Episode 270: Children’s Book Author Writes About Losing Husband - Then Gets Arrested For His Murder
March of 2023, a local news station interviewed a new children’s book author, Kouri Richins. She had just written a book for kids on grief. She said she pulled from her experience of losing her own husband and trying to help her 3 kids move on.
She talked about how she wanted to help other kids and parents cope with their pain. The news anchor felt tears pool in her eyes, listening to a grieving widow.
Right after the interview aired, the news anchor received a chilling anonymous email. It simply read, “you know she killed her husband…”
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/saltlaketribune/name/julie-jorgenson-obituary?id=27135508
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/15/eric-richins-whose-wife-is-accused/
https://people.com/crime/kouri-richins-husband-suspected-she-was-having-affair/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1TNfHAm8e4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t0iRf_qiV8
https://www.the-sun.com/news/8087018/kouri-richins-tv-interview-red-flags-husband-murdered/
https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/inside-the-home-kouri-richins-allegedly-killed-husband-over/
https://nypost.com/2023/05/16/slain-husband-of-kouri-richins-was-very-much-in-love-with-his-wife/
https://nypost.com/2023/05/13/kouri-richins-threw-party-day-after-allegedly-killing-husband-report/
https://www.walker-mortuary.com/obituaries/eric-richins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHkRHshifc0&ab_channel=NewYorkPost
https://www.abc4.com/gtu/a-childrens-book-to-aid-in-coping-with-grief/
https://news.yahoo.com/eric-richins-utah-man-reportedly-155100472.html
https://www.instagram.com/cestonemasonry/?hl=en
https://www.kpcw.org/summit-county/2023-05-08/summit-county-mom-arrested-for-husbands-murder
https://www.facebook.com/richins1/
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/15/eric-richins-whose-wife-is-accused/
https://nypost.com/2009/06/29/report-michael-jacksons-horrific-autopsy-results/
https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/new-information-on-kouri-richins-released-hearing-postponed/
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