An American woman, who’s facing charges for allegedly k#lling her husband, has been accused of also taking out $2 million in life insurance policies on him before his d£ath.
Kouri Richins, 33, allegedly po¥§%ned her husband, Eric Richins, 39, by sl#pping five times the l£thal do§e of f£nt@nyl into a cocktail she made for him in March 2022.
The mother of three later self-published a children’s book about an angel wing-clad deceased father watching over his sons. She promoted it on television and radio, describing the book as a way to help children gri£ve the loss of a loved one.
Earlier this month, she was charged with aggravated m¥rder and three counts of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute.
NBC reports that prosecutors on Thursday filed an amended document that also accuses Richins of taking out life insurance policies on her husband before his d£ath.
In the documents, the state alleges that Eric Richins found out his wife had taken more than $100,000 from his bank account, a $250,000 home equity line of credit on their home, and spent $30,000 on his credit cards in September 2020.
According to the report, the document says that Richins took out several life insurance policies against her husband between 2015 and 2017 totaling more than $2 million, which he did not know about.
The filing states that in October 2020, Eric consulted with a divorce attorney and changed his will to put his estate under the control of his sister, designating her as the beneficiary of his $500,000 personal life insurance policy.
The new filing also says that Richins tried to po¥§%n her husband on previous occasions. Prosecutors say that Richins left her husband a sandwich in his car on Valentine’s Day with a love letter that caused him to br£ak out in hives shortly after eating it.
Eric thought his wife had tried to po¥§%n him and told a friend about his suspicion but decided to stay with her for the sake of his children, the state says.
