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Kouri Richins is a new true crime flavor of the month, because she’s:
- White
- Rich
- Had three kids
- Is attractive
- Is now a murderer
- The story has a hook
What’s the hook on this one, ye ask? Well, her husband died of “unexpected reasons” in March of 2022. About a year later, she released a children’s book about dealing with grief. She did some local media (Utah area) to promote said book. About 60 days after the book came out, so about 14 months from the death, she was arrested for the husband’s murder. It was apparently fentaynl poisoning. She had been texting an acquaintance identified as “C.L.” for “some of that Michael Jackson stuff.” Here’s an essential recap:
Her husband, Eric, was apparently worth $5.1 million on paper, seemingly largely because of real estate deals and family money. Kouri (the wife…