CO - Angela Craig, 43, mother of 6, allegedly poisoned by cyanide in protein shake by dentist husband, Aurora, Mar 2023

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Wednesday, July 16th:
*Trial continues (Day 2) (@ 8:30am MT) - CO - *Angela Dawn Pray Craig (43) poisoned (potassium cyanide) by husband & left her brain dead & taken off life support (arrived at hospital on Mar. 16, 2023) & died Mar. 18, 2023, Aurora. *James Toliver Craig (45/now 47) arrested (3/19/23), charged (3/23/23), formally charged (7/12/23) & arraigned (10/9/23) with 1st degree premeditated murder after deliberations & tampering with physical evidence. Amended charges (4/12/24): 1st degree murder (F1) & 2 counts of solicitation to commit with physical evidence [1 for an inmate & 1 for family member]. Added charges [11/21/24] solicitation to commit 1st degree murder [of Aurora Police Detective] & solicitation to commit perjury in the 1st degree. Held without bond. Bond set at $10M on 6/28/23. Plead not guilty (10/9/23 to murder & on 2/14/25 to Solicitation).
Added charges [4/11/25] with Solicitation to commit tampering with physical evidence. Arapahoe County
Jury selection began on 7/10/25 & ended on 7/14/25. Jury: 12 jurors & 3 alternates.
Trial began on 7/15/25 & goes through 8/1/25. All start @ 8:30am.
Judge Shay K. Whitaker presiding. DA Amy L. Padden, Senior Chief Deputy DA Michael Mauro & Assistant DA Ryan Brackley. Defense attorneys Lisa Fine Moses & Ashley Witham.

Case & Court info from 3/16/23 thru 7/3/25 & Jury Selection Day 1-3 [7/10-7/14/24] reference post #714 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...entist-husband-aurora-mar-2023.670769/page-36

7/15/25 Tuesday, Trial Day 1: Jurors were briefed on the rules of the court ahead of opening statements. Opening statements by Assistant DA Ryan Brackley & by defense attorney Ashley Witham.
State witnesses:
Dr. Ashley-Alpana Rawloo Khalap Peko [working as an emergency physician at AdventHealth Parker when Angela came in on March 6, 2023]. Dr. Arthur Levene, an AdventHealth Parker cardiologist. Danielle Andrews, nurse. Dr. King-Dylewski, a hospitalist. Nurse Schaefer. Nurse Caldwell. Nurse Bremer.
Trial continues on Wednesday, 7/16/25.

Defense attorney Ashley Whitham

Her name is widely misspelled across even local media but this should solve the debate --

 
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If they really cared about the spiritual repercussions, they wouldn't murder. I mean, that's in the top ten original commandments.

The fact that they will kill to preserve their image and position is all about greed, selfishness and ego and nothing to do with religion, whatever the denomination.

Catholics don't agree with divorce, and they don't get a pass on murder, either.

MOO
I agree. Nobody is giving anyone of any religion a pass. I guess I wasn’t clear?
 
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I agree. Nobody is giving anyone of any religion a pass. I guess I wasn’t clear?
No, I probably wasn't. It's been a very difficult day for me and I probably came off sounding argumentative or like I was disagreeing when I was just meaning to expand on the conversation. Apologies.
 
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No, I probably wasn't. It's been a very difficult day for me and I probably came off sounding argumentative or like I was disagreeing when I was just meaning to expand on the conversation. Apologies.
No apology necessary. I know from another thread that you’re dealing with stuff. I just didn’t want there to be any misunderstandings if there were any. If that makes sense. 😵‍💫 Big hugs! 💜
 
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James Craig weeps during opening arguments in his Murder trial at the Arapahoe District Court on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Centennial, CO. Craig is accused of murdering his wife. (Stephen Swofford/Denver Gazette via Pool)
Colorado dentist accused of killing wife amid affairs, as murder trial centers on marital betrayal

James Craig weeps [tries but fails to squeeze out a tear] during opening arguments in his Murder trial

fixed it.
 
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gross. Defense painting this awful, horrible, painful death as a suicide because their client was such a nasty horrible cheating husband. I find that so offensive. Prayers for Angela's loved ones having to hear this bull 💩
 
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Can't wait to see this guy fry. What a horrible husband.
 
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Horrible. These crimes scare me. My husband is fantastic. But, would the victim have said the same thing?

He didn't want a divorce because, of course, it would have cost money. I wonder what the kids think?

This is awful, he was gaslighting her, telling people she was "suicidal". She confronted him on this, as medical personnel were treating her differently at the hospital because of what he told the staff.

I wish Angela had loaded up her kids in the vehicle and escaped the murderer.
 
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I wish Angela had loaded up her kids in the vehicle and escaped the murderer.

Yes. She just didn't realize how much danger she was in. So many men, who cheat on their wives, and kill them.
 
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July 16, 2025

Live Updates - Trial Day-2​


Recess until 1:30 p.m.​

Madeline Rhodes
The court is on recess until 1:30 p.m. for a lunch break.

Defense pokes holes in 'personal package' found​

Madeline Rhodes
Romero confirms with the defense that she didn’t open the box with hazardous markings on it. The package, which was out of the box, didn’t have hazardous markings on it. Romero said she was handed the package with an invoice addressed to Craig.

Romero said she can’t confirm that the box labeled with hazardous material was the same box the package was in.

Defense walks through March 6 with employee​

Madeline Rhodes
Defense also asked about March 6, which the prosecution brought up in their questioning. Romero told the prosecution that she saw him in exam room 9 instead of his office, like she expected.

Defense first argued that going to exam room 9 would’ve made a conversation on his phone when he walked in more private than in his office, which Romero confirmed. Romero also confirmed that she couldn’t see anything on Craig’s computer screen while he was in the exam room.

Former employee confirms they were 'emotionally intimate'​

Madeline Rhodes
Romero confirmed with the defense that she and Craig were “emotionally intimate” with each other and they exchanged several text messages.

Cross examination begins on former employee​

Madeline Rhodes
The defense has started questioning a former employee at Summer Brook Dental Group, Caitlin Romero.

Nurse: 'He was always attentive'​

Madeline Rhodes
Prosecution first called Blaine Cullen, RN, to the stand, who was working when Angela was hospitalized. She told the prosecution that when she came into Angela’s hospital room and Angela’s vitals were unstable, it was just Craig and his wife in the room.

She confirmed with defense that while they were helping Angela, he wasn’t trying to interfere, and from what she could remember, “he was always attentive.”

Employee describes 'personal package' delivered to office​

Madeline Rhodes
Romero said on March 6, 2023, Craig recieved a call from his sick wife, and he left the office. Romero said she stayed at work after everyone had left that day, which is when Craig came in and went into his office while on the phone.

When Romero was leaving the practice, she said she went out the back door, where she saw him on the computer in exam room 9, rather than in his office. Romero said she’s never seen him on that computer after hours.

When asking why he was in the exam room, Romero said Craig told her he wanted to be alone, since he shared an office with another person and wasn’t sure if the other doctor was in there. Romero asked about his wife, and Craig told her she was okay, it was a stressful day, and he came back to the office to get away for a minute.

Romero said that after she left the office, Craig texted her that there was a “personal package” coming into the office, and when it arrived, to put it on his desk and not open it.

Throughout the week, he was in and out of the office since his wife was sick. Romero said Craig made two comments about thinking Angela “wouldn’t make it through the night,” one on March 9, when Angela was readmitted to the hospital.

Romero said she received multiple texts from Craig asking if the package had arrived.

Once the package was delivered, Romero said another employee handed her a foil package. She asked where the box was, and when the employee handed her the box, she saw it was a box with a biohazard sticker on it, addressed to Craig as a personal package.

Romero looked through the invoice to see if it was something they were waiting on, which is when she saw it was potassium cyanide, which had never been delivered to a dentist’s office when she worked there.

Romero said she looked up potassium cyanide poisoning symptoms, which she believed were similar to what Craig described his wife was having. Romero reported her findings to another dentist and a police officer.

Former employee called to stand​

Madeline Rhodes
Prosecution called a former employee at Summer Brook Dental Group, Caitlin Romero, to the stand. At the time, Romero said Craig was the dentist at the practice. Romero was the office manager.

Romero now works at Fit To Smile Dental, a company that partnered with Summer Brook Dental while Craig was employed.

 
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Interesting. It is very difficult to detect cyanide poisoning.

 
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