{"id":105859,"date":"2025-10-06T11:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/suspected-charlie-kirk-assassins-lawyer-pounces-on-witness-flip-in-utah-poison-mom-case-105859"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:52:06","slug":"suspected-charlie-kirk-assassins-lawyer-pounces-on-witness-flip-in-utah-poison-mom-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/suspected-charlie-kirk-assassins-lawyer-pounces-on-witness-flip-in-utah-poison-mom-case-105859","title":{"rendered":"Suspected Charlie Kirk assassin\u2019s lawyer pounces on witness flip in Utah poison mom case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The same defense attorney representing the suspect in Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination<\/a> is involved in the Utah murder case against Kouri Richins, where the case just suffered a major blow: the star witness is now recanting key testimony.<\/p>\n

On Sept. 24, Utah County officials contracted Kathryn Nester to represent Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect charged in the fatal shooting of Kirk during a Utah Valley University appearance.<\/p>\n

Nester, through a prior appointment, is also working on Richins’ case, in which prosecutors allege she poisoned her husband<\/a>, 39-year-old Eric Richins, with fentanyl in March 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The shared defense connection comes amid a new development in Richins’ trial as the state\u2019s main witness, Robert Crozier, has walked back his statement that he supplied the fentanyl prosecutors claim was used to kill Eric Richins.<\/p>\n

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The original case against Richins hinges on Crozier\u2019s statement that he sold fentanyl to a housekeeper, who allegedly delivered it to Richins.<\/p>\n

Now, Crozier claims he never sold fentanyl,<\/a>\u00a0only OxyContin, and says he does not recall ever making the previous claim. If the State cannot reliably place fentanyl in Richins\u2019 hands, Nester argues, the prosecution\u2019s case unravels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“If the state cannot place fentanyl in the hands of (Richins), the state has no case,” she wrote in her motion for bail reconsideration, which was obtained by PEOPLE.<\/a><\/p>\n

“Mr. Crozier’s statement doesn’t just poke holes in their case, it throws a grenade into the middle of it, leaving them nothing but speculation and conjecture, getting them nowhere near the realm of (proving their case) beyond a reasonable doubt.”<\/p>\n

Authorities in 2023 charged Richins, now 35, with her husband’s poisoning death as a means to collect millions in life insurance funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The night Eric died on March 3, 2022, authorities say the couple was celebrating Kouri’s recent closure of a $2 million mansion under construction that she wanted to flip and sell for a profit as part of her real-estate business, a warrant states. She then allegedly spiked Eric’s cocktail with fentanyl, killing him in their bed.<\/p>\n

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Richins is facing numerous charges, which include attempted aggravated murder, aggravated murder, distribution of a controlled substance, mortgage fraud, fraudulent insurance claim and forgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Previous court filings allege Kouri purchased four different life\u00a0insurance policies on Eric’s life<\/u><\/a> totaling more than $1.9 million between 2015 and 2017.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 1, 2022, months before Eric’s death, Kouri “surreptitiously and without authorization changed the beneficiary for his\u00a0$2 million life insurance<\/u><\/a> policy to herself,” documents state. Eric received a notification about the change and switched the beneficiary back to his business partner.<\/p>\n

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Richins has pleaded not guilty to all charges<\/a> and continues to deny her involvement in her husband’s death.\u00a0Her trial is currently set to start in February 2026.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to Nester for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/suspected-charlie-kirk-assassins-lawyer-pounces-witness-flip-utah-poison-mom-case <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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