The Perfect Family: The Kouri Richins True Crime Story — A Utah Mother, a Fatal Cocktail, and Three Boys Without a Father by Brad N. Tanguay

What happens when the woman who vowed to love you becomes the person who ends your life? On the night of March 4, 2022, Eric Richins — a devoted father of three and beloved husband — died after drinking a cocktail laced with fentanyl in his own home. He was 39 years old. His wife, Kouri Richins, called 911. She cried at his funeral. And then, almost a year later, she published a children's grief book to help their three young sons cope with the loss of their father. But investigators weren't convinced her grief was real. In March 2026, a Utah jury deliberated for less than three hours before finding Kouri Richins guilty of first-degree aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, insurance fraud, and forgery. She now faces 25 years to life in prison without parole. The Perfect Family is a factual, in-depth account of one of Utah's most shocking criminal cases — drawing entirely from court records, trial testimony, public documents, and verified media reports. It examines the warning signs no one saw, the investigation that unraveled a carefully constructed lie, and the three young boys now in the care of their father's family. This is the story of a family that looked perfect from the outside — and what was hiding behind closed doors.