Utah author accused of murder took out $2M in life insurance policies on husband

Kouri Richins, a children's book author accused of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, changed his life insurance policies years before his death, according to updated charging documents. Prosecutors allege that Kouri poisoned Eric by slipping five times the lethal dose of fentanyl into a cocktail she made for him in March 2022. Kouri had previously bought four life insurance policies on Eric's life without his knowledge from 2015 to 2017 with benefits totaling nearly $2 million. Eric had discovered several other major financial moves carried out by Kouri without his knowledge, including stealing about $134,000 from his business meant for tax payments.