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Opening Statements Begin in Trial of Colorado Dentist Charged With Poisoning His Wife

Defense lawyers have filed motions to suppress electronic evidence, discredit informant testimony, challenge the reliability of the prosecution’s case

FILE - This undated booking photo provided by the Aurora, Colorado Police Department shows James Craig.
James Craig talks with his family from his seat before opening arguments in his murder trial, as he is accused of killing his wife, at the Arapahoe District Court, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Centennial, Colo. (Stephen Swofford via Denver Gazette, Pool)
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

Overview

  • A 15-member jury was seated Monday after extensive voir dire and opening statements commenced Tuesday in Arapahoe County District Court
  • Prosecutors presented surveillance footage and purchase records showing James Craig acquired arsenic, cyanide and tetrahydrozoline before his wife’s 2023 hospitalizations
  • Digital forensics evidence introduced included Google and YouTube searches on undetectable poisons and staging a heart attack to mask murder
  • The defense moved to exclude electronic data and jailhouse informant testimony, arguing law enforcement bias and absence of poison traces in the protein shake containers
  • Craig remains in custody after pleading not guilty to first-degree murder, solicitation to kill the lead investigator and solicitation of perjury