A Utah jury convicts Kouri Richins in the death of her husband Eric after a case that unfolded from a late-night 911 call into a complex web of financial strain, insurance policies, and alleged poisoning with fentanyl. The episode walks through the key facts presented at trial, from mounting debt and changes to Eric’s estate to the evidence prosecutors say pointed to intent, and the questions that still remain about what happened inside their home that night.

Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources:

https://www.kpcw.org/summit-county/2026-03-16/jury-finds-kouri-richins-guilty-of-eric-richins-murder

https://apnews.com/article/kouri-richins-utah-murder-conviction-2026

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/17/us/kouri-richins-verdict-utah/index.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kouri-richins-verdict-utah-mom-guilty-rcna143xxx

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/us/kouri-richins-trial-verdict.html

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When one member of an affluent couple in Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood dies in a home invasion, law enforcement casts their eye upon the surviving spouse.

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5. The Miami Herald, 1986.

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A former NFL first-round draft pick is charged with killing his fiancée in a home they had shared for just ten days. Prosecutors say that in the hours before calling 911, he used ChatGPT to ask questions about her injuries and how to describe what had happened. As investigators detail a history of prior violence, a severe autopsy report, and inconsistencies in his account, those AI conversations have become part of the evidence in a case that is now headed toward a grand jury.

Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources:

https://apnews.com/article/darron-lee-nfl-murder-charge-girlfriend-chatgpt-f554aa07cd5f2552bec19e041d0c7432

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/10/darron-lee-chatgpt-murder-court-hearing

https://people.com/darron-lee-murder-case-asked-chatgpt-cover-up-crime-prosecutor-11922988

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/body-camera-footage-shown-at-preliminary-hearing-for-former-nfl-player-charged-with-murder-darron-lee-preliminary-hearing-ooltewah-homicide-update-gabriella-carvalho-perpetuo-case-former-nfl-player-murder-charge-hamilton-county-courtroom

https://www.wcax.com/2026/03/10/former-nfl-player-asked-chatgpt-advice-after-girlfriends-murder-prosecutors-say/

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A frantic 911 call in Tip City, Ohio launches a massive investigation after 37-year-old teacher and mother Ashley Flynn is found shot to death in her bed while her two young daughters sleep down the hall. Her husband, former American Idol contestant and church worship leader Caleb Flynn, initially claims an intruder broke into the home—but investigators say the crime scene doesn’t match the story. Just 82 hours later, Caleb is arrested and charged with murder. In this Current Affairs episode, Jessie and Andie break down the disappearance and killing of Ashley Flynn, the evidence that led to the arrest, and what may happen when the case heads to court.

Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources:

• https://www.whio.com/news/local/tip-city-man-charged-with-murder-after-wife-found-shot-home/
• https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/tip-city-man-charged-with-murder-in-wifes-death/
• https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/tip-city-man-charged-with-murder-after-woman-found-dead-in-home/
• https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/miami-county/tip-city/man-charged-with-murder-after-wife-found-shot-in-tip-city-home
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/caleb-flynn-arrested-wife-ashley-flynn-tip-city-ohio/

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When a joyful young Filipino mother searching for a better life in America is killed during a South Dakota pheasant hunt, her fiancé insists it was a tragic accident. But as investigators dig deeper, they uncover a disturbing pattern: a violently jealous ex-cop, a secret vasectomy, a hidden affair, and nearly a million dollars in life insurance taken out on the victim just months before her death. What initially looked like a hunting mishap slowly unravels into a chilling story of greed, betrayal, and a man who believed his badge could help him get away with murder.

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1. Accident, Suicide or Murder. 2019.

2. “Leonila ‘Nila’ De Valle Stickney (1983-2009) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108733253/leonila-stickney. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2021 murder of his father-in-law Gary Spohr and the attempted murder of his mother-in-law Wendy Wood at their Lake Tahoe home. Prosecutors argued Serafini carried out the attack with help from his secret lover, the family’s former nanny, in a case built largely on circumstantial evidence that ended with a guilty verdict in 2025 and sentencing in February 2026.

Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources:

• https://apnews.com/article/b20fc3ab30d435f1d2866d1208f21269
• https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/daniel-serafini-life-without-parole-21946269.php
• https://people.com/dan-serafini-sentenced-life-in-prison-for-shooting-in-laws-11916189
• https://nypost.com/2026/02/27/sports/ex-mlb-pitcher-dan-serafini-gets-life-in-prison-for-shooting-in-laws-in-california-home/
• https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48058116/ex-pitcher-serafini-sentenced-life-prison-2021-murder

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In this CA, Jesse covers two major Virginia murder cases: first, the sentencing of the Banfield au pair, who received the maximum 10 years for her role in the staged home invasion that killed Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan, and then a disturbing new case out of Norfolk, where Lina Maria Guerra was found dead in her apartment freezer after her Navy reservist husband allegedly fled to Hong Kong and fabricated a story about her imprisonment, triggering an international manhunt with potential extradition and national security complications.

Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Christine_Banfield_and_Joseph_Ryan

https://abc7chicago.com/post/lina-guerra-case-us-navy-husband-david-varela-flew-hong-kong-missing-wife-was-found-kitchen-freezer-norfolk-virginia/18616404/

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/navy-reservist-accused-murdering-wife-believed-have-fled-hong-kong

https://www.wtkr.com/investigations/international-manhunt-underway-for-norfolk-man-accused-of-killing-wife-hiding-body-in-freezer

https://gtvnewshd.com/world/2026/02/18/virginia-woman-lina-guerra-found-dead-in-freezer-husband-david-varela-flees-to-hong-kong/

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