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KOURI RICHINS SENTENCING: Sorry I've been so busy with work, I haven't been able to even think about recording a video, but yesterday's sentencing was very very interesting. For now, I really believe Kouri has a serious gambling addiction, which manifested in a totally degraded personality when her business was in million-debt tilt mode. As poker players and stock traders say, she was psychologically tilted, or "on tilt," and she became a frenzied robomatic automoton without a conscience. i do also think she has psychopathic and narcissistic traits, but when a person is on total gambling tilt, they can fall into robo-terminator machine-mode without a mind. I also think that, like Scott Peterson, she can't even approach comprehending what she did. Just like the Petersons, the Dardens can't see Kouri in a bad light, and Kouri (like Scott) can't see herself in a bad light either. She also has that O.J. Simpson delusional optimism, where it seems she's willing to fight her whole life with the idea that she's innocent, when she's clearly not. Just like O.J. It's like she has a dissociation when on tilt and she went into such automatic pilot that she can't now fully accept what she's done. Just like the gambler who has ways of telling himself he's winning when really he's losing big, in the same way Kouri just can't approach the idea that she really did the horrible things she did. Both in Kouri and in her family (just like Scott Peterson's family) there seem to be powerful image-protective narcissistic mechanisms that just don't allow Kouri to be seen in any bad light, but I really do believe Kouri also feel into a genuine business-debt rampage camoflauging a hardcore gambling addiction, compulsively juggling 6- and 7-figure debt instruments, and this tilt-mode can completely degrade the mind of someone who, deep down, is a gambling addict. On top of that, she can't psychologically see herself as a bad or wrongdoing person. For me, so so many similarities with Scott Peterson and O.J. Simpson. I guess what they all have in common is the profile of a narcissistic family / relationship murderer. But in Kouri's case, the "on tilt" gambling addiction (and maybe even love addiction w her boyfriend) is a unique twist.

2 months ago | [YT] | 45

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Reflecting on the Kouri Richins trial: Were her attorneys too influenced by her con / delusions? Deep dive into Kouri Richins' personality and psychology, and how her very psychological condition may have influenced her own attorneys... and not in a good way.

3 months ago | [YT] | 8

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INSTA-GUILTY (Same-Day Verdict, gulty on all counts): I think the presentation and evolution of this case has led the public to feel this case was somehow complicated or difficult, but - in my opinion - it was actually a very easy case... AS LONG AS the prosecution didn't try to rely on 100% of Carmen Lauber's testimony. All I can say is that I'm honestly proud of prosecutor Brad Bloodworth for changing up his theory in Closing Arguments and suddenly allowing this case to be seen as the easy case it always was. I do have sympathy for Kouri because she was the honest underdog in a very conservative and oppressive, rich family. And I do think her psychopathy is, in many ways, an impairment & we should eventually try to learn the psychological lessons from this case. Final thought: I really do wonder if Kouri's mom finally ended up getting away with 2 murders.

4 months ago | [YT] | 7

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Today, the Prosecution far exceeded expectations and just SLAMMED the closing arguments. I spend most of my time being critical of attorney's, but for once I can honestly say that, not only do I now ADMIRE prosecutor Brad Bloodworth, I am actually PROUD of him. I rarely have feeling like that, but he did such a masterful job, and so far exceeded my wildest expectations, I just have to say I'm proud of him. No one can completely predict a jury outcome, so we'll just have to wait, but I'm personally expecting about a 95% chance of a guily verdict as to the aggravated murder count. Again, excellent, masterful job by Prosecutor Brad Bloodworth.

4 months ago | [YT] | 6

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KOURI RICHINS DEFENSE CLOSING: Okay, in my experience, when defense counsel has to start shrieking and yelling, that to me speaks of overcompensation, like they know they're behind. I do think Bloodworth has nailed his closing, and he still has a rebuttal closing to seal the deal. My predicion is 95% guilty for aggravated murder. And my second hunch is I don't think the jury will take much time to deliberate.

4 months ago | [YT] | 7

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KOURI RICHINS MISTRIAL MOTION: To me, the vociferousness of the defense's mistrial motions indicate that the defense was hit hard by Bloodworth's closing argument.

4 months ago | [YT] | 6

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KOURI RICHINS: STATE CLOSING ARGUMENT -- Okay, I believe Bloodworth did an excellent job. As I write this, he's not quite done w the argument, but I think he nailed it. He's overcome all my criticisms, and then some. I could always be wrong, but at this point I'm betting more than 95% that the State gets a guilty verdict on the aggravated murder. I also think the jury instructions cured some potential appellate issues, so this is going very well for the state. This is all a big relief for the state.

4 months ago | [YT] | 6

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KOURI RICHINS TRIAL UPDATE (very positive for State): Over the weekend, I expressed my only real critique of Prosecutor Brad Bloodworth, and I also offered what I thought was his only chance to overcome that critique in closing arguments. Okay, so just a few minutes ago, Brad Bloodworth DID make that cure, arguing clearly that it didn't matter of Kouri intended to get fentanyl, and that it only mattered that she wanted some kind of opioid. I think that was a very good call, and I now think the State is in a MUCH better position. This is good news for the state. let's see how arguments continue to proceed today ...

4 months ago | [YT] | 5

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GUTHRIE UPDATE (connection to Disappearance of Maj. Gen. William McCasland): Sorry I've been super busy and can't really put up videos right now, but I really do ask that some reputable youtuber could start focusing on the parallels between the Nancy Guthrie disappearance, and the more recent (and uncannily similar) disappearance of Maj. Gen. William McCasland from a very similar neighborhood in a very nearby city (also very close to the Mexican border). The rarity of, and parallels between, two very notable cases where VIP victims are disappearing near the Mexican border, without a trace, is frankly troubling, and I think someone needs to point to how parallel these cases are.

4 months ago | [YT] | 6

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RICHINS UPDATE (awaiting closing arguments): I have real concerns about this case & what I perceive to be the Prosecution's overconfidence in Carmen Lauber's testimony. I'm hoping Bloodworth will surprise us with a closing argument that allows the jury not to believe Carmen, because I don't think it's necessary to believe Carmen to convict Kouri. But from what I've seen so far, I'm not sure Bloodworth is that flexible or even capable of that kind of respect for certain gaps in the evidence where we really don't have knowledge beyond a reasonable doubt.

4 months ago | [YT] | 9