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The Guardian | Utah woman who published book on grief after husband’s death to be sentenced for his murder by Associated Press

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Kouri Richins, a 35‑year‑old Utah real‑estate agent who had written a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death, was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her husband Eric Richins’s cocktail with a lethal dose of fentanyl, as well as of attempted murder for a prior fentanyl‑laden sandwich, two counts of insurance fraud, and forgery. Prosecutors said she was millions in debt, had taken out multiple life‑insurance policies on her husband without his knowledge, and was planning a new life with another man. The jury’s verdict sent her to a sentencing hearing where she faces a possible 25‑years‑to‑life term for murder, additional years for the other felonies, and prosecutors are urging a life‑without‑parole sentence. Her three sons, who were young when their father died, testified that they fear for their safety if she ever leaves prison.

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Utah woman who published book on grief after husband’s death to be sentenced for his murder

Kouri Richins was convicted for lacing her husband’s cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl

The Guardian

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The Guardian | ‘I’m afraid if she gets out’: US author’s sons say they want mother to stay in jail by Associated Press

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Kouri Richins, a 35‑year‑old Utah mother of three who had written and promoted a children’s book about coping with a father’s death, was convicted in March 2026 of aggravated murder, insurance fraud, forgery and attempted murder after poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with a lethal dose of fentanyl in 2022; facing a possible life‑without‑parole sentence, she remains in jail while her three sons—now ages 13, 11 and 9—testified that they feel unsafe and fear her if she were ever released, describing emotional and physical abuse after their father’s death and expressing relief that she stays incarcerated, as prosecutors highlighted her financial motives, including opening multiple life‑insurance policies on her husband without his knowledge and planning a new relationship while heavily in debt.

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‘I’m afraid if she gets out’: US author’s sons say they want mother to stay in jail

Kouri Richins, 35, faces up to life in prison for killing her husband, and her three sons say they are ‘afraid’ of her

The Guardian