Utah Mom Accused of Fentanyl Murder to Inherit Millions
TL;DR
Prosecutors say Utah children's author Kouri Richins killed her husband with fentanyl in March 2022 to access a estate worth more than $4 million and cover debt, facing nearly three dozen charges including aggravated murder; the defense argues she’s innocent and highlighted the 911 call to portray a wife reacting to a sudden death, as the high-profile trial in Park City proceeds through March 26 with witnesses such as a housekeeper and Richins’ alleged lover.
- Kouri Richins, Utah mom who wrote book about grief, fatally poisoned husband to get his money, prosecutors say CBS News
- Kouri Richins’ sister-in-law testifies she was ‘dumbfounded’ by Utah mom’s behavior after husband’s death CNN
- A Utah mom who wrote kids' book on grief after husband died killed him for money, prosecutors say AP News
- She wrote a children’s book to help her sons grieve the death of their father. Now she’ll stand trial for his murder Yahoo
- Housekeeper expected to play key role in trial of wife accused of husband’s murder in wealthy ski town Fox News
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