Murder Trial Begins For CO Dentist Accused of Poisoning His Wife | Crime Alert 7AM 07.16.25

The trial of James Craig, a Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife's smoothies, started with opening statements on Tuesday, July 15.

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Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now, I'm Nicole Pardon.
The trial of James Craig, a Colorado denist accused of
fatally poisoning his wife's smoothies, started with opening statements on Tuesday. Craig,
forty seven, faces charges of first degree murder in connection
with the death of his forty three year old wife, Angela,

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who passed away in March twenty twenty three. Authorities alleged
that Angela's death resulted from poisoning with cyanide and tetrahydralazine
that's a component commonly found in over the counter eye drops.
Investigators claim that Craig began devising a plan to kill
his wife around February twenty twenty three. Evidence presented in

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a probable cause affidavit revealed that he purchased arsenic online
and conducted searches, including how many grounds of pure arsenic
will kill a human? Also searching is arsenic detectable in
an autopsy. Angela, who served as a choir director and
family history sultan for her local church, was first admitted

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to the hospital on March six, experiencing symptoms of dizziness
and weakness after falling ill. Again. She was readmitted on
March nine and remained in the hospital for six days. Tragically,
during her third hospital visit, she suffered from a seizure
and was removed from life support, passing away on March eighteen.

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Prosecutors alleged that during one of Craig's visits to the hospital,
he administered a lethal dose of cyanide to her. Prosecutor
Ryan Brackley claimed in his opening remarks, he didn't go
into that room to save Angela's life. He didn't go
to fight for her or support her. He entered that
hospital room to murder her, to consciously and intentionally end

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her life with cyanide.

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There was another doctor at the University hospital that day,
doctor James four Susan, the father of over six children,
and doctor James Craig.

Speaker 1 (02:06):
Also living to Angula, and he was also.

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Wearing those familiar blue scrubs for the doctor. But he
did go into that to see angel was like hen
that move fight for her life, to support her.

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He went in that room. The probable Calls affidavit also
stated that Angela confided in her sister Tony about Craig's
troubling behavior. She claimed that he an elder in the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, was fixated
on pornography, engaged in multiple extramarital affairs, and had previously

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attempted to drug her. When confronted about his poisoning attempt,
he allegedly expressed intentions to take his own life and
drugged her to prevent her from interfering. Angela informed her
sister that Craig had recently lost over two thousand dollars
while gambling in Las Vegas and was struggling to keep
his dental practice afloat. Furthermore, his business partner, Ryan Redfern,

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disclosed the law enforcement that Craig had previously filed for
bankruptcy and was on the brink of doing so again.
Trust Crime Alert hourly update to keep you posted as
this trial unfolds for Crimeate Justice News.

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After this.

Speaker 1 (03:32):
A now for bit of paranormal news. A key figure
associated with the infamous Annabelle dah the real life haunted
artifact made popular by the Conjuring film series That Man
has passed Away. Dan Rivera, who was fifty four years old,
was in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at the time of his untimely death.

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During a tour featuring the Cursed Daw. The New England
Society for Psychic Research confirmed that Rivera served as the
lead investigator for their organization. His death occurred unexpectedly while
he was participating in the Devils on the Run tour,
which included a stop in the historic Civil War town

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to visit the Soldier's National Orphanage alongside fellow investigator Ryan
Daniel Boyle. Rivera had been traveling across the country with
the Annabel Daw. As reported by The Evening Sun newspaper
in New York County, Pennsylvania, emergency responders were dispatched to
a local hotel following a report of a CPR incident.

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According to The Evening Sun, details regarding the cause of
his death have not been disclosed. The three day event
in Gettysburg, which was sold out, provided attendees an opportunity
to view the allegedly haunted Raggedy and Aw close up.
During the event, Rivera assured participants that he had taken
precautions to quote protect them from the Daw, including the

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construction of a specially designed case that housed the doll.
He explained that the box featured three crosses and was
treated with a stain that he claimed contained holy water.
A veteran of the Army, Rivera founded his own paranormal
investigation group after his military service. He was inspired to
pursue his path after attending lectures by the esteemed paranormal

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investigator Lorraine Warren. In her later years, Warren collaborated with Rivera,
ultimately appointing him as the lead investigator of the NEESPR
in twenty eleven. Although the museum established by Lorrain and
her husband closed its doors in twenty nineteen, portions of
its collection, including the Annabel daw have continued to tour

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and be exhibited across the country. The doll was also
slated to make an appearance at an event in Maine
in September. For the latest crime in Justice and sometime
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