A Colorado dentist was sentenced to life in prison on July 30 for the 2023 murder of his wife, whose protein shakes were dosed with a mix of chemicals, including a medication commonly used in over-the-counter eye drops, prosecutors said.
James Craig, 47, was convicted of first-degree murder, solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, solicitation to commit perjury, and solicitation to commit evidence tampering, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office. He was acquitted of a lesser, non-included charge of manslaughter-caused or aided suicide.
An Arapahoe County jury reached their verdict on July 30 after nearly nine hours of deliberation following closing arguments in which prosecutors detailed James Craig's scheme to kill his wife, 43-year-old Angela Craig, in March 2023. Shortly after James Craig was convicted, District Judge Shay Whitaker sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
During the trial, prosecutors said James Craig had poisoned his wife over the span of 10 days with arsenic, potassium cyanide, and tetrahydrozoline, a form of a medicine that is found in over-the-counter eye drops and nasal sprays. She was hospitalized on March 15, 2023, and pronounced brain dead three days later.
