Summit County

Summit County, Utah, specifically the area outside Park City, is the location where Kouri Richins murdered her husband, Eric Richins, in March 2022. Kouri Richins, a Utah woman and author of a children's book about grief, was recently convicted of aggravated murder for poisoning her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl. Prosecutors argued that she killed him for financial gain, citing significant debt and fraudulent insurance claims. The trial, held in the Third District Court in Park City, concluded with a jury finding her guilty after deliberating the case. The case has garnered national attention due to the unusual circumstances of a grief author being convicted of murdering her husband, highlighting issues of domestic violence, financial motives, and the opioid crisis.