Kouri Richins, the Utah woman convicted of killing her husband, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
A judge sentenced Richins to life without parole on the aggravated murder conviction. She also received consecutive sentences of five years to life for attempted aggravated murder, one to 15 years for each of two insurance fraud convictions, and up to five years for forgery.
Richins was a Utah real estate agent who self-published a children's book about coping with grief following her husband, Eric's, death in March 2022. She was found guilty in March of aggravated murder for slipping five times the lethal dose of fentanyl into a cocktail he consumed.
During the trial, Richins waived her right to testify, and the defense rested without calling any witnesses. However, she elected to speak at Wednesday's sentencing hearing, directing her words toward her three sons, whom she says she has been cut off from in every form of contact since 2024.
Any appeal that the defense wishes to pursue must be filed within 30 days after sentencing.
On top of her murder conviction, Richins still has 26 ongoing charges, including mortgage fraud and money laundering.
