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A mom who published a children’s book on grief after her husband’s death is convicted of his murder

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs, on the newest of 2 developments

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A Utah jury found Kouri Richins guilty of murder and all other charges she faced in the 2022 death of her husband, Eric Richins, who died of a lethal dose of fentanyl. The jury deliberated for about three hours after hearing closing arguments on Monday.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Kouri Richins poisoned husband for his millions because she’s an ‘incompetent’ businesswoman, prosecutors say: ‘Eric had to die’

    Headline from New York Post ·

  2. Newest

    A mom who published a children’s book on grief after her husband’s death is convicted of his murder

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

Reports & sources

29 articles, oldest first.

  1. East Idaho News

    LIVE UPDATES | Closing arguments set on day 15 of Kouri Richins murder trial (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three boys, is accused of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, in 2022. She is on trial in Summit County, Utah, on charges of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, insurance fraud and forgery.

  2. New York Post

    Kouri Richins poisoned husband for his millions because she’s an ‘incompetent’ businesswoman, prosecutors say: ‘Eric had to die’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Kouri Richins, the Utah mom accused of killing her husband and writing a children's book about her kids' grief, offed him because she was an aggressive social climber who couldn't deal with the debt she racked up as an "incompetent" business owner, prosecutors said in blistering closing arguments Mo…

  3. East Idaho News

    WATCH LIVE | Day 15 of Kouri Richins murder trial (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    PARK CITY, Utah — Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three boys, is accused of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, in 2022. She is on trial in Summit County, Utah, on charges of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, insurance fraud and forgery.

  4. KESQ Palm Springs

    A mom who published a children’s book on grief after her husband’s death is convicted of his murder (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A Utah jury found Kouri Richins guilty of murder and all other charges she faced in the 2022 death of her husband, Eric Richins, who died of a lethal dose of fentanyl. The jury deliberated for about three hours after hearing closing arguments on Monday.

  5. FOX 35 Orlando

    Utah mom who wrote children's book about grief found guilty of murdering husband (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Kouri Richins was convicted of aggravated murder after poisoning her husband with fentanyl in 2022 at their Utah home.

  6. NBC News

    Utah grief author Kouri Richins convicted of murder in husband's poisoning death (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of murder Monday after a weekslong trial in which prosecutors accused the children's grief author and mother of three of fatally poisoning her husband with fentanyl

  7. CNN

    Kouri Richins found guilty of murdering husband in fatal poisoning (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Utah mother Kouri Richins was found guilty of murder and all other charges in the 2022 death of her husband, Eric Richins, who died of a lethal dose of fentanyl.

  8. New York Post

    Here’s what happens next for Kouri Richins, the black widow children’s book author (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Kouri Richins, the Utah mom convicted of fatally poisoning her husband Monday, still faces a second trial for alleged financial crimes tied to a plot to cash in on the spouse's millions.

  9. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Utah mother Kouri Richins convicted of murdering husband in fatal poisoning (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A Utah jury found Kouri Richins guilty of murder and all other charges she faced in the 2022 death of her husband, Eric Richins, who died of a lethal dose of fentanyl. The jury deliberated for about three hours after hearing closing arguments on Monday.

  10. New York Post

    Grief author Kouri Richins found guilty of fatally poisoning her husband for his $4M estate after 3 hours of deliberation (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Utah mom Kouri Richins was found guilty on Monday of poisoning her husband in a plot to bail herself out of debt with his estate and run away with her handyman lover.

  11. Fox News

    Utah children’s book author Kouri Richins convicted in husband’s murder (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Kouri Richins was charged with murdering husband Eric Richins with fentanyl-laced drink in Utah. The author was accused of poisoning her husband in March 2022 for life insurance money

  12. Foxla

    'Grief' author Kouri Richins convicted of murdering husband with fentanyl (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    A Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of aggravated murder for poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl before writing a book on grief.

  13. Just the News

    Utah author Kouri Richins found guilty of murdering husband (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The jury deliberated for three hours before convicting Kouri Richins on all charges, which also include attempted murder, forgery and insurance fraud related to his life insurance coverage.

  14. The Guardian

    Utah woman who wrote book on grief after husband’s death found guilty of murdering him (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Prosecutors say Kouri Richins slipped five times the lethal dose of the synthetic opioid into a cocktail that he drank

  15. Park Record

    Kouri Richins found guilty of aggravated murder (opens Park Record)

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    Park Record's feed description

    A Summit County jury on Monday evening found Kouri Richins guilty of killing her husband, Eric Richins, with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022. The jury also found the Kamas mother guilty of four other crimes: attempted murder, a first-degree felony, two counts of insurance fraud, second-degre…

  16. CBS News

    Kouri Richins, Utah mom who wrote grief book, found guilty of murdering her husband (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Jurors delivered their verdict Monday in the trial of Kouri Richins, a Utah mother accused of murdering her husband and later publishing a children's book about grief.

  17. East Idaho News

    LIVE UPDATES | Verdict reached in Kouri Richins murder trial (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three boys, is accused of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, in 2022. She is on trial in Summit County, Utah, on charges of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, insurance fraud and forgery.

  18. NBC News

    Key moments from Kouri Richins murder trial in husband's poisoning death (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    After deliberating for just over three hours, a Utah jury found Kouri Richins guilty of poisoning her husband with a fentanyl-laced drink at their home in 2022.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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