Författaren Kouri Richins från Utah dömd till livstids fängelse för mordet på sin make

Kouri Richins, barnboksförfattaren som skrev en sorgebok efter sin makes död, dömdes i veckan till livstids fängelse utan möjlighet till villkorlig frigivning för mordet på honom. En domstol i Utah fällde henne för att ha blandat en dödlig dos fentanyl i Eric Richins drink i mars 2022.

Domaren hänvisade till att hon utgör en fara för samhället när domen avkunnades på vad som skulle ha varit Erics 44-årsdag. Åklagarna pekade ut skulder och en ny romans som motiv och uppmärksammade att paret hade tre unga söner vid tiden för mordet. Richins dömdes även för ett mordförsök på alla hjärtans dag 2022 samt för försäkringsbedrägeri kopplat till makens livförsäkring.

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Utah jury convicts Kouri Richins of aggravated murder in husband's fentanyl poisoning

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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.

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