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Crime Scene

The Grief Author | Annie Elise Reaction to Kouri Richins Sentencing

Crime Scene

Sony Music

True Crime

3.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Kouri Richins has been sentenced — and we're breaking down every detail with Annie Elise. But first, Cooper and Jonathan share the wild ride that got Kouri here. Convicted of aggravated murder for poisoning her husband Eric with five times a lethal dose of fentanyl, Kouri faced either 25 years to life or life without parole. The prosecution asked for the maximum — and Eric's own sons said they're afraid of what she'd do if released. Annie Elise (Serialously, 10 to Life) joins us to break down the verdict, the victim impact statements, the sentencing decision, and what comes next — including the expected appeals process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Every month my wireless bill used to arrive and I'd stare at it, like it was evidence from an active investigation.

0:07.4

Random fees, vague charges, free perks that somehow were not so free.

0:13.6

The whole thing felt deeply suspicious.

0:16.8

Eventually, I did what any rational person would do.

0:20.0

I stopped the madness and switched to MintMobile.

0:23.9

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0:29.9

unlimited talk and text on the nation's largest 5G network. No long-term contracts, no nonsense.

0:36.5

You can bring your own phone, keep your number, and activate with ESIM in minutes.

0:41.4

Turns out the real crime scene was my monthly phone bill.

0:45.8

Turns out the real crime scene was my monthly phone bill.

0:50.2

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0:55.7

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1:02.3

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1:10.6

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1:21.6

With tragedy comes a fresh start. We rise from the ashes anew, as they say. Unless, of course, you're the one who burned the

1:30.5

house down in the first place. On March 4, 2022, Eric Richens, a 39-year-old Utah stoneman, father of

1:38.4

three, was found dead in his bed in Camus, Utah. The case? A lethal dose Dose of Fentanyl. His wife, Corey, was devastated.

1:48.1

She had no idea what happened. In the months and years after, Corey would become something of a

1:53.0

celebrity. She wrote a deeply personal children's book about a little boy, like her own sons,

1:58.3

who had to live without their father. It was a story that made national headlines,

2:02.9

an inspiring tale of one family grappling with grief.

2:06.9

But behind that soothing story, a shocking alternate reality.

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