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Kouri Richins: Bob Motta and Robin Dreeke on the Defense That Rested — and the Verdict That Followed

March 21, 2026·1 hr 8 min·6 clips
Kouri Richins asked her boyfriend, 'Have you ever killed anyone when you were in Iraq?' just weeks after her husband died.
Tony Bruschi, Bob Motta, and Robin Dreeke analyze the Kouri Richins murder trial, discussing the circumstantial evidence, including her financial debt, secret life insurance, requests for fentanyl, deleted messages, and a ghostwritten grief book. They debate whether the prosecution proved guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and the defense's strategy of resting without presenting a case.

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A case-focused discussion of defense strategy, trial pressure, and the burden of proof.

The episode stays close to defense strategy, and that narrow focus gives the conversation a clean shape. Bob Motta and Robin Dreeke work through whether Cory is driving the process or just reacting to the pressure of trial, and why defense lawyers would warn a client off taking…

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