Kouri Richins: The Grief Author Killer

About this episode

Candice DeLong explores the case of Kouri Richins, who poisoned her husband and presented a facade of grief while hiding darker motives.

Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Kouri Richins, the Utah real estate agent who poisoned her husband Eric with a lethal dose of fentanyl. In the spring of 2022, Eric Richins was found dead in his home in the mountains of Kamas, Utah -- and within months, his wife was giving interviews, appearing on morning television, and publishing a picture book about grief. But what investigators uncovered beneath that carefully constructed image was something far darker. Candice examines how a childhood marked by absent parents, financial chaos, and a lifelong need for external validation set the stage for a murder disguised as mourning. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Killer Psyche ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Candice DeLong

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder
• psychology
• grief
• investigation
• real estate

Keywords

• Kouri Richins
• Eric Richins
• fentanyl
• murder
• grief
• FBI
• criminal profiler

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Treefort Media

Places: Utah, Kamas

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