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We’re about 40 minutes out from the hearing and this is the long line outside the courthouse. Multiple media outlets, national and local here @KSL5TV
UT - Kouri Richins, 33, Author, wife, mom, charged in husband’s unexpected death last year, May 2023 #2
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I had the laugh reaction emoji checked too, lol.
'The searches found on Richins’ iPhone include the phrases: “can cops force you to do a lie detector test?” “Luxury prisons for the rich in America,” “death certificate says pending, will life insurance still pay?” “If someone is poisoned what does it go down on the death certificate as,” and “How to permanently delete information from an iPhone remotely.”'
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Exactly!
The Will change to his sister reminds me of Lori dingbat. Also the greed & stupidity of Alex muderdaugh.
MOO
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NOW: Detention hearing underway in Summit County for Kouri Richins to determine whether she will be held without bail. Kouri is here in the courtroom between her two attorneys.
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Happening Now! #KouriRichins is accused of poisoning her husband. She then wrote a children's book about death and grief. She wants to get out of jail while she's awaiting her murder trial. #CourtTV What do YOU think the judge should decide?
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Her attorney better keep an eye on his sippy cup.
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Prosecution plans to call 3 witnesses.
First on the stand now - the lead detective in the investigation.
He confirms that acquaintance CL was asked by KR to buy some fentanyl for her.
CL used to clean the Richens home and had a bedroom designated as hers. On a mirror in that bedroom were taped or affixed inspirational quotes having to do with CL’s recovery from addiction.
Also Eric Richens obituary was taped to mirror and CL told the detective many times that she felt bad for Eric.
There are text messages from KR to her best friend ( not named ) where KR tells BF how she “ pumped so hard, screaming at ER to come back” while doing CPR on him.
First on the stand now - the lead detective in the investigation.
He confirms that acquaintance CL was asked by KR to buy some fentanyl for her.
CL used to clean the Richens home and had a bedroom designated as hers. On a mirror in that bedroom were taped or affixed inspirational quotes having to do with CL’s recovery from addiction.
Also Eric Richens obituary was taped to mirror and CL told the detective many times that she felt bad for Eric.
There are text messages from KR to her best friend ( not named ) where KR tells BF how she “ pumped so hard, screaming at ER to come back” while doing CPR on him.
arielilane
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KOURI RICHINS: Mother of three accused of poisoning her husband and then writing a book about grief, wants bail. Watch the hearing from Park City Utah right now on @CourtTV
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In a motion calling for her release filed on Friday, Kouri Richins’ attorneys argued the evidence against her is circumstantial because police never seized fentanyl from the family home. They also called into question the credibility of the key witnesses expected to support the prosecutors’ request to keep her in custody.
The attorneys said prosecutors “simply accepted” the narrative from Eric Richins’ family that his wife had poisoned him “and worked backward in an effort to support it” by spending about 14 months investigating and finding no evidence to support their theory. In a court filing containing a letter filed on Monday, her attorneys also claim detectives detained and questioned Richins unlawfully while executing a search warrant on the family home about a month after her husband’s death.
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If the case goes to trial, it could hinge largely on an unidentified informant who prosecutors say sold Richins the drugs that medical examiners later found in her husband’s system.
Charging documents and warrants detail interviews in which the informant said she sold Richins hydrocodone and fentanyl in the weeks and months before her husband’s death. Prosecutors say the drug purchase timeline corresponds with Eric Richins’ death and their allegation that his wife laced the sandwich weeks prior.
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In a motion calling for her release filed on Friday, Kouri Richins’ attorneys argued the evidence against her is circumstantial because police never seized fentanyl from the family home. They also called into question the credibility of the key witnesses expected to support the prosecutors’ request to keep her in custody.
The attorneys said prosecutors “simply accepted” the narrative from Eric Richins’ family that his wife had poisoned him “and worked backward in an effort to support it” by spending about 14 months investigating and finding no evidence to support their theory. In a court filing containing a letter filed on Monday, her attorneys also claim detectives detained and questioned Richins unlawfully while executing a search warrant on the family home about a month after her husband’s death.
[…]
If the case goes to trial, it could hinge largely on an unidentified informant who prosecutors say sold Richins the drugs that medical examiners later found in her husband’s system.
Charging documents and warrants detail interviews in which the informant said she sold Richins hydrocodone and fentanyl in the weeks and months before her husband’s death. Prosecutors say the drug purchase timeline corresponds with Eric Richins’ death and their allegation that his wife laced the sandwich weeks prior.
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Utah woman accused of killing husband then writing grief book for kids requests bail
A Utah mother of three who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband then wrote a children’s book about grieving is asking a court to let her out on bail. A court on Monday heard arguments about whether 33-year-old Kouri Richins should remain detained or be released throughout her trial...
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Utah children's book author accused in husband's death requests bail
UPDATE: Charging documents suggest Kouri Richins' case likely will revolve around financial and marital disputes as possible motives.
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last updated 10:35 AM, June 12, 2023
In a motion calling for her release filed on Friday, Kouri Richins’ attorneys argued the evidence against her is circumstantial because police never seized fentanyl from the family home. They also called into question the credibility of the key witnesses expected to support the prosecutors’ request to keep her in custody.
The attorneys said prosecutors “simply accepted” the narrative from Eric Richins’ family that his wife had poisoned him “and worked backward in an effort to support it” by spending about 14 months investigating and finding no evidence to support their theory.
The case also has shined a spotlight on Kamas, Utah, an agricultural town on the backside of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains near Park City, one of the American West’s preeminent destinations for skiing, hiking and outdoor recreation. The couple and their three sons lived in a new development in the town of Francis, roughly 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Salt Lake City.
If the case goes to trial, it could hinge largely on an unidentified informant who prosecutors say sold Richins the drugs that medical examiners later found in her husband’s system.
arielilane
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Summit County mother Kouri Richins is in court this morning for detention hearing.
Please, someone, call the IRS to investigate if she used this a business expense on her taxes.
Being prosecuted for a murder is one thing. Even better to have the IRS on your tail.
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Another option to watch the detention hearing.
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The prosecution turned to forensic data to ask about phone carrier records, asking if they also confirmed C.L.’s testimony. O’Driscoll said there were several calls and text messages exchanged between Richins and C.L., though they do not know what those messages said. According to O’Driscoll, the messages were deleted from both phones, so detectives were only able to see timestamps of when the calls were made and when messages were sent.
Kouri Richins could be seen in the courtroom with a tissue, wiping tears from her eyes while Detective O’Driscoll recounted the initial call reporting Eric Richin’s death.
Judge denies Kouri Richins bail after 4 hour detention hearing
Kouri Richins, the woman accused of killing her husband with fentanyl poisoning then writing a children’s book about grieving, is due in court on Monday, June 12 for a detention hearing.
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The prosecution turned to forensic data to ask about phone carrier records, asking if they also confirmed C.L.’s testimony. O’Driscoll said there were several calls and text messages exchanged between Richins and C.L., though they do not know what those messages said. According to O’Driscoll, the messages were deleted from both phones, so detectives were only able to see timestamps of when the calls were made and when messages were sent.
Kouri Richins could be seen in the courtroom with a tissue, wiping tears from her eyes while Detective O’Driscoll recounted the initial call reporting Eric Richin’s death.
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Defense attorney SL cross examining Detective.
He confirms that CL at one time cleaned houses for KR ( houses KR bought and flipped in her business) and also Cl cleaned KR’s own personal home she shared with Eric.
Attorney asked Detective if the $1300 check could have been payment for cleaning. He says he won’t speculate on that.
She brings up firearm recovered from Cl bedroom which would be a violation of her drug court probation.
He confirms that CL at one time cleaned houses for KR ( houses KR bought and flipped in her business) and also Cl cleaned KR’s own personal home she shared with Eric.
Attorney asked Detective if the $1300 check could have been payment for cleaning. He says he won’t speculate on that.
She brings up firearm recovered from Cl bedroom which would be a violation of her drug court probation.