A mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murder
Kouri Richins, a Utah mother who wrote a children's book about grief involvement-in-child-trafficking-following-report.html" class="story-link" title="Accor Denies Involvement in Child Trafficking Following Report">following her husband's death, has been convicted of his murder. A jury found her guilty of fatally poisoning her husband's drink with fentanyl in 2022. Prosecutors alleged she committed the crime to collect millions from life insurance policies.
Richins deliberately killed her husband by spiking his drink with fentanyl to collect on multiple life insurance policies worth millions. The children's book about grief was part of an elaborate cover-up, allowing her to present herself as a grieving widow while profiting from the tragedy she orchestrated.
The defense maintained Richins' innocence throughout the trial, though specific arguments weren't detailed in available coverage. Defense attorneys would typically argue that the evidence is circumstantial and that writing a grief book reflects genuine mourning rather than guilt.