Defense says 'no evidence' Kouri Richins gave her husband lethal dose of fentanyl

KAMAS, Utah (KUTV) — A new court filing in the murder case against Kouri Richins, accused of killing her husband with fentanyl, has cast evidence in the case as being thin and raised an alternative theory on the death of Eric Richins.

"The state has provided no evidence that there was fentanyl in the home," said Skye Lazaro, counsel for Kouri Richins. "Nor have they provided any evidence that Kouri gave the fentanyl at issue."

The statements are in a new motion asking a judge to release Kouri pending her trial, contending the accused killer and mother of three young boys is not a danger and not a flight risk.

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[DarkLink]

As someone who consumes alcohol and THC regularly I just want to say, just because we do one thing does not mean we do f'ing fentanyl!!!

[Tex_actual]

So because he smokes pot he must have escalated to heroin??? How old is her lawyer??

[armanitransport]

I thought she texted her dealer and said she wanted the Michael Jackson stuff. 🤔

[ehcrork]

I can tell you one thing, a loving wife doesn't throw a party two nights after her husband dies.

[thundercat]

Breaking news: defense attorney lies about innocence of client.

[LisaRent]

Unfortunately, it’s not up to her legal team to prove her innocence; it is the prosecutors’ job to prove her guilt. I hope they do.

[pummy]

Going from alcohol and weed to fentanyl is a big stretch. I think we all know she did it.

[ChuckleBucketBaby]

she went to bed in a different room. because she knew he was going to die.

[jannesasmith]

How could he ingest 5× the lethal dose and be talking to friends almost 2 hours later??

[lunatik]

Ummm she bought it from her drug dealer. There's no proof he was a drug addict. Weed and alcohol don't count. A lot of us do it and would never ever touch anything else.

[brettwilson]

She isn't going to get away with this one. She was a fentanyl dealer at the time and was caught with lots of it, so it's definitely hard to believe anything she says. I believe this was mostly about greed, sad what it can do to someone, she looks sweet but she is really quite an evil person.

[defmc]

Look at her Google searches. Normal people don't search what their spouse dies of shortly after.

[Ali.Bruni]

An innocent person doesn’t Google “luxury prisons for the rich” 👍🏼

[josephwilson]

She can do the crime but doesn't want to do the time. The law is soft on Women unless they are part of the Manson family. She will probably serve around 30 yrs behind bars and bet let out with good behavior. Justice system isn't fair.

[jackharper]

Didn't Casey Anthony have similar behavior? Went to party w her child missing.. The kid held her back.., in this case, the husband held her back...

[ronaldkrikorian]

Guilty as charged! Now prison for life! Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺

[JohnGacy-nr]

Wait a min. Didn't the George Floyd case set a precedent? Fentanyl doesn't kill you.

[nicipooh]

The fact that she tried to kill him on vacation in Greece!! Then to come home and buy the house he didn’t want to buy to throw a party in it after his death is enough for me!! Better be glad I’m not one of the jurors bc girl your ass would be grass with me!

[hushpuppi]

"I like enjoying some weed and alcohol, guess its 'bout time to move on to meth/fentanyl!" My ass.

[joncharlotteschoen]

Wow, KUTV. That certainly is not unbiased reporting.