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'Too dangerous to ever be free' - Utah mum who poisoned husband sentenced to life

'Too dangerous to ever be free' - Utah mum who poisoned husband sentenced to life

Summary

Kouri Richins of Utah was sentenced to life in prison without parole for poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with a fentanyl-laced drink in 2022. She was also found guilty of insurance fraud and an earlier attempted murder by poisoning his sandwich.

Key Facts

  • A jury found Kouri Richins guilty of killing her husband in March 2026.
  • She poisoned him using a drink mixed with fentanyl, a strong painkiller.
  • Richins took out life insurance policies on her husband and was in debt.
  • She was having an affair while married to Eric Richins.
  • The judge said she is too dangerous to be released.
  • Richins was also convicted of insurance fraud after her husband's death.
  • She tried to poison her husband earlier by putting poison in his sandwich.
  • Richins published a children's book about grief two months before her arrest.
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