ERIC RICHINS: Utah vs. Kouri Richins - Murder via fentanyl poisoning

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May 10, 2023, 6:16 PM EDT / Updated May 11, 2023, 9:18 AM EDT
By Minyvonne Burke, Antonio Planas and Andrew Blankstein

A Utah man who died after his wife allegedly spiked his drink with fentanyl — and then wrote a children's book about grief — had suspected she tried to poison him multiple times and said “she was to blame” if anything happened to him, according to court records.

Despite the suspicions, a family spokesperson told NBC News on Wednesday that Eric Richins stayed in the marriage with Kouri Richins because of his children.


Eric Richins, 39, died March 4, 2022, at his home in Kamas, about 40 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, after he was found unresponsive in his bedroom. Kouri Richins, 33, was arrested Monday on charges of aggravated murder and three counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.

An attorney for Kouri Richins, Skye Lazaro, declined to comment Wednesday.

According to affidavits for search warrants obtained Wednesday from the Summit County Sheriff's Office, relatives of Eric Richins told investigators to look into his wife's involvement.

"They advised he warned them that if anything happened to him she was to blame," the records said. Eric Richins, according to the records, suspected his wife had tried to poison him on multiple occasions.

"According to a sister, Eric and his wife went to Greece a few years ago and after his wife gave him a drink he became violently ill and called his sister saying he believed his wife had tried to kill him," the records said.

"On Valentine’s Day of 2022, his wife brought him a sandwich, which after one bite Eric broke into hives and couldn’t breathe. He used his son’s epi-pen as well as Benadryl before passing out for several hours," according to the records.

He was looking into a divorce and had changed his power of attorney, his will and the beneficiary of his life insurance policy from his wife to his sister, the records said.

Two family members said Eric Richins told them he was worried “Kouri would kill him for money and he wanted to make sure the kids were taken care of financially,” the records said.

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The medical examiner said that he had five times the lethal dosage of fentanyl in his system and that it was "illicit" fentanyl, not medical-grade. It is also believed he ingested the drugs orally, according to the statement.

It appears she never performed CPR on him as she claimed, the search warrant records said, because of the large amount of blood that came from his mouth.

His family said that Eric Richins never told his wife he had “cut her out of the will” and that the couple were also arguing over buying a $2 million home that she wanted to flip, according to the records.

The family said he was planning to tell her he wasn’t going to sign the papers, but the day after his death, she signed the closing papers on the home, the records said.

After she closed on the home, she invited her friends over for a large party at her home where she was drinking and celebrating, an affidavit for a search warrant said.
 

by: Derick Fox
Posted: Jun 12, 2023 / 08:37 AM MDT
Updated: Jun 12, 2023 / 12:36 PM MDT

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During Monday’s hearing, a judge heard from both parties and three witnesses before making a decision to continue holding Kouri Richins without bail during the pretrial period. The court will meet again in person at noon on Thursday, June 22 for a scheduling conference.
 
Yeahhhh.....They rarely do hard time if a celebrity. Some did get it. After too many opps'. "Mickey Rourke, Stacey Keach". They come to mind. Alot slide, I'm surprised they would do that for her, Really. Allegedly killed?. The book did it.
 
Seriously. He suspected he was poisoned before. I wish the guy would have left. Dang. I'm sure he thought if she would harm him. She might the kids. Just observation. He was a DAD.
 
Luxury prisons for the rich? This woman is no one special but in her head she thinks she is, that much is abundantly clear already in this case. She also isn't famous other than for her notoriety now in this. We can't know it all but I fail to see what Eric saw in her. Or why he stayed. It is said for the children but why would you stay or keep your kids with a woman who you suspect of trying to poison you. Nothing normal or minor about that. Once is too many times to risk staying in such or leaving your children in such.
 
She makes me angry looking at her. Most do. Sitting there like they did nothing at all. And the rich are worse. A reminder, "Gwyneth Paltrow" And her twang.
No reminder needed on Gwyneth, can't stand her. For sure.

Yes most make me angry too but this one you can just see it. She thinks herself special yah. Of course we know some of that from what we know in the case but even if we didn't, all it takes is watching her and her demands for street clothes, etc. As if her outfits will impress or some such, I don't think it with her is about just not being seen in jail garb, I think again she thinks how she plays it and what she wears will have some impact which I think honestly is ridiculous but we will see it play out I guess...

In the longer video one gets to see a lot of how her attorney is and she's pretty good I guess but it isn't going to matter imo. Nor are the street clothes going to win Koooooori her freedom nor a l luxury hotel prison.

I'd hope not anyhow.
 
I have no time and very likely this is posted or all have seen it but if you haven't seen it, I suggest watching it. The first part is much like a victim impact statement but as one gets into it, wow. Knew some of it but not all. She had multiple life insurance policies not only on Eric but on the children as well!! Most people do not insure their children (imo) and certainly not with multiple policies.

 
There's a lot of info out there that I think most reporters whether MSM or Yters, etc. have yet to dig into and cover.

This one is interesting and touches on much more info in it to go through. Well worth a watch.

Covers a full interview with the defendant and then the ending part covers all her google searches, many of interest, not just the luxury prisons in Utah.

One big one imo is she searched whether with a death certificate saying cause of death is pending, life insurance will still be paid out?

Also had one of how long it takes to get life insurance payment?

And some other damning ones.

Also a lot of details about the marriage although most of it comes from the defendant but Plundr also touches on financial info which she may do a separate video of etc.

Also an email from defendant to the investigators is in here. A long one... And more.

Recommend watching. Not a waste of time imo, even if like me, you have little time.

 
Her 2nd appearance in court. She is taking deep breaths and seems upset. Anyone buy it?

Pretty short video/hearing.

 

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