Kouri Richins was found guilty of aggravated murder earlier this year.
Following her husband’s death, she wrote a children’s book about grief, titled ‘Are You With Me?’.
Richins maintains her innocence.
Background
Richins was arrested in 2023 while promoting her children’s book ‘Are You With Me?’, which she wrote after her husband’s death.
Prosecutors alleged she poisoned Eric Richins with fentanyl, with an autopsy finding he had been given around five times the lethal dose.
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Earlier this year, a jury found her guilty of aggravated murder, as well as insurance fraud, attempted murder, and forgery. Prosecutors also alleged Richins was facing financial troubles and having an extramarital affair.
Sentence
On Wednesday (local time), a Utah court sentenced Richins to life in prison without parole for murdering her husband.
Richins has consistently maintained her innocence and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Ahead of the sentencing, one of her children told the court they were “afraid if she gets out, she will come after me and my brothers,” according to The Guardian.
