Why Was Kouri Richins Worth More To Herself With Eric Dead?

About this episode

The episode discusses the financial and personal turmoil leading to Kouri Richins' alleged murder of her husband Eric.

Kouri Richins owed $7.5 million. Her forensic accountant used one word: imploding. Two hundred thirty-six bounced checks. Fifteen failed renovation projects. A house-flipping business hemorrhaging cash. Eric was quietly meeting with divorce attorneys, removing Kouri from his will, cutting her from his life insurance, and building a trust she didn't know about to protect their three sons. Her prenup made murder the only exit that paid. She secretly purchased $1.9 million in life insurance on Eric's life without his knowledge. She texted her housekeeper about "the Michael Jackson stuff." She was texting Robert Josh Grossmann about marriage while still married to Eric — asking if he'd marry her "tomorrow." Prosecutors laid out an alleged escalation: a poisoning attempt in Greece, a fentanyl-laced sandwich on Valentine's Day that left Eric gasping for air and reaching for his son's EpiPen, and a final dose in a cocktail two weeks later — five times lethal. Eric told friends he believed his wife was trying to end his life. He was right. The criminal investigation stalled by fall 2022. Deputy Jayme Woody acknowledged it on the stand. But the Richins family had already hired Todd Gabler…

People in this episode

Host: Hidden Killers Podcast

Topics covered

• murder investigation
• life insurance
• divorce
• forensic accounting
• poisoning
• true crime

Keywords

• Kouri Richins
• Eric Richins
• life insurance
• forensic accountant
• poisoning
• divorce
• true crime

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