ELIZABETH GORE - Craig’s Love Interest
New witness takes the stand as proceedings resume for the day.
Elizabeth Gore met James Craig in Oct/Nov 2022 on a dating site called Seeking. “It’s geared towards finding a sugar daddy.” She says Craig reached out first, and they moved from the site to text messages.
They met 3–4 times: lunch in Aurora, another lunch a week later, then REI, and finally a trip to Montana. Gore says Craig told her the Montana trip was a ski trip—but they never skied.
On the way to the ski lift, Craig pulled over for a call. Gore stayed in the car. He was gone 1.5 to 2 hours. When he returned, he said they had to go back—his wife found out he was in Montana with another woman.
Gore says Craig gave her around $8,000 via Venmo. When asked if their relationship had a sexual component, she said yes. If Craig told his wife otherwise, “that would be false.”
Moses Whitham presses Elizabeth Gore on timing, texts & Vegas trip.
Craig told her he was divorcing, sent flowers, even mentioned introducing her to his kids.
Gore: “Honestly, given your situation… it’s too much for me.”
On redirect, Gore testifies Craig came on extremely strong.
Did she reciprocate talk of marriage or blending families? “No.”
She says there was no divorce talk until after Montana. Only later did he imply divorce proceedings had begun.
MARK PRAY - Angela’s Brother
Angela's brother, Mark Pray, testifies. He paints Angela as the opposite of suicidal:
• "Strong, dependable, always positive"
• A dedicated mom of 6 who "absolutely loved being a mother"
• "You could fill a stadium with people who’d vouch she wasn't suicidal"
Mark says Angela wasn’t reckless, manipulative, or depressed:
“She was the one who kept the family on track. Not a risk-taker. Not unstable.”
He called her digitizing the family’s genealogy a symbol of her clarity, joy, and leadership.
When asked if Angela was suicidal, her brother’s voice turned sharp:
“There’s only one person in this world that would say Angela was suicidal. That’s the one who murdered—”
Objection. Stricken from the record. But the moment landed.
Mark says Angela’s symptoms were regularly discussed in the family’s group chat. Angela expressed frustration over not having answers. James Craig was in the chat and described a crash during her hospital stay.
Craig texted the family: Angela’s O2 dropped into the 50s. Nurses rushed in. She was “super lethargic.” Said she “crashed” while he was next to her, thought she was just “snoring loudly.” She stabilized with oxygen.
Mark drove 12–13 hrs from Utah to Colorado with his wife. Snow and traffic delayed them. They arrived around 1 AM on March 13. Stayed at Angela and Jim’s home. Helped homeschool the kids while Craig went to work.
Mark says he visited Angela Monday night. Despite earlier texts describing severe symptoms, Angela was “sitting up,” “eating a little,” and “pretty positive.” Family had just gone out for Annabelle’s birthday.
Angela came home Tuesday the 14th. Mark says she walked under her own power but seemed exhausted. Medical equipment like oxygen and a monitoring cuff was scheduled to arrive that night.
Mark says Angela never gave any sign she wanted to die. “She just didn’t understand what was happening.” She described feeling “shaky inside but not on the outside.”
Mark says Craig returned home on the 14th, helped set up equipment, gave her Boost drink or crochet, and emphasized she should take her sinus infection meds (clindamycin) in the morning—he’d be at work.
Mark says Craig left the house in the morning. At 7:20 AM, Craig texted instructions: girls going to the zoo, no appointments, and
“Ange’s next clindamycin dose at 10. It’s on her bathroom counter.”
Prosecution shows exhibits 150–154. Mark identifies Angela’s bedroom and confirms the clindamycin bottle was placed on her nightstand.
He says he gave her the dose per Jim’s text instructions.
Mark testifies Angela took two capsules. He says Craig told him to.
After taking them, Angela’s condition changed “dramatically.” Within 20–25 minutes, she couldn’t sit up and bent over in bed.
Mark says Angela called him around 10:25 AM. She was slumped in bed and in pain. He carried her to the car and, with Renee, drove her to the University of Colorado Hospital. She was conscious but weak.
Prosecution introduces Exhibits 233–236. Mark identifies photos showing their arrival at the ER entrance, moving Angela into a wheelchair, and passing through hospital security.
Mark grows emotional recalling hospital security, stating: “Apparently some murder victims, people try to come and finish the job.” Judge sustains. Tension rises in courtroom as he composes himself.
Angela’s condition worsens in triage. Sometimes she answers, but otherwise she’s unresponsive. Mark says she only reacts if directly prompted. Otherwise, “eyes closed, she won’t respond.”
Craig arrives briefly, gets a status update, then says he has to “wrap up work things” and leaves. Mark confirms Renee (his wife) had driven with him and Angela but left to return to the Craig house.
Craig texts Mark asking what food he wants from Firehouse Subs. He returns about 90 minutes later with lunch—but only for himself and Mark. Angela, visibly deteriorating, is not given food.
Mark testifies Craig told him, “I must be keeping you from getting work done… you can take my Suburban.” Mark says he didn’t want to leave—but left out of deference, thinking “maybe he wants to be alone with Angela.”
Witness confirms this was the moment he and Jim left the hospital room together. Only Jim, Angela, and the witness were present. No other family or friends.
Witness says he did not make it all the way back to Jim and Angela’s house. About 10–15 minutes into the drive, his sister Tony called to say Angela had crashed. He immediately turned around.
When he returned, medical staff were working frantically to keep Angela alive. James Craig was seated at the nurses’ station, visible from the ER room.
Witness says after the crash, Craig left again. He doesn’t recall where or why. Witness remained alone with Angela until she was taken to the ICU.
It took Craig hours to show up at the ICU. Witness had to send him directions. Craig eventually arrived with Ryan. Others, including the bishop, were already there.
That night, witness drove Gemini home. When they arrived at Jim and Angela’s house, it was surrounded by police. They were not allowed inside.
The next day, March 16, the family was eventually allowed back into the home.
Witness testifies that later on the 15th, after doctors said Angela wouldn’t recover, family brought the daughters to the hospital to say goodbye. Everyone waited in a private conference room — but James Craig disappeared again for an extended time.
Witness recalls texting Craig the night of March 15 while they waited hours for the girls to say goodbye to their mother. Craig was upset, then vanished. Witness texted, “Where are you? Your kids need you.” No response. Craig eventually returned.
The witness told Craig via text that authorities might be treating Angela’s death as suspicious. Craig didn’t reply. Later, on March 17, the witness saw Craig return home early in the morning with an overnight bag. Craig said he'd "just gone for a drive."
Under cross, the witness confirms he and his wife rushed to Colorado after learning Angela was sick. They stayed at the Craig home with no pushback, aiming to help with childcare and support Angela while freeing James up for work.
Craig’s defense highlights Angela was the primary caretaker. She stayed home, homeschooled the two youngest kids, while James worked. The decision to homeschool had been made recently. Two older kids were self-sufficient; one could drive.
Cross emphasizes the family's habit of using a group text to share info. The witness confirms that’s how James updated them on Angela’s health—“111 messages in a 2-hour movie” wasn’t unusual. The family is large, close, and communicative.
Defense suggests Angela likely confided in her sister Tony for personal matters. The witness agrees that if Angela shared anything private, Tony was the most likely confidante—not him.
Cross pushes hard: the witness confirms he didn’t know about Craig’s cheating, secret girlfriends, or marriage troubles from 2017. Names like Karen Kane, Elizabeth Goer, and Perry Hagerath? Never heard of them until after Angela’s death. None of it came up in family texts.
Angela called her brother and sister-in-law to pick her up from the hospital on March 14. Defense frames it as her way to let Jim work undisturbed. Witness isn’t sure if Jim had been contacted—but agrees Angela said it would help.
The next morning (March 15), the witness gave Angela two pills from a bottle of clindamycin, per James Craig’s text. He confirms: • Pills weren’t set aside • Craig didn’t say “give her these two specifically” • He saw nothing suspicious • The bottle remained in the bathroom afterward
Angela was eating slowly, trying oatmeal. After taking the pills, she was alone in the room. Hours later, she began calling out—her brother and sister-in-law rushed her to the hospital.
Craig told the witness:
“Maybe I’m keeping you from working... maybe you’d like to go.”
The witness felt pushed out—but admits Craig never said “get out.” Cross stresses this was not overt, and the phrasing came from prosecution.
By then, the kids were already home, which is why the witness’s wife had returned. The defense notes there was no urgent reason for the witness to leave the hospital—suggesting his departure was voluntary.
Angela's brother described the ICU scene:
• Jim Craig sat alone, texting, not grieving
• His absence was so long, they had to re-send directions
• Texts show suspicion: “they are treating Angie’s passing as suspicious”
• He sent that while Jim sat across from him in silence
Angela asked to go to UC Health—she specifically chose it
• Her brother confirms Jim sent only one med-related text
• After Angela took the pill and ate, she was left alone for ~25 minutes
• Jim was seen texting and taking pictures outside her hospital room
• When asked if his behavior seemed appropriate, the witness said: “I wouldn’t say so”
Cross Ends
JURY QUESTIONS
Asked if James or Angela ever mentioned divorce — answer: “No, never.”
Asked about bags brought to UC Health — witness doesn’t recall Angela carrying anything
Asked if James Craig carried more than a lunch bag — unclear
Clindamycin given to Angela: confirmed it was a capsule
Asked where James went when Angela crashed — witness can’t remember, even from deposition
Final Q: how did James look after returning?
Answer: “More agitated, more anxious”
Witness officially excused.
RENEE PRAY - Angela’s Sister-in-law
Angela’s sister-in-law Renee Pray confirms her husband gave Angela the Clindamycin on March 15, 2023.
Renee texted Jim Craig at 10:04 AM:
“After a luxurious bowl of gourmet oatmeal meticulously cooked by the Pray boy, medicine is now entering the body.”
Less than 20 minutes later, Angela called out that she felt unwell.
Renee ran to get her husband. They checked Angela’s vitals and helped her remove her oxygen line to prepare for the ER.
Angela insisted on going.
Renee says Angela specifically asked to go to UCHealth, not Parker Adventist where she’d been treated before.
When asked why, Renee said Angela wasn’t improving and “one of her friends told her this other hospital would be better.”
On the way to the hospital, Renee says Jim Craig called her.
He asked:
“Is she lucid?”
“Why are you taking her to the hospital?”
Renee says he believed she should be resting at home—not moved again.
Renee and Jim were eventually allowed in Angela’s hospital room.
A nurse discussed collecting a urine sample. Jim Craig’s reaction?
He questioned whether it was even necessary.
Renee Pray says she returned to the hospital later that day for a family gathering. At some point, Jim Craig told the room Angela’s last words were: “Why do I hurt?” Renee found that powerful and wrote it down. She later sent it to law enforcement.
Asked if Angela requested the medication that morning, Renee said no. It was Jim pushing for her to take them. Angela didn’t ask. Renee and her husband administered the Clindamycin at Jim’s request.
Before being taken to the ER, Angela could still communicate, according to Renee. That state shifted rapidly after the medication and hospital trip. Cross-examination begins.
Jim arrived around 11:17 AM, 10 minutes after Renee and Mark parked. At the ER, only one person was allowed with Angela. Mark went in; Renee and Jim waited. She says Jim seemed like a “concerned husband” and didn’t behave in a way that raised suspicion at the time.
In redirect, prosecutors circled back to clarify Renee Pray’s earlier statement. She said Jim Craig texted several times on the morning of March 15 asking if Angela had received her medication. When asked if she believed he was referring to Clindamycin, Renee confirmed: “Yes, that was my understanding.”
JURY QUESTION
“Who made Angela dinner or a shake on the evening of March 14, 2023?”
Prosecution followed up immediately—seeking to clarify timeline and responsibility during the key evening before Angela was hospitalized.
Jurors asked who made Angela dinner or a shake the night of March 14.
The witness answered, “I don’t really recall... I barely talked to her that evening.”
She remembered Angela doing light activity—talking, researching, painting nails with her daughters—but couldn’t confirm whether she ate or had a shake.
The prosecution pressed: What was Angela’s condition that night?
The response was vague: Angela was communicating but not out much.
No follow-up from defense. Witness excused.
TONI KOFOED - Angela’s Sister
Angela’s sister, Toni Kofoed, takes the stand. She describes Angela as her best friend: honest, confident, and loving — never manipulative, never suicidal. Angela was “honest to a fault” and “not a risk taker.”
Toni says she and Angela spoke “almost daily” by phone or text. Though 13 years apart, they were extremely close. They had kids at the same time. Angela shared family moments, jokes, and personal issues freely.
Toni recalls Angela calling her on a Sunday in 2018 — something she never did. Angela was sobbing, saying Jim had admitted to a six-month affair and had planned to leave her. She was blindsided and didn’t know what to do.
Angela told Toni they tried to work it out. Jim and Angela both attended individual therapy, and they also saw a couples therapist. They decided to stay together.
Angela also told Toni that Jim had drugged or sedated her sometime after the affair disclosure. The substance was given to Angela without her knowledge. The judge gives limiting instructions: this evidence is allowed only for motive, knowledge, and intent.
Toni says Angela texted her again in December 2022, saying she’d found things on Jim’s computer. Angela said it was “impossible to stay,” but she planned to wait until after Christmas before considering divorce.
Prosecution publishes Exhibit 47: texts from Angela to her sister Toni.
On Dec. 9, 2022, Angela wrote:
“I’m not ready to talk just yet, but I need to reach out because I’m feeling bad. I’m feeling really broken and really alone. I’m leaving Jim. Not until after Christmas… Mostly, I’m just alternating between crying and numb.”
By Dec. 10, Angela changed her tone:
“You tell yourself this is potentially a lifelong fight…”
Toni confirms Angela was fighting for her marriage—not arguing.
On Dec. 11: “I thought Jim was cheating again. He wasn’t. I’ve decided to stay.”
Angela told Toni she would not disclose the content of the fight with Jim on March 1, saying:
“I promised him I wouldn’t tell you.”
Toni: “She kept confidences. She was loyal to a fault.”
Angela appeared exhausted but not sick during the Utah trip.
Angela stayed in Salt Lake City with Toni for a genealogy convention March 1–5.
They laughed, joked, ate badly, and bonded over shared love of history.
Toni: “She was in her element.”
Angela flew back March 5 on an early flight.
On March 6, Angela texted Toni:
“No, I can’t really explain because my brain doesn’t want to work… my body is sluggish… Jim’s taking me to the doctor.”
Toni confirms Angela showed no signs of illness during their time together.
March 7: Angela texted she was stuffy, seeing spots, and thought she had an ear infection.
Toni recalls Angela sounded lucid and relatively okay on the phone that day.
Toni sent her food so Angela wouldn’t need to worry about the kids.
Toni confirms James Craig also claimed not to know what was wrong with Angela. He “expressed many times” that doctors were baffled and he was frustrated.
Angela lightened the mood on March 8 with a text:
“I passed out… crawled to the couch… said ‘who’s the cat now?’”
She had been play-pretending to be a cat with her daughter. Toni says that was classic Angela — finding humor in crisis.
March 9, Angela:
“Headache and nausea day… dizzy and tired… my muscles don’t want to work.”
She drank a protein shake and returned to the hospital that day. She was admitted through March 14.
On March 12, James Craig told Toni that Angela’s oxygen and blood pressure had crashed overnight.
Angela texted that morning:
“I kept down the broth… now trying cream of wheat.”
Toni says Angela’s messages showed some improvement.
Toni had a 40-minute call that night, mostly with Angela. James handed Angela the phone while she was sitting in her hospital bed.
Toni: “She was alert, talking, even researching doctors.”
During that same call, Toni heard James say:
“Here, take your clindamycin.”
Angela had long suffered sinus infections but usually took azithromycin. Toni thought it was strange she was taking anything else.
Angela returned home March 14. On March 15, James Craig told Toni he was “at work and picking up food.”
He didn’t mention going home — even though Angela would later be found unresponsive there.
Toni: “Angela had seen many specialists. Nobody knew what was wrong. She was frustrated. She didn’t feel safe being home alone.” Their final call ended with “I love you.” Angela died the next morning.
The cross-examination of Toni, Angela’s sister, has begun.
Defense attorney Moses is now questioning her about Angela’s communications and symptoms.
Angela’s sister confirms Angela confided in her about James Craig’s infidelity in 2018. Angela said she considered leaving him but didn’t use the word "divorce.” She also said he had cheated a decade earlier.
In December 2022, Angela texted: “I’m leaving Jim… he’s made it impossible to stay.” She believed James had been cheating again, based on info she found in his phone—possibly multiple women.
On Dec 10, Angela texted that she was staying.“It wasn’t what I thought it was… it’s a mess.”Her sister testifies Angela was likely convinced by James to believe it wasn’t cheating.
In Feb/March 2023, the sisters were planning a trip together. But when Angela arrived, she looked exhausted. She said she and James had been up all night “fighting.”
Angela did not reveal the details of that fight. Her sister confirms: Angela said, “Jim asked me not to.” Court has already seen texts from James asking Angela not to tell Tony “the contents of our conversation.”
Angela’s sister says James would sometimes tell Angela, “I’m not good for you” or “you should leave me.” But Angela didn’t want to end the marriage. She told her sister, “I’m not on board with that.”
The sister describes a rollercoaster: Cheating. Fights. Angela says she’s “broken.” James says he wants her to stay. Sometimes he’d admit fault, other times he’d beg to repair the marriage.
March 9, 2023: Angela texts her sister from the hospital: “Jim is so happy someone is monitoring me… I couldn’t say no.” She jokes about buying her own medical equipment. Her sister says Angela didn’t like to worry others.
On March 7, James Craig texted Angela’s sister: “Ang doesn’t seem to be getting better… wanted to check if you had any plans to come.” He added he could handle it alone but was worried. Angela hadn’t told her sister she passed out—James had.
Angela told her sister not to visit, despite James saying family help would be “helpful.”Angela’s sister said she was starting a new job on March 13 and discussed whether Mark and Renee could come instead.
After Angela’s death, her sisters searched the house and storage unit for family genealogy materials. In the process, they found Angela’s journal. They sent a full digital copy to Detective Olsen.
Angela’s sister testifies Angela once told her that James sedated her years ago—so he could kill himself.
She says James didn’t go through with it. The conversation happened roughly 5–6 years before Angela’s death, though the sister couldn’t recall the exact date.
On redirect, Angela’s sister says Angela never talked about leaving James in March 2023.
According to her, the couple was trying to work things out. Angela believed James had an addiction, and she was focused on helping him heal—not separating.
JURY QUESTIONS
What did Angela’s usual sinus infection meds look like?
She answered: “It comes on a card. Usually five tablets to take over five days.”
What kind of doctor did Angela plan to see after March 14?
The witness said Angela mentioned a primary care physician (PCP). According to her, Angela was willing to follow up because she wanted to know what was wrong, not just because the hospital asked.
The defense then began a follow-up.
The defense followed up on the jury’s sinus medication question:
Angela had chronic sinus infections, allergies, and a deviated septum.
The witness was not present when Angela took the medication — she only knew because Angela told her.
No further questions from either side.
The witness was excused.
GARRET LORD — DA Investigator
Garrett Lord, a former DA investigator and tech expert, is now testifying. He’s worked for the Colorado AG’s Office and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Lord has 20+ years in law enforcement and tech crimes. He’s certified in Cellebrite (phone extraction), Facebook & Craigslist subpoenas, and Google/AT&T record analysis.
He’s testified 12–13 times as an expert in Colorado courts.
Lord used a tool called Nighthawk to cross-reference:
• Cell tower pings
• App & browser data
• Text records
• GPS tracking
It allows chronological visualization across multiple devices.
Lord reviewed data from:
Angela Craig’s phone: 5224
James Craig’s phone: 5446
James Craig’s Google Voice: 9565
Karen Kane’s Google Voice: 2592
Also pulled records from a Ford Expedition.
Prosecution introduces a report labeled Exhibit 79 (disk) and 79A (paper), created by expert Garrett Lord.
It compiles key phone, GPS, and message data using Nighthawk, then formatted into PowerPoint.
Garrett confirms he built the report directly from extracted and provider-logged data.
Prosecution moves to admit the exhibits.
Defense objects — and asks to approach the bench.
Search queries placed in timeline using Nighthawk bookmarks:
2:34 PM — “Is there such thing as an undetectable poison?”
3:20 PM — “How to make poison from Oleander”
3:21 PM — “Buy arsenic Aurora Colorado”
• James Craig’s phone was near Summerbrook Dental in Aurora
• Angela’s phone was in the Southlands area, near their residence
Cell towers connect to devices at that time.
7:09 AM — Craig texted Angela:
“Thank you for making me a protein shake... Sorry for last night.”
Angela replied within a minute.
Karen Kane also texted Craig that morning.
MARCH 1
Exhibit 62 confirms more searches:
• 7:16 AM — “is barium arsenite soluble”
• 7:18 AM — “does barium carbonate have a taste”
• 7:20 AM — “how long does it take to die from barium poisoning”
• 7:21 AM — “how long to die from arsenic poisoning”
MARCH 6
7:37 AM: Search for “Visine poisoning”
7:38 AM: Search for “tetrahydrozoline poisoning timeline”
These searches occur while Craig and Angela are actively texting.
MARCH 8
3:31–4:06 PM:
James Craig’s phone travels from the dental office to 3250 Oakland St, Unit D—Midland Scientific.
10:30–11:00 PM:
Craig’s device pings a south-facing cell sector near King Soopers, unlike usual east-facing pings from home.
MARCH 9
4:30–4:45 PM:
• James Craig’s phone travels from home
• Toward Parker Adventist Hospital
Angela’s phone pings at the hospital
7:12–7:26 PM:
• James Craig travels from Parker Hospital
• Back to dental office
7:42–8:03 PM:
• Then to his home
Angela’s phone remains at Parker Hospital throughout
10:00–10:06 PM:
• Ford Expedition pings near King Soopers
10:22–10:34 PM:
• Continue from King Soopers → Parker Hospital
MARCH 13
1:37–3:01 PM:
• Craig’s phone stays near Summerbrook Dental Office
This is the last record for March 13
MARCH 15
10:18–11:03 AM:
• Angela’s device moves from home → UCH Hospital, Aurora
The defense drives the point home:
Strongest signal does not always mean nearest tower
Pinged tower = best reception, not exact location
The Nighthawk maps don’t prove a person’s location — just where the phone connected
The analyst agrees.
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