夫の死後に悲嘆をテーマにした絵本を執筆した児童文学作家のコーリ・リチンズ被告が、夫を殺害した罪で今週、仮釈放なしの終身刑を言い渡された。ユタ州の裁判所は、同被告が2022年3月、夫のエリック・リチンズさんの飲み物に致死量のフェンタニルを混入させたとして有罪判決を下した。
判事は、エリックさんが生きていれば44歳の誕生日となる日に判決を言い渡し、同被告が社会にとって危険な存在であると指摘した。検察側は、殺害当時の夫妻には3人の幼い息子がいたにもかかわらず、借金や新たな交際相手の存在が動機であったと主張した。リチンズ被告は、2022年のバレンタインデーに試みた殺害未遂や、保険契約に関連する保険金詐欺の罪でも有罪判決を受けた。
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A Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of aggravated murder and other charges on March 17, 2026, after three hours of deliberation in a three-week trial, finding she poisoned her husband Eric with a fentanyl-laced cocktail in March 2022. The 35-year-old mother faces 25 years to life; sentencing is set for May 13.
Utah mother Kouri Richins received a life sentence without parole on Wednesday for murdering her husband with a fentanyl-laced drink in 2022. The sentencing came on what would have been Eric Richins' 44th birthday.
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A friend of Kouri Richins testified at her trial that Richins once stated it would be better if her husband were dead. The testimony came during proceedings related to accusations that Richins poisoned her husband in 2022. Richins has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
A judge in West Virginia sentenced Rebakah Weikle to two consecutive life terms for murdering her 4-year-old daughter in 2022. The killing stemmed from jealousy over attention the child received from her father. Weikle pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death.
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An Ohio judge sentenced 23-year-old Brian Moser to 17 to 22½ years in prison for the 2025 death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter, Lilith Burkhardt. The sentence exceeded a plea deal after Moser pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and child endangering. Judge Brett Spencer cited the need for maximum penalties in cases involving child victims.
Brandon Allen received a 41-year prison term this week for shooting his ex-wife in front of their 7-year-old twins in Longmont, Colorado. The attack occurred in March 2024 while the children sat in the back seat of their mother's car.
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Taylor Santiago, a 31-year-old mother from Aurora, Missouri, was sentenced to life without parole plus 40 years in Arkansas on Monday for capital murder and attempted capital murder. The sentence follows her earlier life term in Missouri for killing one of her children's fathers. The attacks in January 2025 targeted the fathers of her two children and one of their partners.