Children’s book author Kouri Richins sentenced to life in prison without parole in fatal poisoning of husband
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Life Sentence for Husband’s Fatal Poisoning CaseKouri Richins was convicted of aggravated murder and related crimes, sentenced to life without parole on her husband's 44th birthday.
- Kouri Richins received a life sentence without parole on what would have been her husband’s 44th birthday for poisoning him in March 2022.
- She was also found guilty of attempted murder, insurance fraud, and forgery connected to his life insurance policy.
- The trial included testimony from over 40 witnesses and digital evidence revealing her financial troubles and affair.
- Victim’s family highlighted his devoted parenting, while their sons expressed fear and grief over their father's death and mother’s actions.
A person convicted of those things is simply too dangerous to ever be free.— Judge Richard Mrazik, as he handed down the life sentence in Summit County, Utah.
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- A new charge alleges Richins poisoned her husband with a sandwich on Valentine’s Day 2022.
- Prosecutors accuse her of killing her husband with fentanyl in March 2022; a medical examiner found five times the lethal dose.
- On Monday, prosecutors also charged her with mortgage fraud and insurance fraud.
- Her attorney, Skye Lazaro, argued in earlier hearings that the evidence was dubious and circumstantial.
Twenty — or five times the lethal dose — is not accidental. That is someone who wants Eric dead.— Patricia Cassell, Summit County Chief Prosecutor, said in new charging documents.
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