Utah woman who wrote book on grief gets life without parole for killing husband

Kouri Richins was convicted for lacing her husband’s cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband ...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Utah woman who wrote book on grief gets life without parole for killing husband, Kouri Richins was convicted for lacing her husband’s cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband and was later found guilty of killing him has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Kouri Richins was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her husband’s cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl at their home near Park City in 2022. Continue reading…

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