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In March 2026, a Summit County jury convicted Kouri Richins of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl in 2022.
After her husband's death, Kouri Richins then published a children's book about coping with grief.
May 13 she will be sentenced for aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, two counts of insurance fraud and forgery.
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Kouri Richins reacts to impact statements from the Richins family during her sentencing in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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Katie Richins-Benson makes an impact statement during the sentencing of Kouri Richins in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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Kouri Richins listens to statements written by her children during her sentencing in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. At right is defense attorney Kathy Nester.
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Kouri Richins listens to statements written by her children during her sentencing in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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Kouri Richins reacts to an impact statement from Katie Richins-Benson during her sentencing in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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Kouri Richins listens to statements written by her children during her sentencing in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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Katie Richins-Benson makes an impact statement during the sentencing of Kouri Richins in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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Kouri Richins reacts to impact statements from the Richins family during her sentencing in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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Kouri Richins listens to statements written by her children during her sentencing in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. At right is defense attorney Kathy Nester.
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Kouri Richins listens to statements written by her children during her sentencing in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) defense attorney Wendy Lewis.
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Kouri Richins appears at a sentencing hearing in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. At left is defense attorney Wendy Lewis.
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Amy Richins makes an impact statement during the sentencing of Kouri Richins in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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Third District Court Judge Richard Mrazik at the sentencing of Kouri Richins in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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Amy Richins makes an impact statement during the sentencing of Kouri Richins in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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Clint Benson makes an impact statement during the sentencing of Kouri Richins in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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