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

[arielilane]

@NateNewsNow


Next witness is Patrol Deputy Vincent Nguyen with the Summit County Sheriff's Office. Prosecutor asks about his body camera. It's always on and then it starts recording when he activates it or his lights turn on in the vehicle. He was working the night of March 4. Prosecutor shows the Richins' home and Nguyen arrived at the home around 3:40 a.m. A sergeant, another deputy and fire personnel were there when Nguyen arrived. So was Kouri and her kids.


5:20 PM · Feb 23, 2026

 

[arielilane]

Prosecutor asks to admit body camera footage transcript from the night Nguyen went to the home. Judge allows it. Prosecutor wants to admit the actual body camera footage. There is a blurred spot. We now see the footage.

The video is playing. This is from when officers arrived and Eric was dead. We hear someone asking Kouri what medicine he takes. She's crying and says she doesn't know. Part of the video is blurred where Eric is on the floor of the bedroom. Paramedics are working on him.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026061375823306778

 

[Megnut]

Observation -- bodycam -- mechanical CPR -- she is covering her eyes, sniffling but ZERO TEARS.

I'm crying real tears, simply remembering the traumatic loss of my DD, triggered by this.

KR is a fraud of a human being.

JMO

 

[arielilane]

Do I understand correctly her kids are upstairs? If so, she has no concern or awareness of comforting them? Tells me all I need to know.


Edit: Those poor boys.

Defendant cared for self only.

 

[arielilane]

A deputy is now chatting with Kouri. She says they were just fine. They had a drink to celebrate at 9 and went to bed at 9:30. Kouri says after she lay down her kids, she went to her bed and Eric was on his back. She's crying. Deputy asks where her kids are. She says one is asleep and the others are at their door. Kouri asks if she can call her mom. She calls on the deputy's phone. "Mom? Mom? Mom?" She asks her mom to come to her house because something is wrong with Eric and he isn't breathing. Lisa Darden, Lisa's mom, says she's on her way.

Deputy asks if Eric has any medical problems. She says he had Lyme disease and got an allergy shot the previous day. Deputy asks what time she discovered her husband. She says around 3. He asks if she immediately called 911. She says as soon as he turned over, he was cold so she put a blanket on him. She says he felt "so heavy." Kouri says they just got over COVID.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026062734018977943

 

[tlcya]

Do I understand correctly her kids are upstairs? If so, she has no concern or awareness of comforting them? Tells me all I need to know.

the youngest is sleeping. The two older boys were in the bedroom across the hall awake with "their ears pressed up against the door" per their mother

 

[arielilane]

Thank goodness the prosecution able to get video footage in Court. Very damaging to defendant.

 

[arielilane]

@NateNewsNow


Richins says Eric sometimes takes a THC gummy before bed. Deputy asks who is the primary care doctor for Eric. Eric had a physical six months ago, Kouri says. She says she needs to call his dad. Deputy tells another deputy that his family members are going to be coming over, and there are two kids who are awake at the door to the left.


5:36 PM · Feb 23, 2026

 

[arielilane]

@NateNewsNow


Kouri is on the phone crying as Nguyen tells another deputy what Kouri told him. Judge asks for the video to be paused. Says he needs to fix something. Audio is very low on the video.


5:39 PM · Feb 23, 2026

 

[arielilane]

Its very telling...

I get so tired of defendant's blaming the victim. Red flag.

 

[arielilane]

@NateNewsNow


Investigators talking about the bottle of oxycodone from 2016 that they found in the bedroom. Eric has been pronounced dead and a paramedic comments that he was pretty young. Nguyen goes back into the living room to talk with Kouri. He asks if Eric has ever been in the military or uses tobacco. She says no. Nguyen asks if he was on the bed when she discovered him. She says yes. "I just thought he was cold because it was cold in there."


5:42 PM · Feb 23, 2026

 

[Megnut]

Do I understand correctly her kids are upstairs? If so, she has no concern or awareness of comforting them? Tells me all I need to know.


Edit: Those poor boys.

Defendant cared for self only.

She ignores the family dog too.

 

[tlcya]

Kouri on body cam when asked if ER ever used illicit drugs even in his past and her response is "no, no never."

this from the woman whose walk the dog letter wanted her mother and brother to be sure to tell police what a drug addict ER was.

 

[Megnut]

KR: we're fine.

He said his chest hurt. He was pale.

***

She is keeping her hands over her eyes. IMO so they can't see that she's not crying.

JMO

 

[MarciB]

the youngest is sleeping. The two older boys were in the bedroom across the hall awake with "their ears pressed up against the door" per their mother

they said an uncle was with the boys

 

[Megnut]

they said an uncle was with the boys

Yes, once ER's sister and BIL arrived. Prior to that they were closed in their rooms.

JMO

 

[arielilane]

"My spouse is active. He didn't just die in his sleep. This is insane," Kouri says. She says he was not suicidal and had not been seen by a doctor within the last 30 days.

Kouri's mother has arrived and Kouri is saying, "Oh my God. Oh my God." Her mom talks about not knowing what the phone number was when she got the call from Kouri on the deputy's phone. Lisa, her mom, tells the deputy that Eric had allergy shots yesterday. Kouri is now pacing the floor.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026066696226931047

 

[arielilane]

@NateNewsNow


Katie has arrived and is screaming, "What happened? What happened? Where's my brother? Can I see my brother?" Deputies ask Kouri if she can move her boys upstairs. Katie is on the front porch with the cops. She says she is Eric's power of attorney. She is shaking and talking with the police. She tells her husband to go upstairs with Eric's boys and their kids. Katie is breathing very deeply and falls to the floor. Kouri comes over to hug her. "Oh my god, I've got to breathe. I have to breathe." She asks Kouri what happened. Kouri says Eric's body was cold as they hug each other.


5:52 PM · Feb 23, 2026

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026067571955716158

 

[angkg]

A cold look there. Jury is possibly put off. I would be. Her lawyers should talk to her.

Don't give them any hints!!

Believe it or not, sometimes they have someone watching online comments - especially WS

 

[CHEL]

The fake crying... I have had enough.