PARK CITY, Utah — A Utah woman who is accused of poisoning her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl is scheduled to appear in court Monday for a detention hearing.
Kouri Richins, 33, was arrested in May and charged with aggravated murder and multiple counts of drug possession in connection with the death of her husband, Eric Richins, 39, who was found dead at the foot of their bed last year, according to the probable cause statement in the charging document. The mom of three authored a children's book on grief in the wake of her husband's death.
Kouri Richins allegedly told police following his death that they were celebrating her closing on a house for her business that night and she"made Eric a Moscow Mule in the kitchen and brought it to their bedroom where Eric consumed it while sitting in bed," according to the probable cause statement.
Detectives obtained a search warrant for their residence following the toxicology report, including for electronics, and alleged that a search of Kouri Richins' phone uncovered"several communications" with an acquaintance of hers who had various drug counts, according to the initial charging document. The acquaintance reportedly told authorities they sold Kouri Richins fentanyl pills six days before Eric Richins was found dead, prosecutors allege.
Her lawyers also addressed various financial dealings involving the couple that were detailed in the amended charging document.
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