SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A petition to sanction the attorneys representing Eric Richins’ family obtained by 2News Investigates, accuses the family of being the driving force behind the decision to bring a murder charge against his widow, Kouri Richins.
Eric Richins died of a fentanyl overdose on March 3, 2022. Summit County prosecutors allege that Kouri poisoned her husband with fentanyl and she was arrested and formally charged in May of 2023.
The accusations stem from a case filed in New York, where a member of Kouri’s defense team resides and was served a subpoena by attorneys working for Eric’s family. The filing claims this action demonstrates “sneaky behavior.”
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Kouri has been in the Summit County Jail for over two years awaiting trial on aggravated murder charges. Initially, Eric’s death was ruled an overdose with no foul play involved. However, the filing in New York alleges that the murder charge, filed 14 months after Eric’s death, has to do with power and money…