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Live Blog: Kouri Richins stands trial for husband's murder in Summit County

Published February 20, 2026 at 5:15 PM MST
Updated February 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM MST
Kouri Richins, a Kamas mother of three who wrote a children's book about coping with grief after her husband's death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him, looks on during a hearing Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Silver Summit.
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Kouri Richins, center, a Kamas mother of three who wrote a children's book about coping with grief after her husband's death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him, looks on during a hearing Monday, Aug. 27, 2024, outside Park City, Utah.

KPCW's live blog has the latest details from reporter Connor Thomas who will be in the courtroom during Kouri Richins' murder trial in Summit County’s 3rd District Court.

See complete coverage of the Kouri Richins case here.

Richins is accused of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl back in March of 2022. She has pleaded not guilty.

After her husband's death, Richins then published a children's book about coping with grief.

The trial is scheduled to last five weeks, from Feb. 23 to March 27, 2026.