Colorado dentist charged in wife’s poisoning death tried to get inmate to kill detective on his case, prosecutors say

Prosecutors on Friday are set to current proof {that a} Colorado dentist charged with killing his spouse additionally tried to get a fellow inmate to kill a detective investigating him.

James Craig is accused of poisoning his spouse’s protein shakes almost two years in the past, allegedly ordering a rush cargo of potassium cyanide that he stated he wanted for a affected person after police say arsenic did not kill her.

Late final 12 months, prosecutors filed new fees in opposition to him: solicitation to commit homicide and solicitation to commit perjury. The charging doc didn’t say who Craig allegedly wished to have killed however police in Aurora, Colorado, have confirmed the meant goal of the alleged homicide plot was a detective on the case.

Prosecutors are scheduled to current extra particulars about what they consider occurred throughout a listening to Friday afternoon with a view to persuade a decide that Craig also needs to be prosecuted for these fees throughout his trial.

Craig’s trial has been delayed and no new date has been set but. A decide allowed Craig’s newest lawyer, Harvey Steinberg, to withdraw from the case Nov. 21, after he cited an expert battle, simply as Craig was about to face trial. 

Craig has pleaded not responsible to first-degree murder and tampering with proof. A phone message left for Craig’s protection legal professionals, Lisa Moses and Robert Werking, was not instantly returned.

Angela Craig, 43, died in March 2023 of poisoning from cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, the latter a substance present in over-the-counter eye drops, based on the coroner. The couple had been married for 23 years and had six kids collectively.

Prosecutors allege Craig tried an elaborate and convoluted strategy to put the blame on his wife. In court docket paperwork, they stated he requested one other former fellow inmate to search out engaging girls who would comply with testify at his trial that that they had affairs with him and, after Angela Craig came upon, that they had refused to assist her body him.

Police have referred to as James Craig’s alleged plot a “heinous, complex and calculated murder.”

Three of Jim and Angela Craig’s six kids reside with James Craig’s brother, “48 Hours” reported earlier this 12 months. The opposite three at the moment are adults residing on their very own, together with their daughter Mira. On Mom’s Day 2023, Mira wrote this message on social media: “as of tomorrow my mother might be two months gone. I have not the phrases to specific the heartache my siblings and I really feel day-after-day.”

Mira’s final phrases in that put up: “I like you a lot mama” … “we miss you.”