{"id":64883,"date":"2026-02-11T10:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/jury-selection-begins-for-kouri-richins-grief-book-author-accused-of-fatally-poisoning-her-husband\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T10:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:01:53","slug":"jury-selection-begins-for-kouri-richins-grief-book-author-accused-of-fatally-poisoning-her-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/jury-selection-begins-for-kouri-richins-grief-book-author-accused-of-fatally-poisoning-her-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury selection begins for Kouri Richins, grief book author accused of fatally poisoning her husband"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kouri-richins-utah-mom-husband-eric-richins-poison-childrens-book-48-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Kouri Richins<\/a><\/span>, the Utah mother who prosecutors allege killed her husband before <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kouri-richins-accused-fatal-poisoning-husband-profit-from-death-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">publishing a children&#8217;s book<\/a><\/span> about coping with grief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Richins, 35, allegedly poisoned her husband Eric by putting a fatal dose of fentanyl in his drink, leading to his sudden death in 2022. He was 39. Prosecutors say Richins&#8217; <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kouri-richins-murder-case-eric-richins-utah-mansion-48-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">real estate company<\/a><\/span> was under financial pressure and that she was the beneficiary for <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kouri-richins-kids-book-grief-accused-killing-husband-changed-life-insurance-policies-prosecutors\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">multiple life insurance policies<\/a><\/span> on her husband.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A year after her husband&#8217;s death, Richins was on television <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kouri-richins-charged-murder-husband-author-book-grief-after-he-died\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">promoting a children&#8217;s book<\/a><\/span> that she said she wrote to help her three sons deal with the loss of their father.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Richins was arrested and charged with her husband&#8217;s murder in <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kouri-richins-utah-mom-husband-eric-richins-poison-childrens-book-48-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">May 2023<\/a><\/span>. She pleaded not guilty and was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kouri-richins-denied-bail-utah-mom-charged-with-poisoning-husband\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">denied bail<\/a><\/span> on multiple occasions. She also faces <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kouri-richins-new-charges-eric-richins-death-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">multiple financial charges<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Richins&#8217; attorneys have tried to get the trial moved out of her community, arguing that the 35-year-old could not get a fair trial where the vast majority of potential jurors knew about the case, but the judge denied a change of venue. CBS News <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/jury-selection-begins-for-grief-book-author-accused-of-murdering-her-husband\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">legal contributor Caroline Polisi said<\/a><\/span> she wasn&#8217;t surprised by the decision and said that while &#8220;this is a sensationalized case&#8221; with &#8220;national attention,&#8221; prosecutors should be able to assemble an impartial jury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is highly unlikely that all of these jurors that are going to be seated haven&#8217;t read about it, but it is not unlikely that they can find at least eight jurors, four alternates, that can remain fair and impartial,&#8221; Polisi said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kutv.com\/news\/local\/jury-selection-scheduled-for-kouri-richins-utah-woman-accused-of-poisoning-husband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CBS affiliate KUTV reported<\/a> that potential jurors were asked to respond to a 23-page questionnaire containing 99 questions, including inquiries about where they get their news, what TV they watch, and what organizations they support. Nathan Evershed, a former prosecutor who is not affiliated with the case, said the document is &#8220;about as long as I&#8217;ve ever seen.&#8221; Many of the questions are routine, he said, but some are case-specific.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When they started getting into opinions about the case, when they started getting into backgrounds of connections with victim rights organizations, social media accounts, these things, you can see they&#8217;re really trying to get granular on this,&#8221; Evershed told KUTV. &#8220;Tell us about what you listen to. Tell us about social media. Tell us about very specific opinions on very specific things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jury selection is scheduled to take five days, KUTV reported. 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