What the Prosecutor Said That Destroyed Kouri Richins’ Defense

About this episode

The episode analyzes the prosecutor's statements that led to the conviction of Kouri Richins for the murder of her husband, Eric Richins.

Prosecutor Brad Bloodworth stood in front of eight jurors and said: “Kouri Richins wanted to murder Eric Richins, thus took out an insurance policy on his life to get money for murdering Eric Richins. Then she murdered Eric Richins, and then she submitted a claim to get the money.” The jury needed less than three hours. In the final episode of our definitive five-part series, we break down the trial that ended Kouri Richins’ performance for good — the thirteen days of testimony, the more than forty witnesses, the defense’s decision to rest without calling a single person to the stand, and Kouri’s refusal to testify in her own defense. We examine Bloodworth’s closing strategy and the two lines that sealed the case. And we sit with the human wreckage — three boys raised by the family that fought for their father’s justice, and the woman who faces 25 years to life for deciding her husband’s death was a reasonable business expense. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1…

People in this episode

Host: Tony Brueski

Topics covered

• murder trial
• insurance fraud
• closing arguments
• defense strategy
• justice

Keywords

• Kouri Richins
• Eric Richins
• Brad Bloodworth
• murder trial
• insurance policy
• closing strategy
• defense

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Organizations: True Crime Today

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