Mother Who Wrote Grief Book For Kids Now Faces Husband's Murder Trial
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Author on Trial for Husband's Murder After Writing Book on Coping with Loss
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Firstpost•23-02-2026, 20:57
Author on Trial for Husband's Murder After Writing Book on Coping with Loss
•Kouri Richins, a Utah mother, is on trial for the murder of her husband, Eric Richins, after self-publishing a children's book titled "Are You With Me?" to help her sons cope with his death.
•Prosecutors allege Richins poisoned her husband with fentanyl in March 2022 and attempted to poison him a month earlier on Valentine's Day with a fentanyl-laced sandwich.
•She faces nearly three dozen counts, including aggravated murder, attempted murder, forgery, mortgage fraud, and insurance fraud, with prosecutors claiming financial debt and a secret affair as motives.
•Key witnesses include a friend Eric Richins called after the alleged Valentine's Day poisoning and the housekeeper who claims to have sold Kouri Richins fentanyl pills.
•Defense attorneys maintain Richins' innocence, stating the public narrative is inaccurate and they are confident the jury will rule in her favor.
