Kate Snow

His estate was worth over $4 million when he died.

According to the prosecution, Corey, on the other hand, was in financial trouble.

She was allegedly over $4.5 million in debt.

What the prosecution is arguing is that not only did Corey believe she was set to inherit Eric's business, but also other assets and various life insurance payouts.

And she believed that she would benefit from nearly $2 million in insurance on Eric's life.

And the fresh start part of the alleged motive, does that tie back to this man she's having the affair with?

It does.

So the prosecution told the jury about Corey's paramour, a man named Robert Josh Grossman.

The prosecution says Internet history and text messages will show they were having a full-blown affair and that Corey wanted to be with Josh, not Eric.

Karen, then it was the defense's turn.

What did they hit on in their opening statement?

The defense argues there's simply not enough evidence to prove that Corey gave Eric fentanyl and caused his death.

The defense attorney said the drugs Corey got from the housekeeper were oxycodone, not fentanyl, and so the fentanyl that killed Eric couldn't be connected to Corey.

An important point to emphasize, Andrea, the defense isn't disputing that Eric died of fentanyl poisoning, but they're saying there's reasonable doubt about how he ingested it.

The defense argued that Eric had consumed drugs before, mainly weed gummies, but there was an empty pill bottle by his bedside, too.

Corey's attorney made a lot of references to Eric Richen's family members and their involvement in the investigation.

Where were they going with that?

That's right.

So Corey's attorneys say Eric's family was pointing the finger at Corey immediately.

They're suggesting that the family's hostility towards Corey...