Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
What they did to your family, you're lucky to make it out alive.
Streaming on Peacock.
These men are going to come after me. Taking them out is my only chance.
Put a bullet in her head. From the co-creator of Ozark. Looks like a family was running drugs. Execution style killing is rare for the Keys. It leads on who they might have been running for.
The cartel killed my family. I'm going to kill them. All of them.
M.I.A. Streaming May 7th, only on Peacock.
Hi, it's Kate Snow, NBC News anchor, host of the podcast, The Drink. This month, I'm grabbing a matcha latte with comedian Taylor Tomlinson. The Drink is always about someone's journey to the top, and Taylor's story is remarkable. She tells us all about her unlikely path, from performing in churches all the way to headlining her own Netflix specials, like her latest, Prodigal Daughter.
And she opens up about her religious upbringing, what drew her to stand up, and how she feels when she gets on that stage. Hope you'll listen and follow The Drink wherever you get your podcasts.
Tonight on Dateline.
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Chapter 2: What happened to Eric Richens on March 4, 2022?
Is it like HGTV? Yeah, kind of. She would find something that she felt that she could buy at the right price and fix it up and flip it and make a profit. By 2022, the couple was bringing in significant money. And between three kids and two careers, their lives were constantly in motion. Busy. Busy, busy. Soccer. I mean, soccer was Eric's passion, but it was also the boys.
And they gave back to the community a lot. I mean, they were busy.
And Corey was working on the biggest deal of her career, the purchase of a 20,000-square-foot home she called the Midway Mansion. This estate was quite something. It was an unfinished house in the middle of this beautiful valley surrounded by our gorgeous snow-capped mountains. That's a massive deal. This wasn't just something that was pennies. This was millions of dollars to buy.
And then, in the middle of all that, Corey got COVID and Eric suddenly fell ill. And he gets really, really sick on Valentine's Day, to the point that he has to lie down and take a nap in the middle of the day. That is not Eric. Eric does not stop. He's not going to lay down for 90 minutes on a weekday and have a nap because he doesn't feel well.
Eric told a friend he thought it might have been an allergic reaction to a sandwich he ate. After using an EpiPen, he felt better. But perhaps it was a warning sign of things to come, because two weeks after that, Eric was dead. A deputy at the scene told Corey there would be an autopsy.
Because he was in good health and at his age and everything like that, okay, our medical examiner is going to come and do their investigation real quick, and then also our detective.
just to make sure that everything's documented correctly.
As Eric's body went off to the medical examiner's office, his family made funeral arrangements, and Corey was about to discover that her husband had been keeping a secret. I mean, when you're told your husband just died, this is no longer your house, there's probably going to be an altercation. And there was.
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Chapter 3: What were the initial reactions to Corey Richens after Eric's death?
No. Okay. How about any suicidal history? No. Okay.
A month later, there was an answer. Former homicide detective Wayne Nichols reviewed the case for Dateline. The results of the toxicology come back weeks later.
Yes.
And it's stunning to a lot of people in Eric's world.
It absolutely is. It's pretty evident that Eric has fentanyl in his body, which is an absolute game changer for this investigation.
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin. It's a painkiller that some abuse because of its intense high.
Any history of prescription abuse?
At the time of Eric's death, paramedics suspected he may have taken drugs, so they administered Narcan, but it had no effect. What made it even harder to fathom was the amount of fentanyl found in Eric's system. He had a lot, a significant amount of fentanyl in his body, more than five times what is considered a lethal amount of fentanyl.
And the ME confirmed the fentanyl was street made, not prescription grade. Eric is a dad. He's a businessman. He wasn't really known as some type of drug user in the community. What does law enforcement do with that when that's sort of the bio you've been given about Eric Richens?
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Chapter 4: What evidence linked Corey Richens to Eric's death?
That included taking the family's iPad and Corey's phone, hoping they'd offer clues. They never found any trace of fentanyl in the house. Now, you could argue that it never was in the home, or was it flushed down the toilet, or was it thrown out in the garbage? Or did the police just never find it? Or did the police just never find it?
From what we can infer, the experts don't know how Eric had that fentanyl and how it got into his body.
Months later, Corey was back on the phone, recording more calls. This time asking the medical examiner if he knew how the fentanyl got into her husband's system. So does this tell you, like, if he, if it was, like, injected, if he ate it, if, I mean, is that what this, can you tell from this report?
Not definitively. I mean, it seems like, you know, with what the amount that's there, that it probably was ingested, you know, probably taken by mouth.
Okay, so the 15-NG, like, is that, like, a substantial amount? Is that, like, a trace?
That's a lot of fentanyl in the blood.
Then the conversation turned to the source of the fentanyl.
It's a variant of fentanyl that is usually only present in the setting of illicitly manufactured fentanyl.
Illicitly manufactured, like a pharmacy?
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Chapter 5: How did Corey Richens try to cope with Eric's death?
I think what was appealing is that she was a grieving mother who was in her 30s raising three small kids. Here she is trying to cope. She's trying to spread a message to others to help them cope as well. That sounds like a conversation that we would like to hear more about.
My kids and I kind of wrote this book on the different emotions and grieving processes that we've experienced last year and, you know, hoping that it can kind of help other kids.
Myself and the co-hosts on the show are all moms with children. We all have empathy for other mothers. You know, I just watched the struggle that my kids were going through. Inside is an illustration of the whole family, including their dog. And there is something special for Eric, dedicated to my amazing husband and a wonderful father.
You are an amazing woman and mom, and we thank you for being vulnerable and sharing this and touching the lives of others. Thank you. I really appreciate being here.
Corey goes on the program Good Things Utah. Did you see her appearance?
I did. I thought she did pretty good. Nervous. But, yeah, I mean, if it helps one kid, it was well worth it.
the co-host also sensed Corey's nerves and something else. What I did notice was just reading body language. She was a little bit protected. She had her big, heavy coat on, and I thought, oh, she'll take it off before we do the interview, but she never did. Did you chalk that up to, you know, the fact that she's been through this tragedy? I did.
That all changed when Dina arrived at work the next day. Get on my computer, checking my emails, and there is an anonymous message that's come into the entire station to every single person. Person at the station? Yes. The subject line was, are you with me? I open it up, and all it says in capital letters and many exclamation points is, you know she killed her husband. I mean, this is creepy.
It was definitely creepy. It was definitely weird, but we didn't really give it another thought after the initial, whoa. You don't think maybe she did kill her husband? No, because wild emails can come in. And we thought it was bizarre. We clocked it as being completely bizarre. Still, the email gave Deena pause.
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Chapter 6: What were the financial issues faced by Corey Richens?
You keep calling and visiting and messages. Yes. This is daily.
Off and on, all day, continually.
You're her lifeline. 100%. 100%. We, of course, wanted to talk to Corey, too. In May of 2024, she sent us a recorded message.
I've been silent for a year, worked away from my kids, my family, my life, living with the media, telling the world who they think I am, what they think I've done, and then finally start speaking up. I'm anxious to get to trial, and I'm ready to get this one heck of a fight. You took an innocent mom away from her babies.
and this means war. In February 2026, almost four years after her husband Eric's death, Corey at last got her chance to fight the charges against her. First-degree murder and attempted murder, along with fraud and forgery. She sat at the defense table, flanked by her new team of attorneys. Eric's supporters lined one row of the packed courtroom, Corey's another. My name is Brad Bloodworth.
I am one of Summit County's criminal prosecutors.
The evidence will prove that Corey Richens murdered Eric Richens.
The prosecution rolled back the timeline to Valentine's Day 2022, two weeks before Eric's death. Good morning, sir. Hello. Turns out that sandwich Eric ate that made him sick came from his friend Gabe Morin's diner. The jury got a look at the to-go order that Corey called in.
So at 8.55, you know, it says a Greek omelet, quinoa salad, bagel sandwich with hash browns, and then Corey is typed in.
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