25: Kouri Richins: Grieving Widow or Criminal Mastermind?!

About this episode

The episode explores the case of Kouri Richins, who was arrested for the murder of her husband Eric Richins, initially believed to be a tragic overdose.

In March 2022, what appeared to be a tragic fentanyl overdose left Eric Richins dead and his family shattered. At the time, investigators believed it was a devastating accident. But a year later, everything changed when his wife, Kouri Richins, a grieving widow, mother of three, and author of a children’s book about coping with a father’s death, was arrested and charged with his murder. Since then, the case has exploded with jaw-dropping twists and now, with a jury seated and the trial officially underway, we’re reopening everything to unpack how this picture-perfect marriage unraveled into one of the most chaotic courtroom battles we’ve seen… . If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow the show for weekly deep dives into the darkest true crime cases! To watch the video version of this episode, head over to youtube.com/@annieelise . . 🔎 Join Our True Crime Club & Get Exclusive Content & Perks. . 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to both of my weekly true crime series 10 to Life & Serialously with Annie Elise wherever you get your podcasts on the Annie Elise Channel! 🍎 Apple Podcasts | Where you can also unlock access to 100+ and growing extra exclusive deep dives. 💚…

People in this episode

Host: Annie Elise

Topics covered

• murder case
• courtroom battle
• grieving widow
• true crime
• investigation
• family tragedy

Keywords

• Kouri Richins
• Eric Richins
• murder trial
• fentanyl overdose
• true crime
• courtroom drama
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: children’s book about coping with a father’s death

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