Episode 402 · Mile Higher
402: She Killed Her Husband… Then Wrote A Children’s Book About His Death
23 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 54 min
Episode 402 · Mile Higher
23 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 54 min
In March 2022, Utah mom and realtor Kouri Richins called 911 after finding her husband, Eric, dead in their bed. For a year, she played the grieving widow, even publishing a children’s grief book about his death. Then, investigators uncovered fentanyl, secret affairs, and a trail of deleted messages. In this episode, we dive into the night Eric died, the hidden motives, and the courtroom showdown that decided whether Kouri Richins is a murderer.
by Mile Higher Media & Audioboom Studios · English · True Crime
Crime. Conspiracy. Cognizance. Mile Higher is hosted by husband & wife duo Josh Thomas and Kendall Rae! Our show focuses on True Crime but we delve into many other topics including conspiracy theories, unexplained phenomena, metaphysics, futurism, ancient civilizations and news stories the mainstrea
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