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SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — The prosecution has filed its opposition to Kouri Richins' request to reconsider bail and release after a key witness recanted his statement earlier this month.

Kouri Richins, 35, was initially charged with aggravated murder and three counts of possession with intent to distribute in 2022. Later, she faced additional charges for attempted aggravated murder, two counts of mortgage fraud, two counts of insurance fraud, and three counts of forgery.

Richins allegedly caused the death of her husband by using fentanyl in 2022. Afterward, she wrote a children’s book about grief and promoted it, even visiting ABC4’s lifestyle show Good T

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