In a doc laying out the proof prosecutors plan to present at a preliminary listening to in Kouri Richins’ murder case, her habits major as a lot as and following the suspicious lack of lifetime of her husband Eric Richins from a fentanyl overdose on March 4, 2022 is detailed — painting a portrait of why the state believes she killed her totally different half.

One motive why prosecutors think about she wished Eric lifeless is because of an alleged affair she was having with an unnamed “paramour.”

“The Defendant wished to depart Eric Richins for her paramour however believed that divorce could be financially tough and will lead to dropping custody of their youngsters,” prosecutors write inside the short-term, claiming that in December 2021, Kouri “booked a five-night, all inclusive, romantic lodging on the Secrets and techniques St. Martin Resort and Spa” collectively along with her lover. The journey worth $4,211 and was booked at a time they’re saying she was already in “excessive monetary misery.”

Days after reserving the getaway, Kouri allegedly suggested an unnamed witness she didn’t assume she “had a straightforward path ahead” divorcing her husband, supposedly telling this buddy “she was involved that Eric Richins would flip her youngsters in opposition to her and that his household would use their funds to take the youngsters from her.” She moreover allegedly said she “felt trapped and caught within the marriage,” “did not see a method out” and “stated in some ways it could be higher if Eric Richins was lifeless.”

The day after making these statements, she allegedly texted her lover saying, “I am in love with a person that is not my husband,” nonetheless couldn’t “break up my household.” She added, “It is having your cake and consuming it too … simply wish to love you. I do Love you.”

When her lover allegedly said he thought she was “getting a divorce,” the docs declare she suggested him, “That is what I am saying. what if that is in a yr? Your (sic) simply supposed to take a seat round and await me? Uhh no. and I’d by no means ask you lol.”

Authorities — and Eric himself, allegedly — believed Richins first tried to kill her husband by poisoning a sandwich she gave him on Valentine’s Day 2022. Whereas he was acquired very sick and allegedly suggested a witness “I believe my spouse tried to poison me,” he survived.

Per the model new docs, the next day, Kouri texted her lover saying, “If I used to be divorced proper now and ask (sic) you to marry me tomorrow, you’ll?”

She moreover allegedly suggested him she wished to “watch a homicide documentary and snuggle” with him — sooner than, a variety of days after that, together with, “I would like you right this moment, on a regular basis. Not simply sexually, however bodily, mentally, on a regular basis after I get up I do need a future collectively. I do need you. Determine life out collectively. If he might simply go away and you possibly can simply be right here! Life could be so excellent! I really like you.”

The docs declare {that a} month sooner than Eric’s lack of life, she moreover texted her “paramour” a message learning, “Uhhh.. have a loopy dream! You give up your job. I divorce and provide you with tens of millions and tens of millions.. we purchase halfway and reside within the visitor home and hire out the massive home as a giant occasion middle! $15,000a day like they cost down the highway. possibly $12,000 to remain aggressive and we are going to simply run the occasion ‘middle’ as our day by day job! And hang around daily? Elevate some youngsters. have somewhat farm? Deal?”

One different message despatched two days sooner than Eric’s lack of life included inside the submitting reads, “Life goes to be totally different I promise. Your (sic) one hell of a affected person individual. I hate your laborious days. want I could possibly be there to show them round for you. Can I attempt Friday? Give me a number of days? Cling in there till then please?”

Per prosecutors, Kouri and her lover met up after Eric’s lack of life and drove to the Uinta mountains, the place they parked and “spoke for the primary time about” her husband’s demise. “Towards the tip of the dialogue, [Richins] requested her paramour whether or not he had killed anybody whereas serving in Iraq,” reads the docs, sooner than she allegedly requested “how that made him really feel.” In line with the submitting, “that was the primary and solely time [Richins] and her paramour mentioned the topic.”

Across the same time, decrease than three weeks after Eric’s lack of life, she allegedly texted her lover a hyperlink to the Secrets and methods resort and wrote, “Are we there but? Cannot wait!!”; weeks later, on April 9, she suggested him, “I believe I would like you to be my husband in the future.”

Along with Kouri allegedly desirous to be collectively along with her lover, prosecutors think about she killed her husband for financial causes. They declare she was higher than $3.1 million in debt on the time of his lack of life — saying “her financial institution accounts have been exhausted, and he or she was spiraling towards whole monetary collapse.”

Prosecutors moreover say that, on the day he died, Eric’s property was worth an estimated $5 million — and think about Kouri thought she would revenue from his lack of life.

Richins is coping with a slew of bills, along with murder, tried murder, distribution of a managed substance, mortgage fraud, insurance coverage protection fraud and forgery. She’s due once more in court docket docket for a preliminary listening to on June 18.