Kouri Richins, Utah Mom and Children's Book Author, Accused of Poisoning Husband: What to Know
etonline.com— 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.
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