Kouri Richins, a Utah woman who published a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death, is sentenced after being convicted of his murder. Multiple outlets report that Richins was found guilty in March of aggravated murder for poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, by lacing his cocktail with fentanyl in March 2022 at their home near Park City. Prosecutors said the amount was about five times the lethal dose.
All sources agree her sentencing results in a life prison term without the possibility of parole. CBS, The Guardian, and other outlets report the sentence was imposed by a judge on Wednesday following a jury verdict.
Several reports also describe that the jury convicted her of additional felonies related to the case, including other charges beyond murder. Fox News further links the matter to life insurance fraud, though the specific details of that component are not uniformly emphasized across every account.
