Kouri Richins’ sons wanted her to get life in prison. Their wish was granted
Three therapists read the boys’ statements as the judge said Richins was too dangerous to ever be free.
- On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Judge Richard Mrazik sentenced Kouri Richins to life in prison without parole for the 2022 murder of Eric Richins in District Court in Park City.
- An eight-person jury convicted Richins earlier this year for fatally poisoning Eric with five times a lethal dose of fentanyl, with prosecutors citing her spiraling debt and yearslong affair as motives.
- Three therapists read victim impact statements from the couple's three sons, who urged Mrazik to keep their mother in prison, saying they "feel happier and safer with Kouri Richins behind bars."
- While Richins maintained her innocence and claimed the conviction was "completely wrong," Mrazik rejected her plea, stating that a person convicted of such crimes "is simply too dangerous to ever be free."
- The boys, currently raised by their paternal aunt and uncle, expressed lasting trauma from the events, while Mrazik noted the "absolute tragedy that has befallen Eric Richins' sons and family" during sentencing.
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