KOURI RICHINS AND THE EERIE PART IS SHE TRIED TO POISON HER HUSBAND THE FIRST TIME WHILE IN ATHENS, GREECE AND I WILL BET MONEY I WAS THERE IN GREECE AROUND THE SAME TIME. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, YOU WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED HER TO BE A BLACK WIDOW. BUT SHE WAS AND THERE FAR TOO MANY OF THEM OUT THERE THAT GO UNDISCOVERED.

I CAN PROMISE ONE THING FOR SURE. WHEN I AM DONE WITH THIS BULLSHIT I WILL HAVE ONE HELLUVA BOOK TO WRITE AND I WILL TELL EVERYTHING. NO ONE WILL ESCAPE IT.

THERE ARE COMMON ELEMENTS BETWEEN MY BLACK WIDOW AND THIS ONE AS WELL. EXTREME NARCISSISTIC SOCIOPATH. THEY KNOW HOW TO CONCEAL THE EVIL WITH GREAT SKILL. I SAW A COUPLE OF SIGNS IN THE YEARS LEADING UP TO MY BLACK WIDOW’S ATTEMPT TO KILL ME BUT I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH SOMETHING ELSE AND THAT IS WHAT SHE WAS CAPITALIZING ON IN MY CASE. I’M VERY LUCKY SHE WASN’T SUCCESSFUL IN KILLING ME IN 2016 BUT I WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE EYES IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

HERE IS A SYNOPSIS OF THIS NEW BLACK WIDOW:

Kouri Richins was found guilty on all counts by a Summit County jury on March 16, 2026. After a three-week trial and roughly three hours of deliberation, the eight-person panel convicted the 35-year-old Utah mother of murdering her husband, Eric Richins, by spiking his Moscow Mule with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022. 

Verdict Breakdown

Richins was found guilty of five specific charges: 

• Aggravated Murder: For the fatal poisoning of Eric Richins.
• Attempted Aggravated Murder: For a previous failed attempt to poison him with a laced sandwich on Valentine’s Day 2022.
• Insurance Fraud (Two Counts): Related to fraudulent claims and applications for Eric’s life insurance policies.
• Forgery: Forging her husband’s signature on financial documents. 

Key Trial Details

• Motive: Prosecutors argued Richins was over $3 million in debt and killed Eric for financial gain, including nearly $2 million in life insurance. She also reportedly planned a future with another man with whom she was having an affair.
• Evidence: The prosecution called 42 witnesses, including a housekeeper who testified to selling Richins the fentanyl. Digital evidence revealed incriminating internet searches such as “what is a lethal dose of fentanyl” and “can fbi find deleted messages”.
• The Children’s Book: The case drew national attention because Richins self-published a children’s book about grief, titled Are You With Me?, about a year after Eric’s death and promoted it in local medi

Sentencing Information

• Scheduled Date: Sentencing is set for May 13, 2026, which would have been Eric Richins’ 44th birthday.
• Potential Penalty: Richins faces a minimum of 25 years to life in prison, with the possibility of life without parole.