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Trials
February 23, 2026

Kouri Richins: Murder Trial Underway for ‘Moscow Mule’ Mom Accused of Poisoning Husband

The murder trial is underway for Kouri Richins, a Utah woman accused of killing her husband before writing a children’s grief book on death. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Richins is facing numerous charges, including: Aggravated murder Attempted aggravated murder Insurance fraud Forgery While her defense team described Richins as a “mother who wants …

Murder
August 28, 2024

Kouri Richins Murder Trial to Begin in April, Court Rules

Kouri Richins, the Utah grief book author accused of killing her husband with a fentanyl-laced drink, will finally go on trial next April. Judge Richard Mrazik ruled Tuesday, after a two-day preliminary hearing, there was enough evidence to try the case and set a start date for April 28, KTVX reported. The trial is expected …

Trials
August 27, 2024

‘Moscow Mule’ Mom Kouri Richins Allegedly Messaged Secret Boyfriend Days Before Husband’s Murder

Accused husband killer Kouri Richins had a secret lover, according to testimony heard Monday during her preliminary hearing at the Summit County court in Utah. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Richins was arrested in May 2023, accused of poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl-laced Moscow Mule drunk. Later, she self-published a children’s book titled “Are …

Court
August 12, 2024

Judge Dismisses Grief Book Author Kouri Richins’s Attempt to Disqualify Prosecution

The case against a Utah children’s grief book author charged with poisoning her husband with fentanyl will move to a preliminary hearing after a judge last week dismissed her attorney’s attempt to disqualify the prosecution. According to KTVX, Kouri Richins’ attorney filed a motion alleging that jail staff and a prosecutor had accessed phone calls …

Murder
March 27, 2024

Grief Book Author Kouri Richins Faces New Charges: Attempted Murder, Fraud, Forgery

Utah prosecutors have added an attempted murder charge against grief author Kouri Richins, who is already awaiting trial for the murder of her husband with a fentanyl-laced Moscow Mule in 2022. New charging documents, filed Monday, say that Kouri Richins gave Eric Richins a sandwich on Valentine’s Day 2022 — two weeks before his death …