5.17.24 CRU with Nancy Grace: Kouri Richins | Murder by Moscow Mule?

Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

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4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode of the CRU, Sheryl McCollum and Nancy Grace dive into the case of Kouri Richins, a mother who was arrested for the murder of her husband. The two discuss the details of the case, including the prenup, the assets, and the secret bank accounts that Kouri opened. They also talk about the Valentine's Day incident, in which Kouri’s husband almost died from anaphylactic shock, and the texts that Kouri sent and deleted. The medical examiner said that Kouri’s husband died from five times the lethal dose of fentanyl, and it is believed that she gave him a Moscow Mule laced with the drug.

Tune into Zone 7 with Dr. Joni Johnston as she and Sheryl dissect the book that Kouri wrote following the death of her husband: Are you with me? Dr. Joni Johnston Weighs in Between the Lines: Crime, Confession, and Literature

Show Notes:

(0:00) Welcome! Nancy and Sheryl introduce this week’s crime roundup
(5:00) Watch Nancy Grace on Merit Street Media
(5:30) History of Kouri Richins
(8:00) The first attempt on Eric's life
(10:40) The Valentine's Day incident
(16:25) Kouri’s sent a letter to her mother - suborning perjury
(22:30) Speculations around Kouri Richins book

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Nancy Grace is an outspoken, tireless advocate for victims’ rights and one of television's most respected legal analysts. Nancy Grace had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor. She is the founder and publisher of CrimeOnline.com, a crime- fighting digital platform that investigates breaking crime news, spreads awareness of missing people and shines a light on cold cases.

In addition, Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, a daily show hosted by Grace, airs on SIRIUS XM’s Triumph Channel 111 and is downloadable as a podcast on all audio platforms - https://www.crimeonline.com/

Connect with Nancy:

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Instagram: @thenancygrace

Facebook: @nancygrace

Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice.

Connect with Sheryl:

Email: [email protected]

X: @149Zone7

Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Crime Roundup y'all and Cow Girl Up.
0:13.1	I know Nancy Grace is ready tonight because she's been roping cat, y'all.
0:17.5	Yes, yes. I have been roping a cat literally today. Cinnamon. Yes, yes.
0:23.1	I have been roping a cat literally today.
0:24.9	Cinnamon went to the vet.
0:30.9	It's just really a long story, but I was training without a car and was literally running back to the studio to get to you on time.
0:34.9	Cheryl McCollum, I must love you a lot, literally running.
0:38.5	And I called Cheryl, by the way, in route of the run, trying to get back in time.
0:42.6	So she could hear lawnmores and dogs barking in me trying to breathe going up a hill.
0:47.4	That said, I've been thinking about it a long time.
0:50.3	And I named Cory Ritchens's Moscow Mule Mom.
0:57.8	Mm-hmm.
0:58.6	Listen, before we get to her, I want to say something to you, and I'll give you chance to catch your breath.
1:04.2	I can breathe just fine.
1:05.7	Go ahead.
1:06.6	You know, with your new Merritt Street TV venture, it dawned on me. I guess a day or so ago
1:13.8	I was driving and I thought, you know what, I can remember when you left the DA's office and
1:19.9	you had told all of us that you were headed to New York City and you were going to be on this,
1:25.0	you know, cable show, which I didn't even really understand
1:28.2	what cable TV was. And I even remember your daddy, Mac, he didn't have it either. And me and
1:36.3	Walt were too poor to have it. I think your dad was too far out in the country to have it. And here
1:41.1	you're doing this awesome venture, and we can't even watch you. But it dawned on
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