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The Kouri Richins trial brings Kristal Bowman-Carter, estate planning attorney, to the stand in this segment.

The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use.

True Crime Today delivers real-time trial coverage as it happens—key testimony, critical cross-examinations, and the moments that matter. No waiting for nightly recaps. Watch the case unfold live.

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Two trials. Two prosecutions facing serious problems. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke on True Crime Today for comprehensive analysis of the Kouri Richins murder case and the Colin Gray school shooting trial as both reach decisive moments.

The Richins prosecution has called over twenty witnesses but can't get past a fundamental problem: the state's own former Chief Medical Examiner testified Eric's death certificate still says "undetermined." Not homicide. Four years later. The drug-chain witnesses contradict each other—one says oxycodone, one says fentanyl. A detective told Carmen Lauber "the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder." Hair follicle tests were never performed. The copperware wasn't tested. The defense has 35 witnesses and may not need them.

Colin Gray's family destroyed his defense. His daughter Jenni—14, now in foster care, using a different name—testified he asked her to "cover for him." His wife Marcee said she begged him to lock up the guns and physically tried to take the rifle from Colt. Text messages showed Colt warning "the blood is on your hands" weeks before Apalachee High School.

Colin claims he thought photos of Nikolas Cruz in Colt's bedroom were "the guy from Green Day." His wife and daughter both testified he knew exactly who Cruz was. That's a credibility problem a crying defendant can't fix.

The morning timeline: Colt's 9:42 a.m. text saying "I'm sorry… it's not your fault." Colin asking what's wrong. Not calling the school. Not leaving work. First shots at 10:22 a.m. Then stopping at QuikTrip for a drink on his way home.

Bob Motta analyzes what both defense teams need to accomplish—and whether either case is already decided.

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The Kouri Richins trial brings Christina Miller, Divorce Attorney, to the stand in this segment.

The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use.

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When we talk about domestic abuse, we talk about bruises.

We almost never talk about money. And that's a problem.

This is Part 3 of "Surviving the Fog"—examining financial abuse through the Kouri Richins case. We're not diagnosing anyone. We're exploring documented patterns.

Prosecutors allege Kouri was $4.5 million in debt when Eric died. Over 200 overdraft transactions. A mansion closing she allegedly couldn't afford. If those allegations are true, this is financial coercive control at its most extreme—and most deadly—conclusion.

Financial abuse creates invisible chains. Debt without full disclosure. Controlled accounts. Sabotaged employment. Constant chaos that keeps you too overwhelmed to see the pattern.

The word "we" becomes a weapon. "We" bears consequences while one person makes decisions.

When you ask for visibility, you're the problem. You're controlling. You don't trust them.

The shame keeps victims silent. The debt follows them out. Destroyed credit, joint debt, no resources—even leaving doesn't break the chains.

And financial desperation is a lethality indicator. When the house of cards falls, danger escalates.

Financial abuse is abuse—even without physical violence.

Kouri Richins is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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The Kouri Richins trial brings Anne Coates, Senior Manager at CMFG Live Insurance, to the stand in this segment.

The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use.

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A Georgia jury just made history. Colin Gray—guilty of second-degree murder on all counts. Less than two hours of deliberation. The father who armed his troubled son now faces up to 180 years in prison.

True Crime Today breaks down the Colin Gray verdict with criminal defense attorney Bob Motta.

This is only the third time in American history a parent has been held criminally responsible for a school shooting committed by their child. The Crumbleys got manslaughter in Michigan. Georgia prosecutors went bigger—and won murder convictions.

The evidence was relentless. An FBI warning Colin Gray ignored in 2023 after his son threatened to shoot up a school. A Christmas gift AR-15 kept unsecured in a 14-year-old's bedroom. A "shrine" to Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz. Texts from Colt Gray warning his father: "Whenever something happens just know the blood is on your hands."

His own daughter testified he pressured her to lie to investigators. His estranged wife said she begged him to lock up the guns and was knocked down trying to take the rifle from Colt's room. Body cam footage showed Colin saying "God, I knew it" within minutes of the shooting.

Colin Gray was his own only defense witness. He cried on the stand. He insisted he never saw it coming. The jury needed under two hours to convict on every single count.

Bob Motta analyzes the trial, the defense failures, and what this verdict means for parental accountability going forward.

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The Kouri Richins murder trial entered its second week in Park City, Utah with a witness prosecutors have been building toward since opening statements — a forensic accountant who spent the day methodically dismantling any notion that Kouri Richins' finances were simply the casualty of an ambitious businesswoman moving too fast.

Brooke Karrington, with more than thirty years of forensic accounting experience, walked the jury through a financial picture that prosecutors argue makes their case: by the time Eric Richins died on March 4, 2022, his wife was carrying $7.5 million in debt, burning through $80,000 a month in payments, and cycling through four separate payday lenders at $2,100 per day. Her business account had been described — from the stand — as "perpetually in the hole." She had written $60,000 in checks to herself that bounced. She had claimed 147 employees to a lender while her bank balance sat at $1,500.

The day after Eric died, she purchased a $2.9 million mansion. Seven days after that, she tried to sell it. It eventually foreclosed.

Kouri collected $1.35 million from Eric's life insurance policies. By September 2022, after spending it all, forensic records show she had approximately $800 left.

The defense argued the financial evidence is speculative, that Eric had access to the same accounts, and that debt does not equal motive for murder. Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The trial continues — and the jury now has the full financial picture in front of them.

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The Kouri Richins trial brings Lashawnda Rodgers & Brian Frecklton, insurance & financial advisors, to the stand in this segment.

The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use.

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A new federal lawsuit filed this week accuses Michael Jackson's estate of child trafficking. The plaintiffs: four members of the Cascio family, siblings Jackson called his "second family" for over twenty-five years.

According to court documents, Edward, Dominic, Marie-Nicole, and Aldo Cascio allege Jackson abused them beginning when some were as young as seven years old. They claim he groomed and isolated each child during trips around the world—including the Dangerous Tour, HIStory Tour, and visits to Neverland Ranch.

The allegations are explosive. But so is the family's history of defending Jackson.

Frank Cascio wrote a 2011 book declaring Jackson's innocence. The family appeared on Oprah in 2010 saying Jackson was never inappropriate. As recently as 2018, Frank was trying to turn his book into a TV series celebrating his friendship with Jackson.

The estate calls this extortion. Attorney Marty Singer says the Cascios already received a settlement worth over three million dollars—then allegedly demanded two hundred thirteen million more.

The Cascios say they were coerced into signing that settlement without lawyers while still processing trauma from watching "Leaving Neverland."

A fifth sibling, Eddie, is pursuing separate claims in arbitration. He's also connected to the fake tracks scandal—songs he sold to the estate that Jackson's own family says weren't Michael's voice.

Their attorney is Mark Geragos, who defended Jackson in 2003 and called him innocent. Now he's arguing the opposite.

A hearing is set for March 5th. Michael Jackson was acquitted in 2005 and denied all allegations. His estate continues to deny them.

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The Moscow Mule theory is central to the prosecution's case against Kouri Richins. They claim she slipped fentanyl into her husband's drink. But crime scene technician Chelsea Gipson admitted under cross-examination that the kitchen was never searched the night Eric died. Neither was the basement. The copperware allegedly used for the cocktails was never tested.

Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke break down the investigative failures exposed during the Kouri Richins trial with defense attorney Bob Motta on True Crime Today. An empty hydrocodone bottle sat in Eric's nightstand—never tested. Investigators only went back to collect certain items after a private investigator hired by Eric's family flagged them. The medical examiner's office never tested hair follicles that could have shown whether Eric was a long-term fentanyl user.

Carmen Lauber—the prosecution's star witness on drug supply—admitted she tested positive for methamphetamine during the relevant time period. She changed her story after receiving immunity from three different jurisdictions. And a detective told her explicitly that "the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder" before she testified.

The defense team of Kathy Nester, Wendy Lewis, and Alex Ramos hasn't called a single witness yet. Through cross-examination alone, they've surfaced questions about the investigation's integrity, exposed contradictions in testimony, and highlighted forensic tests that were never performed despite being available.

Bob Motta analyzes whether reasonable doubt is already established or whether the defense has peaked too early. The prosecution still has witnesses to call. The defense has 35 of their own waiting. This case is far from decided—but the gaps in the investigation may already be too wide to close.

What absolutely has to happen for either side to win?

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