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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

New owners flee house sold to them by ‘grief author’ mother and suspected husband killer

AP

Utah mother-of-three Kouri Richins - prior to allegedly poisoning her husband last March - knowingly sold a home with mold problems that turned out to be so severe they sickened the new owners and forced them to move out, according to a civil lawsuit.

Alex and Taryn Wright sued Richins’ realty company in November, alleging that a 2,000 square foot home they purchased from her in January 2020 had “hazardous” levels of mold, which they believed was behind a spate of mysterious illnesses they suffered. Richins owned and renovated the house before selling it to the couple.

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