Eric Koula
Son of Dennis and Merna Koula, former day trader convicted of their murders
Eric Koula (Son of Dennis and Merna Koula, former day trader convicted of their murders) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Trial of Eric Koula, Check forgery, Day trading.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Trial of Eric Koula
At sentencing, Eric Koula maintained his innocence and vowed to keep fighting.
“I'm gonna go on and continue to fight for my innocence and prove that I'm innocent, to show people that I did not do this”
48 Hours: Desperate Measures (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 40:11
Eric Koula admitted writing the 'Fixed you' note himself, saying he wanted investigators to leave his family alone.
“I just wanted them to leave me and my family alone”
48 Hours: Desperate Measures (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 30:56
Check forgery
Eric Koula testified that he had signed his father's name on hundreds of checks over the years.
“I've signed my dad's signature on hundreds and hundreds of checks. From personal, paying bills at the house, to at the store when we had double signature checks”
48 Hours: Desperate Measures (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 28:14
Day trading
Eric Koula attributed the loss of his money to the financial crisis stock market crash.
“We went through one of the worst stock market episodes since the Great Depression. I lost it”
48 Hours: Desperate Measures (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 19:56
Appearances
Desperate Measures48 Hours · May 14, 2026 · 41 min
Peter Van Sant reports on the 2010 shooting deaths of Dennis and Merna Koula in Wisconsin and the circumstantial murder case against their son Eric.
Often appears with
- Peter Van Sant · 1 shared episode
- John Christofferson · 1 shared episode
- Cindy Kowal · 1 shared episode
- Christine Koula · 1 shared episode
- Tim Gruenke · 1 shared episode
- Jim Koby · 1 shared episode
- Helen Van Roo · 1 shared episode
- Dexter Koula · 1 shared episode