Utah author convicted after poisoning husband with lethal Moscow Mule cocktail
A Summit County jury on Monday evening found Kouri Richins guilty of killing Eric, a Utah author and mother who died from fentanyl poisoning administered via Moscow Mule cocktail during March 2021 in an attempt by the couple's attorney to start new lives together while he remained at their home until death occurred.
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1Kouri Richins was convicted by a Summit County jury on Monday evening for murdering her husband Eric with fentanyl-laced Moscow Mules in March 2022.
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2The court also found the author guilty of four additional crimes, including attempted murder and two counts of insurance fraud related to their death benefit policy.
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Kouri Richins was just found guilty for murdering her husband Eric with fentanyl-laced Moscow mules after previously attempting to poison him via sandwich on Valentine's Day.
— '48 Hours' Podcast (Cbsnews)La scrittrice di libri per bambini Kouri Richins rischia l'erogazione della pena capitale dopo aver ucciso il marito Eric con un cocktail Moscow Mule avvelenato da fentanyl, in una trama per iniziare la vita insieme al suo manutentore.
— 'Voleva lasciare il marido ma non voleva dargli i suoi soldi': lo uccide mettendo il fentanyl nel suo Moscow MuleUn jury de Summit County a trouvé Kouri Richins coupable du meurtre et des tentatives d'assassinat en mars 2022 après avoir administré une dose létale de fentanyl dans un cocktail.
— (Partner-feeds.20min.ch)Kouri Richins has been found guilty of killing her husband with a lethal Moscow Mule in an attempt to start over as the wife's handyman, but she is now facing life imprisonment for this crime instead of freedom from prison.
— (Daily Mail)Utah author Kouri Richins has been found guilty by a jury of murdering her husband with fentanyl-laced drinks, as well as attempted murder and insurance fraud related to their Valentine's Day poisoning attempt in February 2024 (the text states the crime occurred "in" or during that year). The verdict was announced on Monday evening following testimony recorded for 'The 68 Hours' special episode.
Kouri Richins was found guilty of murdering her husband by poisoning him in a Moscow Mule cocktail as part of an attempt with his handyman lover. The six-person jury deliberated for three hours before convicting the mother-of-three on five counts, including aggravated murder and insurance fraud related to Eric's $4 million estate death.
A Summit County jury found 27-year-old woman accused murderer guilty on Monday evening for killing Eric Richins with a lethal dose fentanyl poisoning. The verdict included four additional crimes: attempted murder and insurance fraud related to taking out life policy, forgery of his signature as well second-degree felonies