Dateline NBC Kouri Richins' ex-lover gets emotional. Twist in Microsoft employee's murder case. Plus, Josh Mankiewicz.
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Mar 12, 2026 Josh Mankiewicz, longtime Dateline correspondent and new podcast creator; Mario Garcia, Dateline producer who tracks case updates; Mike Nardi, reporter covering the Florida murder probe; Karen Israel, courtroom reporter on the Kouri Richins trial. They discuss a tearful courtroom testimony, a confession withdrawal that may upend a Florida ambush murder case, verdicts and filings in high‑profile investigations, and a sneak peek of a new true‑crime series.
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Lover's Emotional Testimony Reveals Intimate Texts
- Robert Josh Grossman testified about a romantic affair with Kouri Corey Richins and read dozens of intimate texts projected for the jury.
- Grossman became emotional, wept on the stand, and paused testimony as texts showed fantasies about divorcing Eric and marrying Josh.
Timing Of Texts Frames Alleged Motive
- The timing of Corey's texts to Josh in the weeks before Eric Richens' death is central to the prosecution's motive narrative.
- Messages show them imagining a future together shortly before Eric died, bolstering alleged financial motive.
Tire And Truck Led Police To Alleged Hitman
- Detectives connected alleged shooter Henry Tennant to Jared Brightigan's murder via a matching tire and truck seen near the scene and tenant interviews at a rental owned by the accused couple.
- Investigators traced payments from Mario Fernandez to Tennant and used a money trail and matching tire facility records as key leads.