What we discussed today
• Guilty verdict: A jury found James Craig guilty of murder and other charges in the death of his wife in 2023 by poisoning her protein shakes. Judge Shay Whitaker sentenced Craig to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
• Impact statements: Following the verdict, several family members expressed their emotional reactions. Angela Craig’s eldest daughter claimed “life, and the world, will truly never be the same” without her mother and accused her father of betraying her trust.
• Deadly potions: Prosecutors claim Craig killed his wife using a combination of arsenic, cyanide, and tetrahydrozoline, a drug typically found in eyedrops. They also accused him of scheming in jail to murder four other individuals, including the main officer investigating his wife’s death.
A jury today found Colorado dentist James Craig guilty of poisoning his wife’s protein shakes in 2023, killing her. During the trial, prosecutors summoned 48 witnesses to testify that Craig poisoned his wife Angela with protein shakes, gave her prescription capsules that he had emptied and refilled with cyanide, and used a syringe to inject her with a toxic substance. Following emotional impact statements from family members, Judge Shay Whitaker sentenced the father of six to life in prison without the chance of parole for his crimes.
Here’s everything you need to know: After more than eight hours of deliberation over two days, the jury convicted Craig guilty of first-degree murder, solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, solicitation to conduct perjury, and solicitation to commit evidence tampering. The effect statements: Following the trial, Angela Craig’s family members expressed their grief and anger for her guilty husband. James was spotted sobbing as his daughter stated that her “life, and the world, will truly never be the same” without her mother. Some of Craig’s siblings remembered and praised Angela’s character, while another called James “dishonest, a cheat, and a heartless excuse of a human being.”
The sentence: Judge Whitaker said Craig created a “path of destruction as wide as a tornado and just as devastating.” She sentenced him to life without parole on the charge of first degree murder plus the maximum terms on the other charges, to be served consecutively.
The reactions: Following the sentencing, Arapahoe County District Attorney Amy Padden declared that “Justice was served for Angela Craig.” Her brother said his family was “undoubtedly elated that James Craig will never be able to do this to another person.”
A jury found Colorado dentist James Craig guilty of all counts related to his wife Angela’s death in March 2023, including first-degree murder. He now faces life in prison with no hope of parole.
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