"Authorities Investigate Possible Involvement of Grief Book Author's Mother in Suspected Murders"

The mother of Kouri Richins, a Utah grief author accused of poisoning her husband with fentanyl, may have had a role in his death, according to investigators. A detective revealed that Kouri's mother, Lisa Darden, is connected to the suspicious overdose death of her former partner in 2006. Kouri Richins has been charged with aggravated murder and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, while her mother has not been charged with any crime. Richins' attorney dismissed the allegations, attributing her partner's death to opioid addiction and calling the suspicions baseless.