Murderous Moscow Mule Mom's Lover Breaks Down in Court | Crime Alert Recap Saturday 03.07.26

I'm Sidney Sumner, a dramatic moment unfolded in the murder trial of Utah Children's

grief author Corey Richards, as her alleged handyman lover, broke down in court while

testifying.

Robert Grossman 43, an Iraq war veteran, took the Stan Wednesday and described a series

of intimate text messages exchanged with Richards just weeks before her husband's death in

2022.

According to testimony, less than a month before her husband, Eric Richards died, Corey

Richards sent Grossman a message, asking, if I was divorced right now and asked you to

marry me tomorrow, you would?

Grossman replied, yes, in love with why oh you, of course I would.

Prosecutors say the messages reveal the pair discussing a future together.

In another text shown to jurors, Richards allegedly wrote that life would be perfect if

her husband could just go away and you could just be here.

Richards' muses about purchasing a mansion with Grossman, living in the guest house,

and renting out the main house as an event center.

Richards suggests they hang out every day on a little farm and raise her children.

As the texts were displayed in court, Grossman became emotional and wiped away tears.

During his testimony, Grossman also described a troubling conversation he had with Richards

just days after her husband died.

He told jurors she asked him if he had ever killed anyone, referring to his military service

in Iraq and questioned him about how it made him feel.

Grossman said at the time, he had no suspicion that Richards might have been involved in

her husband's death.

Prosecutors alleged Richards killed Eric Richards in March 2022 by slipping four times the lethal

dose of fentanyl into a Moscow mule cocktail she prepared for him.

Additional charges accuse her of a previous attempt to kill Eric by spiking his sandwich

with fentanyl a month earlier on Valentine's Day.

After his death, Richards went on to self-publish a children's book about coping with grief,

saying it was meant to help her sons and other children deal with the loss of a parent.

Prosecutors argue Richards planned the killing in hopes of starting a new life with her lover

and believes she would inherit her husband's estate, valued at more than $4 million.

Her defense team, however, maintains that Eric Richards died from an accidental overdose.

They say it's unclear how Eric ingested the drug and that investigators did not thoroughly

test the drink's cup for evidence.

Corey Richards has pleaded not guilty and the trial continues.

More crime and justice news after this.

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I'm Nicole Parton, a 28-year-old woman from Ohio has been arrested in relation to the

tragic deaths of two young sisters whose bodies were discovered inside abandoned suitcases

buried in shallow graves.

Alaya Henderson was arrested this week and faces charges of murder and child endangerment

as confirmed by law enforcement officials.

The Cleveland Police Department reported that officers responded to a call for assistance

around 6 p.m. on Monday in the vicinity of East 162nd and Midland Avenue, man was walking

his dog in a snow-covered area when he stumbled upon the horrifying site.

The caller indicated he found what looked like a body inside a suitcase said Cleveland

Police Chief Annie Todd during a briefing on Tuesday upon arrival.

Officers located the deceased individual who was buried in a shallow grave inside a suitcase.

Police quickly began searching the area for any potential evidence and discovered another

shallow grave containing a second suitcase with another body.

The county medical examiner later confirmed that the victims were sisters.

Police identified the victims as two young black females.

One sister believed to be between 8 and 13 years old.

The other estimated to be between 10 and 14.

Although it remains unclear how long the bodies had been on the site, Chief Todd noted

that it appeared the girls had been dead for some time.

There was not a recent occurrence, she said, in a body camera footage obtained by Cleveland

Fox affiliate W. J. W an officer remarked on one of the bodies noting it was folded in

a fetal position.

As of Tuesday afternoon, police had not identified the victims and had no suspects.

However, Henderson was arrested and taken to the Kuahoga County jail on Wednesday.

Neighbors informed W. O. I. O that Henderson resides directly across from where the suitcases

were found.

Police arrested her while executing a search warrant.

Out of the investigation, let us to the residents.

It has been a continuous and exhaustive investigations.

She do like this disappearing act.

She is asking for something, asking for help, but then she has disappeared.

She up over.

So you can't go down to the courts because you need an address to even file a motion.

You can't go to CPS because CPS only asks two questions is the folder, folder or beds

in the house.

Go to the police because they need to address the will for a check.

Councilman Michael Polensik expressed his outrage over the incident insisting that those

responsible must face justice, saying in part, what kind of monster would do this to two

children?

Justice guard them like their trash.

Not in Collinwood.

This is unacceptable.

He said we will not tolerate this.

There must be accountability for those two children.

Police confirmed another child was located inside the home with a woman that child has

since been removed and placed in the care of DCF.

It is believed the woman is the mother of the two girls found dead.

I'm Jennifer Gould.

A morning cup of Joe turned into a midnight wake in a quiet upstate New York hamlet when

a 63-year-old man allegedly dumped hot coffee over his wife's head during a marital

spat, only to be beaten and strangled to death by his own son, moments later.

Neighbor Don Powers spoke to W.W.N.Y. TV, but I thought they were okay.

I haven't seen them since.

I see them out.

I just waved to them.

New York State Police say the deadly domestic explosion erupted inside a residence on pyrites,

Russell Road in the town of Russell, St. Lawrence County.

Philip Nickerbacher and his wife Jacqueline were reportedly in the heat of an argument about

their marriage when the older man snapped pouring the coffee on her head and trying to punch

her in the face.

Their 40-year-old son, Hans Nickerbacher, was in his bedroom at the time, but stormed

into the living room after hearing the chaos.

Hans did not just intervene, police say he unleashed a savage beating, punching his

dad in the head, before wrapping both hands around the man's throat.

According to court docs, Hans then applied his full body weight, pressing his elbow into

his father's windpipe, and restricting his breathing until the older man was dead.

State troopers arrived at the scene around 7.49 pm, following a 911 call and found Philip's

body slumped on the living room couch.

Hans was immediately detained and initially hit with a charge of criminal obstruction

of breathing, but that was upgraded to second-degree murder after an autopsy at Glen Falls Hospital

confirmed the cause of death as esphyxia due to strangulation.

Hans Nickerbacher was re-arranged in Canton Town Court and ordered held without bail at

the St. Lawrence County jail.

Police said the investigation remains ongoing.

I'm Drew Nelson.

A southeast Portland business owner says a heroic kitten saved his life as a fast-moving

fire destroyed the home he spent years rebuilding.

Donald Van Wormer, longtime owner of Alternative Solutions Dispensary on Southeast Powell Boulevard,

was asleep in his till-a-muck home when the fire broke out roughly two weeks ago.

The house which he had renovated himself over the years was soon engulfed in flames.

Van Wormer says he likely would not have woken up in time if not for his young cat Fred.

According to Van Wormer, the kitten suddenly began clawing and crying out while jumping

on him in the middle of the night.

And I got woken up to my cat, ran around, scratching on me, freaking out, and I looked

up and the flames were already through the whole attic of the house.

That Van Wormer behind the counter of his pot shop and an exclusive interview with KPTV.

By the time he realized what was happening, the fire had already raced through the upper

part of the home. Van Wormer says he only had seconds to react before the fire cut off

his escape.

He dropped to the floor and crawled toward the door, as flames rolled across the ceiling

and burst outward through the doorway.

And the flames were going over top of me, but I was on the ground because they were

rolling out the door.

Van Wormer says he suffered burns to his chest and face while escaping, but managed to make

it outside alive.

He later learned just how quickly the fire had spread through the structure.

He also said he was thankful his girlfriend and daughter were not home at the time.

Fred unfortunately did not survive the fire.

The nine week old kid had only recently joined the family.

Van Wormer says he had brought Fred home just weeks earlier and immediately believed the

little cat was special.

When I got Fred, I told him this is my lucky cat, one of the smarter cats I've ever

had.

So I thought we had a lot of time together for the next 16, 20 years with that guy, but

that can't save my life.

Van Wormer says the loss of the cat has been difficult because he believes the kittens

actions gave him the chance to escape a fire that might otherwise have killed him in his

sleep.

Fire crews later told him they believe a dehumidifier inside the house sparked the blaze.

The home he spent years restoring is destroyed with damage he estimates at more than one million

dollars.

Van Wormer is now trying to rebuild while recovering from his injuries.

He has started fundraising efforts to help cover the cost of rebuilding the house and

replacing what was lost.

For now, he says he is grateful to be alive and determined to rebuild the life he nearly

lost while remembering the small cat he credits with saving it.

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