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A Utah children’s book author who prosecutors believe fatally poisoned her husband is being sued for $13 million by one of his sisters, who claims the widow stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from him even as she masterminded his death.
Prosecutors have accused Kouri Richins, a 33-year-old mother of three, of giving her husband a lethal dose of fentanyl last March. Her self-published book, Are You With Me?, was released a year later. She was arrested last month and charged with aggravated murder and drug possession offenses.
The new civil lawsuit against her was filed Tuesday on behalf of Eric Richins’ sister, Katie Richins-Benson, who is also the trustee of his estate.