Children’s Book Author Gets Arrested For Husband's Murder - She Was "Grieving Widow" On TV

Bada bing, bada boom. I'm going to be looking this way. I'm. sorry, but usually my fiance's here. Usually he's here, so this is how we're. doing it. Okay, let's talk about March 2023. So, this is a recent case. This is an. ongoing developing case. There's this. news network called. so a couple months ago. A few months. ago. Oh, wow. Okay. There's this news network in Utah called. Good Things Utah, and it's kind of like. a feel-good segment. That's what they. do. So, they bring on people from Utah.

and they interview them about their. lives, and at the end of the interview, you just feel better about life. You. feel like there's hope. There's. something to look forward to. So, they. had this woman on the show. Her name is. Kouri Richins, and she's like this new. breakthrough author in the children's. book space, and she's like in a very. interesting niche. So, her whole thing. is that she writes children's books. about grief. She's teaching her kids how. to grieve the loss of their dad. In the. interview, there is like a live.

audience. There's viewers at home that. are watching and listening to how. Kouri's entire life had changed in the. span of like Oh my gosh, just a few. moments. She went from being a wife to a. widow. She went from like being a mom to this. huge family of five. So, they have three. sons together. And now she's a single. mom trying to cope and trying to teach. her kids how to process these very, very. big emotions that. you know, dad is no longer here because. he's passed away. So, you're talking. about three sons and two daughters? No,

no, no, just three sons. five kids. Family of five. She said it. was really hard to find like a. children's book on how to cope with. grief. She said, "I I just watched the. struggle that my kids were going. through, but I just wanted some story to. read to my kids at night, and you know, I just I couldn't find anything, so I. thought, let's write one.". She stated, "You know, grief is is about. making sure that their spirit is always. alive in your home. It's explained to my. kids that just because dad's not here. and he's not present with us physically,

it doesn't mean that his presence isn't. with us. Dad is still here just. in a different way. My husband passed. away unexpectedly last year. So, it's. March 4th was a 1-year anniversary for. us and he was 39. It completely. took us all by shock. And we have three. little boys, 10, 9, and 6. My kids and I. kind of wrote this book on the different. emotions and. grieving processes that we've. experienced last year. And you know,

hoping that it can kind of help other. kids. The interviewers, they all feel. their eyes starting to water because I. mean, just listening to how shocked she. felt. I mean, he passed out of nowhere. It was so unexpected. It wasn't a slow. death. It's not like he was diagnosed. with a terminal illness. It she was. blindsided. And to help her kids through. that, it just felt like a lot. And she. said that writing this book was a. welcome distraction. It was a way for. her to put all of these emotions into. something that could help other people,

into something that was beautiful. And cut. The cameras were off. The. interviewers, they shake Corey's hand. and they give her words of encouragement. like, "Your sons are so lucky to have. you. You're an amazing mom. Don't sit. No, you're doing the best you can and. they know that. It's going to get. easier." They're saying all these nice. things. The host of the show, they see Corey off. and they start to head back to their. office. They sit down, open up their.

laptop, and they get a new notification. An anonymous email. All it said was, "You know she killed her husband. Dot. dot dot.". A fellow news anchor would also receive. a private message on her Facebook just a. few days later. A few days after the. segment went live. And the whole. message, it just read, "You need to. investigate her. She's a suspect in the. husband's murder. The staff at Good Things Utah had just. spent the day with an alleged murderer. and had absolutely no idea.

And soon they would find themselves back. on the topic of Kouri Richins' new book, but this time they would be updating. their audience that she was in jail for. murder. This is the case of the viral case of. the {quote} child book killer.

So, uh, with that being said, we're in. New York right now. I know the. background's a little bit messy. We're. working on it. I'm sorry. But, as. always, full show notes are available at. rottenminglepodcast.com. A few things to note, at the time of. filming this, this case is still ongoing. and there are new developments like. every day, every single week. I mean, truly, this case has a couple of. upcoming hearings and I'm guessing it.

won't go to trial for quite a few. months, but there's been a lot of new. things that have been coming out. There. are also three young kids involved in. today's case and we're going to be. protecting their names, their identities. for the purpose of this episode. And. since the trial has not concluded yet, the individual in custody has yet to be. proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. So, any new evidence that comes up could. refute some of what we know now, some of. the evidence that we have as of now. And, uh, lastly, today's case does touch.

on the topic of drug use disorders. So, if you or anyone else is struggling, links to the resources will be listed in. the show notes. So, with that being. said, let's get into it. March 7th, 2023, a. new children's book hits the market. It's titled Are You With Me? Written by a grieving widow, she had. lost her husband and she and her three. sons are coping with the grief, they're. coping with the loss. And she said that. she wrote this book to help other kids. and other parents that are in the same. situation and they just they don't have.

anything to read their kids and to help. them get through the pain. The summary of the book reads, "A. heartwarming and reassuring book that. gently guides children through the. difficult experience of losing a loved. one. Written by a loving mother who. personally faced this challenge, this. book is designed to offer comfort and. solace to young minds in a way that is. both accessible and engaging. Are You. With Me? follows the story of a child. who has lost their father, but who is. reminded of his presence still exists.

all around them." Are You With Me? is a. must-read for any child who has. experienced the pain of loss and for. parents who want to provide their. children with the emotional support that. they need to heal and grow. A story of. hope, healing, and the unbreakable bond. between parent and child. Wherever you. go, whoever you become, their love. remains with you. I mean, it's very emotional, it's very. it's very loaded, but her social media, the author's social media and Google.

searches tell a completely different. story. At first glance, the author has. all the social media dedications you. would expect from a grieving widow. She. had the Facebook caption that read, "Life is just so damn hard without you. here. The cards I have been dealt seem. like a game that just cannot be played. #pleasecomehome.". But when you dig deeper, like if you go. on her Pinterest account, you would see. that she had a new Pinterest board. titled wedding that was just added 22. weeks before her husband's death. A.

what? A Pinterest board titled wedding that. she had created 22 weeks before her. husband died. So, 6 months? Yes, but just to give you. some clarification, they got married years and years ago and. they had no new plans to renew their. vows. They don't have a daughter or. family member that was getting married. around that time and even if she did, it. was a bit strange because most of the. Pinterest pins inside that wedding board. were like wedding lingerie. They all.

kind of had these sexual undertones. 22 weeks before her husband died, she. created this board, allegedly. Now, coincidentally around that time, she had. also allegedly been pinning quotes that. would read, "Sometimes it's just better. to let things be. Let people go. Don't. fight for closure. Don't ask for. explanations. Don't chase answers and. don't expect people to understand where. you're coming from." Like very heated. She also pinned one that says, "You. can't change someone who does not see an.

issue with their actions. You can only. change how you react to them." But her. Google searches get a lot more blatantly. suspicious. The same author that went on. to Good Things Utah to talk about how. she grieved her husband and how to. remain strong for her kids, she was. allegedly found Googling, "What is a. lethal dose of fentanyl? Death certificate says pending. Will. life insurance still pay?". What? "Can cops force you to take a lie. detector test? How to permanently delete information.

from an iPhone remotely? And maybe the most important one in her. perspective, "Luxury prisons for the. rich in America." Shut the front door. I'm serious. Wow. Yeah. So, do we find out what's the luxury prison? I know. Okay. I mean, if you want that. in your Google searches, be my guest, but I mean, it's kind of crazy that this. is after her husband's death she's. allegedly Googling all of these things.

after. Yes. The same woman that wrote this Are. You There? children's book. Mhm. So, did this woman murder her. husband and then write a book for her. grief? For her kids? For other kids? She was. the evil wife, that's what they call. her, to a man named Eric Richens. So, Eric is the oldest of the Richens. family, and you're like, okay, what does. that even mean? So, if you live in. Summit County, Utah, you might know how. important that is. The Richens are one. of the largest, most prominent, well-known families in Summit County.

Yeah, they're very wealthy. Very wealthy, but they're not like your. stereotypical rich family. It's very. interesting. So, the Richens were they. were known for generations of hard work. and making a name for themselves. They. kind of give me southern vibes, like in. the best way possible. Like they have. the generational wealth, but um this is. what people say, and I think they mean. it in like the best way possible. They're just good, honest, country. people. They're people that like to be outdoors. They're not really like your rich city. people like trying to shop at Louis.

Vuitton every day. They're just very. They're into like animals and being. outside. They even had buildings named. after them in the town, but they were. not really in it for the money, okay? I. mean, to a degree, I'm sure they were, but they weren't obsessed with like. flexing and spending all this money. It. helped, but they were just very. dedicated people who were very into. having a strong work ethic. So, their whole family was brought up on. family, faith, and hard work. So, Eric. is the eldest son, and he grew up on the.

the Richens family ranch, where he would. actually care for the animals and the. livestock. So, his parents never let him. slack. They're like, we don't care that. you're the eldest kid. We don't care if. you think you're like an heir. You're. not going to slack. Not in my life, okay? So, they worked him pretty. freaking hard. He spent countless hours. just helping his dad haul hay, feed the. animals, mend the fences. He's like. working this ranch. And probably a. direct result of this is that Eric ends. up a very outdoorsy person. Like he. loves anything in the great outdoors.

Anything to get his hands dirty, it's in. nature. I'm talking cross country. sports, hunting, construction. Like he. loved all the motor sports. Probably not Formula 1, maybe Formula 1, but like um he loved like ATVing. Mhm. Like that kind of motor sports. So like. when you think of boys and their toys, like you think of trucks and Nerf guns, but like men and their toys are just. bigger versions of that, okay? So he. like loved the guns, the boats, the. snowmobiles, the ATVs. And this is.

exactly what Eric loved to do in his. free time. He was not afraid to get. dirty. He was always on the go. He owned. like four wheelers, side by sides, trucks, snowmobiles. I mean, just a. whole very expensive collection of toys. And due to his hobbies, he actually. broke some records in the family. Yeah. Yeah. He had the family record for. the most rolls in a vehicle. Most wheels? No, like he would crash and.

roll. Oh. That was like a thing, okay? They. counted. So I guess if you roll twice, that's like two rolls on your sheet. Are. you talking about accident or Oh. It's. just like pure accident. He had the most. collisions in a motorized vehicle. Record for that in the family. And after. an accident, he had the record of the. family member with the most amount of. stitches. He had 200 stitches on his. face after an accident. Yes. And according to his family and. friends, there was like never a dull. moment around this guy. Whether it be. him showing up to a family dinner with.

no socks and no sleeves on his shirt, and you're like um. Eric, you're missing sleeves. I know, like it it looks like you like ripped. them off. He's like, "Oh, yeah. I was. driving down the countryside. There was. no bathroom, so I had to. use that. I went outside and. you get it, okay? So sometimes he'd call. you and you'd have the most casual. conversation. Like, "Hey, Eric, what's. going on?" And he'd just act like. nothing's going on. And then at the end. before you hang up he's like, "So by the. way, I'm upside down in an ATV right now.

and I need you to come pick me up and. probably let the authorities know.". Wow. "Okay, maybe you should have told me. this in the beginning." So he just he. was someone that really liked to. surprise people, you know? You just. never knew what you were going to get. with this guy. So after graduating high. school, Eric goes on a two-year mission. trip to Mexico City and he learned. Spanish fluently. I'm telling you this. guy lived like 25 different lives. And. everyone in Mexico City called him Rico. while he was there. And they did it in a. very like endearing way. Everyone there.

could feel his appreciation for Latin. culture and they just really liked the. guy, okay? He was a people person but. not even the way that most people are. Like meaning. people person means like you're good. with people. Eric didn't even have to. try. I think that's what made people like. him. He was just very naturally likable. He was a walking party, even when it. came to serious things like work. Working with Eric was always a good. time. Eric would come back from his. mission trip and he started his own. business with a good buddy of his named.

Cody Wright. So the two start this. successful masonry business from the. ground up. And it was called C&E. Stonemasonry. They would essentially. install walls. But it's not like the. walls that you're thinking. It's not. drywall. But I'm talking these crazy. concrete walls, these stone walls like. outside of your home. Kind of more. aesthetic, like very fancy fireplaces, patio walls, walkways. Typically they. worked with stone. Okay. So you know. like those like very intricate Yeah, I.

mean it's considered like a specialty. contractor. They were more like artists. than anything. And they're really good. at what they did. People were constantly. coming for them to sign big projects on. massive homes, office buildings, everything. From what I could tell, Eric. seems like the type of person that I. would want to work with. Cuz you know, when you're like in this. construction business and you're hiring. a contractor and you're debating between. two firms, there's just always that person that. doesn't make you feel dumb and you feel. like they actually care about your home.

and they're like trying to sit you. through every single process. They're. passionate, they're patient. That's. Eric. He put 100% of his effort into. every little project that he had, including falling in love. Eric's first marriage was to a woman. named Julie. They were married in 2005. They divorced 4 years later and people. said the divorce was really bad. Like. really, really The word that they used. is unsavory. It did not end well and. just 2 years after their divorce, Julie.

was killed when she was rear-ended from. behind by a massive truck going 70 mph. Julie's death is not completely. unrelated to this case. Okay, it has. nothing to do with Eric's death, but I. would say that it's related to this case. because. let me just give you the rundown. Her. killer was a man that was high on. marijuana. He literally had smoked it in. his car and the smoke had frosted up the. window and instead of slowing down when. he couldn't see, he sped up and was. going 70 mph when he hit Julie and she.

ended up passing away. Now, like I said, the tragedy is not directly linked to. Eric's death, but I would say that it's. a huge part of Eric's life. We don't know exactly how he was. impacted by his ex-wife's passing, like. sudden passing, but I imagine it did. something. I imagine it was emotional to a degree. And a big part of how Eric's family. responded to that, especially Eric's. mom, they just got fiercely protective. of Eric.

Like I think it just, you know, when you. see someone who's so kind and is such a. nice soul and they go through so much. heartache, it's almost this primal. instinct where you're like, I got to. protect this person. I literally have to shield this person. so that they don't experience any more. hardships in life because they don't. deserve it. That's kind of the feeling that Eric's. family had. So, Eric was heartbroken and and the. family feels really really bad. Yeah, it seems like it. So, by the time. that Eric is 32, he's divorced. He.

wasn't really dating much. He didn't. have children, which he wanted, and he. was just so focused on his work. That's. all he was doing. I think it was just. hard to find someone that he clicked. with. Especially as you get older, you. become stronger and you might your. beliefs and what you like and who you. are as a person. It's harder to be. impressed by someone. Like it's harder. to find someone that takes all the. boxes. Home Depot changed everything. Home Depot. This sounds like a Wattpad. story. Just follow me cuz it's real. Eric is at Home Depot. Again, cuz he's a.

contractor. He's always at Home Depot. And he goes to the same one every single. time. He actually had an older family. friend, Linda King, that was working at. Home Depot as a cashier. She's like the. mom. The mom of Home Depot. That's how. everyone saw her. All these contractors. would come in every day for work. She. would take good care of them. Even if. her line to check out was the longest, all of them would wait in line to have. their little moment with Mama Linda. And Linda really really favored Eric.

She said, you know, working at Home. Depot, you get a lot of these contractor. guys and some of them are really. aggressive. Some of them feel like you. don't know what you're talking about. Some of them get so upset when you do. one thing or they got to wait a little. Never Eric. He was never mad. I mean, even if he had to wait around for an. hour for something, never mad. He'd just. walk around talking to people. Yeah, just a very nice guy. He was so. kind. He would uplift the mood at work, even though he doesn't even work at Home. Depot.

And one day, Linda spots Eric in her. line as usual. But as he's waiting, he keeps kind of like side eyeing the. next cashier over. The new cashier. She's young. She's a. pretty. And before he could put all of. his things down on Linda's belt, she's. like, "Ah!". Go check out over there. Go. Oh my god. Go to the pretty young girl's cashier. Go and go over there. He smiles and he goes over there and he. ends up getting all of his things and a. date with Corey.

His soon-to-be wife and soon-to-be. alleged killer. Linda thought it was kind of perfect. Like back when they first started. dating, they were so adorable. They were. so patient with each other. They had. like the same sense of humor. Linda said. they were glued to each other. I mean, I. thought it was perfect. I thought it was. a fairy tale romance. I mean, that's what I thought in my pea. brain. There was not an inkling that they were. bad for each other. Like not even a. single little inkling. In fact, this is. a story people would go around telling.

others about. Like how cute is this? Wealthy contractor business owner is at. Home Depot. His older family friend. encourages him to check out with the. young pretty cashier. They get married. I mean, it sounds like a dream, right? And the fact that it was Corey, it made. it sense to a lot of people. At least at. the time it did. Corey was like the it. girl in her little neighborhood. Everyone who knew her said that she was. the prettiest girl in town, the. prettiest girl in the area. She was also. very, very smart. All of her co-workers, including Linda King, would always tell. her, "Don't be a cashier. You got to go.

do things, you know? You can do it. Go.". But that's easier said than done. Corey. didn't actually quit until she married. Eric. And most likely through his. financial stability, she was able to. pursue a new career. She became a. realtor. Side note, we don't know too. much about Corey other than her dad. seemed to be in and out of her life. He. passed away 3 years prior to them. meeting, and Corey was raised by her. mom. The one thing that we know is that. Corey was a freaking hustler. Corey was.

an incredibly hard-working person, and. this probably helped her match up with. Eric. She was constantly working as like. assistants at hospitals. She tried her. own hand at a cleaning business. All the. while she's in college getting her. healthcare admin degree. She's working. at Home Depot. She's trying to follow. her dreams of being a realtor. Like this. woman worked a lot of jobs. And back then Linda remembered being so. proud of Kouri. Like just all the. accomplishments that she had after. leaving Home Depot. She watched them get. engaged. She watched them get married in.

2013. She watched them welcome three. young sons into the world. They were. like the ultimate happy ending family. fairy tale. So Eric grew up in this very. religious household. And the whole. Richens family, they were members of the. Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day. Saints. And they continued this into the. marriage. It seems like both of the. couple, they were quite religious and. they were people of faith. We're going. to come back to that later. Now, the two. settled down in Kamas, Utah. I think I'm.

saying that right. And the town is very. like sleepy suburbia. It's almost as if. the town exists in its own little. bubble. Like nothing really ever happens. in a place like this. But the day that Eric and Kouri Richens. got married, something did happen. Something that would cast a forever. shadow over their whole relationship. On. the day of the ceremony, allegedly, Kouri was approached by the matriarch of. the Richens family. So Eric's mom. She comes by and allegedly she had Kouri. sign a prenup. And you're like,

"Stephanie, I don't see the problem with. this." Neither do I. It just kind of. makes sense, you know. The Richens. family, they're wealthy. Kouri is just. starting off in her career. This is. Eric's second marriage. And those who. saw Eric go through his first marriage, it's I think it's alleged that he didn't. have a prenup with his first marriage. And it's said that he was drained of his. love, hope, spirit, and a whole lot of cash after his first. marriage. So I mean it kind of makes sense. It. doesn't feel all that weird. To Eric's. mom, she's just trying to protect her. son. She's just trying to make sure that.

he doesn't go through the same thing. over again. You can't really blame her. And Corey did not object. She's like, "Yeah, absolutely. I'll sign whatever. you want. Let's sign it right now." So, the document and their wedding. certificate were signed June 15th, 2013. Under the terms of the prenuptial. agreement, if Eric and Corey were to be. divorced, Eric's assets and Corey's. assets would be split as if they were. before they were married. So, basically all of Eric's wealth would. go back to Eric. Any houses, rental.

properties that he had, they would all. be Eric's. Any cars, vehicles, all of. that. And then Corey's wealth would stay. Corey's. It's definitely a bit more. complicated than that cuz there's like. community property and all these things. But, um that's the main gist. What was. Eric's was Eric's and what was Corey's. was Corey's. Now, Eric's mom ensured. that there would be no mistake in case. of a divorce. Like, there would not be. another repeat of Eric's first marriage. Under the condition of Eric's death, however, and this is pretty standard in. prenuptial agreements, everything that.

the couple had, including everything. that Eric had, would go to the widow or. the widower. Again, very normal for a prenuptial. agreement because, you know, when you. divorce, of course, you don't want your. partner to get your things, I guess, cuz. you're divorcing cuz you don't like. them, right? But, when you die, you want to make sure that they're taken. care of. So, in the case of Eric's death, all of his. assets would pass on to his wife to. ensure that she would have enough to. support any offspring that they had.

Now, most people drafting prenups don't. assume that their spouse is going to. kill them for it. And clearly, Eric's. family, they all had Eric's best. interests in mind. There was no way for. them to think that that specific clause. would become suspicious or twisted or. demented later. Again, it's very normal in prenups. However, allegedly, Corey remembered that clause from the. beginning. Allegedly. Like literally the day that they signed.

their marriage, it was probably very. clear to her that her husband Eric. Richins was more valuable to her dead. than he was alive. Here's the crazy thing though, okay? The. pre-nup was just there. It's there for. protection. It's not like he was cheap. about their marriage or their. relationship or even their family. Like. Kouri got a lot of financial benefits. being married to Eric. She was living in. a multi-million dollar house that she. wasn't really paying for. She got work. connections. She had the ability to buy.

her kids whatever they wanted. Eric made. sure that his family never wanted for. anything. Like he was not shy about. pouring his money into the family and. and even pouring his time. Like not just. financially, he would spend a lot of. time with his sons. He did his absolute. best in any sport that his son was in, like all three of his sons, cuz I'm sure. they're doing all different sports, they're all in different grades. He was. always the assistant coach or the head. coach on every single team. And all the. other little boys were so jealous. He.

was the cool dad that everyone He was. always involved. He was so good at. sports. They're like, "Dad, why can't you be that good? Come on, get up off the bleachers. Look. at Eric. That's the type of dad." And. parents even loved him, too. Because Eric was not the type of captain. that would go in there and be the coach. and be like, "Okay, I'm going to put a. spotlight on my kids. I'm going to make. my kids look good." He actually. encouraged every single kid to do well. And he was just so excited to take his.

kids fishing, to help them learn. archery. Like he was just obsessed with. being outdoors and he brought his sons. into it. He just really knew how to. manage his time and he had a very. successful business on top of all of. this. It's said that he would even help. his wife, Kouri, with her business. ventures, too. So, side note, I hate. attributing a woman's success to a man. or a husband, but I do think that Eric helped a lot in. her career. And let me tell you why. When you're a. realtor, especially in a place like. Utah, where it's Utah, from what I hear,

is such a well-connected place. Everyone. knows everyone. Everyone's got a friend. in every industry, right? To build up. your clientele so incredibly difficult, but very, very quickly, Kouri was. successful in selling and closing in a. lot of luxury homes in Utah. My speculation is I imagine the Richens. had a lot of wealthy friends. So it's. probably quite natural for them to be. like, "Oh, you're buying a house? Well, Eric's wife is a realtor. Like, here, let me give you her number.".

She was doing so well, in fact, she. started her own real estate company. called K. Richens Realty in April of. 2019. Wow. Yes. So, again, very, very. hard for a new, up-and-coming realtor to. make that much progress. Yeah. Yeah. She. starts her new venture, and it's. flipping homes. It made a lot of sense. business-wise. So with Eric's. contracting business, his and Kouri's. real estate license, and her ability to.

gauge prices in the area, and see what's. up and coming, it just kind of made. sense. So she's doing very well herself. at this point. well. She's making money, has her own. business, like doesn't seem like she's. struggling financially. Not at all. Yeah. So on paper, they were. like the power couple duo of real. estate, and it said that they made quite. a bit of money flipping homes, and I'm. sure that well, I think, I speculate, this a personal speculation, that most. of the money would be going to Kouri. because it's under her business.

And like the pre-nup, Kouri's wealth is. Kouri's wealth, and Eric's wealth is. Eric's wealth. So they would purchase. these cheap homes, renovate them, put. them up for sale for so much more than. what they bought it for, and they would. pocket the profits. Then they would. repeat. Both seemed to be involved in. the business, and a lot of times it. would lead to fights. The most recent one prior to Eric's. death, literally like days before Eric's. death, was about a McMansion from hell. Let me tell you. Okay, this McMansion.

from hell is a $2 million mega mansion, but the type of ones that look mega. produced, over scale, a mini castle, but. just like. you go on Photoshop and you just widen. it, and you lengthen it. It just looks like. a very kind of a weird-looking house. It's a McMansion. It's a pretty tacky. home. But not only that, for $2 million, it's not even finished. It's just walls. and windows. There's no drywall on the. inside. Everything is that like scratchy.

wood. There's no flooring, there's no. lighting. I mean, it looks like the. house is probably made from very cheap. materials. Just everything looking at. pictures of this house, it screams a. money pit, and I'm not even in the real. estate business. The house is sitting on. 9 acres of un-landscaped land. There's. no pool, there's no landscaping, there's. no fence, no gate, and it's not in an. established neighborhood. It's if you. look at a Google Maps picture of this. McMansion from hell, it's smack-dab in. the middle of nowhere. I would be. terrified to live in the middle of.

nowhere like that. And I'm not talking. the middle of nowhere as in like, "Oh my. god, it's like the countryside." No, that's beautiful. I'm talking it looks. like you drive off a highway, and. there's like businesses nearby, and you. drive down a road, and then it's just. your house. No other houses. Just like. you and 9 acres of unfinished land in an. unfinished home. Can you just imagine. how much money needs to be poured into a. project like that to flip it? And then. when you flip it, imagine how small your.

clientele, your potential buyer pool. becomes because. how many people buy $10 million homes? How much could you really sell it for? And the amount of time that you would. have to pour into this project, it would. just It would be a behemoth to finish. It was honestly a dumb idea. Everyone. who knew anything about real estate was. like, "That's a really dumb idea. There's a reason that no one's buying. that unfinished house." And she bought. it? She was like, "I need to buy it.". She just love it. She loves it. 20,000. square feet of unfinished home in the.

middle of nowhere. And Eric is like, "That is the dumbest business idea I've. ever heard in my life. We are not buying. that. Like, that's not happening.". There was even a guest home that's also. unfinished. Like, can you imagine the. show that you are getting yourself into, the black hole of money spending? Like, "Oh my gosh, I don't even know if banks. want to be involved in this." It was. bad. And you would think that if Corey is. going to take advice from anyone, it. would be her husband who has a very.

successful multi-million dollar business. that's connected to this industry. That's almost directly related to the. real estate industry. Corey. was. hooked on this house. Hooked. I don't know if she thought this was. going to up her prestige in the business. world where she goes from a regular. house flipping person to. a real estate developer. If that's what. she's imagining in her head, I don't. know why she's hooked on this home, but.

she's like a dog barking up a tree, cannot get over this house. Now, can I just say something? I don't. even think that she's that great at her. job. So, I don't think that she would be. capable at flipping this. two-million-dollar house. And that's a. personal opinion, but um I will back it. up with something. Lawsuits were filed. against Corey by a couple who bought a. home from her, and they stated that the. house was sold to them under the. impression that it was fine, but it had. significant leaks and toxic mold growing. in the home. And it said that these were.

pre-existing conditions due to improper. installations. So, these are hazardous levels of fungus. in the basement as well as other areas. of the residence. And they didn't find out through. inspection? No, I guess not. And it's. Then that's inspection's problem. Okay. Okay, mister. But they're saying that. Corey knew. Oh, she withheld. information. Yeah. And then she like covered it up. Oh, that's shady. Yeah. So, that's what they're alleging. in the lawsuit. I don't know where it's. going to go because, you know, when it. comes to stuff like housing, it can get very emotional and I don't.

know what's going on, but I'll just say. I don't know if she knows exactly what. she is doing. So, just. just bear with me. Eric vehemently denied his wife's. request to purchase and flip the. McMansion from hell. I feel like he had. to be involved he was involved for some. reason. It's not like Corey could just. go and close on the house herself. He was involved and I'm not exactly sure. why and I'm sure it's going to come out. during the trial. So, the two were. fighting so much about it that Eric. decided that he would just go ahead and. pretend to buy the house. He would put.

in a super lowball offer on the. McMansion from hell just so he could. show Corey, like, "Look, I'm doing. something, all right?". But he had zero intention of closing on. this house. And if you've ever purchased. a home, it's typically a long, drawn-out. process where you have banks, inspectors, realtors, everybody's. involved. Putting in a lowball offer is. basically doing nothing because most. likely the sellers won't take it and. even if they do, there's contingencies, there's inspection periods, it's a lot. So, Eric tells his family that he has no.

intention whatsoever of actually. purchasing this home. He was going to be. telling Corey very, very soon. So, that means Eric is about to deliver. some very bad news to Corey. March 4th, 2022, Eric is found dead. And there is a discrepancy in the 911. call. Some say that it is more than a. discrepancy, it's a blatant sign of. guilt, but I will let you come to your. own conclusions.

March 4th, 2022, 3:00 a.m. 911, what's your emergency? The call was coming from the Richens. residence, and Kouri was explaining to. dispatch that her husband was cold on. the floor of their bedroom, and she was. freaking out. She thought that he was. dead. She explained how she had gone to sleep. in one of the sons' rooms because one of. the sons was having a nightmare, and she. had just snuck in out at like 3:00 a.m. to go back to the primary bedroom to. sleep in her own bed, and she found her. husband, the love of her life, cold,

dead on the floor at near the base of. their bed. She told them that she tried to do CPR, but he was cold. He was cold. Police cars, multiple police cars, ambulances, they all show up to the. residence, and they're lighting up the. entire calm suburban street with chaos. of the worst kind. I mean, emergency. services, they run in, they're. performing life-saving measures on Eric. Richens, but it was too late. 39-year-old Eric would be found dead.

There was nothing more that they could. do. And after a moment of silence for Eric, after the medical team and the police. felt that felt like. disappointment of having to tell another. grieving family member that. their loved one is gone, they noticed it. The discrepancy. Kouri, the wife, had been telling. dispatch and the officers that she had. performed CPR prior to their arrival, but there was blood dripping from Eric's. mouth, and his body was seemingly. untouched.

Cuz the blood was so clean. Like, if you. had been performing CPR, it would have. smeared a bit. Uh-huh. They did not believe that she had. performed CPR on her husband. Now, this alone is not enough to. kick-start an investigation into. someone, but that someone is the wife. So, you have to admit it's very It's a. bit strange. You would imagine that most. people's responses would be to freak out. and cradle their loved ones in their. arms, and like, you're doing everything. that you can. You're panicking, you're. doing CPR, you're shaking them, you're. trying to do everything. Even if you.

don't know how to perform CPR, you would. most likely try to mimic what you see in. movies or in documentaries. I mean, of. course, there's exceptions to this. Like, if there's been a clear homicide, maybe maybe you wouldn't perform CPR, but in this sense, your husband who is. healthy out of the blue collapses and. you don't attempt CPR, but you tell. people you did, it's a bit strange. Now, another discrepancy is that the. police asked Kouri what they were doing. that night. And this is just like a. preliminary like questioning of like, we.

just want to fill in the blanks. We. don't really know what's going on. This. isn't a homicide investigation as of. right now. We're just trying to figure. out. And she said, "Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. So, earlier today we were. celebrating closing on a new home for. the business.". They're like, "What?". "Closing on the $2 million house for the. business." So, at first, the police did. not think anything of this because they. didn't know that the couple were. fighting about this. But she continued, "You know, our three. sons had gone to bed and we were going.

to wind down. Eric asked for a drink and for some THC. edibles, so I served him a Moscow mule, which is like a vodka-based cocktail. with lime juice and ginger beer, and she brought him an edible. They're hanging out, having a blast, and. then one of the sons wakes up and is. like, 'Oh my god, Mom, I can't go to. sleep. I had a nightmare.' So, Kouri. goes to tuck him back into bed. She's. reading him a book and she falls asleep. on her son's bed. She states very. clearly that she left her phone charging. in the primary bedroom.

Then she wakes up at 3:00 a.m., sneaks. back into the primary bedroom, and. discovers Eric on the floor. So, the first discrepancy is she said. that she performed CPR. Police do not. believe that. Later, the authorities. find out that they would not be. celebrating the closing of this house. because Eric never wanted to close on. this house. So, that's another. discrepancy. And what's crazy is the day. after Eric's death, Kouri Richins would. close on that $2 million mansion from. hell. And with that, the police would slowly.

but surely unravel the ups and downs of. the couple's very dangerous. relationship, including the grease. incident. Let's talk about the grease incident. So, as a sister, I have a sister who's. married, I can kind of tell when my sister and. her husband are going through some rough. patches. And it's typically like my. sister will tell me about it or I just. kind of get a feeling that they just. seem more tense. And most likely it's. like an unforeseen life obstacle or like. when they first had kids, their their.

identities are shifting, they're. becoming parents. But nothing is too. alarming about it. Like you expect that. in a marriage. It's not going to be. great all the time. But Eric's sisters. were shocked at just how bad Eric's. marriage was getting. He informed his sister that he would be. making her the beneficiary of his will. and estate. So, even if he died, Kouri. would be getting nothing. Wow. Yes. Not only was he going to make her. the beneficiary of his will, but he was. going to move all of his assets into a.

trust, a living trust, that she would be. the benefactor of or the whatever of. Has he done that yet? Yes, he did it. Three years before he. passed away. Like secretly? Secretly. Wow. And of course, the sister's going to ask. like, "Oh my god, like woah, what's. going on? Why would you make me I mean. you can trust me. I'm not going to say. anything and I'm not going to do. anything with your money, but. something must be going on. Like you. don't just do that. You don't just do. that to your wife if nothing happened.".

He states that Kouri had allegedly. started stealing from him back in 2016. She was taking money from Eric's. accounts and racking up debt in his name. without him knowing. Allegedly doing so so she could fund. these really bad real estate house. flipping ventures that he was not on. board with. Kouri had allegedly pocketed $100,000. from him, borrowed over $30,000 from his. credit cards, and borrowed about. $250,000 by using a fraudulent power of. attorney. Basically, like signing for.

personal loans because she had power of. attorney. Yeah. Okay. She forged his. initials on documents that allowed her. to act on his behalf without his. knowledge. Court documents filed by. prosecutors don't disclose the exact. date that Eric found out about Kouri's. stealing, but we know for sure that by. October 2020, Eric had met with a. divorce attorney and an estate planner. It's said that Eric confronted her about. it, and Kouri admitted to taking the. money. She apologized to her husband and. all of that, but what she probably had.

her fingers crossed behind her back. because she just kept doing it. Like she. was not going to stop anytime soon. Allegedly, she went as far as taking. money that Eric had set aside for. federal taxes. Eric's sister would hear about this in. bits and pieces throughout the years. And however, something in 2020 would. scare Eric so profoundly that he opened. up to Katie and told her everything that. had been going on behind the scenes. So, you know how Eric changed his will. so his sister would be the beneficiary.

instead of Kouri? He also changed his. life insurance beneficiary. He made his. business partner, Cody Wright, instead. of Kouri, the beneficiary. Oh, what? The. reason being is he felt like if he. passed, the money from the life. insurance would buy Eric out of the. business so that C&E would still go on. to be successful without selling to a. third party, without bringing in another. partner. So, I mean, this just is another thing. that shows how much Eric cared for the. people in his life. And this is another. thing, like I was saying, the pre-nup is. there, but Eric was not a cheap person.

He was not someone that was stingy and. nickel-and-diming because he was rich. and you were not. Like he genuinely. cared for the people in his life. Money was not the ultimate end game for. him. He cared about his legacy and his. business and all these other things. In January 2022, just a few months. before Eric's death, Kouri had found out. that Eric had removed her from the life. insurance policy. She allegedly logged into Eric's life. insurance account and changed it back.

Changed it from Cody back to herself. That's crazy that you can just change it. like that. I know. Like. What? not be okay. Yeah. What? Yeah. So, after finding out about this, Eric is feeling very uncomfortable. He. draws up a new living trust to give him. some peace of mind and he did this. without telling Kouri. He changed all. the beneficiaries from literally. everything from Kouri to his sister. Katie and his business partner Cody.

Wright. And it's important to note that. Kouri would not even be able to think. about touching his business if he. passed. He made sure of it. He was. adamant about it. The Richens family legacy ran deep. The. Richens, the siblings, they were raised. to be fiercely loyal. So, it's very. clear that Eric trusted his sister and. Cody way more than he did his own wife. And this distrust would be confirmed in. early 2022 when Eric was alerted that. Kouri had gone into his account and.

changed it back to her name, right? So, this is just. this is bad. He's letting his sister. know everything that's been going on. He's like, "She knows now and I don't. know what she's going to do now that she. knows." So, as of right now, just to. make it very clear, Kouri knew that he. had changed his life insurance. beneficiary to his business partner. But, as of the day of his death, she is. under the firm belief that the prenum is. still in place and that she will still. be the beneficiary of all of his assets.

So, his assets are one thing, his life. insurance beneficiaries are another. thing. She had no idea that he had. transferred all of his assets to a. living trust. Eric confided in his. sister that he was afraid that his wife. would kill him for his money. Now, this. concern is undeniably valid. Not only. would Kouri receive the house, the kids, the cars, all of Eric's snowmobiles, the. man toys that he loved a lot, she. allegedly would also gain half of his. business that's estimated to be millions. of dollars, and I think a reported total.

of at least four different life. insurance policy payouts. Payouts. reportedly bought between 2015 and 2017, only 2 years after they were married, and aggregate death benefits were close. to $2 million. That's it. That's just cash. Which side note, Eric didn't even know. about half of these life insurance. policies. Kouri had bought them without. him knowing just 2 years after their. marriage. Again, can you do that? I. guess so. Like you can just buy life insurance for.

someone without them knowing? you can. Or maybe she forged it. Yeah. And you know, people who kill for. life insurance policy, I don't. understand because this day and age. that's like the number one thing police. are looking for. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, and there's a million ways to find. out, right? Even if it's years in advance, like come. on. Or one day when the technology gets. there. Yeah, I mean. I mean, it's crazy. So, I mean, it just. sounds very fishy to me. Like, "Hey, we. just got married. We're both young. We. have no health issues. I got a pre-nup.

that says I get more money if you're. dead than alive. Let me secretly buy. some life insurance policies.". I don't know. Personally, I think it's. weird. Moreover, allegedly in late. January of 2022, Kouri Richens applied. for a new $100,000 life insurance policy. on Eric Richens' life. It was issued on. February 4th, 1 month prior to his. death. Eric's family told investigators all of. this and what happened in Greece. Let me tell you what happened in Greece.

A A years ago, the couple went on a. vacation to a vacation in Greece. And. one night, while Eric was on vacation, he calls his sister in a panic. The. sister alleged that Eric believed that. Kouri had just tried to kill him by. giving him a drink that caused him to. be, {quote} violently ill. Eric reportedly told his sister that he. thought Kouri had tried to poison him. There's even a picture of them coming. back from Greece, and netizens have. picked this picture apart, stating that. Kouri's smile, it looks strained. It. looks like she's forcing it, and she's. really thinking, "Why didn't it work?

Why is he still here?" Listen, I don't. know about the picture, but I will say, when you are at a stage where you get. sick after drinking something, and you. think that your partner is trying to. kill you, there's something going on. Like, I. don't think that's just a crazy thought. There Like, that's your gut. You're. like, something weird is going on. It. must be so fishy. There must be such. suspicious activity going on. So, he tells his sisters that, and. that's exactly what they think, too. Like, no partner comes to this. conclusion, unless unless.

So, they get back from Greece, and it. was alarming, but the sisters said they. can't really do anything about it, because Eric seemed fine. He didn't seem. like he wanted to talk further about the. incident, and so everyone just kind of. assumed maybe he was being dramatic, maybe if they had gotten into a fight, and he had gotten food poisoning while. traveling, and it just all kind of. merged. Maybe he came down with a. stomach bug. I mean, there's genuinely. probably a million other plausible. explanations to why he felt sick, versus. your partner is trying to kill you, right? But, it stayed in their minds. So, this.

incident was staying in their minds, especially now that Eric was dead, and. this uneasy feeling would only grow, because autopsy reports were revealed. Eric Richens had died from an overdose. of illicit fentanyl. Now, the examiner. also concluded that Eric Richens had. five times the lethal dose of fentanyl. in his system at the time of his death, and all of it was consumed orally. Okay, so, a quick thing about fentanyl. It's a. synthetic opioid. It can be sold on its. own, or in pills or in a liquid form for. injections and the side effects are.

similar to heroin. That's what it said, but it's not. And let me tell you why. it's not similar to heroin. It is 50. times more addictive than heroin and 100. times more addictive than morphine. Think of it as there's two types of. fentanyl, pharmaceutical fentanyl and. illicit fentanyl. Illicit being illegal. or like street drugs. The huge. difference between the two is that. medical grade propofol and fentanyl. they're manufactured by some of the. world's most knowledgeable scientists. employed by pharmaceutical companies and.

are used mostly during a surgery when a. patient is under anesthesia. Side note, that is why anesthesiologists make some. big bucks in the hospital. They are some. of the highest paid doctors because. their job is quite literally teetering. you on the line of life and death with. these types of. They have to go through at least 8 years. of school and four if not five years of. residency. Like these protections are. put into place because these types of. drugs including fentanyl is so. dangerous. So if that's how dangerous medical grade.

fentanyl is, imagine how dangerous. illicit fentanyl is. And it is one of. the most terrifying things that's. happening to our world right now and. it's oddly not. that talked about in the younger. generations. I I hear a lot of older. people talking about it, but it is. tearing families apart. It is ripping. loved ones from one another. It is. taking countless lives. It's really. scary. Not just because it's more. addictive than other substances, but. right now a lot of bad people out there. are selling drugs with fentanyl cut into. it.

Meaning let's say you're buying um. powdered sugar from the guy from the. alleyway. You know it's not powdered. sugar, but you get it. You're buying. powdered sugar. So right now what a lot. of them are doing is selling you 90%. powdered sugar and 10% fentanyl, but you. would never know. Why do they do that? Because fentanyl is cheaper than. powdered sugar. It's very cheap to. produce and it is so addictive, more. addictive than powdered sugar. So you're. going to keep coming back to buy that. powdered sugar from that guy. And if you guys have been following the. news, you know how bad this is. I mean,

fentanyl has risen in the ranks of the. leading causes of American deaths, and a. overdose is now the number one leading. cause of death for young adults aged 18. to 45 in America. What? It's that bad. It's like a serious, serious epidemic. right now. And how this applies to. Eric's case is authorities are able to. distinguish the two in one's body, whether it's medical grade fentanyl or. illicit fentanyl. And Eric's was illegal. fentanyl. So, they had to run through. all the possibilities. Maybe Eric is.

abusing other substances that had been. cut with fentanyl and he died from an. overdose. Maybe he took the the drugs. and the fentanyl knowing that he would. die. I mean, there's just a lot of. possibilities that they have to run. through. The police bring in Corey and they ask. her. This is like immediately after his. death. Is Eric on any medications? Again, I think they are trying to get. the right answer from Corey, but they're. also trying to gauge her reactions and. how someone responds to these types of.

very regular questions. She stated that. Eric was indeed on some sort of. medications, but she had no idea where. they were. She said, and I quote, "The maid just. puts them in random places.". She followed this up by informing the. police that Eric had, quote, "a pain. pill addiction in high school, but I. don't think he's had any substance abuse. issues since then.". Kind of planting a seed. So, a few weird things to note, okay, about her response. Corey and Eric had.

three little children at home. So, if. there are young kids in the house, why. aren't the meds being put in a. child-proof location in a specific spot? And how are you as a mother just so. casually saying, "I don't know where. they are. The maid just puts them in. random places." You're a mom, like that. sounds insane to me. And second of all, most people are saying, "If I had a. partner that just died, I'm not telling the police that he had a. substance abuse problem in high school, even if it's true. I'm not telling them. that.".

Why would I tell them that? It's in my. best interest not to tell them that. because I want to know what happened to. my husband. I don't want them to chalk. it up to, "Probably substance abuse, case closed." That's very true. So, it's. like she's planting a seed almost. Yeah. Another thing is, most people in Eric's life are like, "What are you talking about? He had no. problems in high school." Now, I will. say that teenagers and people, they can. be very secretive, but I mean, every. single person, even his sisters that he. had been close with his entire life, they said he had no substance abuse. problems.

Unless you consider like an edible once. in a while. Like, this is crazy. So, these comments, they just add to the. bizarre actions of Kouri Richins after. her husband's death. So, while all of this is slowly, so very. slowly being uncovered in the. investigation, Kouri Richins is also. very busy. She would play, some say in quotes, some say she's doing. it, the part of a grieving wife and.

mother. She would go on to write and. publish and promote her new children's. book on grief dedicated to her late. husband, Eric. The police could do. nothing but continue to investigate. while they watched and rewatched her. interviews about grief, while they. analyzed her facial movements and her. body language. They had to watch her. play America's sad widow while they. personally believed that she was guilty. of murder. So, she also knows she's under. investigation. Yeah. Mhm. Mhm. The police were finally able. to get a search warrant, and this blew.

the case wide open. One crucial thing to. remember is, do you guys remember, Kouri. stated that she had put her phone in the. master bedroom when she had fallen. asleep in her son's room. So, it was. left charging. Yes. Right. So, from. let's say like midnight to 3:00 a.m. her. phone was not in use. It was charging in. the primary bedroom. Ah. Forensic techs. were able to find deleted messages from. Kouri's phone that had been sent and. received around the time period she said. that she was not using her phone. On top. of that, they have all the evidence that.

Kouri's phone was unlocked and locked a. number of times during the hours of the. night. You can't even unlock your phone. without people knowing, okay? Just keep that in mind. Yeah. So, to play advocate, sure, Eric. could have been the one opening and. closing and playing on his wife's phone, but the deleted messages seem to point. in a different direction. Between. December 2021 and February 2022, court. records showed that Kouri had been in. contact with someone that has been known. in the courts as CL. That's how they're. identified right now. As an accomplice.

of Kouri's. alleged crimes. From the recovered. deleted text messages, CL was. selling drugs. to Kouri. She claimed that her client. was having back problems. So, I guess. now your realtor is also your dealer. Okay, crazy. And she said that she. needed to buy some. like morphine or something. So, she. would leave money at a house that she. was flipping. He would put it into the. backyard fire pit, then she would come.

and get the drugs and he would take the. money. It was like a whole thing. Now, it's unconfirmed if CL is the dealer. himself or if he's just some sort of. middleman. Ultimately, it doesn't matter. because in the end, Kouri was able to. get her. little hands on illegal drugs. Wait, so is CL caught or no? Yes. Oh, okay. Okay. They're hiding his identity? Yes. Oh. Most likely a plea deal and all. these things, yeah. So, the first deal. was for hydrocodone, which is an opioid. painkiller that can very easily be.

abused. It is a schedule two drug. It's really, really addictive. It's got. a high potential for abuse. It does have. medical use, but. it's dangerous. So, a few weeks later, after she gets. her first little baggy of. Kouri contacts Ciel again and asks for. something stronger. And she tells Ciel. that she wants, and I quote, "the. Michael Jackson stuff.". The police, as well as Ciel, believe. that Kouri was asking for fentanyl when. she said this, which side note, in case. people aren't familiar with the.

reference, okay? Michael Jackson. allegedly died from an overdose of the. mixture used by anesthesiologists to put. someone under. So, in MJ's case, he was. given another similar that was named. propofol, which is similar to fentanyl. However, Kouri is asking for the street. version, which is fentanyl. Ciel gave Kouri 15 to 30 fentanyl pills, and Kouri paid Ciel $900 for the. transaction. This deal occurred February. 11th. Just 3 days later, on February. 14th, 2022, Valentine's Day, Eric and.

Kouri went out to dinner, and Eric. started getting flashbacks to his trip. in Greece. After one bite of a sandwich. served to him by Kouri, he broke out. into hives and respiratory distress. He. reportedly self-administered his son's. EpiPen, as well as some Benadryl, before. passing out for several hours. He told a. friend He told a friend about this. He. was like, "This happened to me on. Valentine's Day, and I think that Kouri. tried to poison me again.". And remember, this is about a month. after Eric found out that Kouri knew he.

had removed her from the policies, and. she switched it back. So, his suspicion. and fear for his own life was only. growing exponentially. And allegedly, on. February 26th, Kouri asked for another. $900 worth of fentanyl pills from Ciel. And according to Ciel, they got the. pills for her, left them at the outdoor. pit in the same Midway flipping home. That would mean Kouri picked up the. second load of pills worth $900 6 days. before her husband's unexpected death by. fentanyl poisoning.

Just 1 week after the alleged failed. Valentine's Day poisoning. So, with all this new evidence, the. police arrest Kouri Richins for charges. of aggravated murder, first-degree. felony, and three counts of a. second-degree felony possession with. intent to distribute a controlled. substance. I believe the three sons are being taken. care of one of the Richins family. relatives. They have filed for. guardianship, and there's just a lot of. loose pieces, so um I saved them for the. end. After Kouri found out that she. wasn't getting anything after Eric died,

she assumed that she was going to get. all the assets. She sued Eric's sister. for what she thought that should be. hers. Kouri filed for her insurance payouts. and collection of Eric's assets, believing the pre-nup was still in. place, but she found out that Eric. himself had removed her and put his. sister on there instead 3 years prior. I mean, okay, so in the world of estate. planning, I imagine like there's a lot. of And I'm not sure, so don't quote me. on it, but I believe that when someone.

is. you could argue that someone is in. cognitive distress. Mhm. Like when someone changes their will. like a couple days before they pass or. when they have dementia, you could try. to fight it in court. Mhm. But when it's. 3 years prior, it's like pretty Come on, you know, what are you going to say? And. after she found out about this, Kouri. sued Katie, the sister. This legal battle is all. occurring like in the year after Eric's. death, along with the subsequent police. investigation that's going on like at. the same time. Kouri is suing Eric's.

sister, Katie, for a I think $3.6. million. She's stating that their family home was. $1.4 million. She wants $200,000 of their personal. property, about $2 million for the. rights to the C&E Stone Masonry, the. business, as well as like $3,000 that. she had made once for the mortgage. payments. Oh, and she said that she helped with. the renovations of the home, which. costed about $100,000 and she took care. of all the landscaping in their family.

home which is about $7,000. Yeah. She maintains that Eric had no right to. transfer her share of the property into. the trust and he did so with the intent. to hinder, delay, or defraud her. Yeah. Listen, it's just really messy. Eric's. sister Katie vehemently disputes almost. every aspect of her former. sister-in-law's claims and according to. court documents, Kouri's name was not on. the home's deed and in June of 2022,

Katie countersued Kouri and stated that. Kouri did not purchase or in any way. contribute to the purchase of the family. home. Evidence of this was the fact that. she was just a cashier at Home Depot and. like sure she could have saved up money. but like. it's a very expensive home and there's. no proof that she had contributed that. much money, if that makes sense. Katie. also states that she's not trying to get. money from Kouri by filing this. countersuit. She simply wants the claim. dismissed and wants the attorney fees. and court costs paid off. That's it. What's even crazier, it's also been.

alleged that the morning after Eric had. died, the day that Kouri had closed on. the McMansion from hell, she held a. gathering to celebrate Kouri's new. business venture. The day after the death? Yeah. Wow. So, there are allegations that Kouri. physically assaulted Eric's sister when. she found out that she wasn't getting. any assets but the only source I could. find on that claim was the Daily Mail, so I don't know. We just have to wait and see where the. lawsuit goes as well as the trial. The.

case went very viral because well, you. have the children's book, the interview. that Kouri had on Good Things Utah, and. a lot of netizens have picked that. interview apart. They noticed that Kouri. was strangely wearing this big brown. leather jacket with a hood. There's a. reason you never see people on TV. wearing hoods unless it's for a show. Like for an interview, you never see. people wearing hoods. What's a hood. hoodie? Like a hoodie. So, she's wearing. a hoodie and then a brown leather. jacket. Mhm. You don't see that outfit a.

lot on cameras because it's very heavy. for these interviews. It's like up to. your neck. It kind of makes your. proportions not look great. She's also. sitting with her legs crossed and her. hands holding her legs. And a body. language expert named Patty Wood said, "Again, this is not very standard. clothing for an interview." And. typically like these producers will tell. you like kind of the general vibe of. what to wear, right? And uh she wore. this. She wore these heavy things. She. wore these colors. She wore the hood. because what it does is it protects.

someone. So, like you ever feel anxious or you. ever feel like you're doing something. that maybe you feel like you shouldn't. be doing, you'd probably feel more. subconsciously comfortable in a hoodie. where more of your body is covered. Like. your neck is a little bit shielded. You feel like not all of you is exposed. Netizens were also very quick to feel. like she wasn't that emotional during. her interview and she wasn't wearing her. wedding ring. Which again, it could be. very normal things, but it just kind of.

rubbed netizens the wrong way in. hindsight after she was arrested. Now, the body language expert again in. hindsight said that um she just doesn't. seem very passionate about her message. Even when she's talking about her kids, she doesn't smile genuine smiles. She. doesn't move forward towards the host. Which is like a sign of I'm opening up. to you. I'm being vulnerable with you. and I'm very attentive. It just felt. very detached. Again, as for body language, I'm not a.

huge fan of picking it apart and. everything can make sense in hindsight, but I just wanted to include it cuz I. know a lot of you guys would want to. know. Now, a lot of people also believe. that Corey's book title and theme are. also revealing. One netizen wrote, "I. feel like she wrote the book to minimize. what she did.". It's almost like, "See, he's still here. It's not that big of a deal that he. died. It's fine because he's still here. So, I guess they're saying like. psychologically, the content of that book is also kind of. strange. I don't know. I'm also just curious.

about why she wrote a book. Okay, so there are some speculations. The main speculation people think is. that she wanted to profit. She. did the murder for money. Allegedly, she. murdered for money and now she's. thinking, "Okay, this is my way to fame. and money.". And technically, it's a very marketable. background story for a children's book. author. Wow. And then some people say that it's. probably a mixture of that and she's a. narcissist.

That's like just pure greed. All right. That's. evil. Evil greed. One more thing. Yes. You were saying that she was looking at. weddings? Yeah. Okay, so it is um. alleged that she was probably having an. affair. And this was the perfect way for. her to be a rich bachelorette who could. go on and move on with the new man. or be single again. Yeah. Hm, okay. Cuz a lot of people in their lives also. alleged that she was having an affair.

There was recently a trial hearing a few. days ago and side note, Kouri pled not. guilty. But Amy Richens, Eric's sister, shared a. victim impact statement and she said, "Eric is gone and I'm broken-hearted. He. was my best friend and protector. I can never talk to him, never hug him, never even be a part of his life.". She also alleged that um Kouri would. tell the kids that Eric, their dad, didn't like them and that the Richens. family were evil and didn't like them. And she would constantly try to use the.

kids to her advantage. She would. constantly manipulate them into being. away from their own father and the. father's side of the family. And she. said, "I never knew evil like that. existed. How can someone value human. life so cheaply? I cannot comprehend it. I just feel bad for the family because. it doesn't seem like Kouri is going to. go down easy. So far, her attorneys have. alleged that Eric had been cheating on. her as well and that he wanted her to be. a stay-at-home wife and homemaker and. because she was so successful at her.

real estate business, he was feeling. threatened. Yeah, she's also making a big deal and. stating that she believes the Richens. family hired a PI to stalk her before. the arrest. So, I don't know. I think it's just going to. be very messy. And it's just ultimately like the kids. are the biggest victims in this, but. that is where we are now and as for Eric. Richens, not only was Eric an amazing. member of his own family and a. natural-born entrepreneur and a.

protector, but um he was very faithful. to the LDS faith and from my. understanding, it's said that when a. member of the LDS faith dies, they will. join their God and their family later in. eternal heaven where they're joined by. their kids, their parents, their. siblings. And so I hope that I hope that he's. there and that one day after his. children have these long, healthy, happy, full lives, they will be together again.

So, that's it for today's case. Please stay tuned for any updates and. I'm interested to see what you guys. think about the case so far, but I'll. see you guys in the next episode on. Wednesday. Please, please be safe. Bye.