Kouri Richins sat in that courtroom while three therapists read the words her own children had written — and her reaction was caught for the world to see. Eric Richins' boys were too young, and carrying too much, to walk to the podium themselves. So they handed their words to licensed professionals and asked them to speak on their behalf. What those boys wrote lands like a weight. One described the fear of waking to sirens and feeling helpless. One described having to look after a younger brother, walking him to the bus and making sure he ate, because no one else was doing it. They described a home with locked bedroom doors, a mother they said was drunk almost daily, and threats made against their pets. They wrote about a dad who will never coach another game, never sit at a graduation, never teach them to drive. And they asked the judge for one thing: keep her away, for good. As those words were read aloud, Kouri scoffed and rolled her eyes — and then her own family rose to call her devoted, and the tears came. This look back walks through the children's statements and her real-time reactions, and what she said when it was her turn will stop you cold. We revisit where the case stood at the time of our reporting. The most damning testimony in that room didn't come from a detective or a prosecutor. It came from three kids asking to be kept safe from their mother. 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 #EricRichins #RichinsSentencing #UtahMurder #TrueCrime #ImpactStatements #FentanylCase #ParkCity #JusticeForEric #HiddenKillers