This is an older article but has lots of details I don’t recall reading elsewhere ( or I’ve forgotten)
Contains original charging document.
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The Richins family is one of the oldest and largest in Summit County. A notable member was Sheldon Richins, for whom Summit County’s Richins Building in Kimball Junction is named.
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Kouri claimed to have performed CPR on Eric, but fire and EMS first responders said that was unlikely, citing blood coming from his mouth.
During CPR, when responders asked where Eric’s medications were, warrants state she claimed not to know because “the maid just puts medications in random places.”
Kouri claimed her husband had a pain pill addiction in high school but no substance abuse issues since.
Friends and family told police they did not notice any behavior indicative of drug use, and no pain killers were found in the family home.
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Almost a year to the day after Eric’s death, on March 7, Kouri published a children’s book entitled “Are you with me?”
She reached out to KPCW a few weeks afterward to set up an interview promoting the book, which she said “is designed to offer comfort and solace to young minds.”
It renders Eric with angel wings and a halo watching over their youngest child while they grow up.
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During the interview, she disclosed plans to publish sequels. The next title in the works was “Mom, how far away is heaven?” as well as a book for young girls struggling with grief and husbands who lost their wives.
On Friday, Kouri posted a reel of photos of her and Eric to Facebook.
“Life is just so damn hard without you here! The cards I have been dealt just seem like a game that cant [
sic] be played,” the caption read.
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The Kamas mother who wrote a book with her children to help them deal with the grief over losing their father is now facing charges for his murder.
www.kpcw.org
