Jury Sees Notes Seized From Kouri Richins' Home After Murder Arrest

Описание: Kouri Richins was arrested on murder charges on May 8, 2023, 15 months after he husband, Eric Richins, died of a fentanyl overdose in their home in Kamas, Utah.

Detectives searched the couple's home that day, and they seized an orange notebook from her bedroom in which Kouri wrote about the events surrounding her husband's death.

Jurors saw the notes today (Wednesday, March 11, day 12) day during the testimony of Jeff O'Driscoll of the Summit County Sheriff's Office.

01:25 1st journal page displayed
“The day started out as a typical day.”

“Eric had been on his phone most of the evening in a texting war with a hunting guide.”

02:44 Kouri says their son was unwell, so “I told Eric I would go sleep with him and try to calm him down.”
“We kissed and said I love you and good night … 30 minutes later I could hear Eric snoring and I finally fell asleep.

03:13 March 4, 2022 3:20 a.m.
“It was dark and awkwardly quiet.”

04:01 “I grabbed my phone and called 911…

04:44 “I began screaming at the EMTs…”

05:43 “I called my mom back to back to back until she finally picked up. I told her to come quick. The ambulance was here something is wrong wtih Eric. I was upset and crying still.”

07:01 “I told them (EMTs) I needed to call my father-in-law. They found my phone for me and I did. I just said something was wrong with Eric he needed to come over quick. I told him the ambulance was here but wasn’t breathing. The odd thing about when I had called Gene is, it was about 3:45 /4:00 am by this time and he had sounded so perky on the “hello” when he answered, almost like he was expecting my call. It was very strange.”

07:54 March 12 “Cody cleared out garage”

09:08 “July 17th, 2022 find about the private investigator. He was outside at my neighbors while Carters 10th bday party was happening.”

10:00 “Did detectives also execute a search warrant the Willow Court home on November the 7th, 2024?”
“Yes.”
“Is this an accurate depiction a document recovered from the kitchen cabinet of the home pursuant to that search warrant?”
“Yes, it is.”

10:39 note displayed
“drink in bed” “he drank half”

Background:

Kouri Richins, 35, is accused of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl at their home in Kamas, Utah, in March 2022. After he died, she self-published a children's book she authored titled "Are You With Me?" about coping with grief.

Eric Richins, 39, was found dead in their home on March 4, 2022.

Prosecutors allege Kouri dropped a lethal dose of fentanyl in a Moscow Mule cocktail she prepared for him. They say she was motivated by money because she owed nearly $5 million to lenders and had changed her husband's life insurance policies prior to his death while also taking out a home equity line of credit without his knowledge. She also was in a romantic relationship with another man.

Her defense is that her husband died of a self-inflicted overdose and his family pressured police to implicate her.

You can watch the prosecution's opening statement here    • Greed & Lust Drove Kouri Richins To Poison...   and the defense opening statement here:    • Defense Says Kouri Richins' Husband Overdo...  

Prosecutors allege she previously tried to murder him by poisoning his sandwich on Valentine's Day 2022, which her husband told a friend about.

Richins' criminal charges in Summit County, Utah, include aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, forgery and insurance fraud.

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