Murder trial begins for Colorado dentist accused of poisoning wife’s protein shakes

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER AP The murder trial of a Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes and later trying to pay someone to kill the lead investigator on the circumstance will begin with opening arguments Tuesday James Craig allegedly used cyanide and tetrahydrozoline an ingredient in over-the-counter eye drops to kill his wife of years Angela Craig two years ago in suburban Denver FILE This undated booking photo provided by the Aurora Colo Police Department shows James Craig Aurora Police Department via AP File Craig has pleaded not guilty to several charges including first-degree murder Prosecutors say that Craig allegedly purchased arsenic around the time of his wife s effects dizziness and headaches that perplexed doctors and that after his initial attempts to poison her failed he ordered potassium cyanide They also stated Craig searched Google for how to make a murder look like a heart attack and is arsenic detectable in an autopsy and that he tried to make it appear his wife had killed herself Related Articles US stocks drift as Nvidia leads gains for tech NYC subway facility operational but specific roads in NY and NJ remain closed after heavy rains JPMorgan posts strong second quarter numbers though Dimon warns of tariff geopolitical liability The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge Editorial Warren s HHS dig an insult Angela Craig who had six children with James Craig was hospitalized several times After the first time she can be seen on home surveillance video accusing her husband of implying to physiological staff that she was suicidal It s your fault they treated me like I was a suicide jeopardy like I did it to myself and like nothing I noted could be inferred she explained to her husband on the video After Craig s arrest in prosecutors alleged that he offered a fellow jail inmate to kill the affair s lead investigator and offered someone else to find people to falsely testify that Angela Craig planned to die by suicide In addition to first-degree murder Craig has pleaded not guilty to the other charges including solicitation to commit murder and solicitation to commit perjury Craig s attorneys have questioned the reliability of the inmate s insists disclosed the police were biased against the dentist and that tests of the protein shake containers didn t reveal signs of poison Around the time of his arrest prosecutors declared Craig was experiencing financial difficulties and appeared to be having an affair with a fellow dentist though they have not yet described a motive in his wife s death Craig remains in custody according to jail records