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Two major case developments this week. FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke provides analysis on both.

Kouri Richins' murder trial opens February 23rd in Summit County, Utah. Prosecutors have laid out years of alleged preparation: nearly $2 million in insurance policies taken out without Eric's knowledge, financial fraud discovered in 2020, and a compressed timeline in February 2022 between fentanyl procurement and his death. Robin applies his behavioral frameworks to ask what jury members should watch for—and examines Kouri's post-death behavior from the 911 call to the children's book tour to the "Walk the Dog" letter found in her cell.

Nancy Guthrie remains missing while the FBI intensifies its investigation. This week: eighteen to twenty-four names with photographs shown to a Tucson gun shop owner. FBI outreach to Mexican federal law enforcement. Investigators canvassing shops to match a distinctive holster. Tech companies attempting to recover overwritten Nest footage. And CeCe Moore's assessment that the mixed DNA is "extremely hopeful" for genetic genealogy.

Robin reads the investigative tempo across both cases. For Richins: What does sustained deception followed by public performance reveal about psychology? What separates genuine emotion from performance in a five-week trial? For Guthrie: What does FBI international outreach signal? What do the physical evidence details—ring visible through glove, unusual holster position, dropped glove—reveal about someone who showed forensic awareness?

One case entering trial. One case building toward identification. The behavioral patterns and evidence that connect them.

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