Andrea Canning

Eric's sister Katie also testified about Corey's behavior that morning.

Katie said not long after Corey told her boys their father was dead, she was talking about closing the deal on the Midway Mansion.

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Behavior was one thing, but to make the case stick, prosecutors knew they needed to connect the dots between Corey and the drugs that killed Eric.

For that, they needed their star witness.

The owner of the state calls Carmen Lauper.

On the stand, she admitted to a troubled past.

Do you have a criminal history involving drugs?

Yes.

Carmen testified about Corey asking her if she knew someone who could get pain medication for one of her investors.

How did Corey Richens respond?

The state called this digital forensics expert to prove that Carmen met up with drug dealer Robert Crozier just days before the Valentine's incident and the week before Eric died.

Prosecutors argued it was proof Carmen was telling the truth.

So all of that information corroborates the story that Carmen is telling.

Which was helpful, because when he took the stand, Robert Crozier couldn't remember how many times he'd met up with her.

The prosecution presented even more digital evidence to the jury.

The searches Corey made on her cell phone.

Those searches were incriminating, the prosecutor told the jury.

These are the searches.

How to completely wipe an iPhone, clean remotely, can cops uncover deleted messages, luxury prisons for the rich in America, signs of being under FBI investigation, what is a legal dose of fentanyl?