Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her shakes charged with trying to get fellow jail inmate to kill detective
one Dentist accused of killing wife She was accused of trying to get a fellow inmate to kill a detective investigating a murder by poisoning her protein shake.
Prosecutors file two new charges James Craig Last week – solicitation to commit murder and solicitation to commit perjury. Charging documents do not specify who Craig allegedly wanted to kill, but Aurora police spokesman Joe Moylan confirmed late Wednesday that the alleged intended victim was an Aurora police detective.
As of Thursday, online court records did not list an attorney representing Craig. Judge allows Craig’s latest lawyer, Harvey Steinberg Withdraw the case He mentioned the professional conflict on Nov. 21, just as Craig was about to stand trial on first-degree murder charges in the death of Angela Craig. Prosecutors filed two new charges against Craig the next day.
Craig’s trial has been postponed indefinitely. Craig has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to appear in court with a new attorney on December 16.
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Angela Craig, 43, died in March 2023 from cyanide and tetrahydrozoline poisoning, a substance found in over-the-counter eye drops, the coroner said. The couple has been married for 23 years and has six children.
Craig was also previously accused of smuggling a letter out of prison with an inmate who was being released on bail by his adult daughter. It required her to create a fake video of Angela Craig and asked Craig to obtain poison for her, according to prosecutors.
He is also accused of asking another prisoner to plant fake diary entries in Craig’s home suggesting Angela Craig committed suicide. The inmate refused, according to court documents. Craig’s initial defense team noted that the inmate only contacted authorities after the initial hearing to review evidence in the case, which has been widely reported in the media.
Prosecutors also accuse Craig of trying a more sophisticated, sophisticated approach put the blame on his wife. In court documents, they say he asked another former inmate to find attractive women who would testify at his trial that they had affairs with him, and after Angela Craig found out, they Refusing to help her frame him.
Police call James Craig’s alleged plot “A heinous, sophisticated and planned murder.”
Three of Jim and Angela Craig’s six children lived with James Craig’s brother, “48 Hours” report earlier this year. The other three are now adults and living alone, including their daughter Mila. On Mother’s Day 2023, Mila wrote on social media: “Starting tomorrow it will be two months since my mom passed away. I have no words to express the heartache my siblings and I feel every day.”
Mila’s last words in that post: “I love you so much, Mom”… “We miss you.”
