Kouri Richins, Utah mom accused of poisoning husband then writing book on grief, denied bail a second time

A judge denied bail for Kouri Richins on Tuesday, ordering the Utah mom to remain in jail until she goes on trial for allegedly fatally poisoning her husband in 2022. 

Richins is accused of killing her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl at their home in a small mountain town near Park City. She has been under arrest since May 2023. Richins wrote a children's book on grief called "Are you with me?" after the death of her husband, and appeared on television to discuss her family's pain.

Defense attorneys recently filed a flurry of motions in the case. In addition to denying bail, the judge also denied the motion to sever attempted criminal homicide and aggravated murder charges, and to expand the number of jurors from 8 to 12.