Episode description

In March of 2022, a 39-year-old father was found dead in his Utah home from a suspected fentanyl overdose. But in the midst of the investigation, and after his wife published a book about her grieving process, police uncovered suspicious information that led them to a May 2023 arrest. This is the murder of Eric Richins.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Eric's Obituary: https://www.walker-mortuary.com/obituaries/eric-richins

2. The Salt Lake Tribune: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/15/eric-richins-whose-wife-is-accused/

3. Julie's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/saltlaketribune/name/julie-jorgenson-obituary?id=27135508

4. Good Things Utah: https://www.abc4.com/gtu/a-childrens-book-to-aid-in-coping-with-grief/

5. Walker Mortuary: https://www.walker-mortuary.com/obituaries/eric-richins

6. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12068471/Eric-Richins-killer-wife-believed-3-6million-death.html

7. Kouri's Arrest Warrant: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23808108/kouri-richins-warrant.pdf

8. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2023/05/12/kouri-richins-slain-husband-suspected-she-had-an-affair/

9. The US Sun: https://www.the-sun.com/news/8084131/kouri-richins-bizarre-facebook-post-husband-murdered/

10. Linda's Obituary: https://www.walker-mortuary.com/obituaries/linda-richins

11. Fox 13 Now: https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/kouri-richins-changed-life-insurance-policies-prosecutors-say

12. Law & Crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYVUc8l47dk

13. People: https://people.com/crime/kouri-richins-threw-party-day-after-allegedly-murderin-husband/

14. ABC4: https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/who-was-eric-richins-the-fallen-man-behind-the-grieving-wife-turned-author/

15. KPCW: https://www.kpcw.org/summit-county/2023-05-09/the-grand-home-kouri-richins-plywood-mansion-in-midway-could-have-buyer

16. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2023/05/12/kouri-richins-signaled-she-was-single-and-available-on-tv-show-expert/

17. Good Things Utah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTgMPcR8-CU&t=82s

18. KUTV: https://kutv.com/news/2news-investigates/family-friends-shocked-by-utah-authors-arrest-for-husbands-murder-kouri-eric-richins-home-depot-march-2022-linda-king-fentanyl-poisoning-amazon-childrens-book-shocked

19. The Salt Lake Tribune: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/11/utah-author-argued-with-husband/

20. Dr. G Explains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW0vIHjk-qQ