Mom Accused of Killing Husband and Writing Grief Book Learns Her Fate

Spenser Heaps / via REUTERS A Utah woman accused of murdering her husband and then writing a children’s book about grief has been found guilty on all charges. A jury found mom-of-three Kouri Richins guilty of poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl. The eight-person jury deliberated for three hours Monday before finding she had snuck five times the lethal dose of the synthetic opioid into his cocktail at their home in Park City in 2022. The 35-year-old was convicted of aggravated murder, as well as one count of attempted aggravated murder, two counts of insurance fraud, and one count of forgery. The court heard that she had been $4.5 million in debt, and had hoped to cash in on her husband’s life insurance. They also heard that she had tried and failed to poison him weeks before, on Valentine’s Day, with a fentanyl-laced sandwich. Brad Bloodworth, the Summit County prosecutor, said, “She wanted to leave Eric Richins but did not want to leave his money.” The victim’s sister, Amy Richins, said afterward that she was “just very happy that we got justice for my brother.” Her sentencing is scheduled for May 13, where she faces possible life in prison without parole. Read it at Associated Press Read more at The Daily Beast.