Utah mourning ‘murderer’ author who allegedly poisoned her husband with a fentanyl-laced cocktail could lose $2 million and a book deal if a new law is passed.
Kouri Richins, 33, of Kama in Utah, has been accused of poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, 39, by delivering a Moscow mule laced with fentanyl to him on March 3, 2022.
Utah State Representative Brett Garner, who was a friend of Eric’s in high school, introduced a new law that would prohibit convicted murderers from receiving money through a prenuptial agreement.
If the new bill passes and she is convicted, Kouri could lose millions from the sale of the home she shared with Kevin and the rights to the children’s book she wrote shortly after his death.
The US Sun reported that although Garner and Kevin knew each other, they had not been in contact for years.
Kouri Richins could lose $2 million and money from her book contract if a new law is passed in Utah. She is pictured with her late husband Eric Richins, whom she was charged with poisoning in March 2022.
Utah State Representative Brett Garner, who was Eric’s high school friend, introduced a new bill that would prohibit convicted murderers from receiving money through a prenuptial agreement.
Before her death, the couple quarreled over financial issues related to their $2 million, 10-acre home and signed an agreement that would grant her the sale of the home.
Before her death, the couple quarreled over financial issues related to their $2 million, 10-acre home and signed an agreement that would grant her the sale of the home.
The home was sold in January 2020 to Alec and Taryn Wright, who sued Kouri and his real estate company after they claimed they had to vacate the property due to dangerous levels of mold along with a series of unexplained health problems.
On Monday, newly filed documents claimed Kouri first tried to kill her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl just a month before she allegedly served him the spiked cocktail.
Prosecutors have alleged that a sandwich she bought him on Valentine’s Day was left with a note in the front seat of his truck.
He purchased the sandwich at a local restaurant in town, and later that week, witnesses said he purchased several dozen fentanyl pills.
Two of Eric’s friends said they remembered him calling them later that day, after eating the sandwich, and telling them, “I think my wife tried to kill me,” according to witness testimony.
The legal documents said that before making that phone call, Eric rushed to inject his son’s EpiPen and drank a bottle of Benadryl after reacting to the drugs.
When he woke up from a deep sleep, he called his friends and told them he thought he was going to die and that it was his wife’s fault, according to the documents.
A housekeeper, who is also the state’s star witness, told police she had sold drugs to Kouri just a couple of days before the alleged first poisoning attempt.
According to the latest documents, Kouri allegedly told the housekeeper that he needed stronger medication because the pills he was initially given were not strong enough.
A month after that attempt, Kouri called 911 and reported finding Eric “cold to the touch” at the foot of his bed, according to the police report.
Medical examiners later discovered that her husband had five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in his system.
On Monday, newly filed documents claimed Kouri first tried to kill her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl just a month before she allegedly served him the spiked cocktail.
Shortly after her husband’s death, the mother of three published a children’s book titled ‘Are You With Me?’ about a deceased father with angel wings who takes care of his children
Summit County Chief Prosecutor Patricia Cassell has alleged that Kouri slipped the obscene amount of drugs into Eric’s cocktail that night, even though the wife’s family said his death was accidental.
Kouri’s brother Ronney said “Eric loved to party, he loved to have a good time.”
“The simplest answer is usually the correct one; it was most likely an accidental overdose.”
The same night Eric died, she and Kouri’s mother, Lisa Darden, were celebrating the mansion’s recent closing. Kouri owned a real estate company and her husband owned a successful masonry business.
A day after her death, search warrant affidavits show Kouri signed the closing documents on the couple’s $2 million estate and invited friends to a party where she was drinking and celebrating.
Kouri and her husband had previously been arguing about their plans to buy the house in the days before he was found dead, according to court documents.
Prosecutors said Eric discovered that his wife had taken out a $250,000 home equity line of credit and spent it, withdrawing $100,000 from her bank accounts and spending more than $30,000 on her credit cards.
Kouri also stole about $134,000 from her husband’s business intended for tax payments, according to the documents.
Documents indicate she agreed to pay her husband back when he confronted her about the missing money.
Prosecutors alleged that Kouri purchased four different life insurance policies, totaling more than $1.9 million between 2015 and 2017.
In the new legal documents, it was revealed that Kouri had a negative bank balance, owed lenders more than $1.8 million, and was being sued by a creditor.
Shortly after her husband’s death, the mother of three published a children’s book titled ‘Are You With Me?’ about a deceased father dressed in angel wings who takes care of his children.
Two of Eric’s friends said they remembered him calling them later that day, after eating the sandwich, and saying, ‘I think my wife tried to kill me,’ according to witness testimony.
Kouri has been indicted on new charges following recently filed documents, including attempted murder, mortgage fraud and insurance fraud for allegedly falsifying loan applications and fraudulently claiming insurance benefits after Eric’s death.
He promoted it on television and radio, describing the book as a way to help children grieve the loss of a loved one.
She said in an interview that she was motivated to write the book after searching Amazon and Barnes and Noble and finding “nothing” to help them “cope” and dedicated the book to Eric.
Kouri has been indicted on new charges following recently filed documents, including attempted murder, mortgage fraud and insurance fraud for allegedly falsifying loan applications and fraudulently claiming insurance benefits after Eric’s death.
Before his death, Eric had changed his will to make his sister the sole beneficiary of his life insurance policy and was even considering divorcing Kouri, according to his family.
Family lawyer and spokesperson Greg Skordas previously told DailyMail.com that Eric feared Kouri was trying to kill him after two separate cases in which he became violently ill after drinking or eating with his wife.
His family has insisted that Kouri is responsible for his sudden death.