Utah Children’s Book Author Accused in Husband’s Killing Changed Life Insurance Policies, Prosecutors Say

Utah Children’s Book Author Accused in Husband’s Killing Changed Life Insurance Policies, Prosecutors Say
Kouri Richins at the KPCW studio in Park City, Utah, on April 12, 2023. KPCW.org via AP
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SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later arrested on accusations of killing him made changes to her husband’s life insurance years before he was fatally poisoned, according to charging documents updated Thursday.

The additional allegations, which were previously mentioned in search warrants but not the charging documents, led to the postponement of a detention hearing scheduled for Friday that would have been the first time Kouri Richins was in court since her case became the latest true crime sensation earlier this month. The hearing has been rescheduled for June 12.