Eric Richins, a Utah man allegedly poisoned to death by his wife in 2022, had her medication in his system when he died, according to newly unsealed search warrants.
Kouri Richins, 33, is charged with aggravated murder and three counts of drug possession after she allegedly killed Eric, her husband of nine years with whom she shares three children, with illicit fentanyl in their Kamas, Utah home, on March 3, 2022.
“Eric also had a small amount of quetiapine in the contents of his stomach,” a Summit County detective wrote in one of the arrest warrants unsealed Thursday.
“Eric did not have a prescription for quetiapine, but his wife had a prescription and the pills at home.”
Kouri Richins told authorities that the quetiapine pills were for sleeping, but a medical examiner informed police that the pills are used as an antipsychotic, according to the warrant.
The Cleveland Clinic website states that quetiapine “is an antipsychotic medication that treats several types of mental health conditions, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder” and “balances dopamine and serotonin levels in the brain.”
The website also lists a number of dangerous side effects that the medication can cause, such as hyperglycemia, fever, stroke, pain, seizures, and more.
Eric Richins, a Utah man allegedly poisoned to death by his wife in 2022, had her medication in his system when he died, according to newly unsealed search warrants. Walker’s Mortuary
Prosecutors have suggested that Eric’s murder may have been financially motivated.
Kouri and Eric’s three children were sleeping when the 33-year-old woman, who owns a real estate company, allegedly poisoned her husband with a fentanyl-laced cocktail, according to court documents filed last year.
Fentanyl is a powerful opioid that can be lethal in small doses.
Kouri Richins, 33, is charged with aggravated murder and three counts of drug possession after she allegedly killed Eric with illicit fentanyl at their home in Kamas, Utah, on March 3, 2022. Kouri Richins/Facebook
The couple was celebrating the sale of a home on the evening of March 3, 2022.
The next day, Kouri reportedly closed a deal on the Wasatch County mansion “alone,” after her husband was declared dead.
The couple was apparently having financial disagreements over Kouri’s desire to purchase the $2 million mansion that was being built at the time.
Kouri and Eric’s three children were sleeping when the 33-year-old woman, who owns a real estate company, allegedly poisoned her husband with a fentanyl-laced cocktail. AP
He wanted to flip the mansion and sell it for a profit, according to a court order.
Eric thought the house was too expensive, his family told investigators.
Kouri had also purchased four different life insurance policies on Eric’s life totaling more than $1.9 million between 2015 and 2017, according to court documents.
After Eric’s death, Kouri wrote a children’s book about death, “Are You With Me?” Amazon
On January 1, 2022, months before her murder, Kouri “surreptitiously and without authorization changed herself to the beneficiary of Eric’s $2 million life insurance policy.”
Before his death, Eric cut Kouri out of his will and named his sister as the beneficiary, according to investigators.
His family told authorities he feared for his life after Kouri allegedly tried to poison him once several years ago in Greece and again on Valentine’s Day 2022.
After Eric’s death, Kouri wrote a children’s book about death, “Are You With Me?”
A description of the book, which appeared on Amazon for $14.99, describes “Are You With Me?” as “a must-read for any child who has experienced the pain of loss and for parents who want to give their children the emotional support they need to heal and grow.”
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