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Colorado Dentist’s Trial Focuses on Digital Forensics and Family Testimony

A detective’s account of Craig’s computer search history has highlighted alleged planning for undetectable poisonings.

James Craig, who is accused of killing his wife of 23 years, wipes his face during opening arguments in his murder trial at the Arapahoe District Court, on July 15, 2025, in Centennial, Colo.
James Toliver Craig was arrested in March 2023, days after his wife died of what investigators believe to be cyanide poisoning.
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Overview

  • Detective Bobbi Olson testified that Craig’s office computer showed queries such as “how to make murder look like a heart attack” and “indetectable poison,” which prosecutors say demonstrate premeditation.
  • Cassie Rodriguez, a former Midland Scientific representative, confirmed that on March 9, 2023, Craig ordered potassium cyanide under a private email and had it shipped to his dental office.
  • Two of Craig’s daughters described receiving a letter from him with detailed instructions on creating a deepfake video to make it appear their mother requested the toxins herself.
  • Prosecutors revealed that Craig offered a fellow inmate $20,000 to kill the lead detective and sought payments for false testimony to frame the case as a suicide or accidental overdose.
  • Craig’s defense attorney maintained that the evidence does not conclusively prove murder and suggested Angela Craig may have taken her own life, challenging the prosecution’s narrative.