@meghannmcuniff: Becky Lloyd is an estimator at C&E Stone Masonry in Utah, which Eric Richins co-owned before he died of a fentanyl overdose in 2022. Lloyd was friends with Eric and his wife, Kouri, and she testified in Kouri's murder trial today (Thursday, March 5, day 9) about a conversation she says she had with Kouri on Dec. 17, 2021, in which Kouri said she felt trapped in her marriage and feared losing custody of their three sons. Lloyd also testified that Kouri said she'd be better of if Eric was dead. "She talked about how she was feeling trapped. She was feeling like there wasn't an easy way forward out of the marriage. She felt like, she was worried about her kids," Lloyd testified. "She was worried that she was going to lose them, and that Eric was going to take the kids from her, and that his family was going to turn the community against her, and she said that, in many ways, it would be better if he were if he were dead." Lloyd said the comments "really signified just how far their marriage was off track and how serious the situation was, and I felt bad for both of them. That's a heavy conversation." Background: Kouri Richins, 35, is accused of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl at their home in Kamas, Utah, in March 2022. After he died, she self-published a children's book she authored titled "Are You With Me?" about coping with grief. Eric Richins, 39, was found dead in their home on March 4, 2022. Prosecutors allege Kouri dropped a lethal dose of fentanyl in a Moscow Mule cocktail she prepared for him. They say she was motivated by money because she owed nearly $5 million to lenders and had changed her husband's life insurance policies prior to his death while also taking out a home equity line of credit without his knowledge. She also was in a romantic relationship with another man. Her defense is that her husband died of a self-inflicted overdose and his family pressured police to implicate her. You can watch some of the prosecution's opening statement here @Meghann Cuniff and @Meghann Cuniff and some of the defense opening statement here: @Meghann Cuniff. Prosecutors allege she previously tried to murder him by poisoning his sandwich on Valentine's Day 2022, which her husband told a friend about. Richins' criminal charges in Summit County, Utah, include aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, forgery and insurance fraud. Her trial is scheduled to last five weeks. Judge Richard Mrazik in Utah's 3rd Judicial District is presiding at the Silver Summit Justice Center near Park City. #law #crime #court #legal

Just Call Me Blissey :

“Girl. Why you telling my secrets?” -Kouri-

AtlasShade150 :

The staring down the witness by the defendant is wild 😳

msunknown :

she can’t believe she telling all their business😭😭🤣

Ashnfire2 :

Why hasn’t the judge corrected this yet. She does this to every witness and would be considered intimidation. You are supposed to keep a neutral face during trial

douce_abeille_noire :

I mean people wish people dead all the time… doesn’t make them a murderer. 🤷🏾‍♀️

Weirdassaquarius :

She’s looking like she did not say that. The witness said “she said in so many ways it would be better if he were dead”. To me that means she didn’t say that verbatim but that’s what the witness is interpreting

user965806620214 :

Kouri’s expressions remind me of M Markle

Claudia :

aussiebananaprawn :

Isn’t divorce easier than a trial? 😂

angel :

the expression on her face is telling😳😳😳😳😳😳

user6601312798156 :

Omg the way she stares at her friend.

Klr86 :

y'all say something about her looking at whoever is on the stand but if she just looked down at the table, y'all would say "what a coward, can't even face them".. a lot of these witness testimonies are so shaky and have been altered by the prosecution, it makes me wonder if she really even is guilty. the police should've done a better job and then it would be more than an all circumstantial case. there's plenty of reasonable doubt

Jo Margy :

I wouldn’t be able to give her any eye contact, she’s intimidating

scotttaylor1157 :

This trial is boring. Bring on Wendi!

melina abigail :

She’s looking at her like “I never said that” yet he’s dead so.

Latte The Terrier :

I give all of the witnesses credit for telling their story.

TonyaGail :

If only she would have said something, she could have saved his life.

tamaramara1125 :

The utter shock 🤣

❦ꫀ᥅ﺃᛕꪖ❦ :

The look of “how I got caught”

latonyablue12 :

I think she’s guilty but the defense should have objected when the witness started talking about her “ body language and tone”… she’s not an expert to know what someone’s body language insinuated.

C :

i got divorced and I never said something like that about my ex

Abby :

“In many ways” is not her saying this

Brittany :

The text to Grossman "cleaning toilets for the rich snooty ppl" showed what Kouri's life was consumed w 💰 She wanted that life, couldn't have it without Eric...but w that prenup,couldn't have it w divorce. She had her dream life plan, wasn't going to let Eric stop her 😑

Thomas :

I’m not sure that was her friend.

user3760041537349 :

can someone explain to me why kouris mom ask for legal protection