I have a friend that married a PoS. At her wedding she told our mutual friend that her now husband hits her. I believe she got married because she was scared of being alone even though we're not old enough for that to be a real concern. A week or more later the mutual friend and I were playing cards at her parent's. The topic of the husband came up and we pushed the topic to this. I said she told us that he hit her. It turns out that they knew but had the belief that there is never a valid reason to get divorced. I shut that shit down right away and surprisingly they sort of agreed.

She divorced him months later.

Point being some people have weird and dangerous beliefs about marriage

Not that weird. Usually these types can't shut the fuck about it.

The internet search history from Richins's phone included "what is a lethal.dose.of.fetanayl" and "luxury prisons for the rich America"

Lmao

She tried to kill him once before and failed, and he not only stayed together but continued to let her get near his food and drink? My guy...

some more quotes from the new york times

Forensic analysis of burner phones used by Ms. Richins showed searches for “women utah prison,” “can cops.uncover deleted.messages iphone,” “if someone is poisned what does it go down on the death certificate as,” “how long does life insurance companies takento.pay” and “what is a lethal.does.of.fetanyl.”

Prosecutors said that weeks earlier, on Valentine’s Day, she had tried to kill him by poisoning his favorite type of sandwich with fentanyl. Mr. Richins became extremely ill that day but recovered after using Benadryl and an EpiPen, charging documents said. Afterward, Ms. Richins asked the housekeeper, Carmen Lauber, for “something stronger,” Ms. Lauber told prosecutors, specifically asking for “the Michael Jackson stuff.”

Ms. Richins’s lawyers argued that Mr. Richins was addicted to painkillers and had asked his wife to buy painkillers for him; they suggested he may have overdosed. They argued Mr. Richins could have purchased the drugs himself, and contended during the trial that there was no evidence that showed how Mr. Richins had ingested the fentanyl. Detective Jeff O’Driscoll, the lead investigator on the case, testified that law enforcement authorities did not find evidence of fentanyl on any glasses or straws in the home.

Reminds me of "'How to murder your husband' writer sentenced for murdering husband"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61786575

Can’t write books without doing some research, I guess?

And of course it happened in Utah - the Florida of the West.

Oh so it's not Erika Kirk... This time

The psychology of this case, and other cases like it, is really baffling. The article didn't go into much detail except mentioning the prior attempt, the millions of dollars of life insurance, and her cover story about him being addicted to opioids.

When investigators found those details the picture must have became clear.

What causes one person in a long-term relationship to off the other one? Why not just, you know, do what everyone else does and divorce? I'm sure being a divorcee sucks but it can't be as bad as a convicted aggravated murderer who will live life behind bars

Causality is hard at work; as certain as death and taxes.

Needed material for the sequel?