Prosecutors: Utah author killed husband for his money
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Kouri Richins, a Utah mother and children’s book author, is on trial for allegedly killing her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl in March 2022, charges she denies.
- Prosecutors claim Richins was motivated by financial gain, citing her $4.5 million debt and nearly $2 million in life insurance policies taken out on her husband without his knowledge.
- The prosecution presented evidence including text messages about an affair and internet searches related to prison and lie detector tests, suggesting premeditation.
- The defense highlighted Eric Richins’ history of Lyme disease and painkiller addiction, suggesting he may have overdosed, and questioned the credibility of the key witness who claimed to have sold fentanyl to Kouri.
