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Podcast: The Case Against Kouri Richins
Episode: Kouri Richins Won't Testify — Defense Rests, Verdict Window Opens
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The defense has rested in the Kouri Richins murder trial. She did not testify. Her attorneys closed their case after three weeks of cross-examination, mistrial motions, and an aggressive challenge to the credibility of the prosecution's star witness — housekeeper Carmen Lauber, who testified she bought fentanyl on Kouri's behalf.But there's no physical drug evidence. No fentanyl found in the home. No cups, no straws, no residue — after a dozen searches. The defense built their entire case on that gap, on Lauber's immunity deal, and on the argument that the original investigation was so flawed it can't supp...