A Utah woman who published a children's book on processing grief following the death of her husband last year has now been accused of poisoning him with a lethal dose of fentanyl, court documents show.
Kouri Richins, 33, faces charges, including aggravated murder, in connection with the death of her husband, Eric Richins, 39, who was found dead at the foot of their bed on March 4, 2022, according to the probable cause statement in the charging document.
While appearing on a "Good Things Utah" segment last month on Salt Lake City ABC affiliate KTVX to promote her new children's book, Kouri Richins said her husband died "unexpectedly." Prosecutors allege that Eric Richins was poisoned by a lethal dose of fentanyl on the night of March 3, 2022, according to the charging document.
Kouri Richins allegedly told police following his death that they were celebrating her closing on a house for her business that night and she "made Eric a Moscow Mule in the kitchen and brought it to their bedroom where Eric consumed it while sitting in bed," according to the probable cause statement.
She allegedly said she went to sleep with one of their children who was having a night terror and returned to her and her husband's bedroom around 3 a.m., where she found him "cold to the touch," according to the charging document.