How does someone defend their alleged abuser for twenty-five years—then suddenly file a two hundred million dollar lawsuit? The Cascio family just accused Michael Jackson’s estate of child trafficking. But these siblings spent decades swearing Jackson was innocent. Frank Cascio wrote a book. They went on Oprah. They attacked Wade Read more…
A detective told Carmen Lauber that “the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder.” That admission came out during cross-examination in the Kouri Richins trial—and it may be one of the most significant moments in the entire case. When law enforcement tells a witness what outcome they’re seeking before Read more…
The prosecution’s fentanyl supply chain just hit a major credibility problem in the Kouri Richins trial. Robert Crozier testified he only sold oxycodone to Carmen Lauber—not fentanyl—because “everybody was scared of fentanyl” at the time. That directly contradicts what Lauber told the jury. When your two drug-chain witnesses can’t agree Read more…
What prosecutors found on Rex Heuermann’s hard drive may be the most damning evidence in the Gilgo Beach case—a deleted Microsoft Word document they say the Long Island Serial Killer used as a literal instruction manual. The file was titled HK2002-04. According to court documents, it allegedly contained eighty-seven details Read more…
Brooke Karrington, Forensic Accountant, continues to testify in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors Read more…
FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke spent 21 years with the Bureau, including serving as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. His job was reading people — understanding what behavior reveals about who someone actually is. In this three-part conversation, he applies that lens to two of the biggest cases Read more…
Brooke Karrington, Forensic Accountant, continues to testify in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors Read more…
How did Eric Richins miss millions in debt allegedly piling up in his own marriage? The same way thousands of people miss it every day: the fog. This is Part 2 of “Surviving the Fog”—examining coercive control psychology through the Kouri Richins case. We’re not diagnosing anyone. We’re exploring patterns Read more…
Brooke Karrington, Forensic Accountant, continues to testify in the Kouri Richins trial. Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors Read more…
Carmen Lauber is the prosecution’s star witness in the Kouri Richins murder trial. She claims she bought fentanyl for Kouri four times before Eric Richins died. But she was using meth during that period. She got immunity from three jurisdictions. Her supplier now says he sold oxycodone, not fentanyl. She Read more…