Trial starts February 23rd. This is everything you need to know about the evidence before opening statements.

The prosecution's case: Kouri Richins allegedly poisoned her husband Eric twice—first with an allegedly fentanyl-laced sandwich on Valentine's Day 2022 that left him using his son's EpiPen, then allegedly with a Moscow Mule less than three weeks later. Five times the lethal dose. Medications prescribed to Kouri found in his system. Google searches for lethal doses, poison death certificates, and luxury prisons. Texts to her boyfriend saying life would be perfect if Eric would "just go away." Nearly $2 million in insurance policies. A jail letter prosecutors describe as witness tampering instructions.

The defense's counterattack: The key fentanyl supplier recanted. Robert Crozier now says he sold OxyContin, not fentanyl, to Kouri's housekeeper—and was detoxing when he gave his original statement. No pills were ever found in the home. Evidence that Eric was abusive was excluded. A domestic violence expert was barred. The chain linking Kouri to fentanyl depends entirely on contested testimony.

The overlooked details: Kouri's mother Lisa Darden's romantic partner died of an oxycodone overdose in 2006, shortly after naming Darden as beneficiary. Darden was present the night Eric died. The detective wrote it's "possible" she was involved in planning Eric's death. No charges filed.

What the jury faces: Over 100 witnesses, 1,000+ exhibits, five weeks of testimony. And a question with no easy answer—was this premeditated murder or something more complicated?

This deep dive covers every layer: the financial collapse, the affair, the prenup that made death pay better than divorce, and the witness recantation that could blow up the prosecution's case.

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