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Kouri Richins sentenced to life for husband’s fentanyl murder

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Kouri Richins, a Utah mother who gained attention for writing a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death, has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering him.

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  1. East Idaho News

    WATCH LIVE | Kouri Richins set to be sentenced for her husband’s murder on what would have been his 44th birthday (opens East Idaho News)

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    (CNN) — Eric Richins, a Utah father of three, would have turned 44 years old on Wednesday. Instead, his wife will be sentenced for his murder. After a weekslong trial earlier this year, an eight-person jury convicted Kouri Richins, 36, of aggravated murder for fatally poisoning her husband in March …

  2. Local News 8

    Kouri Richins set to be sentenced for her husband’s murder on what would have been his 44th birthday (opens Local News 8)

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    By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Eric Richins, a Utah father of three, would have turned 44 years old on Wednesday. Instead, his wife will be sentenced for his murder. After a weekslong trial earlier this year, an eight-person jury convicted Kouri Richins, 36, of aggravated murder for fatally poisoning h…

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Kouri Richins, author of a children’s book on grief, gets life sentence for killing her husband (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A judge has ruled that a Utah mother who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death will serve life in prison without parole for his murder. Kouri

  4. 6ABC Philadelphia

    LIVE: Utah mom Kouri Richins sentencing for fatally poisoning husband with fentanyl (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    The 35-year-old mother of three was found guilty in March on all counts following a weekslong trial.

  5. The Guardian

    Utah woman who published book on grief after husband’s death to be sentenced for his murder (opens The Guardian)

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    Kouri Richins was convicted for lacing her husband’s cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl

  6. WHDH Boston

    Kouri Richins, author of a children’s book on grief, gets life sentence for killing her husband - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband will serve a life

  7. Fox32 Chicago

    Kouri Richins sentenced to life for husband’s fentanyl murder (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Kouri Richins, a Utah mother who gained attention for writing a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death, has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering him.

  8. ABC 7 Chicago

    Utah mom Kouri Richins to be sentenced for fatally poisoning husband with fentanyl (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    The 35-year-old mother of three was found guilty in March on all counts following a weekslong trial.

  9. KRDO

    Children’s book author Kouri Richins sentenced to life in prison without parole in fatal poisoning of husband (opens KRDO)

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    By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Kouri Richins, a Utah mother who wrote a children’s book on grief after her husband’s death, was sentenced Wednesday to

  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Utah grief author sentenced to life in prison in husband’s poisoning death (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Kouri Richins was found guilty in March of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, fraud, and forgery in the March 2022 death of Eric Richins.

  11. Salt Lake Tribune

    Live updates: Utah mom Kouri Richins to be sentenced in husband’s murder (opens Salt Lake Tribune)

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    On Wednesday, a Utah judge will determine if a Summit County mother who was convicted of murdering her husband will spend the rest of her life in prison.

  12. CBS News

    Son of Kouri Richins, Utah author convicted of murder, reveals new details about night his father died (opens CBS News)

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    Prosecutors said Kouri Richins laced her husband's cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in 2022.

  13. ABC 7 New York

    Utah mom Kouri Richins sentenced to life in prison for fatally poisoning husband with fentanyl (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Utah mom Kouri Richins was sentenced to life without parole for fatally poisoning her husband with fentanyl.

  14. The Boston Globe

    Utah woman who published a book on grief after husband’s death to be sentenced for his murder (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Kouri Richins was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her husband’s cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl at their home near Park City in 2022.

  15. New York Post

    Utah children’s author Kouri Richins pulls faces at her sentencing — as her kids reveal how she killed their pets (opens New York Post)

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    Utah children's book author Kouri Richins pulled incredulous faces as her relatives – including her young sons – begged a judge at her sentencing to keep her locked up for the rest of her life for fatally poisoning husband Eric Richins.

  16. CBS News

    Kouri Richins sentenced to life without parole in husband (opens CBS News)

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    Utah mom Kouri Richins was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on Wednesday, after a jury convicted her of murder and other charges in her husband's 2022 death.

  17. New York Post

    Children’s author Kouri Richins learns her fate for poisoning husband — after making defiant speech to judge (opens New York Post)

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    Utah mom Kouri Richins -- who killed her husband and then wrote a book about processing grief for their sons -- was sentenced Wednesday.

  18. UPI

    Utah mom Kouri Richins to be sentenced for murdering husband (opens UPI)

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    Kouri Darden Richins, found guilty of murdering her husband, Eric, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, her late husband

  19. East Idaho News

    LIVE UPDATES | Kouri Richins sentencing hearing underway (opens East Idaho News)

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    The sentencing hearing for Kouri Richins begins at 9:30 a.m. MDT in Summit County, Utah. The mother of three will be sentenced on five felony convictions, including aggravated murder. A jury found her guilty of killing her husband, Eric Richins, and other felonies, including insurance fraud, forgery…

  20. Los Angeles Times

    Kouri Richins, who wrote a children’s book on grief after her husband’s death, gets life sentence (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A Utah mother who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death will serve life in prison without parole for his murder.

  21. Anchorage Daily News

    Utah author of children’s book on grief gets life sentence for killing her husband (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Kouri Richins was convicted in March of poisoning her husband, Eric, with fentanyl in 2022. A jury also found her guilty of insurance fraud, forgery, and attempted murder for a previous poisoning attempt.

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