Kouri Richins, Utah Mom and Children's Book Author, Accused of Poisoning Husband: What to Know
11.05.2023 - 04:53
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— which sought to help kids cope with losing a loved one.Nearly a month after that, while promoting her book, Kouri gave an interview to the ABC affiliate KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City, Utah and opened up about how she and her sons are grieving the loss of her husband and the father of her children, Eric Richins, who died on March 4, 2022. She recalled the sudden death as «unexpected» and that it «completely took us all by shock.»Fast-forward to May 8 — a mere 62 days after she published her children's book — Kouri was arrested on charges of aggravated murder and three counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.More specifically, prosecutors allege Kouri murdered Eric after poisoning his Moscow Mule cocktail with a deadly dose of fentanyl.
And this all begs the question — what happened and why?KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City reported that, prior to Eric's death, he removed his wife from his will and life insurance policy. The outlet reported that Eric replaced his wife with his sister as a beneficiary.
It's alleged that he told his sister that he wanted to get a divorce. The outlet then reported that Kouri allegedly attempted to change the life insurance policy so that she would be the lone beneficiary, which was later reverted back to Eric's sister.According to multiple reports, citing police documents, Kouri's alleged to have texted a drug dealer identified by the initials C.L., whom she inquired about «prescription pain medication for an investor who had a back injury.»Investigators claim she texted the dealer sometime between December 2021 and February 2022. According to the police documents, C.L.
told investigators about supplying Kouri with hydrocodone pills. But, just two weeks later, C.L.
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