South China Morning PostFeb 23
US author of children’s book on grief killed husband for his money, court hears
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US author of children’s book on grief killed husband for his money, court hears
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Updated 23.2.2026
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Kouri Richins *Eric Richins Utah Park City Alex Ramos
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Feb 23 Evening
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Kouri Richins is on trial for allegedly killing her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl in March 2022.
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Prosecutors say Kouri Richins slipped five times the lethal dose of fentanyl into a cocktail.
— Prosecutors
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Kouri Richins self-published a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death.
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Summit County prosecutor Brad Bloodworth told jurors that Richins was US$4.5 million in debt.
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Prosecutors have argued she was planning a future with another man she was seeing on the side.
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Feb 23 Morning
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Associated Press (AP)Feb 23
Trial begins for Utah mom accused of killing husband then writing a children’s book about grief
Kouri Richins, a Utah mother, is on trial for allegedly murdering her husband, Eric Richins, in March 2022 at their home near Park City. Prosecutors allege she fatally poisoned him with fentanyl-laced alcohol and previously attempted to poison him with a sandwich. They argue the motive was financial gain, citing life insurance policies she took out on him without his knowledge and a relationship with another man. Richins faces multiple felony charges, including aggravated murder, which carries a sentence of 25 years to life. Before her arrest, Richins published a children's book about grief following a father's death, which prosecutors may use to demonstrate a calculated cover-up. Her defense team maintains her innocence and expresses confidence in the jury's verdict.
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Kouri Richins is on trial for allegedly killing her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl in March 2022.
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Prosecutors allege Kouri Richins slipped five times the lethal dose of fentanyl into a Moscow mule cocktail.
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Richins is accused of trying to poison her husband a month earlier with a fentanyl-laced sandwich.
— Court documents
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Kouri Richins self-published a children’s book “Are You with Me?” about a father watching over his son after passing away.
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Prosecutors allege Richins opened numerous life insurance policies on Eric Richins without his knowledge.
— Prosecutors
Feb 21 Morning
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Associated Press (AP)Feb 21
A mom wrote a book to help her kids process their dad’s death. Now she’s on trial for his killing
Kouri Richins, a Utah mother who authored a children's book about grief after her husband's death, is on trial for his murder. Richins was arrested in 2023, a year after publishing "Are You With Me?", and charged with aggravated murder and other counts. Prosecutors allege she fatally poisoned her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl in March 2022, motivated by financial gain and a relationship with another man. The trial, beginning August 2024, will determine if Richins is guilty of slipping the lethal dose of fentanyl into a cocktail she made for her husband. Her defense team maintains her innocence, stating the public narrative is far from the truth.
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Kouri Richins is on trial for the murder of her husband, Eric Richins.
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Eric Richins died with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in his system.
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Prosecutors say Kouri Richins killed her husband for financial gain.
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Kouri Richins wrote a children's book about coping with grief after her husband's death.
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Richins faces nearly three dozen counts in connection with her husband’s death.
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