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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Prosecutors say Kouri Richins’ was writing instructions to her family on how to testify in court. Richins’ lawyers say she’s writing a “fictional book.” Either way, the prosecutors say they now want the whole manuscript — all 65 pages’ worth.

Richins, a Summit County woman behind bars for the alleged murder of her husband, Eric, through fentanyl poisoning, is currently in jail awaiting trial. Last month, jail officials found a paper that appeared to prosecutors to be telling her family members how they should testify in court.

This week, prosecutors asked the court to compel Richins and her attorneys to turn over the rest of the so-called “Walk the Dog” document, which may contain another 60 to 65 pages. However, new court documents this week include a transcript of a phone call Richins made in jail to a family member explaining the controversy.


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Updated: Oct 13, 2023 / 07:16 PM MDT

Transcript of call to brother​

Court documents also include a transcript of a phone call between Richins and her brother, Ronald Darden, from Sept. 19.

In that transcript, Richins complains of unfair treatment both in how deputies obtained the Walk the Dog letter, and also in penalties for having it in her cell in the first place. She claims in the call she has had her phone calls limited to “voice only and only handwritten letters out, 90 days.”

She also said she was on 30 days of “lockdown 23 hours a day, no commissary.”

“Well, and they keep saying it’s a letter,” stated Richins. “It was never a letter. Like, it was part of a freakin’ book. Like, it was never a letter.”
 
Updated: Oct 11, 2023 / 10:32 PM MDT

PARK CITY, Utah (ABC4) — Attorneys for Kouri Richins, the Summit County woman accused of poisoning her husband to death with fentanyl, have asked the judge to dismiss her case, citing her inability to have a fair trial.

The petition, which can be read below in its entirety, claims the court has “engaged in prosecutorial misconduct such that a fair trial … is no longer possible.” The petition asks that:

  • The Summit County Attorney’s Office should be removed from the case
  • The venue be moved to Salt Lake County
  • Evidence regarding the so-called “Walk the Dog Letter” should be suppressed
  • Any jury should be instructed to ignore the state’s claim that Richins engaged in witness tampering.
Some of those claims are related to a document found in Richins’ cell in September that appears to instruct family members on how to testify in court. State lawyers claim the letter speaks for itself as evidence of witness tampering. Richins and her attorneys claim the letter was actually an outline for a fictional novel she was writing.

The incident has led to the court considering a “no contact order” to prevent Richins from talking to her family, an issue that will be taken up in November.

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A status hearing was set for Nov. 3, when the judge will consider the state’s motion for a no-contact order between Richins and her mother. The judge will also hear arguments from the defense’s request to drop all charges and to sanction the state for prosecutorial misconduct.

The motion to compel the release of the "Walk the Dog" pages is not on the agenda for that day, but a future hearing on the matter could be set.


State claims Kouri Richins' attorneys not providing all evidence, asks them to release it

October 13th 2023, 11:05 PM EDT
 
Kouri Richins’ defense claimed that the state has perpetrated a false narrative through the release of the ‘Walk the Dog’ letter, asserting that Richins will not receive a fair trial based on the public’s belief that she was involved in witness tampering.

 
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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Kamas child book author accused of killing her husband appeared in court again on Friday.

In a crowded Summit County courtroom, Kouri Richins sat next to her lawyers, wearing black. Ronnie Darden was there to support his sister.


"We're getting really worried for Kouri and her emotional state," Ronnie said. "She's not being allowed to have visits right now. We're getting really worried with the way she's being treated in there."

Darden said one of the hardest things for his sister is not being able to see her children.


'She's innocent': Kouri Richins brother says he talks to sister every day

Fri, November 3rd 2023, 11:05 PM EDT





SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Kouri Richins, the mother accused of killing her husband and author of a children's book about grief, appeared in court.

The Utah judge rejected the motion to dismiss the case and charges on Friday.


 

Kouri Richins Still Allowed to Contact Her Family​

Nov 4, 2023 #CourtTV #kouririchins #grief
Kouri Richins is back in court as the judge addresses several issues like a state request to restrict her from contacting her family. Prosecutors say Richins wrote a letter called "Walk The Dog" that instructs her brother to lie in court. Richins is accused of killing her husband, Eric Richins, with a lethal dose of fentanyl.
 

Kouri Richins' 'Walk The Dog' Letter Ruled in Court​

Nov 3, 2023 #kouririchins #CourtTV #fentanyl
Kouri Richins is back in court as the judge addresses several issues like a defense request to dismiss all charges. Richins is accused of killing her husband, Eric Richins, with a lethal dose of fentanyl, and then writing a children's book on grief. Her attorney said the state had unfairly accused Richins of witness tampering after her "Walk The Dog" letter was found in her cell. Prosecutors claim the letter contains instructions for her brother to lie in court.

The judge ultimately denied the motion to dismiss. Richins' trial moves forward.
 

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