Kouri Richins vows to prove innocence as new attorneys take over murder case
BY EMILY ASHCRAFT, KSL.COM AND DANIEL WOODRUFF, KSL TV
KSLTV.com
May 24, 2024, 4:18 PM | Updated: 8:41 pm
PARK CITY — A June preliminary hearing for Kouri Richins, a Kamas mother charged with killing her husband and then writing a children’s book about grief, will be delayed after her new attorneys said they would not have time to go through the large amount of evidence in the case.
In a hearing on Monday, 3rd District Judge Richard Mrazik addressed a motion for her attorneys to withdraw and suggested appointing Wendy Lewis and Kathryn Nester to the case. The withdrawal of Skye Lazaro was made official on Friday, after Jami Brackin, an attorney representing Summit County, said she had no objection to the new attorneys.
The judge asked Lazaro to ensure that case documents are sent to the new attorneys quickly.
Lewis said it is hard to say how much time she will need to prepare for a preliminary hearing and asked to set a hearing in mid-June where they could schedule the preliminary hearing. That hearing was set for June 21.
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Eric Richins’ family responds
Greg Skordas, a Salt Lake City attorney acting as a spokesman for the family of Eric Richins, said Friday it was “no surprise” Kouri Richins is proclaiming her innocence in these new recordings.
“We know what happened. She knows what happened. A jury will soon know what happened and I trust the judicial system,” Skordas said in an interview with KSL TV.
Skordas said the claims made by Kouri Richins in the audio recordings are “rantings” that are “completely untrue.”
“We know what the evidence is. She should know the evidence by now, and we believe that a jury will have enough evidence to convict her,” said Skordas.
Kouri Richins vows to prove innocence as new attorneys take over murder case