A man who died after his wife allegedly spiked his drink with fentanyl — and then wrote a children's book about grief — suspected she tried to poison him multiple times and said “she was to blame” if anything happened to him, according to court records.
— and then wrote a children's book about grief — had suspected she tried to poison him multiple times and said “she was to blame” if anything happened to him, according to court records.
"According to a sister, Eric and his wife went to Greece a few years ago and after his wife gave him a drink he became violently ill and called his sister saying he believed his wife had tried to kill him," the records said. "Eric was a good father. ... He was a philanthropist. He cared about a lot of people ... he did the best he could to make the most of his marriage."
But investigators later learned that her phone had been locked and unlocked several times, and that it showed movement during the time frame when she said she was in her child’s room, according to the statement. Text messages were sent and received that had been deleted, the statement said said. "The defendant asked specifically for fentanyl," the statement said."C.L. contacted a dealer in Ogden on February 11, 2022 and procured 15-30 fentanyl pills from that dealer."Three days later, Eric Richins became very ill following a Valentine's Day dinner at his home with his wife, the statement said. He believed he had been poisoned and"told a friend that his wife was trying to poison him," it said.
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