Between Eric Richins' death on March 4, 2022 and Kouri's arrest in May 2023, she made choices that FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke's "Tempo Tells" framework was designed to decode. The 911 call. The media interviews. The children's book promoting Eric as an angel watching over their sons. The television tour. And eventually, the letter found in her jail cell allegedly orchestrating false testimony.

This deep-dive examines Kouri's post-death behavior through Robin's deception-detection lens. What specific patterns in the 911 call would investigators have flagged? What does choosing public grief performance at the scale of a book tour reveal about confidence in one's own constructed narrative? And what happens to someone's deception architecture under three years of sustained legal pressure?

The 911 call is clinical material. "He's not breathing, he's cold, he doesn't have a pulse." Robin explains tempo deviations, detail calibration, and the authenticity markers that distinguish genuine emergency responses from performance.

The children's book, Are You With Me?, launched in March 2023—one year after Eric's death, two months before Kouri's arrest. She appeared on television promoting it. Robin analyzes what that level of extended performance reveals about risk tolerance and confidence in deception.

The "Walk the Dog" letter prosecutors found in her jail cell allegedly scripts specific false testimony for her mother and brother. When someone continues orchestrating narrative from behind bars, what does that reveal about how they process truth—and how do juries typically respond?

Trial begins February 23rd. This is the behavioral framework for reading what happens in that courtroom.

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Former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis delivers a comprehensive analysis of the Kouri Richins fentanyl murder trial and the Colin Gray parental accountability case — two landmark criminal proceedings testing the boundaries of criminal responsibility.

In the Richins case, the defense enters trial with a recanting drug source, excluded prosecution experts, witness intimidation allegations against the lead detective, and severed financial charges. But the prosecution is armed with an alleged prior Valentine's Day 2022 poisoning attempt, Carmen Lauber's expected testimony about Kouri's direct fentanyl requests and her alleged demand for "the Michael Jackson stuff," Google searches allegedly about lethal doses and luxury prisons, forged insurance documents, a jail cell letter allegedly coaching testimony, and the medical examiner's finding of more than five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in Eric's system.

The Colin Gray trial brings its own devastating timeline according to prosecutors — an alleged 2021 search for "how to kill your dad," an FBI visit over school shooting threats in 2023 with investigators reportedly instructing Colin to restrict gun access, the alleged Christmas gift of the rifle, a text allegedly about "blood on your hands," a reported Parkland shrine, and Colin's alleged two-word reaction when officers arrived: "I knew it." With 29 felony counts and up to 180 years exposure, Faddis explains why the Georgia second-degree murder framework may be even more effective than the Crumbley model.

Faddis gives his honest assessment of both cases — who holds the stronger hand and what the juries are likely to see.

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The positioning started seven years before Eric Richins died. Between 2015 and 2017, prosecutors allege Kouri took out life insurance policies on her husband totaling nearly $2 million—without his knowledge. In late January 2022, weeks before his death, she allegedly applied for yet another policy. For FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke, that long-term pattern tells a story before any other evidence enters the picture.

This deep-dive applies Robin's "Life Arc" framework to the Kouri Richins case. His career profiling individuals capable of sustained deception and eventual violence taught him to read the formative pressures and escalating behaviors that precede harm. The question isn't just what prosecutors allege Kouri did—it's what made her allegedly capable of it.

The 2020 confrontation looms large. Eric discovered that Kouri had allegedly withdrawn $100,000 from his accounts, borrowed $30,000 on his credit cards, and used a fraudulent Power of Attorney. He met with a divorce attorney. He consulted an estate planner. Robin explains what happens to someone's behavioral baseline when their deception architecture collapses and their marriage becomes existentially threatened.

Then came February 2022. Alleged fentanyl procurement on the 11th. A Valentine's Day attempt prosecutors say caused Eric to black out but survive. A return to the supplier on the 26th, allegedly asking for "something stronger." And eighteen days after that first alleged attempt, Eric was dead. Robin breaks down what that compressed timeline reveals about psychological state—and why failure typically escalates rather than stops someone on this trajectory.

Trial begins February 23rd. This is the behavioral foundation for understanding five weeks of evidence.

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Forget the pretrial wins. The prosecution is walking into this courtroom with over 100 witnesses, more than 1,000 exhibits, and five weeks of trial to present what they say is an airtight case for premeditated murder. Former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down every piece of the state's strongest evidence.

It starts with Valentine's Day 2022. Prosecutors allege Kouri tried to kill Eric before — lacing his sandwich with fentanyl months before his death. Two friends reportedly say Eric told them his wife tried to poison him. His sister says he told family Kouri was to blame if anything happened. A new life insurance policy allegedly went into effect ten days before that attempt.

Carmen Lauber is expected to testify that Kouri asked her directly — twice — to buy fentanyl, and after the first alleged attempt, requested something stronger: "the Michael Jackson stuff." Warrants reportedly show she also asked a handyman to source fentanyl and propofol. Her Google searches allegedly include lethal fentanyl doses, luxury prisons, insurance payouts, and deleting digital records. A letter found in her jail cell allegedly outlines false testimony for family members. A handwriting expert is prepared to testify that insurance signatures were forged.

The medical examiner found more than five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in Eric's system. Prosecutors say Kouri mixed it into a Moscow Mule she made while celebrating a real estate closing. Faddis explains how the state ties toxicology, a prior attempt, forged documents, and digital evidence into one closing argument — and whether the defense has any path through it.

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The murder trial hasn't even started and the defense has already taken pieces off the board. Robert Crozier recanted. Detective O'Driscoll is accused of threatening witnesses. Two prosecution experts were barred. And the 26 financial crime charges the state wanted to use as motive evidence? Severed entirely.

Defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down the defense's strongest pretrial wins in the Kouri Richins case. Crozier — the man prosecutors said supplied fentanyl through housekeeper Carmen Lauber — has signed a sworn affidavit saying the pills were OxyContin, not fentanyl. He says he was detoxing and disoriented during his 2023 police interview. The pills were never recovered. Never tested. The state dropped drug distribution charges after that affidavit, and Faddis explains why that creates a gap in the murder weapon theory the prosecution may struggle to close.

He walks through the witness intimidation allegations against the lead detective, the strategic impact of losing both expert witnesses, and how the defense can exploit the severed financial charges to keep the jury narrowly focused. With jury selection completing in just two days in a county where 85 percent of residents knew the case, Faddis identifies what he believes is the defense's single biggest advantage heading into February 23rd.

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Defense attorney Bob Motta delivers comprehensive legal analysis on three major cases—with deep focus on the Kouri Richins trial beginning February 23rd.

Kouri Richins faces charges she allegedly poisoned her husband Eric with fentanyl. The alleged supplier, Robert Crozier, recanted his statement in October 2025—now claiming he sold OxyContin, not fentanyl. No fentanyl was recovered from the Richins home. The judge excluded evidence that Eric was allegedly abusive. Bob analyzes every prosecution vulnerability and defense strategy, from the devastating Google searches to the "Walk the Dog" letter to the shadow cast by Kouri's mother Lisa Darden.

We also cover two other major cases for complete defense perspective.

The Nancy Guthrie investigation: sixteen days, no arrest, and investigative failures piling up. Crime scene reportedly released early. Evidence sent to a private lab over FBI objection. Massive evidence contamination. Bob explains how the eventual defense will attack.

The Anna Kepner case: sealed federal juvenile proceedings following the 14-year-old's death aboard the Carnival Horizon. Her stepbrother was released to guardian custody. Bob breaks down sealed proceedings, the FBI's jurisdictional decision, and defense factors that have emerged through custody filings.

This is comprehensive legal analysis with particular focus on the Richins trial—the most imminent courtroom battle.

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Trial starts February 23rd. This is everything you need to know about the evidence before opening statements.

The prosecution's case: Kouri Richins allegedly poisoned her husband Eric twice—first with an allegedly fentanyl-laced sandwich on Valentine's Day 2022 that left him using his son's EpiPen, then allegedly with a Moscow Mule less than three weeks later. Five times the lethal dose. Medications prescribed to Kouri found in his system. Google searches for lethal doses, poison death certificates, and luxury prisons. Texts to her boyfriend saying life would be perfect if Eric would "just go away." Nearly $2 million in insurance policies. A jail letter prosecutors describe as witness tampering instructions.

The defense's counterattack: The key fentanyl supplier recanted. Robert Crozier now says he sold OxyContin, not fentanyl, to Kouri's housekeeper—and was detoxing when he gave his original statement. No pills were ever found in the home. Evidence that Eric was abusive was excluded. A domestic violence expert was barred. The chain linking Kouri to fentanyl depends entirely on contested testimony.

The overlooked details: Kouri's mother Lisa Darden's romantic partner died of an oxycodone overdose in 2006, shortly after naming Darden as beneficiary. Darden was present the night Eric died. The detective wrote it's "possible" she was involved in planning Eric's death. No charges filed.

What the jury faces: Over 100 witnesses, 1,000+ exhibits, five weeks of testimony. And a question with no easy answer—was this premeditated murder or something more complicated?

This deep dive covers every layer: the financial collapse, the affair, the prenup that made death pay better than divorce, and the witness recantation that could blow up the prosecution's case.

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Kouri Richins goes to trial February 23rd in Summit County, Utah. Prosecutors allege she poisoned her husband Eric with fentanyl hidden in a Moscow Mule. Defense attorney Bob Motta says the prosecution has more vulnerabilities than the headlines suggest.

The alleged fentanyl supplier, Robert Crozier, recanted in October 2025. He now claims he sold OxyContin, not fentanyl, and was "detoxing" during his original interview. The judge denied bail—but that recantation gives the defense a powerful cross-examination tool.

No fentanyl pills were recovered from the Richins home. The physical evidence is limited to what was found in Eric's body. Everything else is testimony—and the defense will attack every witness's credibility.

Kouri's attorneys tried to present evidence that Eric was allegedly abusive. The judge excluded it and barred a domestic violence expert from testifying. Bob analyzes how damaging that ruling is.

The prosecution will present Kouri's Google searches: "lethal dose of fentanyl," "if someone is poisoned what does death certificate say," "luxury prisons for the rich." Devastating at first glance—but is there any defense framing that survives?

The "Walk the Dog" letter allegedly found in her jail cell looks like witness tampering instructions. The defense says it's fiction from a 65-page manuscript. The judge partially admitted it.

And Lisa Darden—Kouri's mother—casts a shadow. Her romantic partner died of an oxycodone overdose in 2006 after naming her beneficiary. A detective wrote she may have been involved in Eric's death.

This is the trial preview before opening statements.

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