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The FOX True Crime Podcast

Kouri Richins Found GUILTY of Murder

The FOX True Crime Podcast

Fox News

True Crime

4.7826 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

On Monday, Utah children’s book author Kouri Richins was convicted of murdering her husband, Eric Richins, following a weeks-long trial centered on the 2022 crime. Criminal defense attorney and co-host of The Weekly Rap Sheet on FOX Nation, Josh Ritter, breaks down the pivotal moments that turned the jury against her. Josh discusses how the prosecution transformed a circumstantial case into a "slam dunk," why the defense found itself in a stalemate, and what Kouri’s sentencing might look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Now, are all the traitors present?

0:02.5

Let's get started, shall we?

0:04.5

From rags to riches.

0:05.8

I'm so sick of this.

0:07.0

Working like a dog and being treated worse.

0:09.1

Yorkshire to New York.

0:10.7

Poor climbers, you and me.

0:12.4

A life dedicated to revenge.

0:14.4

Let's make this an occasion to remember.

0:16.9

A woman of substance on Channel 4.

0:19.1

Stream now.

0:19.8

I'm Chandley Painter, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast.

0:33.5

We have a major update in the Corey Richens case.

0:37.6

The Utah Children's book author has been convicted of murdering her husband, Eric Richens.

0:43.5

Prosecutors say she poisoned him with a lethal dose of fentanyl in 2022,

0:48.6

allegedly driven by financial troubles and the promise of a multi-million dollar payout.

0:55.1

What made this case especially chilling after his death, Richens wrote a children's book

1:00.5

about grief, portraying herself as a grieving widow.

1:04.7

But at trial, jurors heard evidence of financial strain alleged prior poisoning attempts

1:10.6

and communications that told a very

1:13.3

different story. The jury deliberated just three hours before returning a guilty verdict.

1:19.8

She now faces 25 years to life in prison with sentencing in May. Let's bring in host of the

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