Colorado dentist accused of poisoning wife hit with new charges

A Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife’s macromolecule shakes was deed with further charges a time aft his lawyer abruptly discontinue the case.

James Craig was already facing counts of first-degree execution successful the decease of his woman of 23 years, Angela Craig. The 43-year-old parent of six died successful March 2023 of poisoning from cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, the second of which is recovered successful over-the-counter eye drops.

On Friday, helium was additionally charged with first-degree solicitation to perpetrate perjury and solicitation to perpetrate first-degree murder.

Prior to Angela’s death, she had visited a infirmary connected respective occasions, seeking attraction for symptoms including vertigo, shaking and acold lips. During her 3rd visit, she was enactment connected a ventilator successful the ICU. Her information rapidly declined and was taken disconnected beingness enactment connected March 18, according to an apprehension warrant successful the case.

Police said Craig used his bureau machine to probe and buy “undetectable poisons,” including the crystalline metalloid arsenic helium purchased connected Amazon a fewer weeks earlier his wife’s death.

When the arsenic failed, helium made different order, this 1 for “potassium cyanide.” His online hunt past besides included phrases similar “How to marque execution look similar a bosom attack” and “Is arsenic detectable successful an autopsy?”

Craig’s proceedings was slated to statesman connected Thursday, with 2 days acceptable speech for assemblage enactment and opening statements acceptable to statesman aft the Thanksgiving holiday. Instead, the proceedings were delayed aft Craig’s defence attorney, Harvey Steinberg, withdrew his counsel, citing a nonrecreational conflict, reported Denver’s 9 News.

Craig, who pleaded not blameworthy to his archetypal circular of charges, has his adjacent tribunal quality scheduled for Dec. 16.