Three days later, following a Valentine's Day dinner at their home, Eric Richins became "very ill" and "believed that he had been poisoned," the charging document stated. 11, 2022, according to the charging document.
The acquaintance allegedly procured 15 to 30 fentanyl pills in exchange for $900 on Feb.
Kouri Richins allegedly told law enforcement that upon going to bed, she did not use her phone until calling 911, though the phone had been locked and unlocked multiple times during that period, and messages had been sent and received during that time and deleted, according to the charging document.Ī search of Kouri Richins' phone also uncovered "several communications" with an acquaintance of hers who had various drug counts, according to the charging document.ĭuring an interview with detectives earlier this month, the acquaintance allegedly said that sometime between December 2021 and February 2022, Kouri Richins allegedly texted them asking for "prescription pain medication for an investor who had a back injury," and the acquaintance left hydrocodone pills at a house the defendant owned and was flipping, according to the charging document.Ībout two weeks later, Kouri Richins allegedly contacted the acquaintance again because "her investor wanted something stronger and asked for 'some of the Michael Jackson stuff,'" and "asked specifically for fentanyl," the charging document stated. The medical examiner indicated the fentanyl was "illicit fentanyl," not medical grade, and that it was likely ingested orally, according to the charging document.ĭetectives obtained a search warrant for their residence following the toxicology report, including for electronics, according to the charging document. Kouri Richins was "supposedly" attempting to perform CPR but when first responders arrived, they "advised that it had not appeared that she had done any CPR, due to the large amount of blood that came from Eric's mouth," the affidavit for a search warrant in the case stated.Īn autopsy determined that Eric Richins died from a fentanyl overdose, and that the level of fentanyl in his system was five times the lethal dosage, according to the charging document.
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