Blame the Dead Dad; Defense Takes Shape on Day 1 of Grief Author Murder Trial
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What is the background of the Corey Richens trial?
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Hey there, folks. It is Tuesday, February 24th, and we were wondering what defense the Utah mom would use as she goes on trial for poisoning and killing her husband. Well, we found out what her defense is going to be. Blame the dead guy. And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ Rose. We were curious. We got our answer pretty quickly in this case that is fascinating. A grief author story. Kills her husband on trial for killing her husband. But Rhodes, they did not mince words yesterday. They are going after the victim and they're going after his family.
Yes. And you know what?
What defense strategy is being used in the trial?
This seems to be a theme. If you can't take responsibility and you want to point the finger at somebody else, well, the one person who can't refute your version is the person who you're accused of killing. And that's exactly what's happening here. Look, according to prosecutors, 35-year-old Corey Richens slipped her husband, Eric, five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in a Moscow mule she made for him right before he went to bed. But the defense says, hey, Eric Richens actually was addicted to painkillers. Loved his THC gummies. Who knows how the fentanyl got in his system? But he's the one who was doing drugs.
So this is going to be, Robes, they said this is a trial that's going to take a month. It feels like it could take longer. Yesterday was a lot of starting and stopping and objections and sidebars and confusion, quite frankly, in this trial. Maybe they just need to get some of this out of the way early. But it felt like a clunky trial. Not quite. It's day one, but they haven't found their stride.
How did the prosecution present the case against Corey Richens?
The judge and the two attorneys just figuring each other out. But it was a lot of jerky movement yesterday and not real flow to the first day of testimony.
You know, that's interesting. You say that we've been watching a lot of trials lately and it does take there's a dynamic or a rhythm that. It tends to evolve between or at least among the judge, the defense and the prosecution. And it was messy yesterday. That's a good way to put it. Lots of I'm sorry's. I didn't mean to stops and starts. Even the the witnesses were apologizing. It was it was definitely clunky. It's a very good word to use.
Figure that out later, I suppose. But yes, folks, this is going to be a trial that a lot of folks are going to keep an eye on because it's a case folks have kept their eye on. This happened in 2022. The death of Eric Richens died, at least according to the medical examiner, with fentanyl poisoning. According to prosecutors, his wife, Corey Richens, is the one who slipped this fentanyl into his drink, killing him. She's also on trial robes for attempting to kill him, what, a month prior by poisoning a sandwich that he had eaten. All this was about financial gain. She had a house of cards, as we hear oftentimes with financial situations, but they're talking about she has millions now. in debt, needed him dead because he was worth more to her with money.
The other part of this robe, of course, that's making the big headlines is the fact that she wrote a book after he died.
That's correct. So, yes, there is high interest in this case. Just to give you an idea, apparently several dozen people actually camped outside the courtroom in lawn chairs for nearly five hours waiting to get a seat inside this court because this has made, of course, local headlines, but now national headlines because about one year after Eric's death, Corey Richens published a book, and it was titled Are You With Me? It was a children's book about a father with angel wings who was watching over his young son after he died. So Richens was out there in Utah, Park City is where this trial is taking place, promoting this children's book about dealing with the loss of a parent. She was on local television, she was on radio stations, and about a month later,
She was arrested for killing her son's father.
What evidence suggests financial motives in the murder case?
She has three sons with Eric Richens, and that is one of the main reasons why so much attention is on this case.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the background of the Corey Richens trial?
0:00–0:53
2
What defense strategy is being used in the trial?
0:53–1:56
3
How did the prosecution present the case against Corey Richens?
1:56–4:15
4
What evidence suggests financial motives in the murder case?
4:15–5:35
5
What role does Corey Richens' book play in the trial?
5:35–7:16
6
How did the first day of testimony unfold in court?
7:16–9:19
7
What were the reactions to the body cam footage presented?
9:19–11:33
8
What are the implications of the upcoming testimonies in the trial?
11:33–17:29
Speakers
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