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A judge granted the delay so defense attorneys can argue for seating a Salt Lake County jury in Summit County.
Kouri Richins’ murder trial has been delayed indefinitely over concerns on whether to summon Salt Lake County jurors to Summit County. Defense attorneys raised concerns over the impartiality of a jury pool pulled from within the originating county. In April, 3rd District Judge Richard Mrazik ruled to keep the trial in Summit County. Richins’ attorneys want to appeal the decision, so they asked for a delay. There was not opposition from Summit County prosecutors.
Richins, the mother of three wrote a children’s book about grieving her dead husband, but was later arrested in connection with his death.
Kouri Richins' book on how to deal with grief isn't the only thing she's written.
There's a six-page handwritten letter that's sparking debate, "the walk the dog letter." Prosecutors say that in the letter, Richins is teaching people how to lie about what happened the night her husband died. Her defense team says the letter was privileged information and wants the prosecutors to be sanctioned.
It's called the "walk the dog letter," since that phrase is written in big letters on the top. In it, Richins makes the claim that her husband Eric was addicted to drugs, that he would make frequent trips to Mexico to get pills, and that his death was an accidental overdose. The letter was written to Richins' mother, and it reportedly tells her to instruct Richins' brother to make the connection to Mexico and drugs when he talks about the case.
The question the court has to answer is, does a defendant attempting to help coach someone on what they should say on the witness stand, rise to the level of witness tampering?
Prosecutors say it does rise to the level of witness tampering because there is no connection between Kouri Richins' brother and drugs from Mexico. The prosecution believes, again, that Richins is instructing people to lie.
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Another victim in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial referred to by a pseudonym, “Mia,” former personal assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ and an executive at his film studio, Revolt TV, testifies Combs allegedly sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions.
Mia states he could become violent, once slamming her into a wall and, on another occasion, throwing her into a pool. She once worked five days straight without sleep and used the drug Adderall to stay awake. "Mia" was not allowed to lock her bedroom door when staying at Combs' and could not leave his sight.
She recalls a confrontation in 2012 when she and Cassie Ventura were barricaded in a beachside room, hiding from an enraged Combs during a vacation in Turks and Caicos, they push furniture against the door to block Combs from entering.
"I was looking at Cass and she was screaming for help and, 'You have to help me, Puff is going to kill me,'" "Mia" recalls. "She is usually chill and calm, and she was terrified."
"Mia and Cassie dash out a back door to the beach and out to a paddle board, fleeing into the water, however weather shifted drastically, sky turned black. We were both debating. I was trying to weigh if it was scarier to face Mother Nature or go back to Puff. We eventually went back to Puff."
In cross-examination, defense Brian Steel questions Mia on her social media posts with Combs and on her communications with him in which she said, “love you” and praised him as a “mentor and inspiration She said there were exciting times in the job and the “highs were really high, and the lows were really low.”
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Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors, an organization committed to ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation; Host of Lynn's Warriors on YouTube, X: @lynns_warriors, YouTube: @LynnsWarriors
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The cause of a devastating wildfire revealed to be an attempt to cover up a murder. This Nebraska man won't pass a Jedi background check!
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Celebrity stylist Deonte Nash testifies, as the defense continues their cross-examination in the sex trafficking trial against Sean "Diddy" Combs. Nash states Diddy physically abused Cassie Ventura, threatening her career and reputation with recordings of their "freakoffs." Nash describes incidents of Diddy hitting Cassie, grabbing her by the hair and bashing her head into a bed frame, and that he intervened multiple times.
Combs’ ex Gina Huynh claimed the rapper stomped on her stomach and punched her in the head during their five-year relationship. Huynh, who goes by the nickname Virginia V, leveled the allegations in a 2019 interview. Theories continue to swarm Victim-3 is not testify, apparently changing her mind and doesn't want to take the stand. Many refer to mystery Victim-3 as “Gina" and Combs’ former assistant George Kaplan recently testified he witnessed Combs throwing apples at Gina at his home in Miami.
Meanwhile, the defense raises concerns about limited access to Diddy at the Metropolitan Detention Center. And another key witness, "Mia," (pseudonym name) Diddy’s former assistant and an alleged victim, expected to testify through Friday.
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Four-time cancer survivor killed by stray bullet 'accidentally' shot out of car window. High school seniors warned to stop playing dangerous game.
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Day 11 of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sex trafficking and racketeering trial brings more testimony about the Molotov cocktail that burned rapper Kid Cudi's car back in January 2012, with a Los Angeles police officer and an arson investigator on the stand.
Judge Subramanian denies Combs' bid for a mistrial. Combs' defense argues prosecutors improperly implied the hip-hop mogul destroyed evidence tied to an alleged arson. Defense lawyer Alexandra Shapiro contends the line of questioning by prosecutors is designed to suggest "Mr. Combs could buy his way out of this."
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New technology helps investigators identify a mother's killer two decades after her death. Prison janitor arrested for aiding inmates in breakout.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs received a brief respite from testimony in his ongoing sex crimes trial over the holiday weekend. Diddy offered a number of activities for Memorial Day, card games, basketball, and soccer tournaments while being housed at Metropolitan Detention Center.
Testimony resumed today as Combs' former assistant, Capricorn Clark, testifies through tears the former hip-hop mogul kidnapped and threatened to kill her multiple times. Clark says she once was held captive five days after jewelry went missing, forced to take polygraphs over and over. Clark's most emotional testimony, Combs took a gun forcing her to go to Kid Cudi's home and would not let Clark leave the scene after Combs learned Cudi, fellow rapper, was dating Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
Male exotic dancer Sharay Hayes, also known as The Punisher, testified to having sex with Cassie at the request of Diddy during "freakoffs" joins Nancy Grace.
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Man convicted for beating his daughter's mother to death, but their child is still missing. Man caught with stolen live chicken surrenders to protect 'Polly.'
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After a break for the Memorial Day remembrance, Sean Combs' trial resumes Tuesday.
Court oom testimony has been full of surprises, including the fact that Diddy's employees were made to clean up after freak-offs and what led up to Kid Cudi's car being blown up. Was Combs behind it?
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