CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A jury convicted a Colorado dentist of first-degree homicide on Wednesday within the poisoning dying of his spouse.
Prosecutors at trial had accused James Craig of repeatedly poisoning his spouse Angela Craig, together with by lacing her smoothies, over 10 days in March 2023. When these makes an attempt failed, prosecutors mentioned the dentist gave his spouse a last dose of cyanide as she was hospitalized in suburban Denver with signs that puzzled medical doctors. She was declared mind lifeless quickly after.
On Wednesday afternoon, Craig stood along with his lawyer whereas verdicts on homicide and lesser expenses had been learn out in court docket. He then sat down and his attorneys rested their palms on his shoulder. Afterward, he huddled along with his attorneys, quietly whispering as they waited for the choose to condemn him.
The dentist didn’t testify in the course of the two-week trial, and his attorneys didn’t current different witnesses. The protection had steered earlier at trial that Angela Craig could have taken her personal life and faulted police for focusing solely on James Craig as a suspect.
Nonetheless, prosecutors mentioned the dentist had provided different conflicting explanations for her dying to different folks.
Toxicology assessments decided Angela Craig died of poisoning from cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, an ingredient generally present in over-the-counter eye drops, in line with the coroner.
Prosecutors argued Craig wished to kill his spouse to get out of a wedding he felt trapped in, including he didn’t need a divorce so he may shield his cash and picture.
In addition they accused him of attempting to cowl up the killing by asking others, together with his daughter and fellow jail inmates, to pretend proof and testimony that may make it seem that his spouse killed herself or wished to border him for her dying.
Prosecutors mentioned photographs from a hospital safety digital camera proven in court docket depict Craig holding a syringe earlier than he entered Angela Craig’s room. After administering the deadly dose by her IV, Craig walked out and texted a fellow dentist with whom he was having an affair, Senior Chief Deputy Michael Mauro advised jurors in closing arguments. His spouse’s situation shortly worsened.
One in all Craig’s attorneys, Lisa Wonderful Moses, had advised jurors earlier this week that the picture was blurry and syringes that investigators recovered didn’t include any poison. She additionally mentioned the couple wasn’t in monetary bother, and that Craig’s dishonest had been occurring for years and had by no means been a motivation for homicide.
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Slevin reported from Denver.
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