Utah grief author sentenced to life in prison in husband’s poisoning death

The Utah grief author convicted of murder after prosecutors said she laced her husband’s cocktail with a fatal dose of fentanyl was sentenced to life in prison without parole on what would have been his 44th birthday.

The Utah grief author convicted of murder after prosecutors said she laced her husband’s cocktail with a fatal dose of fentanyl was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday, on what would have been his 44th birthday.

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Kouri Richins, handcuffed in the front and wearing a neon green T-shirt over a long-sleeved gray shirt, addressed her three sons, who said earlier in victim impact statements that they would feel unsafe if she were ever released.

“I will never be angry at you for your feelings,” she said, telling them that she has been trying to get in contact with them for years. “All I care about is you boys.”