5 Bombshells in Utah Mom Accused of Poisoning Husband Murder Case

Kouri Richins will appear in court this week for a two-day hearing to determine whether there's enough evidence to bound her over for trial. Richins faces a long list of charges in the death of her husband, Eric Richins, in March 2022. Prosecutors say Kouri poisoned Eric with a massive dose of fentanyl and then wrote a book for her sons about grief. Ahead of this week's hearing, prosecutors filed a brief outlining their case with new details about Kouri's alleged actions and an affair they claimed she was having. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy goes through the new information with Greg Skordas, the spokesperson for Eric Richins' family in this episode of Crime Fix - a daily show covering the biggest stories in crime.
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[@LawAndCrime]

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[@mortalclown3812]

PLEASE cover Rebecca Grossman's case! Please - it seems she may be able to get away with murder. Thank you.

[@catherineseiler7407]

She murdered her sons father, pure evil and greed, now she will spend the rest of her life in prison

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

Should be a Death Penalty case. Premeditated murder = Death Biblically. Isn't Kouri a Mormon?

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

Bothers me that in the TV interview before she was arrested she said "My husband died unexpectedly." What a pathetic actress. Is there such a thing as a Jezebel Spirit?

[@BbyBackMosquitoRibs]

And wrote them a book on how to deal with their grief…. A true narcissist

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

@@BbyBackMosquitoRibs No doubt about it

[@mimax4498]

Poor kids

[@AndromedasLight17]

Writing a book about Daddy dying when you murdered him is unreal.

[@bruceevans2719]

And I read she got life insurance on her kids and was writing another book on how to deal with the loss of a sibling.

[@alexandrakraus9399]

That is so scary. Wtf?

[@sew_gal7340]

Not shocking for today's world

[@leiakiki3525]

And she didn’t even write it, she paid a company to do it. Sick.

[@miguelalaniz8303]

She's the biggest evil person on the planet

[@KevinBourgeois]

Dang stealing his money, having an affair, killing him, and then writing a book about grief. This lady is sick!

[@TheYellowrose21]

Not sick… EVIL

[@angelwings7930]

And she sits there with no remorse, only a wary, feral rodent look on her face. But it was their money.

[@IdeaPants365]

Her kids lose their mom to prison, their dad to murder. They will need so much therapy for the rest of their lives.

[@mrwilliamwonder]

The father had sisters.

[@SuperBotanica]

The children do not need psychotherapy, which unfortunately usually involves pills. These children need a loving couple and a normal environment with friends, pets and nature

[@michael5654]

@@SuperBotanica Really appreciate your comment. I watched my dad die in a house fire when I was 4 and everyone basically told my mom I wouldn't remember it. It took me years of trying pills before I realized I just had to do the hard mental work. Love, friends, pets and nature- excellent advice!

[@geneziogenezio3299]

THREE CHILDREN LOST THEIR AWESOME FATHER PROVIDER TO THEIR EVIL MOTHER.

[@rebeccahowell6538]

@@SuperBotanica Psychotherapy actually means "talk therapy".

[@lassebauer]

When your psychopathy level is 240, but your intelligence is a soft 7...

[@ang_ro]

exactly 🤣🤣

[@juliepeterson6639]

She is ridiculous. She is now living in a Real book, of her real life. She is evil, creative, pretty, but Idiotic.

[@hotboy80baby18]

Very great analogy

[@haileyoslund]

There are few true psychopaths in the world, and even fewer intelligent ones! 😜

[@santacruz7455]

true. It takes a special twisted mindset to do something like that. Its not just greed or criminal energy, its a massive personality disorder.

[@jopo7996]

I'll never understand why people just don't walk away from relationships they no longer want.

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

In this case, I would say that greed was the main motive. The gelatinous cretin wanted everything.

[@andreayoon1096]

greed

[@janetcampbell5678]

Greed

[@HowardMutladiTlou]

It was financially motivated

[@chartroy]

Because walking away was not her primary desire. She wanted and NEEDED cash for her incredible debt!

[@daisymaefrench4041]

She worked in home depot when she met him. You would think she would appreciate the lavish life style she was living with him and her children. Instead what does she do? She murders him and leaves three little boys without a father. She is the epitome of evil. Hope she goes to jail for the rest of her life.

[@TheFlowerQueen]

Greed is never satisfied

[@JH-th9th]

how does a person get to a position where they think murder is better than divorce....WTF

[@paulb1915]

Greed

[@ShawnSoth]

Money

[@stephanieperri7747]

Money and greed , she didn’t want to share anything she wanted it all

[@l-train7876]

Divorce wouldn’t pay off the $250K loan. Not sure if you saw the video.

[@debbrown4731]

She signed a pre-nuptial, she would get nothing if they divorced.

[@JaneJ993]

She is something else. I hope justice is served for this young Dad. He didnt deserve this

[@January.]

RIDICULOUS COMMENT. *NO* HUMAN BEING "DESERVES IT."

[@gorgeousfrazier5903]

Stealing his money, and cheating on him? Wild af

[@harleyenjoytheride1324]

Guilty as sin

[@WriterProfessor]

“Watch a murder documentary and snuggle.” 😮 Her lawyer must be wishing she had taken another case.

[@tradeladder146]

Why, she will be well paid for her Services, win or Lose.

[@bees.857]

​@@tradeladder146Except attorneys are trying to move up the ladder, not look like clowns. Jose Baez is at the top of the food chain for winning Casey Anthony. It's not about money, it's about POWER.

[@WriterProfessor]

@@bees.857 Baez won.

[@robynbieber6312]

@@bees.857omg. She’s doing her job.

[@bees.857]

@@robynbieber6312 she's not a public defender lmao. She chose to represent her. There are a lot of misconceptions about attorneys but most of y'all don't even care to learn how it works.

[@christineolexa5116]

Scary woman. She belongs in maximum security for life! Sorry her husband was deceived by her demonic schemes.

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

Demonic = jezebel spirit???

[@Eagles.Fan.Since.Super.Bowl.52]

Absolute monster

[@gwen08g35]

And she tried it before and he survived! I would never drink or eat anything that woman gave me! She’s ballsy.

[@patavinity1262]

At the point when you seriously believe your wife has tried to poison you, that's when you stop consuming any food or drink she has had access to.

[@Schneiderleslie]

Whaaaat. Your kids dad is in their life and you did THIS for MONEY. She doesn’t care about anyone but herself

[@ShawnSoth]

She cares about her new boyfriend also, not just herself. Give women some credit. Equal work, equal pay!

[@shanecharles4589]

@@ShawnSoth the boyfriend is just another means to an end, she only cares about herself. Modern women.☕

[@roblockhart8410]

@@ShawnSothI’m sure she was using the new boyfriend for some part of her plan. Narcissists aren’t capable of loving people

[@CatalinaFOIA]

Evil

[@Schneiderleslie]

@@ShawnSoth I am not giving this woman ANY credit. As a woman I am repulsed by someone that would call themselves a woman and do this. She is a monster who probably loves USING her new boyfriend

[@tylerjpitt3388]

Pure evil.

[@shady62minx]

When she’s found guilty, I hope she gets life. My heart goes out for his children and family. She is pure evil.

[@loujon191]

The judge feels sorry for her so she will probably get off easy

[@snapmalloy5556]

6th bombshell. She insured her kid's lives too. Would she have continued?

[@bones642]

Yeah I’m surprised that was a hang up. Just let the kids go with their dad in the divorce and go live her own life, seems so simple.

[@Matchaddict82]

There is a theory she was planning another book this one about the death of a child and how the other child grieves with that loss pretty sick

[@stephanieperri7747]

I truly think she would’ve done something to atleast 1 of her children , this woman is a greedy narcissist all she cared about was money. She’s right where she belongs in prison locked up and away from those poor kids

[@GrgAProduction]

Well she needed $3M to pay off the debts 😂

[@sarahmelissa4253]

If she got desperate then most likely

[@highlandspeaker]

Sister, YOU ARE the murder documentary.

[@bethneel6749]

😂😂

[@jellocas531]

😂😂 exactly

[@DaPhlyymamee]

Seriously!😤

[@theovolz3073]

You’d think if she’s into murder documentaries, she’d be more conscious of the fact buying life insurance policies right before your partner dies looks _incredibly_ suspicious.

[@l-train7876]

Why did the husband stay with her if he already suspected she tried to poison him???

[@Jaxsnackpack]

The kids

[@l-train7876]

@@Jaxsnackpack that doesn’t make sense because he stayed for the kids but now he’s dead. Maybe he was in denial that his life was in danger.

[@nowirehangers2815]

@@l-train7876he was making sure they were safe It makes perfect sense

[@Grammichal]

@@nowirehangers2815Wire hangers is an excuse. 🩸

[@user-dk3up2nl1m]

All he had to do was dial 911....say he was poisoned by his wife and the cops would have arrested her!

[@ericaexplainsitall2135]

The most cut and dry case that’s ever been cut and dried

[@shus5787]

Pure evil

[@jillionairess]

There should be a special charge for taking a kid's parent away from them thru murder. It's about the worst thing you could do to a child.

[@deborahsunflower939]

I like that idea. And technically she took 2 parents away…

[@sandgrownun66]

How about life plus one thousand years?

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

Premeditated murder = Death Biblically

[@SlimStefani]

Parent alienation is illegal, but in the scoop of murder is not the headline.

[@sandgrownun66]

@@SlimStefani "Scoop"?

[@nevadatan7323]

Whether you liked the guy or hated his guts, you deprived your kids of growing up with a father. No, worse. They have to live knowing their mother MURDERED their father. Money truly is the root of all evil it seems.

[@Grammichal]

The Bible says “The ❤ LOVE ❤️ of money is the root of all evil.”

[@cynthiaconnors183]

No. Money isn't the root of all evil. She's the root of her own evil.

[@JesusofUncool]

If she really loves her children like she pretends she does she wouldn’t murder their other parent and put herself in a position where she would never be able to see them again

[@nolanola2024]

Eric should have called 911 the first time. I don't understand why he didn’t go to doctor if he was suspicious 😢

[@erickiyoshiphillips2323]

you wouldnt know if u have never taken an opiate i know for damn sure i would know if someone gave me fetty because im a recovering addict but jm sure eric knew something he had digested

[@ghostsandgraveyards2888]

Come on, she didn't even write the book, everything about this woman is fake.

[@mbarry5861]

Why did this guy keep eating stuff this woman gave him??

[@bees.857]

RIGHT? You don't get to poison me twice.

[@sarahmelissa4253]

Maybe we will find out once the trial starts 🤷

[@TheYellowrose21]

Low IQ?

[@juliannajones6016]

Apparently, there needs to be a children’s song about, “🎶Divorce is better than Murder 🎶 !” Some people aren’t learning this concept.

[@DaPhlyymamee]

Really!

[@happyappy19931]

Or how about loving your husband and family instead?

[@Centurianm78]

Wow. The evidence in this case against her stacks sky high. I've never seen a more clear cut guilty case.

[@Kwildcat13]

I don’t know . I watched documentaries and it’s not as clear as media has you think .

[@MindyDaniel]

Am I the only one wondering why on earth he drank a moscow mule that SHE made for him when he had already told his friends that she already tried to poison him?

[@wasprobablychad9276]

Low IQ

[@jaydiaz8666]

these live, laugh, love psychos freak me out.

[@CTGDesigner]

This woman is on a whole other level of crazy and psychotic. She destroyed her family. Those poor kids.

[@marygoff3332]

Agreed. He was such a hard worker, too. His (as well as his business partner's) work was impeccable - just gorgeous.

[@99names16]

I love how her family said he was cheating, when she was.

[@myp0h]

How evil. Just to live selfishly whilst married with 3 children.

[@jellocas531]

Guilty. Give her the max life in prison. This monster should never be let out

[@michael5654]

Imagine being the lawyer defending that piece of garbage.

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

Skye Lazaro is attention seeking, she's always aware of the cameras & is seeing $$$.

[@cav3sp1d3rgam1ng]

Guilty

[@ZyanderJacobsson]

You did not watch the whole video that quick

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

Don’t have to watch it in order to know that the demon is guilty.

[@Grammichal]

@@ZyanderJacobsson Haven’t you been paying attention over the last couple years?

[@keekeedobalina]

Her own mother also murdered her female companion

[@veritysimone]

Really???

[@MariaLopez-mi4ol]

Didn't know that??!! WHATTA CURSE THAT WAS PASSED ON.

[@l-train7876]

What are her parents’ names??

[@cops4robbers663]

And it was her female partner, not her husband

[@nathanspreitzer6738]

Runs in the family I guess

[@sharongibson1161]

Disgusting behavior..a true sociopath...so sad for her children snd his family😢

[@usakiwi1986]

My heart breaks for their 3 innocent boys

[@wisdomveritas6281]

A cleaning products ad for a video about a wife who killed her husband and was trying to get away with the crime. WTF

[@ogarcia9745]

Yeah I think my wife tried to poison me yet I stayed and give her another chance to either reformed or try again Yeah

[@hannahmadrid3599]

What a nightmare she is.

[@Njabuloseh]

“I just wanna lay on the couch, snuggle you and watch a murder documentary”, the murderer said

[@joycestepancevich6591]

He looked to be such a super sweet guy. Heartbreaking!!

[@anonymity2882]

How is it still legal to take a life insurance policy out on someone w/o their knowledge?

[@dougliner2521]

Well it is reasonable to allow a financially interdependent party to ensure themselves against the loss of financial support. If a financially dependent spouse or business partner was barred from getting a life insurance policy on their partner because the person who's financial support is being insured was abusive or controlling it could be disaster for the dependent parties if the income is lost. All policies prohibit payment to the beneficiary if they act illegally against the contract. Whenever there is a pending a an autopsy or open investigation where a beneficiary has not been cleared, the policy should not pay until resolution. Suicides usually alter the amount of payout, often to only remittance of the premiums paid. Illegal acts by the insured party resulting in death should also affect the terms of payout, which raises the question of her claim of illicit, illegal drug use. That is interesting because it could have affected the value of the policy. I just hope his children are either listed as secondary or were co-listed as primary beneficiaries or that the laws of that sate cover should they not be listed cover their financial interests since the marital assets paid for those policies.

[@anonymity2882]

@@dougliner2521 So your argument is that people should be able to do it because they are too afraid to ask the spouse/partner? If that is the case than there are other options like divorce. Plus if the spouse did find out wouldn't that only fuel to the fire. Just imagine someone taking a policy out on your life without you even knowing it.

[@perezsan1]

Plus she only got $100k but owned millions. 😂

[@yellowsubmarine7073]

😡 She’s a damn monster

[@MG-ot2yr]

Certainly a well established motive, and evidence to back that up. She's toast.

[@elizabethr4107]

I always appreciate how succinct and professional this host is

[@cookie_dough_hangover]

These women have it all, a beautiful house, money, healthy kids, vacations, a decent husband and it's still not enough.

[@helenal.7881]

Yes. It’s mind boggling!!!

[@helenal.7881]

This is not quite the same but I read Kris Kardashian’s biography when I was really bored and she too had it all w Robert Kardashian. He was a great husband, wonderful father of her 4 kids, they had a very lavish lifestyle…all the bells and whistles yet she got bored in her marriage and cheated on him repeatedly! He caught her w her adulterous lover at a restaurant and subsequently filed for divorce. But just so sad and needless.

[@ewn0404]

Those poor boys. Not only does their mom murder their dad, but she’s going to spend all of their inheritance trying to get away with it.

[@Matchaddict82]

She is a theory she was going to eventually kill one of the kids to make a book too

[@ewn0404]

@@Matchaddict82 I want to see what the bf looks like. I’m very much hoping we get to see him testify. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was more involved in this than it sounds initially.

[@Matchaddict82]

@@ewn0404well he may eventually be in jail too and may be part of the crime or influenced it

[@elaine5446]

Nope. Dad changed the will.

[@kathleenp9643]

@@elaine5446exactly! 🤣🤣👍🏻

[@thaliakirst9395]

The irony is she didn’t want to have a harmed relationship with her kids and she wanted full custody and control of them and now she will likely spend the rest of her pathetic life behind bars- her kids are obviously going to despise the woman that killed their dad and she will have no custody or say in their lives. Justice

[@doreencrespo7133]

What is it about Utah?

[@annjepsen1621]

Mormons?

[@workermannamrekrow2768]

This type of crime happens in all 50 states. And has nothing to do with religion.

[@ellismarsalis6064]

Yes - Mormons - Google Joseph Smith - 😳

[@julieprince5538]

Mormon Religion

[@timothyfreeseha4056]

Paramour..gosh. where do these people find the time?

[@andreabennington]

FYI Paramour.

[@timothyfreeseha4056]

Yes. Thank you. Paramour​@@andreabennington

[@dollygood66]

How is murder better than divorce?

[@swl9104]

When you get considerably more money from the former, apparently.

[@happyappy19931]

They are both bad. How about neither?

[@TheYellowrose21]

All about greed

[@jenwynn19]

This has been going on for so long I totally thought she was already found guilty. Why are we still here. She did it.

[@TheYellowrose21]

Unfortunately justice takes FOREVER

[@GMGBlackWhiteMUNGEY]

Some people are truly psychotic.

[@gingy2746]

"She was obviously terrible at it" 😅😂

[@Neddsaidd]

Calling her a book author is insulting to literally every author ever. She was a greedy real estate agent/monster manipulator.

[@LoveyCee]

She’s just a con. A grifter.

[@jacobgalloway9123]

I understand falling out of love or being betrayed and leaving your spouse but to murder to get out of a lie is evil.

[@universal_destiny3155]

How could anyone do this to the father of their child and live with themselves. Not human, a monster

[@BemineMjb12]

The greed of money .tsk.tsk.

[@carolynwelsch]

This sounds like a slam dunk.

[@bjjjb3056]

My feelings aside, my children love their father so dearly, so deeply, such a beautiful bond, he drives me absolutely bonkers but I couldn’t imagine causing them this heartbreak 💔

[@jessem7556]

Sickening 😮 Your kids 😠 You don't love your kids?😢

[@Eclipse503]

She also bought life insurance on her kids! This witch is capable of anything. Put her and Lori in the same cell.

[@Final_Boss_Racing]

Angenette has really pretty eyes

[@vpg8000]

Has anyone read the book? It’s very creepy.

[@chelseyhurd]

Where did you read it? Wasn’t it pulled off shelves after she was charged?

[@chelseyhurd]

It was actually “written” by AI. Hey said she used an artificial intelligence program to write it, so it probably does sound weird.

[@vpg8000]

@@chelseyhurd There was a video on a certain site (cough, cough) that showed all of the pages of the book.

[@vpg8000]

@@chelseyhurd Oh. Well it's more the cartoon that makes it eerie. She has the deceased husband looking at the kids from the grave. It makes it seem as if she was speaking on behalf of the man she allegedly killed.

[@cynthiaconnors183]

Well, she didn't write the book. Guess her hired online writer is creepy.

[@perezsan1]

Poor guy must have been miserable everyday with this lady. Specially to suspect the wife of poisoning him.

[@ibisubus]

That abrupt ad read in the middle was wild.

[@keithwigington6288]

Bring back “Old Sparky”!!!

[@cherychabot6750]

SHE is going away for a long long time! How sad for her kids!!! She left a trail of evidence! She was also stealing money from him...real class act not to mention writing that book!

[@neelred10]

I can't understand why husband stayed with her 😢

[@QP9237]

When your personal pet project looks like the Arrested Development properties you have to know you f*cked up 😂

[@clownrituals587]

Never get involved with a woman with a severe side part of her hair…

[@tifKh]

Hahaha finally someone has the same thought. Aggressive side parts are sus

[@TexasRain45]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@andreabennington]

LOLOL.

[@helenfong3339]

Wasn't there a witness saying Kouri asked her where to get the drugs? This woman is despicable! She will get life in prison.

[@annikabjornson998]

Utah is far too lenient with female defendants. Don’t get your heart set on actual justice.

[@toothbrush1016]

Hope justice is served. This is terrible for the kids😢

[@meesh1002]

I need to know who the other man is..

[@wydopnthrtl]

Doesn't matter.

[@ministeriobibliahabla217]

Think again, maybe he is the one ordering the poison ☠️ 😅

[@MathieuLLF]

It's not relevant

[@wyodrifter5539]

She don’t look so cute anymore lol

[@startingtech3900]

Wet wipe syndrome

[@coll4455]

She’s literally the worst!!!!!!! I believe she would have taken out the kids to if she needed more money. She had life insurance policies on them as well

[@chasbo25]

"My husband passed away unexepctedly..." Really?🤣 Be really careful , both guys and gals, who you get involved with. She is going to end up in the slammer!

[@MariaLopez-mi4ol]

Her way of not looking guilty??!!

[@Gil_Gilbert]

The producer might want to tell the anchor to pull her hair away from her right eye. It’s noticeable & distracting. Just saying. 😊

[@NakaidaBeauzec]

What is with Utah and bad mothers?

[@carrie8756]

It’s so wild for her to text about not wanting to break up her family, so she takes away her children’s father from them and then will be going to jail for the rest of her life. Her kids will grow up without their dad and their mom. So disgusting. May he rest in peace. It is so hard to see the photos of their family and Eric. He deserved so much better.

[@MickiD255]

So sad and heartbreaking for his Children Family and Friends. It's all about Money, Greed and Affairs and she murdered her husband. Shame on her, I hope you spend the rest of your life in Prison and meet big momma. I hope you have a miserable life. My Thoughts and Prayers are with his Children, Family and Friends. RIP Sir 💐

[@joettaflyascanbee4659]

I bet when she made the comment to her boyfriend that she would be better off if her husband was dead, that she was trying to see if he would suggest he would kill her husband. He obviously didn't take the bait so that does show he has some integrity, now not enough to stop him from sleeping with another man's wife but enough integrity that he would not kill another human being. I have seen so many of these true crime shows in which the woman makes these sort of statements and the boyfriend is right there ready willing and able to destroy the rest of his entire life for a greedy wicked demon with not so much as the bare minimum of a moral fiber.

[@archipiratta]

What on earth is going on in Utah?!?!

[@cookie_dough_hangover]

Mormon church

[@julieprince5538]

Mormons Utah has the highest rate of Fraud cases in the country! Highest use of depression medication, etc. I live in Utah. Ruby Franke- Jodi Hildabrandt. Chad Daybell and the Stamping Up wife that killed her husband.

[@stephaniecastillo4851]

Why in the he££ would he stay if he truly thought she was trying to kill him?!?!

[@tifKh]

That side part is also aggressively criminal

[@karlacruzmusic7412]

LOL😅

[@VTheYo]

Came here to say this 😂😂😂

[@frisk151]

One thing is almost certain... She's going to end up living in a really big house for life!

[@tyrelkoyle8315]

People will do anything for money.

[@ProdigalATTN]

What a monster!! I hope she rots in jail.

[@gaylavogel4335]

PURE EVIL! Justice for Eric & family & and his sons. 🙏🌟🙏

[@savagebrendaquinn131]

She's COOKED.

[@knightwriter2989]

Chicks in Utah... just sayin'....