Colorado Dentist on Trial for Alleged Wife Poisoning, Previous Drugging Testified

James Toliver Craig, a Colorado dentist, is on trial for the first-degree murder of his wife Angela Craig, who died in March 2023 from lethal doses of cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, a decongestant found in eye drops. Evidence presented includes Craig's online searches for poisoning methods, purchases of cyanide and arsenic shortly before Angela's death, and testimony that cyanide was administered while she was hospitalized. Medical staff were puzzled by Angela's sudden decline after Craig was alone with her in the hospital and noted his unusual request to stop life-saving treatment, which he claimed she would have wanted. Angela's lifelong friend Nicole Harmon testified that Angela never indicated any desire to die and recounted a prior 2019 incident where Craig confessed he had drugged Angela to attempt suicide without her intervention. Testimony also highlighted Craig's financial troubles and extramarital affair at the time, bolstering the prosecution's motive. The trial reveals a pattern of Craig's predatory behavior and intent, which his defense must counter amid poignant witness accounts of Angela's struggle and sudden death.