ANGELA CRAIG: Dentist James Toliver Craig, poisoned wife (Mom to 6) left brain dead

Colorado dentist accused of poisoning wife and mom of 6 after ‘heinous, complex and calculated’ crime leaves her brain dead​

March 20, 2023
A 45-year-old dentist in Colorado faces charges of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, a mother of six children, after severe headaches left her brain dead, investigators said over the weekend.

According to the Aurora Police Department, James Toliver Craig was taken into custody early Sunday morning, days after he allegedly drove his 43-year-old wife to the hospital.

Shortly after arriving at the hospital, the wife’s condition deteriorated rapidly, and she was placed on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. She was declared medically brain dead a short time later.” further investigation revealed that the victim’s sudden death was linked to poison.

Although authorities did not immediately identify the victim, a since-removed website for Craig’s Summerbrook Dental practice said her name was Angela. A Law&Crime search of the Wayback Machine-archived version of that website shows that Dr. Jim Craig called himself and Angela “the proud parents of six great kids”:

Colorado dentist accused of poisoning wife and mom of 6 in 'heinous, complex and calculated murder'

A Colorado dentist is accused of murdering his wife, a mother of six children, after severe headaches linked to poison left her brain dead, investigators say.

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Colorado dentist charged with poisoning wife who was declared brain dead days after hospitalized for headaches​

Colorado dentist charged with murder in ‘complex and calculated’ poisoning death of his wife​

There was evidence to suggest James Toliver Craig, 45, was “working on starting a new life” with another woman, a police affidavit says.

Colorado dentist is accused in wife's poisoning death

There was evidence to suggest James Toliver Craig, 45, was “working on starting a new life” with another woman, a police affidavit says.

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Of course he did. Plead not guilty I mean. Basically all do.

waiting for his attorney to start screaming about botched investigation any time now and how prosecution didn't do this or that for them, etc.

 

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waiting for his attorney to start screaming about botched investigation any time now and how prosecution didn't do this or that for them, etc.

Yeah, that's a normal expectation these days without a doubt.

 

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Defense attorney wants key evidence tossed in Aurora dentist | News | denvergazette.com

Defense attorneys want key evidence tossed in murder trial of Aurora dentist​

Less than three months before the start of a first-degree murder trial of an Aurora dentist accused of poisoning his wife, an Arapahoe County district judge is deciding whether or not to admit some key evidence in the case.

On Tuesday, James Craig's attorneys argued to suppress Google searches found on the dentist's work computer for several poisons and whether or not they were detectable. Those queries were discovered by detectives through searching the hard drive of an office computer but made from an account called jimandwaffles@gmail.com. The account was a new one, created on Feb. 27, three weeks before Angela Craig died.

During their search, detectives also played a YouTube video accessed through jimandwaffles@gmail.com which showed The top 5 undetectable poisons showing no signs of foul play, according to the arrest affidavit.

Some of these searches, the defense said, were discovered illegally by investigators whom they contend went “beyond the scope” of what they asked for in the search warrant.

But Deputy District Attorney Michael Mauro called that defense a “strawman argument,” contending that Craig’s attorneys were using “hypertechnical construction of the language in the warrant." He argued that the search complied with the warrant.

Prosecutors say that some the searches were originally done on a computer in a back room, based on an eyewitness who said she saw Craig using it after-hours.

Sunnybrook Dental Group's office manager, Caitlyn Romero, told police that she saw Craig in a dark back examination room "doing something" on computer #9 March 6, "the day Angela became sick," which she said was "odd," according to the arrest warrant. Thirty minutes after he left, she said that Craig texted her and asked her not to open a personal package which would be delivered to the office.

March 13, the package arrived and was and opened by an employee despite Craig’s direction that the parcel remain intact. In the package was a cylinder labeled Potassium Cyanide.


Eighteenth Judicial District Judge Shay Whitaker did not rule on the motion to suppress the searches, but said she would make an order soon.

Craig's trial is set for April 23, with jury selection starting April 19 and it could last until at least May 7.

 

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Witness illness postpones trial for dentist accused of poisoning his wife

James Craig's defense team also challenged multiple pieces of electronic evidence.

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Witness illness postpones trial for dentist accused of poisoning his wife​

The Aurora dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her with cyanide and Visine will not go to trial until late summer after the judge granted a motion to continue it Friday morning.

James Craig's trial was set to begin next month but will now begin on Aug. 8. Attorneys for Craig said a key witness to their case suffered a stroke earlier this year and is currently unable to testify as he recovers.


Craig is next due in court on April 16 for a motions hearing. He's being held on a $10 million cash-only bond.

 

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Aurora dentist accused of fatally poisoning wife faces new charges of asking daughter to help cover up crime

Investigators allege James Craig bought arsenic and cyanide days before his wife was poisoned to death, searched online about how to poison someone, was having an affair and faced financial difficu…

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Aurora dentist accused of fatally poisoning wife faces new charges of asking daughter to help cover up crime​

Prosecutors on Wednesday outlined two new charges against Craig — two counts of solicitation to commit tampering with physical evidence — in an amended complaint filed in Arapahoe County District Court. The charges will become official once a judge approves the amended complaint.

In addition to first-degree murder, he is now also accused of attempting to persuade one of his daughters to tamper with physical evidence in order to facilitate a crime between March 18, 2023, and March 31, 2023, the amended complaint states.

He is also accused of attempting to persuade a second person to cover up evidence between March 18, 2023, and June 15, 2023, the complaint states. The document does not include any additional detail on the nature of the requests, and the second person’s connection to Craig was not immediately clear.

 

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DA: Aurora dentist accused of killing asked inmate to plant evidence in exchange for free dental work

An Aurora dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes allegedly asked a fellow inmate to plant evidence in exchange for free dental work.

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DA: Aurora dentist accused of killing asked inmate to plant evidence in exchange for free dental work​

An Aurora dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes allegedly asked a fellow inmate to plant evidence in exchange for free dental work.


The 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office filed a motion on April 10 to add a third count against Craig — an additional solicitation to tamper with physical evidence charge. Craig appeared in court Wednesday to discuss that third charge.

The sole witness called was Aurora Police Detective Bobbi Olson, the lead detective on the case. Olson testified that she spoke with an inmate who was incarcerated alongside Craig.

According to the detective, Craig told the other inmate about the charges he faces and asked the inmate to place letters in his garage and truck at his home. Olson testified that the letters were written from inside the jail and were meant to appear as if Angela had written them.

According to Olson, the letters were supposed to convey that Angela was not happy with life, was suicidal and had learned about her husband's affair. The intent was for law enforcement or defense attorneys to find the letters, Olson testified.

The inmate was allegedly under the impression that Craig wrote the letters. According to the detective, in exchange for placing the letters, Craig offered the inmate free dental work or money for bond. The inmate did not take Craig up on the offer, Olson said, and instead contacted law enforcement.

Defense attorneys argued that the inmate is not a credible witness.

Andrew Ho went through a line of questioning, showing the inmate did not accurately identify the color of Craig's truck and was given a deferred judgment and sentence from the district attorney's office. Ho also pointed out that the inmate only contacted authorities after Craig's initial preliminary hearing when there was ample media coverage surrounding the case.

Craig's defense argued the inmate is unreliable evidence and violates Craig's due process rights. However, the judge ruled the prosecution established probable cause and met their burden of proof.