LIVE: Kouri Richins Trial Preview — Defense Attorney Breaks Down the Case

The Kouri Richins murder trial starts February 23rd. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins us live to break down what the defense is working with—and where the prosecution is vulnerable.

Kouri Richins is charged with allegedly poisoning her husband Eric with fentanyl in a Moscow Mule on March 4th, 2022. The prosecution has 100+ witnesses and over 1,000 exhibits. But the defense has ammunition.

Robert Crozier, the alleged fentanyl supplier, recanted in October 2025. He now says he sold OxyContin and was "detoxing" when he made his original statement. The judge denied bail anyway—but that recantation creates doubt at trial.

No fentanyl was recovered from the home. The chain linking Kouri to the drug is testimony, not physical evidence. The defense will attack credibility at every turn.

The judge excluded evidence that Eric was allegedly abusive and barred a domestic violence expert. Bob analyzes what that costs the defense.

Prosecutors will present Kouri's Google searches: "lethal dose of fentanyl," "luxury prisons," "permanently delete iPhone info." Bob explores whether any defense framing survives that.

The "Walk the Dog" letter allegedly containing witness tampering instructions was partially admitted—despite the defense arguing it's fiction from a manuscript. Bob breaks down damage control.

Lisa Darden, Kouri's mother, has her own shadow: her romantic partner died of an oxycodone overdose in 2006 after naming her as beneficiary. A detective wrote she may have been involved in Eric's death.

We take your questions and preview the trial in real time.

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