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"Am I being paranoid?" "Is this a real threat, or am I just damaged?" "Am I making this into something it's not?"

These aren't idle questions. They're the abuser's voice — internalized so deeply it sounds like your own thoughts. Coercive control teaches you that your reality isn't real. And that lesson doesn't uninstall when you change your address.

According to the unsealed affidavit, surveillance footage captured Michael McKee at the Tepe residence on December 6, 2025 — the same day Spencer and Monique were at the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis. Monique left at halftime. Court records state she was upset about something involving her ex-husband. There's no documented tip-off.

She was 200 miles away. And her body knew.

This episode examines what survivors carry after they escape coercive control — the hypervigilance, the PTSD, the triggers that contaminate ordinary life, and the invisible toll on the people who love them. Spencer inherited Monique's fear alongside her. This episode speaks to survivors and the people trying to understand them.

Your fear is not weakness. Monique's instincts were right.

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The Kouri Richins trial brings Carmen Lauber, Former Richins' Housekeeper, 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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Two cases demanding psychological analysis. One expert providing the answers.

Nancy Guthrie has been missing for three weeks. Her kidnapper hasn't communicated once—no demands, no ransom, no proof she's alive. The silence is total. What does it mean?

Eric Richins reportedly told people his wife was trying to poison him. He took protective measures—lawyers, insurance changes, asset protection. Then he stayed married to her. Prosecutors allege Kouri killed him with fentanyl after multiple attempts.

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins True Crime Today for comprehensive analysis of both cases. With over thirty years working with victims and perpetrators of violence, Scott examines what the behavioral evidence reveals.

On Guthrie: The psychology of kidnappers who don't communicate. In hostage situations, silence isn't neutral—it's evidence. What does three weeks of nothing suggest about the perpetrator's psychology and the case's trajectory?

On Richins Part 1: Inside the mind of a partner who allegedly chooses murder. How does killing become the "rational" choice? We analyze the language, the method, and the alleged performance of grief that followed.

On Richins Part 2: The victim's experience. Why someone might take protective steps but not leave. How the isolation of an unbelievable suspicion keeps victims trapped. What warning signs others should recognize.

This is the full interview—expert psychological insight into criminal silence, partner homicide, and the forces that make the unthinkable happen.

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The Kouri Richins trial brings Ryan Holden, Senior Forensics Scientist, 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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The Kouri Richins murder trial is underway in Park City, Utah—and the court documents paint a picture far more disturbing than the headlines suggest.

According to prosecutors, Eric Richins didn't just die suddenly. He saw it coming. Court filings reveal he told his family that if anything happened to him, Kouri was to blame. His sister testified he believed Kouri tried to kill him during a trip to Greece years earlier. And on Valentine's Day 2022—just eighteen days before his death—Eric told two friends he thought his wife tried to poison him after a sandwich left him unable to breathe.

So why didn't he leave?

Family spokesman Greg Skordas put it simply: "I can give you three good reasons he stuck around and they're all under the age of ten."

Eric had secretly changed his will, created a trust naming his sister as trustee, and removed Kouri as his life insurance beneficiary. He consulted divorce attorneys. But according to those close to him, he stayed because leaving meant handing his three sons to the very person he feared.

Prosecutors allege Kouri was deeply in debt—over $4.5 million to more than 20 lenders—while Eric's estate was worth roughly $4 million. They say she was having an affair, texting her boyfriend "love you" just thirty minutes before allegedly handing Eric a fentanyl-laced drink.

Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, insurance fraud, and forgery. Her defense says there's "zero evidence" of how fentanyl entered Eric's system.

The trial is expected to last through late March. We're tracking every development.

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The Kouri Richins trial brings a Police Detective & AvDigital Forensics Expert 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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Eric Richins suspected his wife was trying to kill him. He reportedly told friends. He told family. He consulted divorce lawyers and estate planners. He removed Kouri from his life insurance policy. He transferred business assets to a trust controlled by his sister.

He took precautions. He didn't take the final step. He stayed.

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins True Crime Today to analyze the psychology that keeps victims in dangerous relationships. This isn't about blaming Eric—it's about understanding forces most people never encounter.

Suspecting your spouse wants you dead isn't comparable to other marital suspicions. It's existential. It requires accepting that the person you share a bed with, the parent of your children, could end your life. The human mind fights that conclusion with everything it has.

We examine the protective measures Eric reportedly took while staying married. Legal consultations. Insurance changes. Asset transfers. He wasn't ignoring the threat—he was preparing for it. But defensive measures without leaving meant staying within reach.

We analyze the isolation of an unbelievable suspicion. "I think my wife is poisoning me" sounds like paranoia to outsiders. How do you get help when your truth sounds like delusion?

We discuss how children factor in. Eric and Kouri had three kids together. Does that keep victims close? Make leaving harder? Create a need to monitor the threat?

And we identify warning signs others should recognize. What behaviors suggest someone you know might be in real danger from a partner? What should you do?

Part 2 of a two-part series. Essential for anyone who might see themselves in Eric's situation.

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Forensic Toxicologist Brianna Peterson takes the stand in this segment of the Kouri Richins trial.

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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Days after Rob and Michele Reiner were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home, their children Jake and Romy released a statement: "Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day. They weren't just our parents; they were our best friends."

Their brother Nick has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty this week. The preliminary hearing is April 29th.

But what about the siblings left behind?

Jake Reiner, 34, was a news reporter before following his father into film. Romy Reiner, 28, is a photographer who found her father's body after a massage therapist couldn't reach her parents. Tracy Reiner, 61, was adopted by Rob during his marriage to Penny Marshall. "I came from the greatest family ever," she said after the deaths. "I don't even know what to say. I'm in shock."

These siblings now occupy three roles at once: primary mourners with no parents to defer to, victims' next of kin with legal standing under Marsy's Law, and the family of the accused.

Sources say they've cut Nick off completely—not visiting him in custody. But Nick isn't dead. His case will unfold over years. Every hearing, every headline, every legal development will force them to engage with what allegedly happened.

Sources also say the family doesn't want the death penalty. DA Hochman has said he'll consider their input. But legal experts note that family wishes are "meaningful but not controlling."

The trial could be over a year away. Through all of it, Jake, Romy, and Tracy will have to figure out how to keep living—and how to be a family without the people who held them together.

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The Kouri Richins trial brings Chelsea Gipson, Lead Crime Scene Technician,  to the stand for cross from the defense.

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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