Utah Mother and Children’s Book Author Kouri Richins to Stand Trial in Husband’s Death, Judge Rules

Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three who wrote a children's book about coping with grief after her husband's death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him, looks on during a court hearing in Park City, Utah, on Aug. 27, 2024. Rick Bowmer/Pool via AP Photo

PARK CITY, Utah—A Utah mother of three who published a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him will stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Utah state Judge Richard Mrazik ruled on the second day of Kouri Richins’ preliminary hearing that prosecutors had presented enough evidence against her to proceed with a jury trial.