Video: Florida motorist decides to drive in reverse for a while — and then comes face-to-face with deputies



As you can see by the image next to the headline of this story, about a week ago, a vehicle was stopped at a red light on a busy Florida road — facing backward in the left-hand turn lane — and then seconds later proceeded to make the turn while continuing to drive in reverse.

Indeed, multiple callers reported the silver sedan driving in reverse eastbound on SR 100 on March 13, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said.

'I didn't think that I was that bad ... you know what I'm sayin' ... I wasn't even swerving or anything like that or driving fast ...'

The sheriff's office said its Time Crime Center tracked the vehicle to a Panda Express parking lot, and deputies stopped the vehicle near SR 100 and Airport Road after it had turned around and finally was facing in the correct direction.

The driver — William Murphy III, 47, of Palm Coast — said the car had a mechanical issue, and he “thought the best option” was to drive it backward to AutoZone, officials said.

"Except his mechanical issues evaporated when deputies got behind him ... or was it in front of him?" the sheriff's office quipped.

Let's jump into the play-by-play.

Deputy (on loudspeaker, following Murphy): "Pull over! Pull over right here! Stop!"

Deputy: "We got multiple people calling [about] you driving in reverse!"

Driver: "The car was stuck in reverse."

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Image source: Flagler County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office video screenshot

Driver (stuttering): "I didn't think that I was that bad ... you know what I'm saying ... I wasn't even swerving or anything like that or driving fast ..."

Deputy (interrupting): "You were driving backward on the road!"

Driver: "Yeah, it's the same thing as if you were ..."

Deputy (interrupting and chuckling): "No, it's not, dude!"

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Image source: Flagler County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office video screenshot

With that, the deputies put handcuffs on Murphy, and it's all over.

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Image source: Flagler County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office video screenshot

Deputies arrested Murphy for habitual driving while license suspended/revoked, officials said, adding that he had more than 10 prior convictions for driving while license suspended/revoked.

Murphy was transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, where he later was released on a $1,000 bond, officials said.

Below, you can watch video of the entire ordeal.

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So far more that 200 commenters have let their thoughts be known about the incident under the sheriff's office Facebook post, and amusement seems to be the prevailing emotion.

  • "I mean…old boy drove better than 90% [of the] drivers out here," one commenter opined.
  • "Florida Man never fails to amaze me," another user joked.
  • "But he was driving forward before he was pulled over, so his car was not stuck in reverse lol," another commenter added, stating the obvious.
  • "I mean, it honestly looks like he really is the World's Best Backward Drive[r]," another user noted.
  • "The cigarette at the end is the kicker…dude’s like, 'I know how this ends, lemme get a drag real quick,'" another commenter observed.

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High school student posed as adult film star in massive sextortion scheme — and faces hundreds of charges, police say



A high school student is accused of a massive sextortion scheme that allegedly involved coercing underage victims to film themselves having sex.

Investigators say that 18-year-old Zachariah Abraham Meyers posed as an attractive adult film star from the Netherlands on social media platforms that included Snapchat and TikTok.

One of the victims told police they were coerced to film themselves having sex with two separate men. Ten males were filmed on school grounds.

Meyers is a senior at Peters Township High School in Pennsylvania.

After luring the underage victims to communicate with him online, Meyers then tricked them into sharing sexually explicit videos and photos with him, according to investigators.

In two cases, he demanded $500 from the victims after threatening to release the embarrassing material, according to a criminal complaint. One of those victims refused the extortion threat, and Meyers allegedly responded by sending a naked photo of the victim to the victim's sister on Instagram.

Thirty underage boys were questioned in the investigation, and police said they identified at least 21 victims, of whom 14 sent pornographic images to Meyers. The victims range in age from 14 years old to 17 years old.

He is also alleged to have posed as a man from Arizona and an unidentified woman.

One of the victims told police they were coerced to film themselves having sex with two separate men. Ten males were filmed on school grounds.

Meyers was arrested and booked into the Washington County Jail in February and was charged with 304 felony counts that included:

  • Trafficking in minors;
  • Sexual extortion;
  • Unlawful contact with a minor;
  • Distribution of child sexual abuse material; and
  • Criminal use of communication facility.

Investigators said there could be additional charges as they continued to analyze the suspect's devices.

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"I'm shocked!" said Jason Broveck, a parent of a student at the same high school. "I mean, it's a lot of information to take in at once. It's overwhelming."

Police warned parents that they should keep their children off devices with access to online strangers or carefully monitor any online access children have.

Peters Township has about 23K residents and is located near the southwestern border of Pennsylvania.

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Woman missing for over a year found buried beneath garage after chilling tip from suspected killer's friend: DA



The body of a Massachusetts woman who was missing for more than a year was discovered by police buried under a garage after a tipster revealed to authorities a chilling confession his friend allegedly made, the district attorney said.

Jill Kloppenburg, 47, was reported missing on Feb. 26, 2025.

'At some point, he made a jerking motion, which caused him to pull the trigger, discharging a firearm and shooting Jill in the chest.'

According to the FBI, Kloppenburg was last seen leaving her residence in Lowell on Jan. 2, 2025. The FBI said Kloppenburg was living in temporary housing with roommates.

While there had not been any promising leads regarding the location or status of the missing woman, authorities received a tip last week that broke the case wide open.

On March 10, 2026, a tipster reported a possible homicide to the Nashua Police Department in New Hampshire, according to a press release by the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office.

The Middlesex County District Attorney's Office revealed:

The reporting party told police that his friend, a man named Shawn Sullivan, had allegedly told him that he had killed a woman named “Jill” at this home in or around January 2025, and that he had allegedly shot her and buried her under the floor in the garage of the Audrey Avenue home in Tyngsborough where he was living.

On March 15, officers from the Tyngsborough Police Department, Tewksbury Police Department, and Massachusetts State Police executed a search warrant at the home.

Officers saw what appeared to be a "large, patched area in the garage," the district attorney's office said in a statement.

Investigators utilized ground-penetrating radar technology to scan the entire garage floor and confirmed an "area that appeared to be cut and patched."

WCVB-TV reported that the patched area in the garage measured approximately five feet long and three feet wide.

Police discovered human remains in a bag buried under the garage floor of the home. The DA said the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has identified the remains as Jill Kloppenburg.

The preliminary findings by the medical examiner also indicate that Kloppenburg sustained a gunshot wound.

Officers with the Tyngsborough Police Department arrested 40-year-old Shawn Sullivan on March 15.

On Tuesday, Sullivan was arraigned in Lowell District Court on charges of murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and improper disposal of human remains in connection with the shooting of Kloppenburg.

Sullivan was ordered held without bail.

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Prosecutors claimed Sullivan said he shot the woman while showing her a gun in his bedroom, WCVB reported.

"The defendant said he was with Jill and holding a firearm while falling asleep. At some point, he made a jerking motion, which caused him to pull the trigger, discharging a firearm and shooting Jill in the chest," prosecutor Ceara Mahoney said.

Mahoney added, "He stated that Jill soon died, and if there was a chance for her survival, he would have called for help. Instead, the defendant kept Jill’s body in his room for a couple of days."

"He then brought Jill’s body to the garage, where he dug a hole in the concrete, placed her body in the hole, and then filled the hole," Mahoney stated.

The Boston Globe reported that Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a press conference on Monday, "Police were able to learn that the last record of any communication from Ms. Kloppenburg’s cell phone was on Jan. 14, 2025.

Ryan added, "Police were able to learn that Ms. Kloppenburg was someone known to Mr. Sullivan, that she had been in his home, and that he had allegedly been with her around the time of her disappearance."

Sullivan's attorney, Ryan Sullivan, described his client's actions as "inexcusable," but said they still warranted a charge of involuntary manslaughter rather than murder.

"He's been emotional in speaking to the police and speaking with me," the attorney said. "This has been something that’s been greatly weighing on him. His decisions in the aftermath, although regretful, don’t equate to him having malice of committing any sort of act designed to do this. It’s a tragic, tragic accident."

Teresa Brink, a friend of Kloppenburg, told reporters outside the courthouse, "She didn’t deserve that, no. Absolutely not. She didn’t deserve that. Nobody does. Nobody. She's a human. She's a mother, a friend, a sister, a daughter."

Sullivan is scheduled to appear in court on April 17.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any information about the case is urged to contact the Massachusetts State Police at 781-897-8300.

The Massachusetts State Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.

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'Depraved' serial child molester barricaded himself in bathroom with 1-year-old and tried to commit suicide



A man who committed many "depraved" acts of child molestation was given a record long sentence after being convicted for numerous child sex abuse crimes in Tennessee.

Walter Lucian Lewis, 32, was sentenced to three life sentences without the possibility of parole, with another 60 years in prison added, according to the Sumner County District Attorney's Office.

'This behavior will not be tolerated in Sumner County, and you will be held accountable for your crimes.'

The Sumner County Sheriff's Office began its investigation into Lewis after hearing from two children that he had touched them inappropriately.

Lewis told them to keep the incidents a "secret," according to the children, who also claimed to have witnessed him molesting a third child. One of the victims was 5 years old during the abuse.

Police said follow-up interviews with the children led them to believe Lewis had molested them in periods in 2024 as well as 2025. They also determined that he had sexually abused a child in 2022 in Rutherford County.

When they confronted him at his Portland house, police said Lewis barricaded himself in a bathroom with a 1-year-old child hostage. After police gained entry, Lewis stabbed himself in the neck with a knife in an apparent attempt to commit suicide.

Deputies found the child unharmed in the bathtub and were able to subdue Lewis. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Lewis was convicted of a slew of crimes as follows:

  • Continuous sexual abuse of a child;
  • Three counts of aggravated rape of a child;
  • Aggravated sexual battery;
  • Especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor;
  • Sexual exploitation of a minor;
  • Especially aggravated kidnapping; and
  • Aggravated assault on a first responder.

The sentence given to Lewis was the longest one handed out in Sumner County for abuse-related crimes. It's also the first sentence given without the possibility of parole in the county.

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"Walter Lewis' depraved actions have negatively impacted the lives of multiple children and their families. Our community is now safer because he will spend the rest of his life behind bars," District Attorney General Thomas Dean said in the statement from the end of February.

"This sentence should serve as a warning to anyone who may wish to follow in Mr. Lewis' footsteps: This behavior will not be tolerated in Sumner County, and you will be held accountable for your crimes," he continued.

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Inmate hands judge 'wad' of counterfeit cash to pay bond — then actually tells judge to 'keep the change': Police



A South Carolina prison inmate handed a judge a "wad" of counterfeit cash to pay his trespassing bond — and then told the judge to "keep the change," the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office said.

Officials on Monday said an inmate at the Chesterfield County Detention Center was charged with forgery after the incident.

With that, instead of a relatively minor charge of trespassing, Alexander soon was charged with counterfeit money/forgery, the sheriff's office said.

A judge said he had set bond for inmate Patrick Alexander, 33, of Mississippi in the amount of $250 on a trespassing charge, officials said.

After being given his personal property, Alexander reportedly "removed a wad of money, sorted through the bills, and handed the judge" three $100 bills — and then told the judge to “keep the change," officials said.

As you can imagine, the judge wasn't impressed by the suspect's supposed generosity.

Instead, the judge told Alexander he "could not keep the change and, while holding the money, noticed the color of the bills appeared unusual," the sheriff's office said.

Upon further inspection, the judge observed Chinese writing on the back of the bills, officials said.

A detention officer then checked the bills using a counterfeit detection pen, and that revealed the bills were counterfeit, the sheriff's office said.

Alexander then was informed the currency was fake, and the judge instructed the detention officer to hold the money as evidence, officials said.

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Image source: Chesterfield County (S.C.) Sheriff's Office

With that, instead of a relatively minor charge of trespassing, Alexander soon was charged with counterfeit money/forgery, the sheriff's office said.

A warrant was obtained and served on Alexander at the Chesterfield County Detention Center, the sheriff's office noted.

"Under South Carolina Code § 16-13-10 (Forgery), it is unlawful for a person to falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or knowingly assist in the making or counterfeiting of any writing or instrument," officials said.

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'Should have shot him a couple more times': Canadian leader triggers woke foes after homeowner opens fire on alleged intruder



After a gun-toting homeowner in Ontario, Canada, opened fire and wounded an alleged intruder earlier this week, Premier Doug Ford lauded the homeowner and said intruders "need to be shot," the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

"Congratulations for shooting this guy — should have shot him a couple more times as far as I'm concerned," Ford replied after being asked about the incident during an unrelated news conference Wednesday, according to the CBC.

'We have seen far too many of these incidents involving individuals who were already known to police and out on release orders, highlighting a deeply broken bail system that is failing our communities.'

Ford also upbraided the Canadian government for "going after legal, law-abiding gun owners" and "weak-kneed judges" for letting suspects walk, the outlet noted.

"They always want to protect the bad guys, the judges always want to protect the Charter rights," Ford said, according to the CBC. "How about the charter of rights of the people to keep them safe rather than always protecting these criminals. I'm just sick and tired of it."

Opposition Leader Marit Stiles of the New Democratic Party called Ford's statement "very irresponsible nonsense" while speaking with reporters Wednesday morning, the outlet said.

"This premier has been premier of this province for eight long years now," she said, according to the CBC. "If people in Ontario feel less safe today, then that's on him as the premier of this province."

Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner also used the term "irresponsible" to describe Ford's words in a statement to the outlet: "It is irresponsible for the premier to be making comments encouraging violence or celebrating the loss of life. He should focus on investing in measures that will make our province safer and empower first responders to do their jobs to serve and protect our communities.”

This wasn't the first time Ford has spoken out amid such matters. After a homeowner was charged with aggravated assault for fighting and injuring an armed male who allegedly broke into his Lindsay, Ontario, residence last year, Ford said that "something is broken" in the system when one is punished for self-defense. The CBC last month reported that the homeowner in question no longer will face prosecution.

In regard to this week's incident, York Regional Police said no charges were being filed against the homeowner who used a "legally owned" and "properly stored" gun.

Police said a middle-aged man and an elderly woman were home at the time of the incident, and no one living at the home was injured, the CBC reported.

A police press release issued Wednesday said officers responded just before 1 a.m. Tuesday to reports of a shooting at a Vaughan home in the area of Carrville Woods Circle and Crimson Forest Drive, near Rutherford Road and Dufferin Street.

Officials said multiple suspects allegedly armed with at least one gun forced their way into the home and that the suspects later were seen getting into a black pickup truck and fleeing the scene.

Police on Tuesday released video of the incident showing masked suspects entering and leaving the home, the CBC said, adding that rapid gunfire can be heard as they run from the residence to the truck.

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The male who was shot had been dropped off at a Toronto-area hospital shortly after the incident, the police press release said.

Police said Trestin Cassanova-Alman,a 24-year-old male with no fixed address, is facing charges of robbery with a firearm and disguise with intent as well with breaching a probation order "as he was on an outstanding probation order for unrelated offenses at the time of the home invasion."

Cassanova-Alman is in stable condition in the hospital in police custody, the news release said.

At least one politician in the area appears squarely on Ford's side — the mayor of the city where the shooting took place.

Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca in a social media statement posted Wednesday said he's thankful the homeowner wasn't charged given that it was an act of self-defense.

"We have seen far too many of these incidents involving individuals who were already known to police and out on release orders, highlighting a deeply broken bail system that is failing our communities," the mayor said.

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Reported 6-time convicted felon 'with a history of scams' accused of ripping off 82-year-old woman amid outrageous swindle



A six-time convicted felon "with a history of scams" allegedly intimidated and stole cash from an 82-year-old woman amid a home repair swindle last month, CWB Chicago reported.

Sonny Miller, 32, and two other males arrived Feb. 2 at a home in the 5400 block of South Drexel on Chicago's south side in a white pickup truck, the outlet said, citing a detention filing.

Prosecutors said Miller had more than $2,000 on him when he was arrested, the outlet reported.

Miller allegedly approached the victim’s daughter as she was walking into the home and told her he had performed roofing work on the home a decade earlier and was there to do additional work on the basement, CWB Chicago said.

The daughter walked Miller inside to speak with her mother, who requires a cane to stand and walk, the outlet said.

Miller allegedly told the daughter to boil some water as he would need it to mix concrete, CWB Chicago reported.

Prosecutors said when the daughter left the room, Miller told her elderly mother the basement work would cost $200 — and that if she refused to pay, she would face steep fines, a police visit, and a financial lien placed on her home, the outlet noted.

At that time, the two males who had arrived at the home with Miller were outside applying unnecessary concrete to the basement's exterior, CWB Chicago said, citing the detention filing.

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When the phony work was done, Miller went to collect payment. The elderly woman grabbed an envelope containing cash, which Miller allegedly snatched from her hand, then ran out the door and fled in the pickup with the other two men. The woman, the filing noted, “was not able to put up much of a resistance.”

The victim and her daughter called Chicago police, estimating that $900 had been taken. Responding officers collected a laminated solicitation flyer Miller had left behind, along with video footage gathered from neighbors, according to prosecutors. One video captured the truck’s license plate and images of the men.

Detectives circulated a bulletin to cops throughout the area, and Skokie police responded with information. Des Plaines police later spotted the truck when it triggered a license plate reader in their jurisdiction. Officers stopped the vehicle and detained its occupants.

CWB Chicago, citing the detention filing, said one of the males in the truck — identified as Miller’s cousin — admitted to performing the fake concrete work outside the victim’s home and allegedly identified Miller as the one who spoke to the elderly woman in her home.

Prosecutors said Miller had more than $2,000 on him when he was arrested, the outlet reported. Miller denied ever being at the woman’s home, CWB Chicago added.

Judge James Murphy III — who described Miller as a six-time convicted felon “with a history of scams" — ordered Miller detained, the outlet said.

Miller is charged with robbery of a victim older than 60, robbery, and aggravated home fraud by deception of a victim older than 60, CWB Chicago said.

Cook County Jail records on Thursday indicate Miller is behind bars on no bond; his next court date is scheduled for May 6.

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4 teachers and 1 cop in small Alabama town arrested over child pornography, police say



The residents of a small town in Alabama were shocked to discover that a police officer and four faculty members of their school district were accused of possessing child sex abuse material.

The four teachers, as well as the police officer and school basketball coach, worked for the Pickens County School district in Aliceville, a town of only about 2,000 residents.

The officer had also worked as an assistant basketball coach at a Pickens County school.

Three of the teachers worked at the Aliceville High School, another worked at the Aliceville Elementary School, and the police officer worked for the Aliceville Police Dept.

The five suspects faced charges related to child sexual abuse material and are being held at the Pickens County Jail.

Math teacher Roderick Granger, 41, was arrested Jan. 30 for possession of child pornography, failure to report, and an ethics violation. Online records indicate he was given a $1 million bail.

Aliceville High School teacher Antavious Belgrave, 28, faces a number of charges:

  • Three counts of failure to report;
  • Three counts of sexual misconduct;
  • Three counts of ethics violations;
  • One felony charge for indecent exposure; and
  • Three felony counts of distributing a private image.

Belgrave was also given a $1 million bail.

Fourth-grade teacher Lakethia Wilkins was charged with use of position for personal gain, possession of child pornography, and intent to disseminate pornographic and obscene matter.

High school employee Winston Bishop, 58, was charged with solicitation of child pornography, possession of child pornography, distribution of a controlled substance, and providing a minor with drugs. He was also given a $1 million bail.

Police officer Caminion Gary, 24, was given a $1 million bail and charged with the following:

  • Solicitation of child pornography;
  • Sexual abuse, a first-degree felony;
  • Production of child pornography;
  • Felony count of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer; and
  • Felony count of child molestation/enticing a child.

Aliceville Police Chief Tonnie Jones said the allegations were serious and Gary had been placed on unpaid administrative leave.

"We're asking everyone who can — if you believe — to pray because there are a lot of a victims, a lot of victims," Jones said.

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Gary had also worked as an assistant basketball coach at a Pickens County school.

The Pickens County Sheriff's Office said the Department of Homeland Security was assisting with the investigation as well as the State Bureau of Investigation and the Aliceville Police Dept.

Pickens County District Attorney Andy Hamlin said there may be more arrests and charges as the investigation continues.

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Adulterous woman who wrote kids' book about grief CONVICTED of fatally poisoning her husband and father of her 3 sons



A Utah woman self-published a book in 2023 titled "Are You With Me?" — the story of a child who loses his father but is comforted by the knowledge that he remains with him in spirit. The description for the book claims it was "written by a loving mother" who personally faced the challenge of guiding "children through the difficult experience of losing a loved one."

The problem? The 35-year-old author, Kouri Richins, was just convicted of murdering her husband and the father of her three sons.

'Eric had to die.'

A Utah jury of eight unanimously found Richins guilty Monday of aggravated murder for lethally dosing her husband for pecuniary gain on March 4, 2022; attempted aggravated murder for trying to kill her husband on Valentine's Day 2022; two counts of insurance fraud; and one count of forgery.

Kouri Richins faces 25 years to life in prison without parole for the aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder convictions.

Prosecutors called scores of witnesses who helped paint a portrait of an adulterous and conniving woman who racked up millions of dollars in debt; whose real estate business was on the rocks; who lacked rights to several of Eric Richins' assets in the event of a divorce per the terms of a prenuptial agreement; and who fantasized about her husband's death.

"She did not have the money to leave Eric or the money to salvage her business," prosecutor Brad Bloodworth said in his closing argument, CNN reported. "Kouri Richins is an intensely ambitious person. She is a risk-taker. There was a way forward — Eric had to die."

The victim's life reportedly was insured for over $2 million through numerous policies, including a policy that prosecutors said Kouri Richins applied for fraudulently.

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"Kouri Richins wanted to murder Eric Richins, thus took out an insurance policy on his life to get money for murdering Eric Richins," Bloodworth said. "Then she murdered Eric Richins, and then she submitted a claim to get the money."

Wendy Lewis — Kouri Richins' defense attorney — challenged the monetary motive, suggesting that Eric Richins was of more use to Kouri Richins alive as evidenced by the fact that "Kouri spent that life insurance within a matter of weeks and was still in debt."

Prosecutors said Richins added fentanyl to a Moscow mule drink that she gave her 39-year-old husband, and a toxicologist testified that the victim's blood contained five times the minimum level of a fatal dose of fentanyl, CourtTV reported.

Bloodworth provided a reminder in court that Carmen Lauber, a house cleaner who worked for Kouri Richins, testified that Richins asked her repeatedly in 2022 for illicit pills — pills she procured for Richins both prior to the Valentine's Day murder attempt and days before Eric Richins' death.

In addition to hearing about an apparent attempt on the part of Richins to pin the purchase of the illicit drugs on Lauber, jurors reportedly heard at trial that a forensic examination of Richins' phone revealed internet searches about how to delete iPhone messages as well as about death benefit insurance payouts and fentanyl poisoning.

The jury reportedly also saw the romantic messages exchanged between Richins and her then-lover, Robert Grossmann, including messages from Richins about their future together.

A spokesman for the Richins family said the victim's sons will remain in the custody of his family and that his family was "relieved" by the verdict.

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The victim's obituary stated in 2022, "Eric was a family man, who always strove to be the absolute best father and husband. He was an attentive and loving father to his three sons Carter (9), Ashton (7), and Weston (5), and a devoted husband to the love of his life, and wife of nine years, Kouri (Darden) Richins. Eric did absolutely everything in his power to provide his family with every possible opportunity to learn, grow, and have fun."

Richins is scheduled for sentencing on May 13.

She also has been separately charged with multiple counts of mortgage fraud, money laundering, forgery, and issuing a bad check along with a single count of communication fraud, KSTU-TV reported.

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