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The same defense attorney representing the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination is involved in the Utah murder case against Kouri Richins, where the case just suffered a major blow: the star witness is now recanting key testimony.

On Sept. 24, Utah County officials contracted Kathryn Nester to represent Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect charged in the fatal shooting of Kirk during a Utah Valley University appearance.

Nester, through a prior appointment, is also working on Richins' case, in which prosecutors allege she poisoned her husband , 39-year-old Eric Richins, with fentanyl in March 2022.

The shared defense connection comes amid a new development in Richins' trial as the state’s main witness, Robert Crozi

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