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Oscars' in memoriam honors Reiner, Keaton, Redford
BRUCE R. MILLER Lee Enterprises
All actors are not equal.
Some are part of the Oscars' "In Memoriam" segment. Some are not (James Van Der Beek). And some get extended mentions.
At Sunday's ceremony, t Rob Reiner, Diane Keaton and Robert Redford were given special tributes, with actors in Reiner's films coming to the stage to salute him, Keaton co-star Rachel McAdams sharing a song Keaton sang on the set of "The Family Stone," and Barbra Streisand singing "The Way We Were" as part of a tribute to Redford.
They were touching moments — perhaps the evening's biggest source of tears — and a look inside the families the late directors and performers created in films.
Keaton "who wore many hats," McAdams said, "used to sing this old Girl Scout song: 'Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other is gold. A circle is round, it has no end. That's how long I'll be your friend.'"
Billy Crystal delivered the Reiner remembrance.
"Rob's movies will last for lifetimes because they were about what makes us laugh and cry and what we aspire to be — far better in his eyes: far kinder, far funnier and far more human." More than a dozen stars then filled the stage, including actors from "Stand By Me," "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally" and "This is Spinal Tap."
And Streisand revealed Redford called her "Babs," which she hated. When she wrote him a note toward the end of his life, however, she signed it the way she knew he'd prefer: "Babs."
Utah woman found guilty of murdering husband
HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press
PARK CITY, Utah — A Utah woman who wrote a children's book about coping with grief after her husband's death was convicted of aggravated murder in his death by poisoning him with fentanyl.
Jurors on Monday also found Kouri Richins guilty of fraudulently claiming insurance benefits after the death of Eric Richins in March 2022 at their home outside the ski town of Park City.
Prosecutors say Kouri Richins slipped five times the lethal dose of the synthetic opioid into a cocktail that he drank. They say Richins was $4.5 million in debt and falsely believed that when her husband died, she would inherit his estate worth more than $4 million. They also say she was planning a future with another man she was seeing on the side.
After her husband's death, Richins self-published a children's book about grief to help her sons and other kids cope with the loss of a parent.
She was also convicted of other felony charges, including an attempted murder charge in what authorities alleged was another effort to poison her husband weeks earlier on Valentine's Day with a fentanyl-laced sandwich that made him break out in hives and black out.
Richins' defense attorney said Eric Richins was addicted to painkillers and had asked his wife to procure opioids for him. Kouri Richins, however, told police earlier that her husband had no history of illicit drug use.
"She wanted to leave Eric Richins but did not want to leave his money," said Summit County prosecutor Brad Bloodworth.
Richins had pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The most serious charge — aggravated murder — carries a sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
What was scheduled to be a five-week trial was cut short last week when Richins waived her right to testify, and her legal team abruptly rested its case without calling any witnesses. Richins' attorneys said they were confident prosecutors did not produce enough evidence over the past three weeks to convict her of murder.
"They haven't done their job, and now they want you to make inferences based on paper-thin evidence. They want you to do their job for them. Tell them, 'No,'" defense attorney Wendy Lewis urged the jury on Monday.
Obituaries
Delphine P. Carr
November 23, 1923—March 6, 2026
WALWORTH—Delphine P. Carr, age 102, of Walworth, Wisc. went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 6, 2026. She was born on November 4, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pa. the daughter of Charles and Meta (Knieriemen) Pusey.
A Funeral Service was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Calvary Community Church, Lake Geneva, Wisc. Interment will take place at a later date in Roselawn Memory Gardens in Lake Geneva, Wisc.
Arrangements made by Toynton Funeral Home, Walworth, Wisc., (262) 275-2171.
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