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

[mickey2942]

Of course, Angela wasn't suicidal, and everything JC did was here showed consciousness of guilt-- especially the manipulation of his very own child from jail to acquire a computer and manufacture evidence to help his case!

JC is a despicable human and a killer. MOO

Yes. I feel so badly for the ongoing emotional pain she went through. JC, constantly cheating on her. And probably blaming her for his behavior. Complete gas lighting. Narcissistic abuse. Not to mention the ongoing poisoning. It wouldn't surprise me if he had been deliberately making her ill on purpose previously.

 

[ch_13]

With his background, training and schooling how did he think he'd get away with this atrocious murder ?
Did he imagine that her death would be deemed natural somehow, i.e., a bad reaction to some meds (if she was on meds which I'm not sure), or food allergies ?
What an evil and idiotic fool.

Angela's death had to be horribly painful and prolonged, with no way to alert someone after her ability to speak/move had been incapacitated.
Hoping for the harshest justice possible for this vile man.

How does a person live, sleep, eat with, talk to another all while planning to murder them.
Imo.

The scary thing is, I think he almost did get away with it.

It doesn't seem like Angela's doctors were at all suspecting poison until they learned that James had bought cyanide. If the package had been left unopened as James requested, then the chain of events that led to James' business partner notifying the authorities about the cyanide shipment would have never happened.

We also know that James had refused an autopsy despite his sister-in-law's pleading, and I have no doubt he would have cremated Angela's body.

So even if people eventually grew suspicious, with no poison, no body, and no autopsy results, what proof would there be? Maybe they could have subpoenaed credit card records to show that James purchased the cyanide, but I'm not even sure if there would be enough probable cause for that.

 

[Seattle1]

2nd daughter testifies:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945969137433403729

GENEALOGY, HOSPITALS, AND JAIL CALLS
Annabelle said Angela was obsessed with family history and “nerded out” after a Utah conference. She even printed a wall-sized family tree.Angela got sick days later. By March 11, she was so dizzy Annabelle drove her to the ER. Angela was hospitalized five days.Angela never knew what was wrong. She guessed diabetes—her siblings had it. She felt "frustrated" doctors couldn't find answers.After Angela died and Craig was jailed, he called Annabelle. He asked her to bond someone else out because that person “had important info” for her.

3:20 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER
After his arrest, Craig instructed his daughter to bail out a man claiming to be her cousin. She paid $2,250 using a credit card linked to her mom’s account. When her brother and uncle found out, they rushed to the jail.

3:32 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [II]
Her brother called twice. The second time, she told him what was happening. He and her uncle rushed to the jail and told her to stay put. When they got there, the man was being released.

3:33 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [III]
Jonathan handed her a taped-together letter addressed from her father. It was folded with their home address showing. In the car, she read it aloud with her brother and uncle. They were shocked.

3:34 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [IV]
The letter gave step-by-step instructions:
1. Buy a cheap laptop
2. Install a VPN
3. Use the Tor browser
4. Make a ProtonMail
5. Use a prepaid card
6. Hire someone on the dark web
7. Make a deepfake of her mom
8. Burn it to a USB
9. Plant it in her mom’s bag
10. Destroy the laptop

3:35 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [V]
Craig wanted a video of his wife "admitting" she ordered poison and planned to take her own life. He said she was desperate to stop a divorce. She was “playing chicken,” he claimed.

3:35 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [VI]
He called the mission the “Memoirs Project.” If she agreed, she should tell him "the candy is good." If not, “the candy is disappointing.” He admitted past affairs. She hadn’t known before.

3:35 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [VII]
The letter admits he ordered the cyanide, arsenic, and oleander. It claims Angela Craig likely overdosed accidentally. “Unlikely she would have done it intentionally,” he wrote.

3:46 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [VIII]
Craig says their financial life was the best it had ever been. He also insists a woman named Karen Kane was “just a frame”—a false lead, not a real suspect.

3:46 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [IX]
In the postscript, Craig repeats instructions:
• Use the dark web
• Pay with untraceable crypto
• Call it the Memoirs Project
• Use code word candy
He was begging his daughter to erase his tracks.

3:47 PM · Jul 17, 2025

HANDWRITING PROOF
Prosecution then showed the witness multiple exhibits.
She confirmed every one was in her father’s handwriting.
Letters, post-its, documents—no doubt. “That’s my dad’s writing.”

3:47 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE GRANDPARENTS’ LETTER
In March or April 2024, Craig’s parents received a letter.
She was there when it arrived. She saw it.
She recognized it. She confirmed it was also in her father’s handwriting

3:47 PM · Jul 17, 2025

STIPULATED FACT
The court read the official stipulation:
The letter (Exhibit 44) was received at Dr. Craig’s parents’ home shortly after its postmark date: March 18, 2024. No dispute. It's in.

3:47 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LIE ABOUT DIVORCE
Before all this, back in December 2022, her father never told her they were getting divorced. She found out another way.

3:47 PM · Jul 17, 2025

CROSS-EXAM BEGINS
Cross by Moses starts.
Defense brings up the infamous letter (Exhibit 1) and the phone call from Craig.The timeline?
All of it happened shortly after Craig’s arrest.

3:49 PM · Jul 17, 2025

FAMILY RESPONSE
She reached out to her brother Toliver and Uncle Tyler (Craig’s brother), who was in town helping the family—and still is.

3:49 PM · Jul 17, 2025

EMOTIONAL IMPACT
Defense: “Was the letter disappointing?”
Witness: “Yes.”“
Confusing?” “Yes.”
They agree it generated a lot of emotions.
“At the end of the day, this is your dad, right?” “Yes.”

3:49 PM · Jul 17, 2025

‘HE SOUNDED SCARED’
Defense pushes the idea that Craig sounded scared, not manipulative.
Q: “You could tell he was scared?”
A: “Yes.”
Q: “You could tell he was acting?”
A: “Yes.”
But when defense asks if Craig’s actions were to hide guilt, the prosecution objects. Sustained. Judge strikes the question.

3:50 PM · Jul 17, 2025

LONG SIDEBAR HALTS CROSS
Just as the defense leans into the idea that Craig's behavior was fear-driven, not guilt-ridden, the prosecution shuts it down.
Objection: Speculation.
Sustained. Judge orders the jury to disregard the defense’s framing.
Attorneys call for a sidebar.
It’s a long one.

3:52 PM · Jul 17, 2025

CROSS CONTINUES WITH DAUGHTER
Moses resumes cross. Focus: the mother’s privacy and marriage dynamic.

Daughter agrees her mom was “really private.”
Parents kept marital struggles behind closed doors.
“They would try to keep things… out of earshot.”
In Feb–early March 2023, the couple appeared affectionate and stable.

4:13 PM · Jul 17, 2025

CROSS CONTINUES WITH DAUGHTER
The illness timeline comes back into focus.

March 6: Dad calls her from school, says mom is sick.
Asks if anything urgent at school—she says no and comes home.
March 7: She takes her mom to urgent care solo.
March 9: She takes her again, this time to Parker hospital.

4:15 PM · Jul 17, 2025

CROSS CONTINUES WITH DAUGHTER
The 911 moment—tension in hindsight.
Dad tried to speak on the phone.
Mom suddenly said “Hang up and call 911.”
Daughter testifies she did call but help was slow.
“They were not the most responsive… in hindsight, makes sense, but it was frustrating.”

4:15 PM · Jul 17, 2025


CROSS CONTINUES WITH DAUGHTER
No warnings from dad. No red flags.
Water bottles weren’t labeled, but some were “known” as her mom’s.
Dad never warned her not to drink certain shakes.
No one told her to avoid mom’s bottles.
She saw nothing suspicious in the routin

4:15 PM · Jul 17, 2025


CROSS CONTINUES WITH DAUGHTER
Defense ends the day.

“No further questions.”
The courtroom prepares to adjourn.
Another emotionally loaded testimony closes—daughter caught between love, loss, and law.


4:16 PM · Jul 17, 2025

REDIRECT ON “MANIPULATIVE” CLAIM

Redirect resumes.
Q: “Miss Craig, it was your dad who told you the letter—People’s Exhibit 1—was motivated by anxiety?”
A: “Yes.”

Q: “When defense asked if you saw anything manipulative in your mom’s behavior during Feb–Mar 2023?”
A: “No, I didn’t see anything like that.”

Q: “And when we spoke on May 5, what was the only example you gave of your mom being manipulative?”
A: “Jazz choir. She guilt-tripped me into not quitting.”

Q: “That’s it?”
A: “Yes. I was 17.”

Q: “So when you later said your mom might have used manipulation with your dad… that idea came from him?”
A: “Yes. From my dad’s conversations and the letter.”
Witness excused

4:18 PM · Jul 17, 2025

COURT ADJOURNED
We resume tomorrow with new witnesses

4:19 PM · Jul 17, 2025

 

[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1946054327128277007

 

[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1946054658176237984

James Craig trial: Daughter testifies about letter from Craig, asking her to create 'fake piece of evidence'

The trial of the former Aurora dentist accused of murdering his wife in 2023 continued on Thursday, with two of the couples children taking the witness stand.

www.denver7.com

 

[Maat99]

THE LETTER [IV]
The letter gave step-by-step instructions:
1. Buy a cheap laptop
2. Install a VPN
3. Use the Tor browser
4. Make a ProtonMail
5. Use a prepaid card
6. Hire someone on the dark web
7. Make a deepfake of her mom
8. Burn it to a USB
9. Plant it in her mom’s bag
10. Destroy the laptop

Somehow I don’t think hiring people on the dark web and making deep fake videos are things your average BYU student knows how to do. And why would he think his daughter would cover up her own mother’s murder? He is delusional will all of his wildly implausible jailhouse schemes. Jmo

 

[mickey2942]

Somehow I don’t think hiring people on the dark web and making deep fake videos are things your average BYU student knows how to do. And why would he think his daughter would cover up her own mother’s murder? He is delusional will all of his wildly implausible jailhouse schemes. Jmo

The worst thing is to drag his children into a conspiracy regarding the death of their mother. Imagine if his daughter had done all of those things. Would she be on trial now too? Accessory after the fact?

 

[Seattle1]

One of Angela and James Craig’s children has taken the stand to testify.

https://kdvr.com/news/james-craig-trial/james-craig-trial-live-updates-prosecutors-call-more-witnesses-to-the-stand/

Guess we will have to wait until later for a more detailed report from kdvr

Detailed testimony of the two daughters (Miriam & Annabelle) below:

Two Daughters Testify:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945955496474694023

“SHE WAS AWESOME”Miriam breaks down recalling her mom:“She was awesome. A really good mom… a little crazy, but she loved us more than anything.”Angela loved woodworking, animals (despite allergies), and their “zoo” of pets.

2:15 PM · Jul 17, 2025

“WE TALKED EVERY DAY”Miriam says Angela was her best friend.They texted constantly — memes, Zillow listings, daily life.“She’d send me castles in Europe and say, ‘We should live here.’”They called each other nearly every day. “Sometimes more than once.”

2:15 PM · Jul 17, 2025

“SHE WAS NOT DEPRESSED”Miriam firmly denies any signs of depression.“She was active, doing yoga, riding her bike. She wanted to be a grandma.”“She talked about fixing up a house together.”“We were making plans.”Her voice cracked. The courtroom listened in silence.

2:16 PM · Jul 17, 2025

“SHE JUST WANTED TO COME HOME”Miriam says Angela Craig never knew what was wrong with her.“She said she felt dizzy… heavy… like her body was hard to move.”Miriam talked to her daily:“She was frustrated. She wanted her own bed. She wanted to be with her girls.”

2:18 PM · Jul 17, 2025

AUTOPSY CONFLICTAfter Angela was declared brain dead, Miriam asked her father if an autopsy would be done.James Craig told her:“No. I didn’t order one. If they couldn’t figure it out while she was alive, they shouldn’t poke around now.”Miriam replied:“But what if something happens to Violet? Wouldn’t you want to know?”Craig said nothing.

2:18 PM · Jul 17, 2025

DIVORCE? NEVER MENTIONED.Miriam says during her December 2022 visit, James never mentioned anything about divorce.They spent Christmas at home, with no signs that her parents were separating.The defense previously suggested marital trouble — but Miriam’s testimony suggests otherwise.

2:18 PM · Jul 17, 2025

“I TALKED TO HER EVERY DAY” Defense begins cross:
“Hi, Miriam. You doing okay?”
“No, I’m okay. Let’s keep going.” Miriam had moved out ~1.5 years before her mom died.
Lived in Boise with relatives, then Rexburg. Last time she was home: Christmas 2022. Saw her mom 7–8 times between 2021–2023. “Long drive. Like 11 or 12 hours… I-80, so it sucks.”

2:32 PM · Jul 17, 2025

“SHE WORKED OUT A LOT”
Her mom exercised at home: stationary bike, yoga, Pilates
Physically, “she was good.”
Mentally? Miriam pushed back.Defense : “You told us she struggled mentally.”Miriam: “She had struggles. But not a mental illness.”“She was private. I wish she shared more.”

2:32 PM · Jul 17, 2025

“SHE HAD HER DEMONS
”Miriam on her mom’s inner life:• Trauma from childhood• Strained relationship with her dad• “Big crazy family… we loved them”• “She struggled, like everyone else”• “She never wanted to burden us”

“She was always a mom first… and a fantastic one.”

2:35 PM · Jul 17, 2025

“SHE HAD WEIRD PROBLEMS”
“Weird problems doctors couldn’t figure out”
Allergies explained a lot—“That’s why we couldn’t have a cat”
Diabetes during pregnancy
“It was never as confusing as last time”
Also:• Mom did woodworking• Built shelves, mantles, closets• Was deeply religious (LDS/Mormon)

2:36 PM · Jul 17, 2025

“THE AFFECTION STOPPED
”Cross shifts to 2017:
“They used to hug and kiss when they came home”
“By 2017, it all stopped.”
And the yelling?
Miriam:
“My room was under theirs. There was a vent…

2:37 PM · Jul 17, 2025

"THEY WEREN'T MOM AND DAD ANYMORE
"Miriam testifies that by 2017, her parents had emotionally checked out.
“They weren’t really present as Mom and Dad.”
She and her older siblings had to care for the “littles.”
She recalls her father packing a suitcase and leaving the house for days.
She was 14. “It was so bad, I thought they might get divorced.”

2:38 PM · Jul 17, 2025

"COUNSELING CHANGED HIM"
Miriam confirms her parents attended counseling in 2017.
She saw changes:
“My dad made a more noticeable change than my mom did.
”He became more present as a father.“
I wouldn’t say better husband, but he was more pleasurable to be around.
”When asked if she told the DA that her mom stayed the same, she replies:“
I don’t remember. If it says that, I’ll take your word for it.”

2:38 PM · Jul 17, 2025

RELIGION AND REALITY
Redirect focuses on Miriam’s faith.
She confirms she was raised Mormon (LDS) and still is:
“I’ve had points where I questioned… but I’m happiest when I’m close to God.
”Does divorce happen in the Church? Yes.
Would her mom have known that?
“Yes.”

2:39 PM · Jul 17, 2025

"NOT A MOM WHO'D GIVE UP"
Defense asks whether Miriam ever thought her mom might hurt herself.
She doesn’t hesitate:
“No.”
Not even to take a reckless risk?
“No. Not with girls still at home.”
She adds, with finality:
“She loved being a mom.”

2:40 PM · Jul 17, 2025

COURT TAKES RECESS
Judge calls an afternoon break following Miriam’s redirect.

2:41 PM · Jul 17, 2025

















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2nd daughter testifies:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945969137433403729

GENEALOGY, HOSPITALS, AND JAIL CALLS
Annabelle said Angela was obsessed with family history and “nerded out” after a Utah conference. She even printed a wall-sized family tree.Angela got sick days later. By March 11, she was so dizzy Annabelle drove her to the ER. Angela was hospitalized five days.Angela never knew what was wrong. She guessed diabetes—her siblings had it. She felt "frustrated" doctors couldn't find answers.After Angela died and Craig was jailed, he called Annabelle. He asked her to bond someone else out because that person “had important info” for her.

3:20 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER
After his arrest, Craig instructed his daughter to bail out a man claiming to be her cousin. She paid $2,250 using a credit card linked to her mom’s account. When her brother and uncle found out, they rushed to the jail.

3:32 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [II]
Her brother called twice. The second time, she told him what was happening. He and her uncle rushed to the jail and told her to stay put. When they got there, the man was being released.

3:33 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [III]
Jonathan handed her a taped-together letter addressed from her father. It was folded with their home address showing. In the car, she read it aloud with her brother and uncle. They were shocked.

3:34 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [IV]
The letter gave step-by-step instructions:
1. Buy a cheap laptop
2. Install a VPN
3. Use the Tor browser
4. Make a ProtonMail
5. Use a prepaid card
6. Hire someone on the dark web
7. Make a deepfake of her mom
8. Burn it to a USB
9. Plant it in her mom’s bag
10. Destroy the laptop

3:35 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [V]
Craig wanted a video of his wife "admitting" she ordered poison and planned to take her own life. He said she was desperate to stop a divorce. She was “playing chicken,” he claimed.

3:35 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [VI]
He called the mission the “Memoirs Project.” If she agreed, she should tell him "the candy is good." If not, “the candy is disappointing.” He admitted past affairs. She hadn’t known before.

3:35 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [VII]
The letter admits he ordered the cyanide, arsenic, and oleander. It claims Angela Craig likely overdosed accidentally. “Unlikely she would have done it intentionally,” he wrote.

3:46 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [VIII]
Craig says their financial life was the best it had ever been. He also insists a woman named Karen Kane was “just a frame”—a false lead, not a real suspect.

3:46 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LETTER [IX]
In the postscript, Craig repeats instructions:
• Use the dark web
• Pay with untraceable crypto
• Call it the Memoirs Project
• Use code word candy
He was begging his daughter to erase his tracks.

3:47 PM · Jul 17, 2025

HANDWRITING PROOF
Prosecution then showed the witness multiple exhibits.
She confirmed every one was in her father’s handwriting.
Letters, post-its, documents—no doubt. “That’s my dad’s writing.”

3:47 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE GRANDPARENTS’ LETTER
In March or April 2024, Craig’s parents received a letter.
She was there when it arrived. She saw it.
She recognized it. She confirmed it was also in her father’s handwriting

3:47 PM · Jul 17, 2025

STIPULATED FACT
The court read the official stipulation:
The letter (Exhibit 44) was received at Dr. Craig’s parents’ home shortly after its postmark date: March 18, 2024. No dispute. It's in.

3:47 PM · Jul 17, 2025

THE LIE ABOUT DIVORCE
Before all this, back in December 2022, her father never told her they were getting divorced. She found out another way.

3:47 PM · Jul 17, 2025

CROSS-EXAM BEGINS
Cross by Moses starts.
Defense brings up the infamous letter (Exhibit 1) and the phone call from Craig.The timeline?
All of it happened shortly after Craig’s arrest.

3:49 PM · Jul 17, 2025

FAMILY RESPONSE
She reached out to her brother Toliver and Uncle Tyler (Craig’s brother), who was in town helping the family—and still is.

3:49 PM · Jul 17, 2025

EMOTIONAL IMPACT
Defense: “Was the letter disappointing?”
Witness: “Yes.”“
Confusing?” “Yes.”
They agree it generated a lot of emotions.
“At the end of the day, this is your dad, right?” “Yes.”

3:49 PM · Jul 17, 2025

‘HE SOUNDED SCARED’
Defense pushes the idea that Craig sounded scared, not manipulative.
Q: “You could tell he was scared?”
A: “Yes.”
Q: “You could tell he was acting?”
A: “Yes.”
But when defense asks if Craig’s actions were to hide guilt, the prosecution objects. Sustained. Judge strikes the question.

3:50 PM · Jul 17, 2025

LONG SIDEBAR HALTS CROSS
Just as the defense leans into the idea that Craig's behavior was fear-driven, not guilt-ridden, the prosecution shuts it down.
Objection: Speculation.
Sustained. Judge orders the jury to disregard the defense’s framing.
Attorneys call for a sidebar.
It’s a long one.

3:52 PM · Jul 17, 2025

CROSS CONTINUES WITH DAUGHTER
Moses resumes cross. Focus: the mother’s privacy and marriage dynamic.

Daughter agrees her mom was “really private.”
Parents kept marital struggles behind closed doors.
“They would try to keep things… out of earshot.”
In Feb–early March 2023, the couple appeared affectionate and stable.

4:13 PM · Jul 17, 2025

CROSS CONTINUES WITH DAUGHTER
The illness timeline comes back into focus.

March 6: Dad calls her from school, says mom is sick.
Asks if anything urgent at school—she says no and comes home.
March 7: She takes her mom to urgent care solo.
March 9: She takes her again, this time to Parker hospital.

4:15 PM · Jul 17, 2025

CROSS CONTINUES WITH DAUGHTER
The 911 moment—tension in hindsight.
Dad tried to speak on the phone.
Mom suddenly said “Hang up and call 911.”
Daughter testifies she did call but help was slow.
“They were not the most responsive… in hindsight, makes sense, but it was frustrating.”

4:15 PM · Jul 17, 2025


CROSS CONTINUES WITH DAUGHTER
No warnings from dad. No red flags.
Water bottles weren’t labeled, but some were “known” as her mom’s.
Dad never warned her not to drink certain shakes.
No one told her to avoid mom’s bottles.
She saw nothing suspicious in the routin

4:15 PM · Jul 17, 2025


CROSS CONTINUES WITH DAUGHTER
Defense ends the day.

“No further questions.”
The courtroom prepares to adjourn.
Another emotionally loaded testimony closes—daughter caught between love, loss, and law.


4:16 PM · Jul 17, 2025

REDIRECT ON “MANIPULATIVE” CLAIM

Redirect resumes.
Q: “Miss Craig, it was your dad who told you the letter—People’s Exhibit 1—was motivated by anxiety?”
A: “Yes.”

Q: “When defense asked if you saw anything manipulative in your mom’s behavior during Feb–Mar 2023?”
A: “No, I didn’t see anything like that.”

Q: “And when we spoke on May 5, what was the only example you gave of your mom being manipulative?”
A: “Jazz choir. She guilt-tripped me into not quitting.”

Q: “That’s it?”
A: “Yes. I was 17.”

Q: “So when you later said your mom might have used manipulation with your dad… that idea came from him?”
A: “Yes. From my dad’s conversations and the letter.”
Witness excused

4:18 PM · Jul 17, 2025

COURT ADJOURNED
We resume tomorrow with new witnesses

4:19 PM · Jul 17, 2025

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1946054658176237984

James Craig trial: Daughter testifies about letter from Craig, asking her to create 'fake piece of evidence'

The trial of the former Aurora dentist accused of murdering his wife in 2023 continued on Thursday, with two of the couples children taking the witness stand.

www.denver7.com

There's something incredibly cruel and evil about a man who murders the mother of his children.

He made orphans of his babies! He never deserved a family. Never! MOO

 

[cocomod]

There's something incredibly cruel and evil about a man who murders the mother of his children.

He made orphans of his babies! He never deserved a family. Never! MOO

I agree

 

[cocomod]

Thank you so much @Seattle1 for the updates! This case is insane!

 

[Niner]

Friday, July 18th:
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 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. Senior Chief Deputy DA Michael Mauro, Assistant DA Ryan Brackley & Deputy DA Osama Maagrebi. Defense attorneys Lisa Fine Moses & Ashley Whitham.
Case & Court info from 3/16/23 thru 7/3/25 & Jury Selection Day 1-3 [7/10-7/14/24] & Trial Day 1-2 (7/15-16/25) reference post #830 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...entist-husband-aurora-mar-2023.670769/page-39
7/17/25 Thursday, Trial Day 3: State witnesses: Aurora Police Dept. lead detective Bobbi Olson. David Lee, who currently works for the U.S. Secret Service in cyber-related investigations. Prior to that, he worked in the digital forensics detail with the Aurora Police Dept. He was qualified as an expert witness in digital forensic examinations for the trial. Cassie Rodriquez [a cell support specialist with Midland Scientific, which is a distributor of laboratory products & chemicals]. Ashley Donohue [worked as a warehouse manager for Midland Scientific in the past]. Darvin Harrell, a crime scene investigator with the Aurora Police Dept. Miriam Messervy, daughter of Angela & James. Annabelle Craig, daughter of Angela & James.
Trial continues on Friday, 7/18/25.

 

[Tealgrove]

This guy is so disgusting. A serial cheater. Angela knew and he knew she knew. But that didn’t stop him. He just carried on.

He’s cooked and I’m glad.

 

[vls12345]

I am so glad his colleagues flagged him to the doctors &, in turn, to LE. It makes me wonder if there was some underlying unease with him that they were pretty quick to suspect him (after his weird behavior & order delivered to the office) once they realized his wife was so ill. If they hadn't acted quickly enough to flag him, I don't think he would have ever been arrested in the first place.

And, can you imagine this guy working on your teeth?!?

He's truly a horrible, horrible creature.

MOO.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Imagine caring so little for your daughter's well-being (mentally, emotionally, legally) that you tell her to get involved in dark web deep-faking of evidence.
This guy doesn't care about ANYone.

 

[Tortoise]

He is despicable, repulsive and remorseless.

The other convicted killer who comes to mind with a similar 'profile' is Ian Stewart who murdered his wife, in middle age, they had two teenage sons, and then went straight onto a bereavement dating site, met renowned author Helen Bailey, and murdered her as they were planning their wedding. He also used drugs to poison her, and the fiction he came up with during his trial to explain how her body came to be in the sewer under their garage was just as incredible and risible as JC's story about a game of chicken. Police didn't investigate his wife's sudden death until after he'd been convicted of murdering Helen.

In the days before Ms Bailey died, she had been searching for phrases like ‘falling asleep in the afternoon’ and ‘can’t stop falling asleep’ on her iPad.

Stewart told the court that Ms Bailey then said "this is something I might take’"and proceeded to take the drugs herself.

The prosecution argued that if this was the case, Ms Bailey wouldn’t have been researching online why she was feeling sleepy.

Helen Bailey murder trial: Killer Ian Stewart's web of lies

All along he had denied murdering Ms Bailey, instead claiming two business associates of her late husband had kidnapped her and tried to blackmail him.

He told St Albans Crown Court that the men - Nick and Joe - had told him not to inform police about the kidnapping and had threatened to harm Stewart's two sons.

The prosecution said he was a liar and an actor who talked "bizarre nonsense".

Det Ch Insp Kent also confirmed his team would be looking again at the death of Diane Stewart in 2010.

Helen Bailey murder: Fiance Ian Stewart found guilty

The only question I have is did they suddenly change in midlife, or were they always lying psychopaths. IMO

 

[Tortoise]

Text from JC to his mistress Karin Cain, 6th March 2023, when Angela was in the hospital -

"Just for the record, I will never drug you. I mean, in case that was something you were ever worried about."

timestamp 26.23 in opening statement

 

[mickey2942]

@Tortoise MOO, is that they are wired that way. They don't change.

 

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I am so glad his colleagues flagged him to the doctors &, in turn, to LE. It makes me wonder if there was some underlying unease with him that they were pretty quick to suspect him (after his weird behavior & order delivered to the office) once they realized his wife was so ill. If they hadn't acted quickly enough to flag him, I don't think he would have ever been arrested in the first place.

And, can you imagine this guy working on your teeth?!?

He's truly a horrible, horrible creature.

MOO.

The office manager who started googling when she saw the box of potassium cyanide testified that she and James were "emotionally intimate" and that they had exchanged personal text messages in the past. The flippant way he was talking about his wife's illness probably made her suspicious, but overall I don't think she was uneasy about him as a person.

I suspect like a lot of sociopaths he's outwardly very charismatic and sociable.

 

[BUF]

This case reminds me so much of an old case we followed here….Martin MacNeill, a Utah Mormon doctor who drugged and drowned his wife Michelle, mother of eight. It was complete with his mistress Gypsy and so many twists and turns like Craig’s case. He too almost got away with it but eventually went to trial and was convicted….then killed himself in prison after another failed suicide attempt there.

GUILTY Post in thread 'UT - Michele MacNeill, 50, found dead in bathtub, Pleasant Grove, 11 April 2007 - #9'

May 28, 2023

Shortly before noon on April 11, 2007, Dr. Martin MacNeil made a frantic call to 911. He said his wife, Michele, had fallen in the tub and that he was performing CPR.

Minutes later, paramedics arrived and rushed to the upstairs bathroom. The tub had been drained, and Michele was lying on her back on the floor next to it.

“First responders started performing CPR,” Chad Grunander, Deputy Attoney of Utah County, told Accident, Suicide or Murder, airing Saturdays at 8/7c on Oxygen. “They found her to be cold to the touch. But they continued to do what they could to...

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