The Kouri Richins case has been covered from every legal angle. This is the psychological one — and it's the angle that matters most to anyone who recognizes this story from the inside. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke for a wide-ranging conversation that uses the Kouri Richins case as a framework to examine the complete arc of a relationship with someone operating with narcissistic or borderline personality traits. From the first phase — the love bombing, the targeting, the performance that makes everything feel like fate — through the sustained invisible damage of coercive control, trauma bonding, and gaslighting — to the most dangerous moment of all: the exit. Prosecutors allege that as Eric Richins began quietly moving toward freedom, things escalated toward something fatal. Scott explains why that pattern is so consistent in these relationships, what it looks like in someone calculating rather than explosive, and what anyone in this situation needs to know before they make a move. This is the Hidden Killers conversation that goes beyond the case. 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 #HiddenKillers #NarcissisticAbuse #ShavaunScott #TrueCrimePodcast #TraumaBonding #CoerciveControl #EricRichins #LeavingAbuse #IntimatePartnerViolence