‘I’m afraid if she gets out’: US author’s sons say they want mother to stay in jail
Key takeaways
- Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three, wrote a children's book about coping with grief after her husband's death.
- Richins, 35, faces several decades to life in prison on five felony convictions, including aggravated murder.
- Prosecutors said Kouri laced her husband Eric Richins’ cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in 2022 at their home near the ski town of Park City.
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Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three, wrote a children's book about coping with grief after her husband's death. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/APView image in fullscreen Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three, wrote a children's book about coping with grief after her husband's death. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/APUtah‘I’m afraid if she gets out’: US author’s sons say they want mother to stay in jail Kouri Richins, 35, faces up to life in prison for killing her husband, and her three sons say they are ‘afraid’ of her
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe young sons of Kouri Richins, a Utah author, said ahead of her sentencing hearing Wednesday that they would feel unsafe if their mother was ever released from prison after she was found guilty in March of killing their father.
Richins, 35, faces several decades to life in prison on five felony convictions, including aggravated murder.