

Kouri explicitly asked for fentanyl and bought US$900 worth of pills. sold her some hydrocodone pills, but two weeks later, the source said Kouri was back, saying her investor friend wanted stronger stuff. revealed that Kouri had come to them looking to buy prescription pain medication for an investor she knew who had a back injury. Several communications were found between Kouri and the person, identified only as “C.L.” in the charging document. Police received a warrant to search the Richins home and seized a number of electronic devices, which lead them to an unnamed source who had multiple previous charges for drug possession. Russian hypersonic missiles shot down over Ukraine, Kyiv says.China vows to ‘smash’ Taiwan self-rule as U.S.Bobi’s birthday: World’s oldest dog turns 31, celebrates with big dance party.Girl missing for 6 years found after being recognized on ‘Unsolved Mysteries’.Utah is a death penalty state, meaning Kouri could face capital punishment or life imprisonment if convicted of murder.Īccording to a statement of probable cause based on an investigation by the Summit County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to the Richins home in the early hours of Maand found Eric dead on the floor in front of his bed. Kouri was charged with first-degree aggravated murder and three counts of second-degree possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. An autopsy of her husband, Eric Richins, turned up five times the lethal dosage of fentanyl in his system. Richins, 33, was arrested on Monday in Kamas, Utah, a small mountain town on the outskirts of Salt Lake City, for allegedly poisoning her husband with fentanyl last year. Now, she’s being charged with his murder. She said writing it helped her and her three sons cope with the death of their father. About a year after Kouri Richins’ husband died, she wrote a children’s picture book about dealing with grief and losing loved ones.
