Kamas enters headlines after a Utah mother was sentenced post-conviction for family abandonment and psychological harm. Tiny town (pop ~1,800 in 2010) known for cattle and lumber in Summit County.
Kouri Richins has been sentenced to life without parole for the fentanyl-laced murder of her husband Eric Richins in 2022. The case has drawn national attention amid revelations she later wrote a children’s book and faced a debt-laden life-insurance scheme. Her three sons, now in care, testified they fear she could harm them if released.