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BBC News | 'Too dangerous to ever be free' - Utah mother who poisoned husband sentenced to life

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Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three who had recently published a children’s book about coping with grief, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of murdering her husband, Eric Richins, by poisoning him with a fentanyl‑laced drink in 2022. During the trial prosecutors revealed that Richins had amassed millions of dollars in debt, taken out life‑insurance policies on her husband, and was involved in an extramarital affair, motives they said drove her to kill him and later attempt to claim his $4 million estate. She was also found guilty of fraudulently collecting insurance benefits after his death and of attempted murder for an earlier incident in which she poisoned his sandwich. In a brief statement to her children at sentencing, Richins acknowledged their anger and promised to be there when they were ready to speak to her.

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Utah mother Kouri Richins, who poisoned husband, sentenced

Kouri Richins published a children's book about grief soon after her husband's death, which a jury later found she had caused.

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9News | Sons claim they are scared of mother after life sentence for murder by 9News

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Sons of Kouri Richins, the Utah real‑estate agent sentenced to life without parole for murdering her husband Eric Richins with a fentanyl‑spiked drink, say they are terrified of their mother and would feel unsafe if she were ever released. The 11‑ and 13‑year‑old brothers testified that Richins threatened their pets, locked them in rooms, made them watch graphic war‑zone videos, and frightened them about dying, forcing the older sibling to act as a caretaker. Prosecutors presented evidence of Richins’s financial motives, including massive debt, multiple life‑insurance policies on her husband, and Internet searches about lethal fentanyl doses and prison luxury, while the defense claimed the victim was a pain‑killer addict. Richins, who authored a grief‑themed book titled *Are You With Me?* after her husband’s death, maintained her innocence as the judge declared her “too dangerous to ever be free.”

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Sons claim they are scared of mother who wrote book on grief after murdering their father

<p>Kouri Richins wrote a book about grief after the death of her husband Eric, but was convicted of his murder.</p>

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The Bad Place May 13

Boston.com | Kouri Richins, author of a children’s book on grief, gets life sentence for killing her husband by Associated Press

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Kouri Richins, a Utah mother who wrote a children’s book about grief, was sentenced on May 13, 2026 to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a March conviction for aggravated murder and four additional felonies. Prosecutors proved she laced her husband Eric Richins’s cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in 2022, and earlier attempted to poison him with a fentanyl‑containing sandwich on Valentine’s Day, while also committing insurance fraud, forgery and other crimes motivated by debt and a plan to inherit his $4 million estate. The judge called her “simply too dangerous,” and Eric’s father urged a harsh sentence to protect the three young sons, who testified they felt unsafe and were abused by their mother. Richins maintains her innocence and will appeal, even as she faces a separate case with more than two dozen money‑related charges.

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Kouri Richins, author of a children’s book on grief, gets life sentence for killing her husband

Richins, a Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband will serve a life sentence.

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The Bad Place May 13

Home - CBSNews.com | Kouri Richins sentenced in husband's fentanyl-laced cocktail murder

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Kouri Richins, a Utah mother who authored a children’s grief‑help book, was sentenced on May 13, 2026—her husband’s birthday—to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, insurance fraud, and forgery for serving her husband, Eric Richins, a Moscow Mule laced with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022. The prosecution argued that a life‑without‑parole sentence was necessary to protect her three children, who testified that they felt unsafe around her, while the defense sought a parole‑eligible term. Richins did not testify at trial but addressed her children in court, maintaining her innocence and vowing to appeal. The sentencing followed emotional victim‑impact statements from Eric’s sister and the children, who described abuse and fear, and it concluded a three‑week trial that featured no witnesses for the defense.

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Kouri Richins sentenced to life without parole in husband's fentanyl-laced cocktail murder

Utah mom Kouri Richins was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on Wednesday, after a jury convicted her of murder and other charges in her husband's 2022 death.

The Bad Place May 13

ABC News: Top Stories | Mom sentenced to life without parole for fatally poisoning husband with fentanyl

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Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three, was sentenced to life without parole after being convicted of aggravated murder for fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl in 2022. The trial revealed she had first attempted to kill him with a fentanyl‑laced sandwich on Valentine’s Day before successfully administering a lethal dose, and she also committed insurance fraud by forging his signature on a $100,000 policy. During sentencing, Richins addressed her children from jail, expressing remorse and pledging to fight the conviction, while prosecutors and the victim’s family urged a maximum sentence, citing the “permanent trauma” inflicted on the three boys now placed with their aunt. The court ultimately denied a lighter term, imposing life without the possibility of parole and ordering restitution of over $1.3 million to insurance companies.

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Utah mom Kouri Richins set to be sentenced for fatally poisoning husband with fentanyl

The 35-year-old mother of three was found guilty on all counts following a weekslong trial.

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The Bad Place May 13

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

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The Bad Place May 13

Home - CBSNews.com | Sons of Kouri Richins say they'd feel unsafe if she wasn't in prison

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Utah author Kouri Richins, convicted of aggravated murder and several felonies for fatally dosing her husband Eric with fentanyl in March 2022, faced sentencing after a jury also found her guilty of insurance fraud, forgery and attempted murder. In a prosecutors’ memo, her three sons—now 13, 11 and a younger child—said they would feel unsafe if she were ever released, describing fear of further harm and recounting abuse they say occurred after their father’s death. Richins, a former real‑estate agent who had amassed debt and opened multiple life‑insurance policies on her husband without his knowledge, also self‑published a children’s book portraying him as an angel shortly before her arrest. Prosecutors are seeking a life‑without‑parole sentence, while her attorneys declined comment.

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Son of Kouri Richins, Utah author convicted of murder, reveals new details about night his father died

Prosecutors said Kouri Richins laced her husband's cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in 2022.

The Bad Place May 13

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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