

0:42.6

And we're going to focus first.

0:45.2

We're going to do two kind of segments on this.

0:47.6

One, on the prosecution's case, what they're presenting, what they're arguing.

0:52.1

We'll go to the defense then second.

0:53.9

And whether this adds up to murder beyond a reasonable doubt.

0:58.5

The state says Corey poisoned her husband, Eric,

1:01.0

with fentanyl for money and to start a new life

1:04.0

with her boyfriend.

1:05.2

They've got a witness who says she bought drugs,

1:08.1

they got Eric's own words saying he thought Corey was trying to kill him. They've got

1:12.4

insurance policies, deleted texts, and internet searches that paint a picture of premeditation.

1:18.2

Let's take into the questions that you've been asking and be sure to ask them if you're watching

1:22.6

us live right now in the comments section. We'll try to get over to those we'll start with this from

1:27.9

a bride in salt lake city carmen lauber testified that she bought fentanyl for corey four separate

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