Three weeks before Eric Richins died, he survived what investigators now believe was a first attempt. He told his sister. He told his friends. He told multiple people the same thing: if anything ever happens to me, Kouri did it.He was right. He just couldn't testify.This week, jurors heard those prior statements — and a drug dealer's testimony about who was buying what, and when. A retired police commander and an active 911 dispatcher break down what that evidence actually does and doesn't prove.What strengthened this week. What didn't. And what this case still needs to survive.