The $800 Left Behind: Kouri Richins' Financial Collapse Exposed in Court
The prosecution's motive case in the Kouri Richins murder trial just got its most detailed presentation yet — and it came from a forensic accountant armed with hundreds of thousands of documents. Day seven of the trial in Park City, Utah brought Brooke Karrington to the stand, where she spent the full day detailing the financial implosion prosecutors say drove Kouri Richins to allegedly poison...
28m Mar 04
28m
Kouri Richins Trial: Lashawnda Rodgers & Brian Frecklton — Richins Insurance Policies Exposed
Lashawnda Rodgers & Brian Frecklton, insurance & financial advisors, take center stage in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-pro...
58m Mar 04
58m
Michael Jackson NEW Lawsuit: The Psychology Behind the Cascio Reversal: Grooming, Loyalty, and $200M
How does someone defend their alleged abuser for twenty-five years—then suddenly file a two hundred million dollar lawsuit? The Cascio family just accused Michael Jackson's estate of child trafficking. But these siblings spent decades swearing Jackson was innocent. Frank Cascio wrote a book. They went on Oprah. They attacked Wade Robson on social media before "Leaving Neverland" aired. Now th...
23m Mar 04
23m
Kouri Richins: Detective Told Witness "The Goal Is to Convict Kouri for Aggravated Murder"
A detective told Carmen Lauber that "the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder." That admission came out during cross-examination in the Kouri Richins trial—and it may be one of the most significant moments in the entire case. When law enforcement tells a witness what outcome they're seeking before that witness testifies, it raises questions about everything that follows. Tony Brueski...
26m Mar 04
26m
Kouri Richins: Prosecution's Drug Witnesses Contradict Each Other Under Oath
The prosecution's fentanyl supply chain just hit a major credibility problem in the Kouri Richins trial. Robert Crozier testified he only sold oxycodone to Carmen Lauber—not fentanyl—because "everybody was scared of fentanyl" at the time. That directly contradicts what Lauber told the jury. When your two drug-chain witnesses can't agree on what the drugs actually were, the entire theory starts ...
25m Mar 04
25m
The Long Island Serial Killer's Planning Document: LISK's Alleged Murder Blueprint Examined
What prosecutors found on Rex Heuermann's hard drive may be the most damning evidence in the Gilgo Beach case—a deleted Microsoft Word document they say the Long Island Serial Killer used as a literal instruction manual. The file was titled HK2002-04. According to court documents, it allegedly contained eighty-seven details organized into sections: Problems, Supplies, Targets, Dump Sites, Pre-...
16m Mar 04
16m
Kouri Richins Trial: Brooke Karrington — Financial Evidence Faces Tough Cross Part 4
Brooke Karrington, Forensic Accountant, continues to testify in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense ca...
1hr 7m Mar 04
1hr 7m
Robin Dreeke: Guthrie Suspect, Guthrie Investigation, Richins Trial — Reading All Three
FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke spent 21 years with the Bureau, including serving as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. His job was reading people — understanding what behavior reveals about who someone actually is. In this three-part conversation, he applies that lens to two of the biggest cases in the country. On the Nancy Guthrie suspect: the criticism of his ...
1hr 1m Mar 04
1hr 1m
Kouri Richins Trial: Brooke Karrington — State Wraps Examination of Witness Part 3
Brooke Karrington, Forensic Accountant, continues to testify in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense ca...
1hr 31m Mar 03
1hr 31m
Kouri Richins & Gaslighting: How Abusers Make You Doubt Reality | Surviving the Fog Part 2
How did Eric Richins miss millions in debt allegedly piling up in his own marriage? The same way thousands of people miss it every day: the fog. This is Part 2 of "Surviving the Fog"—examining coercive control psychology through the Kouri Richins case. We're not diagnosing anyone. We're exploring patterns documented in abuse research. Gaslighting isn't casual lying. It's sustained psychologi...
19m Mar 03
19m
Kouri Richins Trial: Brooke Karrington — Financial Records Under the Microscope Part 2
Brooke Karrington, Forensic Accountant, continues to testify in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense ca...
51m Mar 03
51m
Kouri Richins: FBI Expert Reads the Witnesses, the Defendant, and the Jury
Carmen Lauber is the prosecution's star witness in the Kouri Richins murder trial. She claims she bought fentanyl for Kouri four times before Eric Richins died. But she was using meth during that period. She got immunity from three jurisdictions. Her supplier now says he sold oxycodone, not fentanyl. She admitted confusion on the stand. The defense is hammering her credibility. The prosecution ...
20m Mar 03
20m
Kouri Richins Trial: Brooke Karrington — Financial Records Under the Microscope Part 1
Brooke Karrington, Forensic Accountant, takes center stage in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense call...
1hr 24m Mar 03
1hr 24m
Nancy Guthrie Case: Arizona Law Makes Sheriff Nanos Nearly Untouchable
Chris Nanos won reelection as Pima County Sheriff by 481 votes. His own Board of Supervisors has twice requested outside investigations into his conduct. Deputies voted no confidence. He placed his political opponent on administrative leave weeks before the election. And now, with the Nancy Guthrie disappearance making national headlines every day, calls for his removal have intensified to a le...
17m Mar 03
17m
Kouri Richins' Phone Was Unlocked 15 Minutes Before She Called 911
The prosecution dropped a digital bomb on Day 6 of the Kouri Richins murder trial — and the jury spent Monday afternoon watching it detonate in real time. Digital forensic analyst Chris Kotrodimos testified about data recovered from seven phones and records sets connected to Kouri, Eric Richins, her alleged boyfriend Josh Grossman, housekeeper Carmen Lauber, and drug supplier Robert Crozier. A...
36m Mar 03
36m
Nancy Guthrie Investigation: FBI Insider Says the Dysfunction You're Seeing Is Standard
The crime scene was released before the FBI fully secured it. Evidence went to a private Florida lab instead of Quantico. Federal sources accused the sheriff of blocking access. There's been public contradiction about basic facts — even whether the doorbell images were captured on one day or two. For four weeks, the assumption has been that this investigation is uniquely dysfunctional. Robin Dr...
18m Mar 03
18m
Nancy Guthrie: Why the Suspect's "Amateur" Operation Is Actually the Norm
Four weeks of analysis has focused on how sloppy this suspect appears — the cheap Ozark Trail backpack from Walmart, the holster sitting awkwardly over his groin, the improvised camera cover made from weeds pulled out of a potted plant. The assumption is that this operation was unusually amateurish. Former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke says that assumption is wrong. This is what most offe...
24m Mar 03
24m
Kouri Richins Trial: Chris Kotrodimos — Defense Pushes Back on Digital Timeline Part 3
Chris Kotrodimos, Digital Forensics Expert, is cross-examined by the defense in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme...
1hr Mar 03
1hr
Kouri Richins Trial: Chris Kotrodimos — Prosecution Unveils Richins’ Phone Activity Part 2
Chris Kotrodimos, Digital Forensics Expert, continues on the stand in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defe...
40m Mar 03
40m
Rex Heuermann: The Alleged LISK's 30 Years of Deception Examined
How does someone allegedly murder seven women over three decades while his family sees nothing but a devoted husband and father? Rex Heuermann was arrested July 13, 2023. Prosecutors call him LISK—the Long Island Serial Killer. His wife Asa calls him her "hero." His daughter Victoria says he's "most likely" the Gilgo Beach Killer. In this Hidden Killers deep dive, we examine the psychology th...
14m Mar 03
14m
Kouri Richins Trial: Chris Kotrodimos — Prosecution Unveils Richins’ Phone Activity Part 1
Chris Kotrodimos, Digital Forensics Expert, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense cal...
1hr 2m Mar 03
1hr 2m
Listener Q&A: Guthrie Disappearance and Richins Trial—Your Questions Answered
Two cases. One show. All your questions. The Nancy Guthrie investigation has hit four weeks with no arrest. A suspect captured on camera that nobody can identify. Fifty thousand tips and nothing actionable. DNA on gloves that didn't hit any database. A pacemaker signal that searchers couldn't find. You've been asking if Nancy's still alive, how someone stays invisible when their face is everyw...
1hr 4m Mar 03
1hr 4m
Kouri Richins Trial: Allison Wright — Witness Recalls Marriage Trouble Confession
Allison Wright, friend of Eric Richins, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a...
18m Mar 02
18m
Kouri Richins & Love Bombing: Why Victims Don't See It Coming | Surviving the Fog Part 1
How did Eric Richins not see it? Prosecutors allege Kouri Richins was $4.5 million in debt, texting a boyfriend, allegedly buying fentanyl from her housekeeper—all while Eric came home thinking he had a marriage. The question isn't why he didn't leave. It's what he saw in the beginning that made everything else invisible. This is Part 1 of "Surviving the Fog"—a five-part psychological examin...
14m Mar 02
14m
Kouri Richins Trial: Robert Crozier Video & Molly Crosswhite — Crozier’s Interview With Investigators Revealed
Robert Crozier Video & Molly Crosswhite take center stage in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls...
27m Mar 02
27m
Richins Trial: Why the Defense Says There's Reasonable Doubt
The prosecution has their theory. The defense has their wrecking ball. And they're swinging it at everything. Carmen Lauber is the whole case—and she admitted on the stand she was high on meth during the entire time period she's describing. Late January, mid-February, early March 2022. The exact window of the alleged drug buys. She told police her memory was "messed up" and "foggy." She said s...
15m Mar 02
15m
Kouri Richins Trial: Dr. Erik Christensen — Courtroom Hears Kouri’s Call to Examiner
Dr. Erik Christensen, Retired Medical Examiner, takes center stage in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defe...
1hr 7m Mar 02
1hr 7m
D4VD Named Murder Target: Family Fights Subpoenas as Grand Jury Closes In
D4VD is officially a murder target. Court documents unsealed this week confirm the Los Angeles County DA's office has designated the 20-year-old singer as the target of a grand jury investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez — the 14-year-old girl whose dismembered remains were found in the trunk of his Tesla. The designation surfaced through an unlikely source: D4VD's own family....
16m Mar 02
16m
Kouri Richins' Own Witnesses Are Becoming the Defense's Best Evidence
The prosecution's case against Kouri Richins just hit a wall it built itself. On Day 5, Robert Crozier — the alleged original fentanyl source — testified under three immunity deals that he sold Carmen Lauber oxycodone, not fentanyl, and had no fentanyl connection in early 2022. He pointed out errors in his own affidavit, called the language inaccurate, and said his jail interview with detective...
23m Mar 02
23m
Richins Trial: Inside the Prosecution's Case Against Kouri
The state says Kouri Richins poisoned her husband with fentanyl. They've presented their evidence to a jury—and you've got questions about whether it's enough to convict. Carmen Lauber testified she bought fentanyl for Kouri four times. She claims Kouri told her it was for an "investor"—a story that falls apart under any scrutiny. The prosecution is treating that cover story as evidence of pre...
17m Mar 02
17m
Guthrie Case Q&A: The Questions Nobody Can Answer
Fifty thousand tips. A million-dollar reward. A suspect's face broadcast nationwide. And four weeks later—nothing. No identification. No arrest. No Nancy. You've been asking questions about the Nancy Guthrie case, and honestly, they're the same questions we've been asking ourselves. So let's get into it. Is Nancy Guthrie still alive? What does a month of silence with no ransom demand tell us? ...
32m Mar 02
32m
Kouri Richins Trial: Memes, Recanted Testimony, and the 15-Minute Gap
"I'm rich." Three memes allegedly found on Kouri Richins' phone the morning her husband Eric's body was removed from their home. Their three sons were still upstairs, unaware their father was dead. The prosecution's opening painted a devastating picture: $4.5 million in debt, an affair with Josh Grossman, Caribbean vacation plans for one month after Eric's death, nearly two million in life in...
1hr 47m Mar 02
1hr 47m
Nick Reiner: Three Legal Doors, One Impossible Choice—Inside the Defense Strategy
The not guilty plea wasn't a claim of innocence. It was the defense buying time. Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing both parents to death in their Brentwood bedroom. His public defender entered a standard not guilty plea—which in California keeps every option on the table while psychiatric evaluations continue. The defense now has three potential paths:...
30m Mar 01
30m
Nancy Guthrie: The Prior Visit That Proves Premeditation—And Why No One's Been Arrested
He came to the property before. He saw the camera. He left. Then he came back with a plan. Law enforcement sources confirmed the doorbell camera images span multiple visits. At least one image—showing the suspect without his backpack—was captured on an earlier reconnaissance trip. The theory is he got spooked by the camera and returned with weeds to obscure it. Criminal defense attorney Bob M...
1hr 33m Mar 01
1hr 33m
Monique Tepe: The Long Shadow of Coercive Control and the Body That Never Forgets
She was at a football game in Indianapolis. According to the unsealed affidavit, surveillance footage shows Michael McKee walking through the Tepes' yard that same day. Monique left at halftime. There's no documented tip-off. Her body just knew. That's not paranoia. That's what years of alleged coercive control do to a human nervous system. This episode examines the long shadow—what life look...
30m Mar 01
30m
Kouri Richins: Why the Prosecution's Fentanyl Supplier Just Became Their Biggest Problem
Carmen Lauber claims she sold Kouri Richins the fentanyl used to kill Eric Richins. She's been granted immunity. But her supplier, Robert Crozier, has recanted his statement and now says whatever he sold wasn't fentanyl. No pills were ever recovered from the Richins home. No pills were ever tested. The physical evidence that should anchor this prosecution doesn't exist. Criminal defense attor...
1hr 3m Mar 01
1hr 3m
Michael McKee: The Surgeon's Two Identities—Public Credentials, Alleged Private Terror
It doesn't start with control. It starts with everything you've ever wanted. The constant texts. The overwhelming attention. The "I've never felt this way about anyone." It feels like being chosen. Being seen. Being the center of someone's entire world. That's the trap—because what feels like devotion in month one is actually reconnaissance. This episode maps the escalation of coercive contro...
32m Feb 28
32m
Nancy Guthrie: Inside the Investigation's Shift From Surge to Long-Term Task Force
The surge is slowing. After weeks of round-the-clock operations with four hundred investigators, sources say the Nancy Guthrie case may transition to a smaller, sustainable task force. The family has been briefed on the change. And the questions that remain unanswered are significant. The DNA recovered at the scene hit no match in CODIS. No vehicle has been connected to the crime. Two individu...
54m Feb 28
54m
Nancy Guthrie Week in Review: The Forensic Problems Nobody's Talking About—And the Pressure Building on the Suspect
We've been covering the Nancy Guthrie case since the beginning. This week, we step back from the daily updates and assess the investigation with two retired FBI experts who've been in rooms like this before. Jennifer Coffindaffer delivers a forensic reality check. The DNA from inside the Nancy Guthrie home? It's a mixture. Family, landscapers, service workers—all contributing to a sample that ...
36m Feb 28
36m
FBI Analyst Breaks Down Kouri Richins' 911 Call, Children's Book, and Jail Cell Letter
FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke spent his career reading deception in real time. His "Tempo Tells" framework identifies verbal and nonverbal deviations that reveal when someone is performing rather than authentically responding. In this episode, we apply that framework to fourteen months of Kouri Richins' public behavior after Eric's death—ending with her May 2023 arrest. The 911 call is c...
44m Feb 28
44m
The Shame Doesn't Belong to You — Reclaiming Identity After Abuse | The Tepe Story
Shame is the abuser's final weapon — and it's the one that keeps working long after they're gone. Shame for staying. Shame for not seeing it sooner. Shame for what you tolerated. Shame for needing help. That internal voice telling you you're weak, stupid, broken — that's not your voice. It was installed by someone who needed you to believe you were the problem. Put it down. Not all at once. Pi...
17m Feb 28
17m
Kouri Richins Trial: Robert Crozier — Ex-Dealer Testifies for the Prosecution
Robert Crozier, Former Drug Dealer, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tra...
54m Feb 28
54m
Kouri Richins: Prosecution vs. Defense Evidence Battle & Nancy Guthrie's Vanishing
Two cases where the evidence tells competing stories. Both reaching moments that will define what comes next. In the Kouri Richins trial, both realities exist at once. The prosecution has motive evidence that stacks to the ceiling: five times the lethal fentanyl dose, a forged life insurance policy, a boyfriend she booked a Caribbean vacation with for the month after Eric's death, texts wishin...
49m Feb 28
49m
Kouri Richins Trial: Anna Isbell — Witness Recalls Phone Call About Fentanyl
Anna Isbell, Acquaintance of Kouri Richins, takes center stage in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense ...
27m Feb 27
27m
Nancy Guthrie Case: When the Sheriff Becomes the Story
The Nancy Guthrie investigation should be about finding an 84-year-old woman taken from her home in the middle of the night. Instead, the sheriff leading the case has become the story himself. Former Chief Deputy Richard Kastigar told the Daily Mail that Sheriff Chris Nanos has "great disdain" for the FBI and holds a grudge from a 2015 investigation. The president of the deputies' union says i...
14m Feb 27
14m
Kouri Richins Trial: Carmen Lauber — Day Two of Fiery Cross Part 2
Carmen Lauber, Former Richins Housekeeper, continues to be cross-examined in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, t...
52m Feb 27
52m
Kouri Richins: Prosecution Reveals Damning Timeline of Premeditation
The prosecution's case against Kouri Richins isn't just about fentanyl. It's about a timeline that points to planning. Months before Eric's death: Kouri books an all-inclusive Caribbean vacation for herself and her boyfriend—checking in the month after her husband would be dead. Weeks before: She texts that boyfriend, "If he could just go away and you could just be here, life would be so perf...
18m Feb 27
18m
Kouri Richins Trial: Carmen Lauber — Day Two of Fiery Cross Part 1
Carmen Lauber, Former Richins Housekeeper, continues to be cross-examined in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, t...
1hr 22m Feb 27
1hr 22m
Anna Kepner: Stepbrother Charged With Homicide — The Case the Feds Won't Unseal
Anna Kepner's sixteen-year-old stepbrother has been charged with federal homicide. The FBI won't confirm it. The DOJ won't comment. But a custody battle just exposed everything. A February 20th filing in Brevard County, Florida, revealed the teenager was charged on February 3rd, 2026, by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida in connection with Anna's death aboard the Carnival ...
13m Feb 27
13m
Kouri Richins Trial: The Fentanyl Pipeline — What Carmen Lauber Just Revealed
The fourth day of the Kouri Richins murder trial put the prosecution's most important witness on the stand — and the defense spent the rest of the afternoon trying to tear her apart. Carmen Lauber, the former housekeeper who allegedly obtained the fentanyl prosecutors say was used to kill Eric Richins, testified to four escalating drug transactions she says she carried out at Kouri's direction....
18m Feb 27
18m