Author Kouri Richins convicted of murdering husband
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- •Kouri Richins was convicted in a Utah court of murdering her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl.
- •Prosecutors argued that Eric Richins was poisoned at the couple’s home in Kamas, Utah, in 2022.
- •Evidence presented in court showed Eric Richins had five times a lethal dose of fentanyl in his system.
- •After her husband’s death, Kouri Richins published a children’s book about coping with grief.
- •Richins promoted the grief book in media interviews, describing her husband’s death as sudden and unexpected.
- •Regional reports state that Richins finalized a multimillion-dollar real estate deal the day after her husband died.
- •The jury reached its guilty verdict in March 2026 after a trial that drew national media coverage.
- •Richins now faces a potential lengthy prison sentence under Utah law following the murder conviction.
What Could Happen If...
- ▸If Utah prosecutors seek the maximum sentence for Kouri Richins Richins could spend the rest of her life in prison, ending her writing and public career.
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WESTNPR - NewsA mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murderWESTBBC News - WorldUtah bereavement author found guilty of fatally poisoning her husbandWESTAxiosGrief author Kouri Richins found guilty of murdering her husbandRUKommersant (RU)Автора книги о переживании горя утраты признали виновной в убийстве мужа