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Kouri Richins' sons urge life sentence for mother who killed their father with fentanyl

Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 06:34 · 1 min read

The three young sons of Kouri Richins, a Utah author convicted of murdering their father, have told a court they fear for their safety and want her to remain imprisoned for life ahead of her sentencing hearing on Wednesday. Richins, 35, was found guilty in March of lacing her husband Eric's cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in 2022 at their home near Park City, Utah, and faces aggravated murder charges carrying a sentence of 25 years to life or life without parole. In statements submitted by prosecutors urging Judge Richard Mrazik to impose the harshest sentence, the boys — now aged 13, 11, and 9 — each said they would feel unsafe if their mother were ever released, with the eldest saying he feared she would 'come after me and my brothers' and hurt them.

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The Guardian‘I’m afraid if she gets out’: US author’s sons say they want mother to stay in jail ↗︎
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