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

[Snoopster]

I wasn't expecting family on the stand right away.

Based on the 'housekeeping items' before the jury was brought in, there was discussion about whether the Richins could sit in the courtroom for the entire trial. I believe they put them on first so that they would then be free to watch the entire trial. I'm guess that iIf they were called later as witnesses they would have had to stay out of the courtroom until they testified.

 

[CHEL]

The sister's testimony is SO sad.

 

[arielilane]

@NateNewsNow


While Kouri was consoling her son, Breanne Sorensen, Ronny's fiancée (Kouri's brother), came into the room, and Bre started talking about the closing of the Midway mansion, Katie recalls. Defense objects. Judge sustains. Bloodworth asks how Kouri reacted to what Bre said. She was very business-like and telling Bre exactly what to do. "I was dumbfounded. I looked at Kouri and said, 'You can't tell me you're going to close on the Midway mansion when my brother just died.' She responded, 'Yeah, the money went through. My brother has nothing to do with it. I'm going to.'"


1:22 PM · Feb 23, 2026

 

[Megnut]

Wow. KR was all about business. Closing on the mansion, selling their house.

Not just cold, but so cruel to his family, who was devastated by the abrupt death of ER.

JMO

 

[arielilane]

@NateNewsNow


Kouri's son said he wanted his dad's Apple watch. Kouri got the watch, deleted everything on it and gave it to her son, Katie says. Kouri told Katie she was going to sell their house. Katie says she could not function or figure out what was for dinner and "she was planning on selling the house that he had just been wheeled out on and closing on a multi-million dollar mansion." When Eric died, the house was in a trust and Eric was the trustee. When he died, Katie became the trustee.


1:24 PM · Feb 23, 2026

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026000186103808392

 

[arielilane]

@NateNewsNow


Kouri had a plan for how to run Eric's stone masonry business. She was going to hire TJ, Eric's friend, to run Eric's portion of the business for her. This was all relayed to Katie on the day Eric died. A family meeting was held on March 5, the day after Eric died. Eric wanted to be buried, not cremated. During the family meeting, they talked about the funeral. Eric would be buried by his mom. They discussed who would speak and be pallbearers. At the end of the meeting, Lisa, Kouri's mom, said, "When are we going to talk about Eric wanting to be cremated?" Kouri appeared to be shocked, but then said, "He told me he didn't want any bugs crawling on him when he was dead. It creeped him out." Katie asked why they just planned an entire funeral based on a casket and now they're just bringing up cremation. Eugene started to become upset because he knew his son wanted to be buried, Katie says.


1:28 PM · Feb 23, 2026

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026001253835108648

 

[arielilane]

Bloodworth gives Katie a binder of handwriting samples from when he signed his will, documents, etc. We don't see it, but Katie thumbs through the exhibit.

Katie explains different receipts, tax documents and handwriting samples that are in the binder.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026001860985799015

 

[Megnut]

We really need high school curriculum on how to spot/avoid (malignant) narcissists.

Everything in KR's life was a prop toward her mission for money. To think she could murder the father of her children without a second thought. Incapable of love.

I bet she despised ER's family, they're just genuinely good people, naturally close.

And geez, Kouri makes sure to be made up and dressed in presentable sleepwear.

She really is the star in her Moneywood movie.

JMO

 

[arielilane]

@NateNewsNow


Katie explains different receipts, tax documents and handwriting samples that are in the binder.


1:34 PM · Feb 23, 2026

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026002651444306104

 

[Megnut]

Bloodworth gives Katie a binder of handwriting samples from when he signed his will, documents, etc. We don't see it, but Katie thumbs through the exhibit.

Katie explains different receipts, tax documents and handwriting samples that are in the binder.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026001860985799015

Putting the family on now, at the front, must create a challenge for the State, in presenting exhibits and witnesses.

The forgery will come later, so they just need the fault to authentic his known signature.

JMO

 

[Megnut]

Defense just said their cross examination of ER's sister will be lengthy.

Gross.

Shameless.

JMO

 

[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2025989205638181245

 

[arielilane]

@NateNewsNow


Judge dismisses the jury so he can discuss a plan about what to do about the lunch hour.


1:35 PM · Feb 23, 2026

 

[Megnut]

Wow, now the Defense is trying to intimidate the judge. MOO.

 

[arielilane]

PARK CITY, Utah (Court TV) — A children’s book author faces a potential life sentence if she’s convicted of murdering her husband.

UT v. Kouri Richins: Grief Author Murder Trial

Kouri Richins is accused of poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with a fatal dose of Fentanyl in a cocktail.

www.courttv.com

 

[justme11]

Holy defense attny! Who's courtroom is this??
MOO

 

[Megnut]

Holy defense attny! Who's courtroom is this??
MOO

It's gross.

KR killed their brother/son and robbing them of him, and she wants to control the courtroom, too. She really wants them not in there.

This trial is a POWER TRIP for her.

I hope it powers her right into prison, for life.

JMO

 

[justme11]

It's gross.

KR killed their brother/son and robbing them of him, and she wants to control the courtroom, too. She really wants them not in there.

This trial is a POWER TRIP for her.

I hope it powers her right into prison, for life.

JMO

Exactly! She's a pig and I have a feeling she's going to tick me off this whole trial. The judge handled her with such grace. So far I think I like him and he has a nice voice. MOO

 

[tlcya]

curious to know what the defense thinks she has with "objective of the trust" angle. Surely she can't believe it was his intent to provide for a wife who ultimately murdered him. It's laughable. Eric wanted to live. Just saying.

This is a huge useless irrelevant time suck right now. The jury won't buy this ish. JMO

 

[MarciB]

Wow, now the Defense is trying to intimidate the judge. MOO.

I don't like this defense lawyer. snarky and condescending