Overview

• Fifteen jurors were selected and opening statements began on July 15 in Arapahoe County District Court, marking the start of a trial expected to last several weeks.
• Prosecutors allege Craig laced his wife’s protein shakes with arsenic, potassium cyanide and tetrahydrozoline and later injected her with poison during her final hospital stay.
• Court records show Craig conducted online searches on disguising a murder as a heart attack and the detectability of arsenic in autopsies, which prosecutors say demonstrates premeditation.
• Investigators say Craig offered at least $20,000 to jailhouse informants to kill the lead investigator and recruit false witnesses to back a suicide theory.
• The defense has challenged the credibility of jailhouse informants, highlighted the absence of poison residue in tested containers and accused investigators of bias.