Colorado dentist convicted of murder after lacing his wife's protein shakes with poison

Source: Associated Press, via the Colorado Sun

Colorado dentist convicted of murder after lacing his wife's protein shakes with poison

James Craig was accused of trying to fabricate evidence to make it look like Angela Craig killed herself, and of asking a fellow jail inmate to kill the detective who led the investigation into his wife's death

Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press
2:04 PM MDT on Jul 30, 2025


James Craig talks with his family from his seat before opening arguments in his murder trial, as he is accused of killing his wife, at the Arapahoe District Court, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Centennial, Colo. (Stephen Swofford via Denver Gazette, Pool)

A jury on Wednesday convicted Aurora dentist James Craig of murdering his wife of 23 years by gradually poisoning her through protein shakes and pills over 10 days in March 2023, putting her in the hospital where he was accused of giving her a fatal and final dose.

Craig stood in a hushed courtroom Wednesday afternoon as the jury delivered a litany of guilty verdicts on murder and other charges. Afterward, he sat down and his attorneys rested their hands on his shoulder. They whispered to each other while awaiting sentencing. … Craig faces life in prison on the murder charge alone.

He also was found guilty of trying to cover up the killing by asking others to fake evidence and testimony that would make it appear that Angela Craig had killed herself or wanted to frame him for her death. He was found guilty of asking his daughter to make a fake video of her mother asking to be poisoned and of trying to get one inmate to kill the lead detective investigating his wife’s death, among other things.

Jurors rejected his claim that his wife sought his help in ending her own life.

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