UT - Kouri Richins, 33, Author, wife, mom, charged in husband’s unexpected death last year, May 2023 #3

[Justice101]

Johnny Depp's ex Amber Heard also comes to mind.

She was also a pathological liar it seems.

 

[arielilane]

Tyler Robinson and Kouri Richins now share the same defense law firm. Kathy Nester has been appointed as Robinson's counsel.

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[legalmomma]

Kouri Richins' defense attorney appointed to Tyler Robinson murder case

One of Kouri Richins' defense team will now be defending Tyler Robinson as well.The Utah County Commission unanimously approved the contract for Kathy Nester.Ne

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Nester is being hired by the county as an outside defense attorney after the Utah Public Defenders office said they cannot take the case.

 

[angelainwi]

Lauren from Hidden True Crime. WHOA!

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[ch_13]

Here's a story on the latest events.

Kouri Richins attorneys asking court to let her out of jail after bombshell revelation

Kouri Richins asked the court to let her out of jail after a bombshell in the case.The attorneys for Richins, the Kamas mom accused of murdering her husband wit

kutv.com

The attorneys for Richins, the Kamas mom accused of murdering her husband with fentanyl in 2022, filed a motion on Thursday to reconsider bail in the case after a key witness said he never sold fentanyl to the woman accused of being Richins' drug dealer.
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Richins' attorneys said that despite this being exculpatory information, which could help prove Kouri’s innocence, and that they are required to turn it over to the defense, that did not happen.

 

[Megnut]

Here's a story on the latest events.

Kouri Richins attorneys asking court to let her out of jail after bombshell revelation

Kouri Richins asked the court to let her out of jail after a bombshell in the case.The attorneys for Richins, the Kamas mom accused of murdering her husband wit

kutv.com

The attorneys for Richins, the Kamas mom accused of murdering her husband with fentanyl in 2022, filed a motion on Thursday to reconsider bail in the case after a key witness said he never sold fentanyl to the woman accused of being Richins' drug dealer.
...
Richins' attorneys said that despite this being exculpatory information, which could help prove Kouri’s innocence, and that they are required to turn it over to the defense, that did not happen.

A drug dealer who lies? Why, I never...

Does it really matter from where the fentanyl came?

 

[Justice101]

What do you guys think about this?

Is this a show stopper or just a yawn?

 

[Megnut]

What do you guys think about this?

Is this a show stopper or just a yawn?

Yawn.

Desperate yawn.

JMO

 

[cujenn81]

Here's a story on the latest events.

Kouri Richins attorneys asking court to let her out of jail after bombshell revelation

Kouri Richins asked the court to let her out of jail after a bombshell in the case.The attorneys for Richins, the Kamas mom accused of murdering her husband wit

kutv.com

The attorneys for Richins, the Kamas mom accused of murdering her husband with fentanyl in 2022, filed a motion on Thursday to reconsider bail in the case after a key witness said he never sold fentanyl to the woman accused of being Richins' drug dealer.
...
Richins' attorneys said that despite this being exculpatory information, which could help prove Kouri’s innocence, and that they are required to turn it over to the defense, that did not happen.

It means diddly squat to me that the witness only remembers selling KR’s dealer oxycontin because the overwhelming majority of prescription pain pills sold on the street contain fentanyl anyway.

 

[SteveS]

What do you guys think about this?

Is this a show stopper or just a yawn?

IMO it is a mixed bag.

It's not a yawner to ignore. There are a lot of "if's" that are not proven to be true in this allegation, but at this point they are not proven to be false, either.

The biggie is the claim that the state has hidden exculpatory evidence (evidence that would seem to point to innocence). That's a major no-no, and on its face, this sure appears to be exculpatory in every way. There's no question that a key witness changing his story is something that the defense is entitled to know, and use to support their case, and it also calls into question whether the state can prove she bought fentanyl (which is what killed him). Obviously every piece of evidence has to be weighed and argued and the jury decides what to make of it, but this has relevance (the key issue).

However, "I only sold oxy" is not a fact, it's just a claim by a witness. It could be a lie. And it's only one piece of evidence -- it's not the entire case. We also have to keep in mind that the dealer has a major incentive to walk back his testimony, because if HIS fentanyl killed Eric, his neck is in the noose too. In many states, it's a murder charge to be the supplier of the illegal drug that kills, no matter how it happened to be ingested.

As to whether the existence of this evidence is a show-stopper, nah it's not that either. This evidence doesn't by itself prove anything, including that she didn't do it. She (by her own admission) was the only one there when he died, her story of that night is full of holes, it accidentally points the finger at herself as the only one who could have done it, and he was definitely killed by someone poisoning him with fentanyl (whether this dealer supplied it or not).

BUT this is relevant, and there may be an investigation, and if found to be deliberate that they buried it and tried to keep the defense from finding it (which seems possible), the DA and staff may get slapped in some way. But imo, not the victims. The DA-etc can say they didn't believe his new testimony, and they are probably right to think that way, BUT that's not a legit excuse. They turn over all evidence that's relevant, so that the defense can present at trial what they think is useful to them, and it's up to the jury to weigh it all and decide.

I don't think the judge lets a murderer out on the streets, however, by the emergence of some evidence that may help the defense argue their case. That is too extreme. And this is far from proof of innocence.

 

[bluestsocks]

It doesn’t make me think she isn’t guilty, but failing to turn it over to the defense, if true, is a pretty clear Brady violation, and there can be serious consequences to the trial as a result. I think it’s unlikely to result in her being released, but Brady violations understandably come with a plethora of available sanctions that can be very bad for the prosecution.

 

[cujenn81]

It doesn’t make me think she isn’t guilty, but failing to turn it over to the defense, if true, is a pretty clear Brady violation, and there can be serious consequences to the trial as a result. I think it’s unlikely to result in her being released, but Brady violations understandably come with a plethora of available sanctions that can be very bad for the prosecution.

I’ll believe KR’s claims when a judge rules them to be valid. KR has filed numerous claims about the prosecution over the years, and the judge has dismissed her claims every single time.

 

[Seattle1]

Kouri Richins Seeking Jail Release After Star Witness Recants Claim He Provided Fentanyl Used to Kill Husband

Kouri Richins, 35, is asking the judge to reevaluate her bail and the conditions of her release based on the new development, which her lawyers say prosecutors withheld

people.com

10/3/25

• Kouri Richins, 35, is accused of murdering her husband Eric Richins, 39, by spiking his drink with fentanyl she allegedly obtained from their housekeeper Carmen Lauber
• The man prosecutors says supplied Lauber with fentanyl, Robert Crozier, recants that claim in an affidavit filed by Richins' defense team seeking her release from jail
• In his affidavit, Crozier claims that he recanted the claim in an interview with two members of the prosecution's office back in April, but the defense says they were not informed about this

 

[Seattle1]

Kouri Richins attorneys asking court to let her out of jail after bombshell revelation

Kouri Richins asked the court to let her out of jail after a bombshell in the case.The attorneys for Richins, the Kamas mom accused of murdering her husband wit

kutv.com

10/2/25

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Kouri Richins asked the court to let her out of jail after a bombshell in the case.

The attorneys for Richins, the Kamas mom accused of murdering her husband with fentanyl in 2022, filed a motion on Thursday to reconsider bail in the case after a key witness said he never sold fentanyl to the woman accused of being Richins' drug dealer.

In an affidavit also filed on Thursday, Robert Crozier said he sold Carmen Lauber OxyContin pills, not fentanyl.

^^bbm
Sure, tell that to all the dead victims who thought they bought Oxy because the pills looked the same-- complete with the fake stamp!

So by sticking to the Oxy story, Crozier hopes to argue he was selling stolen pharmaceutical Oxy, knowing he stands no chance by using this argument for Fentanyl? IMO, wishful thinking.

Overdose deaths from fake pills are rising, especially among younger adults

Most overdoses involve bogus drugs sold illegally as painkillers or anti-anxiety medications, the CDC reported. They're often laced with deadly levels of fentanyl.

www.nbcnews.com

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Acting U.S. Attorney Warns of Increasing Danger of Counterfeit Prescription Opioids Containing Fentanyl

www.justice.gov

 

[iamshadow21]

^^bbm
Sure, tell that to all the dead victims who thought they bought Oxy because the pills looked the same-- complete with the fake stamp!

So by sticking to the Oxy story, Crozier hopes to argue he was selling stolen pharmaceutical Oxy, knowing he stands no chance by using this argument for Fentanyl? IMO, wishful thinking.

Overdose deaths from fake pills are rising, especially among younger adults

Most overdoses involve bogus drugs sold illegally as painkillers or anti-anxiety medications, the CDC reported. They're often laced with deadly levels of fentanyl.

www.nbcnews.com

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Acting U.S. Attorney Warns of Increasing Danger of Counterfeit Prescription Opioids Containing Fentanyl

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That's the kind of garbage that killed Michelle McNamara. She had no idea the pills she took had fentanyl in them.

Nothing coming from any kind of illicit source should be trusted to be what it says it is. That's just common sense these days.

MOO

 

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Summit County prosecutors allege Richins purchased fentanyl on at least two occasions from a housekeeper she employed.

Now, Richins’ defense attorneys say the man who allegedly sold the housekeeper fentanyl denies it.

In sworn statements the man claims he sold the housekeeper OxyContin, not fentanyl, in early 2022 just before Eric Richins died.

He also says he told prosecutors that in April of this year.

“They asked why I had previously told officers that I had sold [the housekeeper] fentanyl,” he said in one of the Sept. 10 statements. “I told them I did not remember saying that and that I had been detoxing during that interview and was ‘out of it.’”

[…]

Kouri Richins makes third request for bail, citing new evidence

Richins has been awaiting trial for her husband’s murder in Summit County Jail for over two years.

www.kpcw.org

 

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Summit County prosecutors allege Richins purchased fentanyl on at least two occasions from a housekeeper she employed.

Now, Richins’ defense attorneys say the man who allegedly sold the housekeeper fentanyl denies it.

In sworn statements the man claims he sold the housekeeper OxyContin, not fentanyl, in early 2022 just before Eric Richins died.

He also says he told prosecutors that in April of this year.

“They asked why I had previously told officers that I had sold [the housekeeper] fentanyl,” he said in one of the Sept. 10 statements. “I told them I did not remember saying that and that I had been detoxing during that interview and was ‘out of it.’”

[…]

Kouri Richins makes third request for bail, citing new evidence

Richins has been awaiting trial for her husband’s murder in Summit County Jail for over two years.

www.kpcw.org

Please please please ... hopefully we do not see this case unravel....

 

[Seattle1]

Refresher on the charging docs -- more specifically, see pgs 3-4:

After the Oxy allegedly supplied wasn't strong enough (i.e., did not kill Eric), it's KP who first introduces the term/request for fentanyl into this matter. The OME stated the fentanyl in Eric’s system was illicit fentanyl and not medical grade fentanyl, and the level of fentanyl in Eric’s system was approximately five times the lethal dosage.

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23808108/kouri-richins-warrant.pdf