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in a new 48 Hours investigation we hear from the family of a mother who wrote a children's book on Grief and is then and
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now charged in her husband's death Corey richens is her name She's accused of poisoning and killing her husband Eric
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back in 2022 after he died of a fentanyl overdose her attorney says she maintains
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her innocence in a prime time exclusive interview with Natalie Morales Corey Rich's mom shares new details about what
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she says happened the night Eric richens died take a look in the early morning hours of March 4th
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2022 Corey richens says she found her husband Eric unresponsive in their bed she called 911 and then her mother Lisa
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she said get up here Something's Happened to Eric First Responders tried to save him but it was too late to save
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the father of three did the boys know what was happening they knew something was happening and they could see the
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ambulances and cops coming and very distraught Lisa says hours early earlier the couple was celebrating a new house
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flipping deal Corey was working on she told me she made him a mosc on mule that's a drink made with vodka and
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ginger beer Weeks Later police said Eric's death was caused by an overdose of fenel but according to the spokesman
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for Eric's family Greg scoris that didn't make sense he wasn't an opioid user this doesn't smell right Lisa says
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Corey and her kids struggled they lost so much so Lisa says Cory wrote a children's book are you with me that
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follows a boy who lost his father but is reminded his presence still exists all around Cory promoted the book on local
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TV but a month after that appearance a Summit County woman who wrote a children's book about coping with grief
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following her husband's death now accused of being the one that actually killed him Cory richens was arrested and
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charged with murder prosecutors alleg she gave Eric a lethal do Jose of fenel on the night of his death Eric's family
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suspects richens placed the fenel in that Moscow Mule he told his family if I die you need to take a look at her
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because I think she's trying to kill me Cory richens has maintained her innocence Sky Lazaro is her attorney
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they have to prove that she obtained drugs and gave them to her husband and unless they can connect those dots
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they're going to have a hard time proving murder in this case wow Natalie Morales joins us now from
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Los Angeles Natalie thank you for joining us what a story here what did the families tell police about the
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couple's relationship yeah it's it's very interesting you know police uh interviewed Eric's family and they
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firmly believe that Corey was involved in Eric's death they said the couple had been arguing over that multi-million
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dollar property Eric apparently did not want to be a part of that they also said
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that Eric told them that if anything happened to him that he believed that Corey was out to get him and that Corey
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would be to blame as you heard uh uh his lawyer or the the spokesperson say for the family and they also told police
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that they suspected Corey had tried twice to kill him before and had failed now this is all according to court
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documents and Corey's family however disputes all of this says there is no proof or nor evidence of any of this wow
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it's just an amazing story and then to go out and write a children's book about it and also pretty unusual stuff when
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you tell your family if I end up dead you need to look right over here at my spouse that's notable stuff what a story
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Natalie thank you very much you can watch Natalie story this incredible report it's called the people versus
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Cory richens tomorrow night at 109 Central right here on CBS and streaming on Paramount Plus