The Kouri Richins trial begins in weeks. The defense says key witness Robert Crozier has recanted — now claiming he sold OxyContin, not fentanyl. The prosecution says the totality of evidence still proves murder. Both sides are fighting over texts, timelines, and witness credibility.

But there's one test that could cut through all of it.

Eric Richins' hair.

Forensic hair analysis can detect fentanyl exposure going back ninety days or more. Segmental testing can show whether someone used drugs chronically over weeks and months — or was exposed to a single acute dose. If Eric had a secret fentanyl habit, his hair would reveal it. If he had no prior exposure before the night he died, his hair would reveal that too.

This is the evidence that could definitively answer the central question: Was Eric Richins murdered, or did he accidentally overdose?

According to charging documents, Eric died with approximately five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in his system. The medical examiner determined it was illicit fentanyl, ingested orally. The defense says Eric was a partier. The prosecution says Kouri poisoned him for insurance money. But neither side has publicly raised the one forensic test that could prove their case beyond witness testimony.

Why not?

This episode breaks down the science of hair follicle drug testing, what we know and don't know about evidence collected at Eric's autopsy, and why both sides may have strategic reasons to avoid the most definitive evidence available.

If Eric was buried, the truth may still be recoverable. The question is whether anyone wants to find it.

Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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