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Last month, a close friend of accused murderer Kouri Richins told PEOPLE Magazine that Kouri’s side of the story would come out at trial in light of accusations that she killed her husband with a fentanyl overdose.

A Kamas, Utah judge ruled that a woman accused of murdering her husband will have to wait for a preliminary hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to move forward, KUTV reports. Kouri Richins, 34, awaits trial for the murder of her husband, Eric Richins, after he was found dead at the foot of his bed on March 3, 2022. According to the arrest warrant, the medical examiner found the level of illicit fentanyl in Eric’s body to be “approximately five times the lethal dosage.” A year later, she released a book she wrote and self-published, “Are You With Me?” which she said in interviews was meant to help children experiencing grief after losing a loved one, KSL-TV adds.

An alleged black widow-style murder, conflicting lawsuits, an estate in the crossfire, and the woman at the center of it all who wrote a children’s book about grieving the loss of the loved one she is accused of killing - and now, she won’t face the death penalty if convicted, KSL-TV reports.

Kouri Darden Richins claims in a lawsuit she is still entitled to her deceased husband’s estate as per a prenuptial agree, though his family now says her mother and brother are assisting her to “siphon assets” from her business, KPCW reports.

From within prison, the woman accused of murdering her husband with fentanyl before writing a children’s book about grief is trying to access his money and assets by filing a civil lawsuit against his estate, according to Law & Crime.

New court documents peel back the layers of a woman accused of murdering her husband with fentanyl, revealing that she was in debt over her head, and allegedly took out four life insurance policies on him, KSL-TV reports.

For over a year, 33-year-old Kouri Darden Richins has appeared to be a wife and mother grieving the devastating loss of her husband, and even penned a book to help children struggling with losing a father - but now, she’s been charged with murdering him, according to the arrest warrant.

A 33 year old widow with 3 kids from Kamas, Utah who wrote a children’s book about dealing with the grief of her dead husband has now been arrested for poisoning and murdering him.