The Kouri Richins trial raises a question that goes beyond the courtroom: why would someone allegedly choose murder when divorce is always an option?

Prosecutors allege Richins poisoned her husband Eric with fentanyl, that she made multiple attempts before succeeding, and that she stood to collect nearly two million in life insurance while having an affair. The facts are damning if proven. But the psychology is what makes this case resonate—the internal logic that allegedly made killing feel like the rational choice.

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Hidden Killers Live to break down the psychology of partners who choose murder over leaving. With thirty years of experience working with violent offenders, Scott examines what makes this choice feel justified to the person making it.

We analyze the language prosecutors allege Kouri used in describing her marriage—feeling "stuck" and "trapped," believing things would be "better if Eric died." What does that framing reveal about perception and justification?

We examine the method. Poisoning isn't rage—it's calculation. It requires planning, patience, and the ability to watch suffering without stopping it. Multiple alleged attempts means multiple decisions to continue. What psychology sustains that pattern?

And we look at the performance prosecutors allege followed: the children's book, the TV appearances, the public grief. How does someone perform mourning for a death they allegedly caused?

Join us live for expert psychological analysis of one of the most disturbing aspects of domestic homicide—the mindset that makes murder feel like a solution.

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