Kouri Richins’ Own Kids Say They Feel Safer With Her Behind Bars

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews · Jun 11, 2026 · 23m

One of Eric and Kouri Richins’ sons remembers the night his father died. He was put to bed early without a bath — unusual for the family. When he tried to go into his parents’ bedroom, his mother yelled at him to go away. He later told investigators that Kouri didn’t sleep in his room that night, contradicting what she told police. A child, catching the seams in his mother’s story on the night he lost his father.At sentencing, all three boys said they would be afraid if Kouri were ever released. One son, now thirteen, said he feared she would come after him and his brothers. Another said he…