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Kouri Richins Trial Enters Second Week With Digital Forensics Testimony

Prosecutors are building a fentanyl-poisoning case rooted in financial motive.

Overview

  • Jurors returned Monday for day six in Park City as the multiweek trial continued.
  • The state called digital forensics expert Chris Kotrodimos to address texts, web searches, and websites Kouri Richins may have accessed after Eric Richins’ death.
  • Prosecutors allege Richins killed her husband with illicit fentanyl and previously sickened him on Valentine’s Day 2022.
  • Earlier testimony included Eric Richins’ relatives, crime scene investigators, key witness Carmen Lauber under immunity, the alleged drug dealer Robert Crozier, and an undercover narcotics officer.
  • The defense challenges witness credibility and argues Eric Richins’ death was an accidental overdose, portraying Kouri Richins as a grieving spouse who called 911 and performed CPR.