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

[Seattle1]

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[Megnut]

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Seems like a BALD ask and overly broad. Sounds like a fishing expedition.

JMO

 

[Warwick7]

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She is a narcissistic idiot.

 

[Justice101]

She is a narcissistic idiot.

Grasping for straws.

She is lying to her defense attorneys and then she is doubling down when they get discovery data that doesn't meet her story... saying witness are being paid to lie. Which is a FELONY to either pay for testimony OR accept it.

Very very far fetched. IMO.. .an attempted distraction from the planned proceedings.

 

[arielilane]

Prosecutors push back on new claim in Kouri Richins case

In new court filings, Summit County attorneys say Robert Crozier’s affidavit—claiming he sold OxyContin to Carmen Lauber, not fentanyl—is not credible and doesn’t change their case. They argue substantial evidence still supports the aggravated murder charge. Jury selection is set to begin Feb. 10, 2026, with trial slated for Feb. 23, 2026.

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Photo: Rick Boomer, AP

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Prosecutors doubt Robert Crozier's claim he sold OxyContin, not fentanyl, to Carmen Lauber.
• They argue substantial evidence supports Kouri Richins' murder charge despite Crozier's new statement.
• Richins faces trial Feb. 23, 2026, with jury selection starting Feb. 10.

Prosecutors refute alleged dealer's claim in Kouri Richins murder case

Prosecutors say a recent about-face by a man accused of providing fentanyl that killed Kouri Richins' husband is not credible. And they argue there's still plenty of evidence to convict her.

www.ksl.com

Oct. 17

 

[arielilane]

PARK CITY, Utah (Court TV) — Kouri Richins will stay behind bars as she waits for her murder trial after a judge refused to grant her bond, despite new evidence.

Judge cites 'substantial evidence' in denying Kouri Richins' request for bail

Kouri Richins had argued that she should be released on bail after a prosecution witness recanted a portion of his testimony.

www.courttv.com

Kouri’s murder trial is scheduled to begin in February 2026.

 

[Seattle1]

Judge cites 'substantial evidence' in denying Kouri Richins' request for bail

Kouri Richins had argued that she should be released on bail after a prosecution witness recanted a portion of his testimony.

www.courttv.com

11/18/25

Judge Richard Mrazik said in his written decision denying the defense motion that a reasonable jury might not believe the drug dealer’s change of story. Judge Mrazik also said the defense “fails to acknowledge or address the other evidence from which a reasonable jury could find Defendant had a motive to commit the crime charged and exhibited consciousness of guilt.” Evidence prosecutors have already presented against Kouri includes sworn testimony from the housekeeper and records showing Kouri’s financial distress at the time of Eric’s death.

“While Defendant may be able to use [the witness’] recent recantation to poke holes in the State’s case, the holes are not substantial enough to undermine the court’s prior determination regarding substantial evidence,” Judge Mrazik wrote.


Kouri’s murder trial is scheduled to begin in February 2026.

 

[Seattle1]

Judge rules against Kouri Richins' motion to reconsider bail

A judge ruled against Kouri Richins' motion to reconsider bail.The attorneys for Kouri, who is accused of murdering her husband with fentanyl in 2022, asked the

kutv.com

11/18/25

Judge Richard Mrazik, however, said Crozier's retraction "does not render his former statement inadmissible."

"A reasonable jury could choose to credit Mr. Crozier's statements to detectives in May 2023 over his statements in September 2025 given that they were made two years closer in time to the events in question," he said in the court document.

Additionally, Judge Mrazik said that Kouri failed to address the other evidence that she had a motive to kill Eric.

"Mr. Crozier's recent recantation does not affect the weight of that evidence at all," he said.

 

[windrower]

PARK CITY, Utah (Court TV) — Kouri Richins will stay behind bars as she waits for her murder trial after a judge refused to grant her bond, despite new evidence.

Judge cites 'substantial evidence' in denying Kouri Richins' request for bail

Kouri Richins had argued that she should be released on bail after a prosecution witness recanted a portion of his testimony.

www.courttv.com

Kouri’s murder trial is scheduled to begin in February 2026.

Wish our judge in Colorado would have refused bond to Barry Morphew. Talk about a case with substantial evidence.

 

[Seattle1]

Wish our judge in Colorado would have refused bond to Barry Morphew. Talk about a case with substantial evidence.

Unfortunately, the date of BM's offense fell within that very small window (before the amendment to the state constitution was effective), where defendants charged with first-degree murder were entitled to bond, so the Court had no choice here. However, the Judge did have discretion not to revise the initial bond terms she first set for him at $3M CASH ONLY-- which most likely would have kept BM in custody until jurors decided his fate. JMO

 

[Justice101]

This is so refreshing to see a judge us logic and proportion to render a ruling.