Kouri Richins
Kouri Richins is a Utah mother convicted of killing her husband with fentanyl, who then wrote a children's book about grief.
21 linked stories in all years we hold
The earliest story we hold is from May 9, 2023.
Stories involving Kouri Richins0 named stories in 2026
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Week of Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026: 0 left, 2 center, 0 right, under 1% of the sources that published that week · 2 articles
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| Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 6% |
| Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 10% |
| Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 5, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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| Oct 26, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | under 1% |
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14 left · 31 center · 10 right: 55 sources on the spectrum, across 21 linked stories.
Everything else12 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Kouri Richins that are not part of any story yet
- Oct 7– 9Kouri Richins new trial possible after sheriff’s alleged letter, ex-attorney says4 articles · 4 sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Oct 6– 7Kouri Richins ordered to pay $55 million to dead husband’s family in wrongful death lawsuit4 articles · 4 sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Sep 30Kouri Richins seeks to postpone decision over new trial, cites ongoing investigation into Wasatch County officials2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Jul 30– 31Kouri Richins sought a new murder trial, alleging the judge over her case was ‘hostile.’ A Utah judge disagreed.6 articles · 5 sources0 left, 5 center, 0 right
- Jul 1– 2Convicted murderer Kouri Richins seeks a new trial5 articles · 4 sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
- May 13– 14Kouri Richins sentenced to life for husband’s fentanyl murder42 articles · 21 sources3 left, 16 center, 1 right
- Mar 16– 17Kouri Richins found guilty of murdering husband in fatal poisoning29 articles · 15 sources2 left, 9 center, 3 right
- Feb 23Opening statements underway in murder trial of Utah mother accused of fatally poisoning her husband9 articles · 6 sources0 left, 6 center, 0 right
- Feb 23– 27Housecleaner says she bought drugs Kouri Richins allegedly used to kill her husband10 articles · 10 sources1 left, 8 center, 1 right
Local coverage
- Nov 5– 6Unsealed court documents allege Wasatch County Sheriff attempted to discredit his political opponents2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Oct 21Wasatch County Sheriff seeks to disqualify judge in obstruction of justice case2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Mar 17Author of book on grief convicted of murder in husband's 2022 fatal fentanyl poisoning in Utah9 articles · 3 sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right