Kouri Richins Hearing Enters Second Day
Preliminary hearing for Kouri Richins continues. She's accused of killing her husband by lacing his drink with fentanyl. More
August 27, 2024
News coverage of incidents where individuals have fallen victim to poisoning and the cases where perpetrators intentionally harmed others through toxic substances.
Preliminary hearing for Kouri Richins continues. She's accused of killing her husband by lacing his drink with fentanyl. More
August 27, 2024
Prosecutors will present evidence of a crumbling marriage, an affair and multiple attempts to kill the victim at Kouri Richins' hearing. More
August 23, 2024
Kouri Richins, charged with killing her husband, has asked a judge to keep some evidence out of next week's preliminary hearing. More
August 22, 2024
Michelle Peters allegedly admitted to police that she added Roundup to her husband's Mountain Dew, saying she did it to be 'mean.' More
June 26, 2024
Prosecutors are firing back at a motion to disqualify them from Kouri Richins' case with allegations of 'manipulation' by the defense. More
June 18, 2024
Prosecutors claim the evidence from James Craig's mistress is 'some of the most damning evidence' in the case. More
June 5, 2024
New attorneys were appointed to represent Kouri Richins, one day after her recorded statements from jail were released. More
May 24, 2024
A clue to the departure of Kouri Richins' previous attorneys may have been a mention of an "indigent defense system." More
May 24, 2024
A check given to the alleged hitman reads, 'Kickstarter Good Luck!!' Jared Bridegan was shot and killed in an alleged murder-for-hire plot. More
May 16, 2024
A detective said that Shanna Gardner spoke in code about 'funeral potatoes' and 'doing magic' years before Jared Bridegan's murder. More
May 15, 2024
Kouri Richins appeared in court where her preliminary hearing was delayed because of issues regarding evidence to be presented. More
May 15, 2024
Prosecutors now say they will need three days to present evidence that Kouri Richins murdered her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl. More
May 15, 2024
Evidence prosecutors were seeking to introduce include that Kouri Richins had looked into a divorce from her husband Eric Richins. More
May 13, 2024
Prosecutors say Kouri Richins was contemplating divorce, but told a witness, 'It would be better if Eric Richins was dead.' More
May 13, 2024
The judge noted 'the victim' asked for Melody Johnson to be sentenced to probation and mental health treatment. More
May 10, 2024
In April, Melody Felicano Johnson pleaded guilty to two counts of adding poison or harmful substance to food in a plea agreement. More
May 10, 2024
In newly unsealed court documents, investigators say they found searches on Connor Bowman's computer for 'is widow gender neutral.' More
May 9, 2024
James Craig, who's accused of killing his wife, allegedly asked a fellow inmate to plant evidence in exchange for free dental work. More
May 2, 2024
Prosecutors said they expect to introduce transcripts from previous hearings, jail phone calls and police interviews at the hearing. More
April 10, 2024
Melody Johnson pleaded guilty to two counts of adding poison or harmful substance to food. Sentencing is scheduled for May. More
April 8, 2024
In August, Melody Johnson was arrested on accusations she poisoned her husband's coffee, who serves in the U.S. Air Force. More
April 8, 2024
Judge Jennifer Dorow addressed Jessy Kurczewski before announcing her sentence, saying, "I did my utmost to ensure you had a fair trial." More
April 5, 2024
Jessy Kurczewski cried as she told the judge she had "lost my life" and said that she "deeply" regretted not testifying during her trial. More
April 5, 2024
Jessy Kurczewski's mother read two letters from the victim, Lynn Hernan, and an inmate who met Kurczewski behind bars spoke on her behalf. More
April 5, 2024
The prosecutor listed Jessy Kurczewski's financial crimes and told the judge, "she didn't care whose lives she ruined." More
April 5, 2024
Dr. Connor Fitzgerald Bowman, a former Mayo Clinic medical resident and poison expert, is accused of killing his wife with poison. More
January 10, 2024
Investigators discovered poison-related search inquiries, along with multiple orders for arsenic and cyanide on James Craig's computer. More
October 10, 2023
Melody Felicano Johnson allegedly tried to kill her husband, who serves in the U.S. Air Force, by poisoning his coffee with bleach. More
August 8, 2023
UPDATED: Following a preliminary hearing, a judge ruled there was enough evidence in the case against James Craig to go to trial. More
July 13, 2023
Emily Yu pleaded not guilty, and through her attorney said that she poured Drano into a cup to kill ants that were in the house. More
May 18, 2023