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The Father Suffered an Unexpected Cardiopulmonary Arrest; Then the Culprit Wanted $2,000,000

The tragic case of Eric Richins

Lioness Rue
5 min readAug 7, 2023
Kouri and Eric Richins — image from Facebook

On the sad day of his burial, Eric’s obituary read;

“An attentive and loving father to his three sons Carter, Ashton, and Weston and a devoted husband to the love of his life, and wife of nine years, Kouri.”

And even sadder, the person responsible for his death might profit $2,000,000.

Eric’s Death Was Sudden and Mysterious

Eric Richins died on the night of March 4, 2022.

He had just shared a Moscow mule cocktail with his wife.

Eric and Kouri Richins were married for nine years. And they had three boys, aged 10, 9 and 6.

That night, Kouri tucked the boys to bed and made a cocktail for her husband. His husband had just taken allergy shots, so he sipped the cocktail in their bedroom, ready to doze off.

But at 3 in the morning, Kouri called 911.

Her husband was pale and cold.

When paramedics and police officers arrived at the scene, Eric was confirmed dead.

There was a bottle of allergy pills beside Eric’s dead body. And the police…

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Lioness Rue
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