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Opening Arguments Underway in Colorado Dentist’s Murder Trial

Opening arguments focus on prosecutors’ digital poison procurement evidence alongside defense challenges to forensic and informant testimony.

FILE - This undated booking photo provided by the Aurora, Colorado Police Department shows James Craig.
FILE - Law enforcement personnel provide security for a court appearance at the Arapahoe County Courthouse, July 23, 2012, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Colorado dentist first kills wife by poisoning her protein shake, then tried killing cop investigating the case
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Overview

  • Fifteen jurors have been seated at the Arapahoe County Justice Center in Centennial for the trial of James Craig accused of poisoning his wife’s protein shakes.
  • Prosecutors plan to introduce digital-forensic data including clinic computer search histories and shipping records for arsenic, cyanide and tetrahydrozoline.
  • Surveillance footage showing Angela Craig confronting her husband over medical staff’s view of her symptoms has become central to the prosecution’s case.
  • The defense has filed motions to suppress electronic evidence, dispute toxicology findings for the drinks and question a jailhouse informant’s credibility.
  • Craig has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and related charges and remains in custody with no definitive motive presented.