UT - Kouri Richins, 33, Author, wife, mom, charged in husband’s “unexpected” death last year, May 2023-- MEDIA, MAPS, TIMELINE **NO DISCUSSION**

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Judge denies Kouri Richins bail after 4 hour detention hearing

Kouri Richins, the woman accused of killing her husband with fentanyl poisoning then writing a children’s book about grieving, is due in court on Monday, June 12 for a detention hearing.

www.abc4.com

Updated: Jun 12, 2023 / 03:26 PM MDT


During Monday’s hearing, a judge heard from both parties and three witnesses before making a decision to continue holding Kouri Richins without bail during her pretrial period. The court will meet again in person at noon on Thursday, June 22 for a scheduling conference.

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Kouri Richins could still appeal for bail, though she only has a 30-day window to file the appeal.

 

[Seattle1]

Kouri Richins Detention Hearing: Forensic Accountant Reviews Financials | Court TV Video

Forensic accountant Brooke Karrington detailed Kouri Richins' financials during a detention hearing Monday.

www.courttv.com

6/12/23

KOURI RICHINS DETENTION HEARING: FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT REVIEWS FINANCIALS​

Forensic accountant Brooke Karrington detailed Kouri Richins' financials during a detention hearing Monday.

 

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Defense Motion to Set Conditions of Release (Bail) pdf pages 1-31:

Motion To Set Conditions of Release | PDF

Motion to Set Conditions of Release

www.scribd.com

Legal expert believes Kouri Richins defense attorneys 'confident' in case

A Utah criminal defense attorney says the lawyers representing a Summit County woman accused of killing her husband are likely feeling confident about the case.

kutv.com

 

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Video is just over one hour/ Detective O'Driscoll w/the Summit County Sheriff's Office

who is CL in relation to the defendant CL is an associate of the defendant
she cleaned houses for the defendant's business as well as her personal home at
times does CL have a criminal drug history yes



okay what if anything did CL tell you about the defendant approaching CL
a second time for Fentanyl she all told us that approximately a
week after delivering the first load of fentanyl the defendant reached out to her again by text or call and said
that she wanted some more fentanyl that was stronger than the previous batch

 

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Kouri Richins, Utah woman accused of killing husband then writing grief book for kids, requests bail

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668442341152006147

 

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Kouri Richins, the woman accused of killing her husband then writing a children's book about grieving, will be held without bail, a judge decided Monday.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668441068092764161

Mom accused of killing husband, writing book about grief denied bail

Kouri Richins, the woman accused of killing her husband then writing a children’s book about grieving, will be held without bail, a judge decided Monday.

www.kget.com

SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah (KTVX) — After a four-hour hearing, a Utah judge has denied bail for Kouri Richins, the woman accused of killing her husband and then writing a children’s book about grieving.

During Monday’s hearing, a judge heard from both parties and three witnesses before making a decision to continue holding Richins without bail during her pretrial period.

Richins dropped her head and cried as a detective testified about authorities finding her husband dead and “cold to the touch,” and prosecutors argued the evidence against her was strong enough to deny her bail.

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1668425441651175429

https://twitter.com/alcaprari23

 

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Utah has a law, called the "slayer statute," which says killers cannot profit from their crimes.

Kouri Richins had 'financial motive' to kill her husband, says Eric's family

Eric Richins’ family says Kouri should not profit from her alleged crime.

www.kpcw.org

 

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"Eric made and requested several unusual to highly unusual choices and provisions to his estate plan," said attorney Kristal Bowman-Carter, who counseled Eric on estate planning, according to the documents.

Those unusual requests included that his wife not be designated as his health care agent should one be needed and that his wife and children be provided for, but with the caveat that she should be unable to control the financials. Eric chose his father and sister to be trustees on his family's behalf, according to the documents.

Eric sought to "protect the three young sons he and Kouri had together in the long-term by ensuring that Kouri would never be in a position to manage his property after his death," Bowman-Carter said.

In a phone conversation the day after Eric's death, Bowman-Carter explained the trust to Kouri. She said Kouri "became extremely upset. Her behavior (led) me to believe she was learning this for the first time."

'What is a lethal dose of fentanyl?': Alleged search history of mom charged with husband's murder

The searches found on Kouri Richins' iPhone include the phrases, "Luxury prisons for the rich in America" and "How to permanently delete information from an iPhone remotely."

abc13.com

 

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A judge has denied bail of Kouri Richins, the children’s book author in Utah and mother of three accused of poisoning her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl. @ErinNBCNews reports on the latest details.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668589951917731841

 

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Children's book author Kouri Richins, accused of murdering her late husband, has been denied bail before her trial.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668634340165656576

 

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The Utah woman accused of killing her husband by poisoning him with a spiked drink allegedly searched for lethal doses of fentanyl, life insurance payouts and lie detector tests on her iPhone, according to a court filing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668367654950780937

Utah woman accused of killing husband and writing grief book searched for lethal doses of fentanyl on iPhone, prosecutors say

The allegations are in a filing ahead of a court hearing at which Kouri Richins was denied bail.

www.nbcnews.com

June 12, 2023, 3:18 PM EDT


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cited alleged internet searches from her in the filing that included:

• “if someone is poisned what does it go down on the death certificate as"
• “what is a lethal.does .of.fetanayl"
• "can cops force you to do a lie detector test."
• "death certificate says pending, will life insurance still pay?"
• "luxury prisons for the rich in america"
• "how to.permanently delete information from an iphone remotely”
• “FBI anyalsis of electronics in an investigation”

"Most telling among these searches are her queries about how a death caused by poisoning is categorized on a death certificate and what constitutes a lethal dose of fentanyl," the prosecutors wrote.

 

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"I don't know if there is anything about that woman that I believe, so I will just leave it at that." Below is my report immediately following the hearing, where I discuss Kouri's demeanor in the courtroom, who was called to testify and what else Amy said during her heart-breaking speech about her brother.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668352324614381579

https://twitter.com/alcaprari23

 

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Kouri Richins, the Utah mom accused of killing her husband, was denied bail Monday. NewsNation's
@alcaprari23 has been following the case and has the latest on what was revealed at the hearing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668713038029914113

 

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Children's book author Kouri Richins, accused of murdering her late husband, has been denied bail before her trial.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668634340165656576

 

[Seattle1]

6-12-23 --

No Bail and No BugOut Bag Kouri Richins | Profiling Evil​

 

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EricRichins, a Utah father allegedly poisoned to death by his wife of nine years, apparently took "highly unusual" steps to boot #KouriRichins from his will prior to his death.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668999911902199819

Utah man allegedly murdered by author wife took 'highly unusual' steps to boot her out of will

Eric Richins, a Utah man allegedly poisoned to death by his wife, Kouri Richins, took "highly unusual steps" to keep his wife from becoming the sole beneficiary of his estate.

www.foxnews.com

June 14, 2023 10:54am EDT

Eric Richins, a Utah man allegedly poisoned to death by his wife of nine years, took "highly unusual" steps to keep his wife from becoming the sole beneficiary of his estate after his death, according to his attorney.

Prosecutors allege Kouri Richins, 33, murdered her 39-year-old husband by spiking his cocktail with fentanyl the evening of March 3, 2022, at their home in Kamas, just outside of Park City, while their three sons were asleep.

"Eric made and requested several unusual to highly unusual choices and provisions to his estate plan," estate-planning attorney Kristal Bowman-Carter wrote in a declaration filed in Summit County in connection with Kouri Richins' murder case.


Prior to his death, Eric took Kouri off his will and made his sister and father the beneficiaries instead. His family told authorities he had been in fear for his life after Kouri allegedly tried to poison him several years ago in Greece and again on Valentine's Day last year.

 

[Seattle1]

6/12/23 -

Utah poisoning case: Attorney for family of Eric Richins speaks | NewsNation Now​

 

[arielilane]

Article includes 31 page Motion to Set Conditions for Release

Kouri Richins in court after attorneys make case for her release

UPDATE: A judge has denied Kouri Richins' request to be allowed out on bail during the proceedings. She will remain in custody.

www.kpcw.org

6.12.2023

The County Attorney's Office said Kouri gave "demonstrably false information" regarding the night Eric died, saying she went to sleep in her child's room around 9:30 p.m., but cell phone records show she browsed the internet after 10:00 p.m., and there's a 14 minute delay from when she unlocked her phone at 3:07 a.m. and when she called 911 at 3:22 a.m. In addition, she deleted her text messages from her phone the night Eric died.

motion-to-set-conditions-for-release-posted-06-090-2023-richins-document.pdf

 

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