Kouri Richins Gets Life for Fentanyl Murder of Husband, as 3 Sons Say They Fear Her Release
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Updated · CBS New York · May 13
Kouri Richins Gets Life for Fentanyl Murder of Husband, as 3 Sons Say They Fear Her Release
6 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 13
Life in prison was imposed on Kouri Richins, 35, after jurors convicted her on five felonies, including aggravated murder, in the March 2022 fentanyl death of her husband Eric Richins near Park City.
Prosecutors said she poisoned him with five times the lethal fentanyl dose, after earlier trying to kill him with a fentanyl-laced sandwich on Valentine’s Day; jurors also convicted her of insurance fraud, forgery and attempted murder.
Three sons told the court they would feel unsafe if their mother were ever freed, with the oldest, now 13, saying he fears she would hurt him, his brothers or other relatives.
Prosecutors argued Richins was millions in debt, planning a future with another man, and believed she would collect more than $4 million through life insurance policies and her husband’s estate.
The case drew wider attention after Richins self-published a children’s book about grieving a father before her 2023 arrest; she still faces more than two dozen separate financial charges.
She wrote a children's book on grief after the murder. What does this reveal about the psychology of a modern killer?
As domestic fentanyl poisonings rise, how can families recognize the subtle warning signs before it is too late?