Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: The Case Against Kouri Richins
Episode: Kouri Richins Trial Begins: Defense Attorney on Prosecution Vulnerabilities
Description:
Kouri Richins goes to trial February 23rd in Summit County, Utah. Prosecutors allege she poisoned her husband Eric with fentanyl hidden in a Moscow Mule. Defense attorney Bob Motta says the prosecution has more vulnerabilities than the headlines suggest.The alleged fentanyl supplier, Robert Crozier, recanted in October 2025. He now claims he sold OxyContin, not fentanyl, and was "detoxing" during his original interview. The judge denied bail—but that recantation gives the defense a powerful cross-examination tool.No fentanyl pills were recovered from the Richins home. The physical evidence is limited to what was found in...