The defense has rested in the Kouri Richins murder trial. No Kouri on the stand. No alternate suspect named. No fentanyl source explained. After weeks of cross-examining the prosecution's witnesses and hammering the credibility of Carmen Lauber, Kouri Richins' attorneys closed their case without putting their own client in front of the jury. So what did the defense actually accomplish? Defense attorney Bob Motta and retired FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke join Tony Brueski to break down exactly what happened when the defense rested — what it means strategically, what it signals about how Kouri's team assessed their own position, and whether the reasonable doubt argument they built across three weeks of cross-examination is enough to save her. The defense leaned hard on three pillars: Carmen Lauber's credibility, the absence of physical drug evidence, and the idea that Eric Richins' death remains an unsolved mystery. Motta breaks down whether those pillars hold — and what a defense attorney sees when they make the call to sit down without calling their client. Dreeke examines what Kouri's silence communicates to a jury on a behavioral level — and whether three weeks of watching her at the defense table has already told jurors more than any testimony could. Closing arguments are next. The jury gets this case soon. This is the breakdown you need before the verdict. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #KouriRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #DefenseRests #EricRichins #UtahMurderTrial #FentanylMurder #BobMotta #RobinDreeke #TrueCrime #SummitCounty