Attorneys Stop Representing Utah Mom and Children’s Grief Author Accused of Killing Her Husband

A team of attorneys has withdrawn from representing a Utah mother accused of killing her husband with fentanyl then publishing a children’s book about loss and grief. Why Kouri Richins’s private attorneys withdrew from the case was unclear; they cited only an “irreconcilable and nonwaivable situation” in a court filing asking to leave. Utah district court Judge Richard Mrazik in Salt Lake City granted the request after a closed hearing Monday. The move could slow the case against Ms. Richins, who has been adamant in maintaining her innocence. No new attorney had stepped forward to represent her as of Tuesday....