‘I’m afraid if she gets out’: US author’s sons say they want mother to stay in jail

Kouri Richins, 35, faces up to life in prison for killing her husband, and her three sons say they are afraid' of her

The young sons of Kouri Richins, a Utah author, said ahead of her sentencing hearing Wednesday that they would feel unsafe if their mother was ever released from prison after she was found guilty in March of killing their father.

Richins, 35, faces several decades to life in prison on five felony convictions, including aggravated murder.