Cyanide, an affair, and a jailhouse murder plot: The case against a Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife
AURORA, COLORADO, JUL 10 – James Craig faces six charges including first-degree murder after his wife died from poisons reportedly mixed into her protein shakes, according to a 52-page arrest affidavit.
- James Craig, a former Aurora dentist, is set to stand trial starting July 10, 2025, for the 2023 poisoning murder of his wife Angela Craig in Aurora, Colorado.
- Angela Craig fell ill with unexplained symptoms and was hospitalized three times in 10 days before dying on March 1, 2023, from lethal doses of cyanide and tetrahydrozoline.
- Investigators found evidence including emails, poison orders, and Craig's attempts to solicit murder and tamper with evidence while jailed, supported by a detailed affidavit and witness accounts.
- Craig has entered a not guilty plea to six felony counts, among them first-degree murder and soliciting others to commit crimes from jail. His trial, which is anticipated to take three weeks, will address all these charges.
- This case highlights a complex criminal investigation involving poisoning, jailhouse murder plots, and alleged evidence fabrication attempts, with jury selection imminent and defense attorneys yet to comment.
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Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife’s protein shakes going on trial for murder
DENVER (AP) — Just days before she died after suffering symptoms that mystified her doctors, Angela Craig confronted her husband, James, in their suburban Denver kitchen over his lack of support.
Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife's protein shakes going on trial for murder
Just days before she died after suffering symptoms that mystified her doctors, Angela Craig confronted her husband, James, in their suburban Denver kitchen over his lack of support.In that 2023 argument captured on home surveillance video, she accused him of suggesting to hospital staff that she was suicidal, court documents show. Prosecutors say James Craig caused the ailments that ultimately killed his wife by poisoning her protein shakes and …
Colorado dentist faces trial for wife's cyanide poisoning death
Colorado dentist James Craig stands trial for allegedly poisoning his wife Angela Craig with cyanide. Jury selection begins as evidence of poison purchases and a murder-for-hire plot unfolds.
Trial begins for Aurora dentist accused of poisoning his wife to death
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The trial of a dentist in Aurora, accused of poisoning his wife to death in 2023, started Thursday with jury selection. James Craig is accused of killing his wife of 23 years, Angela Craig, by putting poison in her protein shakes. The Arapahoe County Coroner ruled that her March 2023 death was caused by poisoning from cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, something found in over-the-counter eye drops. Wheat Ridge po…
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