Kouri Richins: "The Michael Jackson Stuff" and the Evidence Trail Prosecutors Built

The pretrial wins belonged to the defense. But the prosecution is walking into the Kouri Richins trial with a case they've spent four years constructing — and it starts with a prior poisoning attempt the jury will hear alongside the murder charge.

Former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down the state's strongest cards. Prosecutors allege Kouri laced Eric's sandwich with fentanyl on Valentine's Day 2022, months before his death. Two friends reportedly say Eric called them saying his wife tried to poison him. A new life insurance policy had allegedly gone into effect ten days earlier. His sister told authorities Eric said if anything happened to him, Kouri was responsible.

Carmen Lauber is expected to testify that Kouri directly asked her to buy fentanyl twice — and after the Valentine's Day incident, allegedly requested "the Michael Jackson stuff." Unsealed warrants reportedly show Kouri also asked a handyman to source fentanyl and propofol. The digital evidence includes Google searches allegedly about lethal fentanyl doses, luxury prisons, insurance payouts, and deleting digital records. A jail cell letter allegedly coached family members on testimony. And a handwriting expert is expected to testify that signatures on insurance documents paying Kouri millions were not Eric's.

Faddis explains how the prosecution connects five times the lethal dose, a prior attempt, an insurance timeline, and a Moscow Mule into one narrative — and whether 100-plus witnesses and 1,000 exhibits represent overwhelming evidence or strategic overreach.

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