Utah Woman Arrested and Charged with Murder in Husband's Fentanyl Overdose

On March 4, 2022, Kouri Richins found her husband, Eric Richins, unresponsive in their bed, leading to his death. Police later claimed his death was due to a fentanyl overdose. Kouri was charged with murder. In her first primetime interview, Kouri's mother, Lisa Darden, shared details about the night leading up to Eric's death. The medical examiner's ruling did not align with Eric's family's beliefs that he was not an opioid user. Kouri maintains her innocence, and her attorney insists that prosecutors must prove she obtained and administered drugs to her husband to prove murder. After Eric's death, Kouri struggled to move forward as a single mom to their three sons. She wrote a children's book about coping with loss, "Are You With Me?" to help her kids but was later accused of murdering her husband. Prosecutors allege that Kouri gave Eric a lethal dose of fentanyl on the night of his death. Kouri denies any involvement in her husband's death and her family's lawyer suggests that unless prosecutors can connect the dots and prove she obtained and administered drugs to her husband, it will be hard to prove murder. Kouri's family insists that the letter found in her cell was fiction, part of a book she's been writing and that it's private. Despite these challenges, both families are focused on supporting Eric and Kouri's three sons and hope to gain custody while the trial is expected to start in 2025.

Challenges and Denials

Kouri maintains her innocence, and her attorney insists that prosecutors must prove she obtained and administered drugs to her husband to prove murder. Despite these challenges, both families are focused on supporting Eric and Kouri's three sons and hope to gain custody while the trial is expected to start in 2025.