Children’s book author Kouri Richins built a public identity around grief — penning a heartfelt picture book to help her three young sons process the loss of their father. But a Utah jury has now decided that the very tragedy she chronicled was one she orchestrated herself.
Richins was convicted in March 2026 of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with a fentanyl-laced drink at their Kamas, Utah, home on March 4, 2022. Four years later, she was sentenced to spend the rest of her life behind bars. Her attorneys say they plan to fight the verdict on appeal, but for now, the woman who on...
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