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Kouri Richins must repay nearly $1.4M following her husband’s murder. Here’s who will get the money.

Richins was convicted of forgery and fraud related to her husband’s insurance policies during her March murder trial

(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Kouri Richins is sentenced in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. A judge ordered Richins to pay nearly $1.4 million in restitution in a Friday hearing.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kouri Richins is sentenced in 3rd District Court in Park City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. A judge ordered Richins to pay nearly $1.4 million in restitution in a Friday hearing.

Kouri Richins already knew she’d pay for her crimes. A jury decided that months ago.

On Friday, five months after she was convicted of murder in the death of her husband, Eric Richins, a judge in Park City ordered her to pay nearly $1.4 million in restitution. The payments will reimburse the money she received as the beneficiary of Eric’s life insurance policies.

Richins was convicted in March of poisoning Eric. The 13-day trial included witness testimony from more than 40 people. In May, 3rd District Judge Richard Mrazik ruled that she will spend the rest of her life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Eric Richins, according to court documents, held two insurance policies: one with TruStage Financial Group and another with Auto Owners Insurance. The TruStage policy paid Kouri Richins nearly $353,000 after Eric’s death, while the Auto Owners Insurance policy doled out just over $1 million, prosecutors wrote.

In addition to the murder charge, Richins was also convicted of two counts of insurance fraud and one count of forgery. The forgery charge Richins was convicted of is related to the TruStage policy, which prosecutors argued Richins applied for herself, forging her husband’s signature on the application.

And if Richins hadn’t murdered her husband, both insurance companies would not have paid on the policies, prosecutors wrote.

Richins appeared virtually at the hearing and did not speak.

Her attorney Wendy Lewis did not oppose the amount of restitution, but did request a pause on the payment pending appeal of her client’s conviction. Mrazik denied the motion because he said he did not have the authority to make such a determination. Lewis said she may pursue the pause through the appellate court.

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