In Aurora, Colorado, James Craig faced a tumultuous two weeks and three hospital visits. Angela Craig was placed on life support on March 15, only to pass away three days later. Shortly after, James Craig was charged with first-degree murder, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
Angela Craig's autopsy results showed she had been poisoned. Police are pointing fingers at her husband, alleging that he searched online videos about poison and then bought potassium cyanide and arsenic.
Podcaster Steffan Tubbs, who closely followed the case, revealed that police claim in the arrest warrant that James Craig had searched on Google for "How many grams of pure arsenic will kill a human?" Authorities suspect that he took it a step further by poisoning his wife's drinks. "He allegedly administered the poison via her protein shakes," Tubbs stated.
Skye Lazaro, an attorney familiar with cases involving poison, tells "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales that James Craig's defense might argue that police rushed to arrest him. "It's essentially a three-day investigation," she said of the time it took police to charge him with his wife's murder.
James Craig's defense has said he has a history of depression and had sought counseling in the past. Lazaro says they might argue he bought poison not to use on Angela Craig — but on himself.
As for those allegedly poisoned protein shakes, Lazaro says that from what she's seen of the evidence made public so far, "The state hasn't presented you any evidence that the poison was actually in the drink," she said.
ANGELA CRAIG TEXTS HER HUSBAND "I FEEL DRUGGED"
On March 18, 2023, in the Denver suburb of Aurora, Angela Craig died. Just days later, former radio personality Steffan Tubbs began his podcast about the sensational case and the unimaginable news.
STEFFAN TUBBS ("Arsenic, DDS" podcast): I want to personally send our condolences to the friends and family of Angela Craig, just 43 years old. She passed away, declared brain dead … And not lost on me … is the fact that this family has been temporarily … destroyed.
James Craig had been almost immediately charged with the first-degree murder of his wife Angela. He has pleaded not guilty. The story of the dentist, his wife and the allegedly poisoned shakes would be told around the world.
Steffan Tubbs: Can you believe it? A dentist. Allegedly purchasing potassium cyanide and arsenic. Seriously?
But the reality was as sharp and painful as a dentist's drill.
Chelsea Otoya: Dr. Craig and Angela Craig were like two peas in a pod.
Chelsea Otoya: It was adorable to see them in the office playing pranks on each other all day long.
Chelsea Otoya became acquainted with James and Angela Craig while working at Summerbrook Dental.
Chelsea Otoya: They appeared to be the perfect couple.
However, according to Colorado authorities, James attempted to commit the perfect crime.
CBS NEWS STREAMING NETWORK: Investigators claim he researched poisons in the days leading up to his wife's death.
The notion of the dentist being accused of Angela's murder, his wife of 23 years, was unfathomable given how close the Craigs appeared.
Chelsea Otoya: It was devastating for everyone, and I felt sorry.
Steffan Tubbs (driving): On our left, we have the former location of Summerbrook Dental.
For Tubbs, the office space that once housed Summerbrook has become a poignant reminder.
Steffan Tubbs (driving): The last time I saw Dr. Jim Craig, he was performing a root canal on me.
Steffan Tubbs: A Tragic Turn of Events
I thought he was a great guy. I got incredibly competent friendly care. … He was a family man. We talked about his family, his kids … I — I met his wife.
Angela Craig was the heart and soul of that family — mother to their six children and a hands-on partner in what seemed like a thriving business.
She was not somebody just sit there and stay quiet. She was engaged in the dental practice. … She was somebody who was talking about ideas, and their marketing, their message.
Tubbs helped refine that message, working on some of Summerbrook's advertising. He witnessed how those two peas in a pod worked side by side, with Angela pitching in as one of Jim's office managers.
I thought it was kind of cool. You know, you've got a husband and wife, huge family. I thought it was — it was great to see a small Colorado business operated by, you know, husband and wife.
Tubbs' podcast would delve into the disturbing details of Angela's medical journey: how and why she was allegedly murdered. That account from police is contained in a 52-page arrest warrant.
In nearly 34 years of being a newsman, the most unbelievable and seemingly thorough arrest affidavit I have ever read.
The warrant alleges that "James has shown the planning and intent to end his wife's life by searching for ways to kill someone undetected."
Steffan Tubbs: This was not the James Craig that I knew.
The James Craig Aurora knew was on display that March 6, 2023, the day Angela's odyssey began. James was at Summerbrook Dental when Angela texted from home: "My eyes don't want to focus." She texted "I feel drugged."
James Craig headed right home.
Natalie Morales: She ends up going into the hospital, first time was March 6th, is that correct?
George Brauchler: That's right. March 6th was her first time into the hospital.
At the time, George Brauchler was another force in Colorado talk radio.
He is also the former elected district attorney for Arapahoe County, where Angela Craig lived and would die, rattling this community.
George Brauchler: This is a huge story.
Like Tubbs, Brauchler has immersed himself in the details of Angela's final days—a desperate two-week ordeal. But on that March 6, as the hours passed in the ER, there were lots of questions, but few answers.
George Brauchler: They really didn't have a good answer for what she was going through and … they end up releasing her and sending her home.
Home — where Angela Craig appeared to think she was safe in her marriage. At least that's how she sounded in messages the couple sent each other, with Angela now home, recuperating from her ER visit.
George Brauchler: There were texts … that would suggest a very supportive loving relationship.
James Craig texts, "I love you. It was so nice hanging out with you and just watching a show and snuggling." Angela Craig texts James: "Hi Baby! I love your face."
Back home, the busy couple picked up the daily routine that sustained them.
George Brauchler: Jim and Angela apparently worked out in the morning. They worked out together. And one of the things that Jim did for his wife was to prepare her a protein shake … It was an absolute routine.
George Brauchler: This was just part of the normal day.
James Craig texts: "I'll need to ask what you're hungry for and bring it to you. I'm kinda feeling just a smoothie or something."
"I'm not feeling anything." Angela Craig replies. "Don't bring anything, I'll eat something here."
Within 24 hours, Angela Craig's symptoms came back fast and strong. She headed back to Parker Adventist. This time she would be admitted.
Steffan Tubbs: The doctors and nurses are trying. They're conducting tests. … They just cannot figure out what is ailing this relatively normal and healthy 43-year-old woman.
George Brauchler: All the steps that the doctors and medical staff had taken seemed to not be working. … it was a real mystery.
UNRAVELING A MEDICAL MYSTERY
Steffan Tubbs: There was nothing that would be even remotely a red flag, or this is a rocky, troubled marriage. None of that at all.
With Angela Craig still terribly sick, in March 2023 she was back at Parker Adventist a second time, now as an admitted patient. According to the warrant during her stay, Angela Craig texted her husband James Craig to say, "Now I'm hungry" and he texted back later that was bringing food, writing "Ok I gotchu."
George Brauchler: The loving husband who wants to see his wife remain healthy.
That arrest warrant contains numerous texts detailing how as Angela Craig was hospitalized, James Craig went back and forth from their home to her bedside to Summerbrook — a husband seemingly supporting his wife and caring for their kids.
Steffan Tubbs: He's continuing to go to work, and I don't begrudge him for that. He's got a family of six kids.
And the warrant would show that apparent trust that Angela Craig placed in James, how she reached out to him to share her symptoms, texting, "I'm cold, super tired, weak, shaky and dizzy"
And James Craig sent compassionate texts to Angela Craig: "I love you and miss you and I'm so worried. I wish you were healthy enough to come home tonight and snuggle me."
Steffan Tubbs: Angela Craig was so sick.
It seemed that all her symptoms had returned.
Steffan Tubbs: She had horrible headaches. Horrible nausea … She was dizzy. … And doctors were at a loss.
George Brauchler: Struggling to figure out what in the hell is causing this. What is making her sick?
Steffan Tubbs: And they just could not get an answer.
As Angela Craig stayed in the hospital without a diagnosis, James Craig was in touch with his friends Michelle and Ryan Redfearn.. Ryan Redfearn, a fellow dentist, had recently become business partners with James Craig, he would later tell police.
George Brauchler: Ryan Redfearn went to dental school with Jim Craig all those 20-plus years ago. He'd known him all that time. … He was a close confidant.
And with Angela Craig so sick, according to the warrant, James Craig also texted with Ryan's wife, Michelle Redfearn, trained as a nurse.
Natalie Morales: What were they texting about?
George Brauchler: The texts were really the kinds of things you would exchange with someone who's another medical professional. I mean, he was talking about blood pressure. He was talking about concerns the doctors had expressed about symptomology … that should have resolved by now.
But one of James Craig's texts, in retrospect, seemed odd, as it appeared he was making light of Angela's mysterious illness.
Steffan Tubbs: Jim Craig texts Michelle Redfearn, quote, "If it wasn't my wife, this would be kind of a fun puzzle to try to work out, exclamation point." Who says that?
Still, a bad joke in times of crisis isn't unusual, says former DA Brauchler.
George Brauchler: Everybody reacts to trauma differently.
And James Craig seemed worried. It had been four hectic days since Angela was admitted. Police say Jim told others he was sleeping on a stool next to Angela that night when her vital signs crashed. Doctors responded through the night.
Steffan Tubbs: I have thought about every agonizing minute that Angela Craig was in.
But over the next day Angela Craig seemed to stabilize. And on March 14, still with no answers as to why she was sick, Angela was released from Parker Adventist. Once again, Angela Craig came home to her husband of 23 years. But she wouldn't be home for long. Within a day she started feeling sick again.
On March 15, she was admitted to nearby University Hospital. There would be more tubes, tests and monitors. James Craig was soon by her side.
Steffan Tubbs: They had no idea what was wrong with her.
Police say James Craig didn't stay long at first. Within half an hour, he drove home from the hospital. Then about an hour-and-a-half later, he returned, carrying food. Police say he then went into Angela Craig's room, alone. Soon after, Angela Craig had a seizure and once again her vital signs crashed.
George Brauchler: It was critical.
James Craig took photos of his wife as hospital staff tried to save her.
George Brauchler: She is getting into dire, dire medical consequences.
Angela Craig, once so full of life, was put on life support.
George Brauchler: Doctors are struggling to figure out what in the hell is causing this? What is making her sick?
What medical staff didn't know at the time was that days earlier, according to police, a package had arrived at James Craig's office. Authorities say what was in that package, ordered by James Craig himself, would become key evidence in this case. James Craig allegedly told a staff member "that he would be receiving a personal package" and "not to open it."
Steffan Tubbs: Jim Craig had said don't open this package. Somebody did. She sees the words "potassium cyanide."
Steffan Tubbs: Why are we getting potassium cyanide to a Colorado dentist's office?
A PACKAGE MARKED POISON
Angela Craig was on life support and fighting to survive. James Craig texted the photos he took to Michelle Redfearn, writing "crash" "intubated" and "doc says she's 'very very worried'." The couple raced to the hospital.
Ryan Redfearn would later tell police he watched as James Craig broke down.
Natalie Morales: He saw Craig crying after speaking to doctors about Angela's prognosis.
George Brauchler: Yep. He did say he saw him crying afterwards.
But according to police, Ryan Redfearn was far from convinced those tears were real. That's because, on his way to the hospital, he had gotten a call from a staff member at the office. The call was to alert Ryan Redfearn about that package marked potassium cyanide that had arrived at Summerbrook Dental — allegedly addressed and later given to James Craig.
Steffan Tubbs: And there's the dominoes that are now falling one after the other.
Ryan Redfearn led the way.
George Brauchler: He does what any other normal person would do.
During Angela Craig's time on life support, Ryan Redfearn informed a nurse that James Craig had recently purchased Potassium Cyanide, with no valid medical reason for a dental practice.
Steffan Tubbs
Police initiated an investigation. Subsequently, Ryan received a call from James's personal cell phone.
Natalie Morales: Can you elaborate on that phone call?
George Brauchler: It appears that Ryan and his wife were in the hospital parking lot when Jim contacted them.
According to authorities, James Craig questioned Ryan Redfearn about his conversations with hospital staff. Ryan confirmed that he had spoken up and informed James about his purchase. James claimed that the package contained a ring for Angela as a surprise.
George Brauchler: Ryan's response was, "It's not a ring, we are aware of its contents." This showcases Ryan Redfearn's integrity.
A decades-long friendship was about to be tested, then shattered. This tale was once again told in a text, revealed in that warrant, as the next morning James Craig pleaded with his pal and partner, texting in part: "I want to make an urgent plea to you. … please don't talk to anyone … including any law enforcement officers. You are under no obligation to answer their questions unless you are served a subpoena and you will do more damage than good to my family by continuing to insert yourself into this."
Natalie Morales: How damning is that text in itself?
George Brauchler: I'm trying to think of all the innocent applications of the phrase, please don't talk to the police. I can't come up with any.
George Brauchler: It's a desperate effort to try to keep Ryan from cooperating any farther with law enforcement.
But if that's what he was trying to do, it was too late. Police had already launched their investigation.
On March 18, 2023, Angela Craig was taken off life support. A friend, wife, and mother of six was dead.
Chelsea Otoya: I was in complete shock, in complete disbelief. … In my head, I'm like, this is crazy, it's not true.
Chelsea Otoya: I thought maybe it was an accident.
But investigators didn't think so. Just hours after Angela Craig died, Dr. James Craig would be arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of his wife.
Steffan Tubbs: There's my dentist, a mugshot.
James Craig would plead not guilty. Months later, Angela Craig's autopsy would be released. That autopsy states Angela Craig died from "lethal concentrations of cyanide" and "a lethal concentration" of tetrahydrozoline, the chemical found in some eye drops. And it says that Angela Craig had "toxic concentrations" of arsenic in her blood in those two earlier hospital visits.
Steffan Tubbs: To think about what Angela Craig endured. … This woman was in agony, dying, for so long.
Just a week before Angela Craig got sick, according to the warrant, James Craig set up a new email account using the alias "Jim and Waffles" and used it to research multiple poisons — all part of his plan, according to investigators, to murder Angela Craig.
Steffan Tubbs: One particular Google search, "how many grams of pure arsenic will kill a human?"
James Craig, investigators say, also found videos online with titles like "Top 5 Undetectable Poisons That Show No Sign Of Foul Play."
And police say on the same day he did that online research, James Craig made a purchase — arsenic — and had it delivered straight to his family's mailbox.
George Brauchler: I think he legitimately believed that he would be able to poison his wife, she would die, he would have her cremated. And then they'd … move on.
Poison. Some call it the recipe for the perfect crime. A silent, invisible killer — no blood, no gun, no fingerprints. Even doctors can have a hard time spotting it.
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: It's a pretty rare medical subspecialty.
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: If it's a poison or a venom … that's what we specialize in.
Natalie Morales: You're that guy?
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: Yeah.
So "48 Hours" asked him, and Dr. LaPoint focused in on the alleged actions of James Craig and the final days of Angela Craig's life.
He reviewed the arrest warrant for us, and some of the deadly drugs it lists.
Natalie Morales: Let's start with arsenic.
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: OK … yeah, arsenic is a very famous poison. It's … not detectable by taste or odor.
LaPoint says Angela Craig's symptoms in those first two hospital visits are consistent with arsenic poisoning.
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: Nausea and vomiting.
Natalie Morales: Lower blood pressure, higher blood pressure?
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: Generally lower.
Natalie Morales: How much would kill a person?
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: It does not take very much.
But police say there was more. A week after he purchased that arsenic, they allege James Craig — as "Jim and Waffles"— went back online. He ordered a second poison.
Natalie Morales: Oleandrin, what is that?
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: So, oleandrin is a toxin found in oleander.
Natalie Morales: I'm thinking of those white flowers.
Jeff LaPoint: Yeah, they're really beautiful.
As lovely as a rose. Only deadly.
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: It prevents the heart from beating very efficiently.
But after three days, the oleandrin hadn't been delivered. That's when investigators say James Craig upped the ante. Police say he placed an order with a medical supply company for his strongest toxin yet: potassium cyanide.
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: Cyanide is one of the most effective poisons that exist.
Natalie Morales: Just a microdose could kill you then?
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: Yeah, a very small amount per kilogram and you're not gonna live. … When you are poisoned with cyanide, you're being suffocated on a cellular level. … It's a very potent poison. … Your victim would die very rapidly.
Cyanide is so deadly that you need a medical license to buy it. And police say that when Dr. James Craig placed his order from a medical supply company, he stated he needed it for a complex dental procedure.
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: There's no use for potassium cyanide in my practice or I can't think of many medical practices.
Natalie Morales: So, a dentist ordering arsenic, potassium cyanide and oleandrin … What does that suggest to you?
Dr. Jeff LaPoint: Someone is trying to collect poison.
But this father and husband would offer a very different story about why he wanted those deadly poisons.
WAS INTEREST IN ANOTHER WOMAN A MOTIVE FOR MURDER?
Detectives suspected James Craig had bought all those poisons to kill his wife, but they wanted to know why. They would find a lead miles away from Aurora on a trip James Craig made — and a woman he met — just before Angela Craig got sick.
Steffan Tubbs: Doesn't it just always seem like there's another woman involved? Always, almost always.
"What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." It's a rule of the road there, but investigators allege it is yet one more rule James Craig didn't think he had to play by, when he met Karin Cain.
Steffan Tubbs: Karin Cain, an orthodontist from Austin, Texas … She meets James Craig at a dental conference in Las Vegas.
It was Feb. 23, a week-and-a-half before Angela Craig first went to the hospital. The doctor was traveling alone. And he rolled the dice.
George Brauchler: They strike up a relationship.
Steffan Tubbs: They hit it off … it's a whirlwind.
A few weeks later, as per the warrant, Cain would fly to Colorado and meet James Craig at a hotel. He would utilize the newly created email, "Jim and Waffles," to engage in flirtatious conversations with her.
Skye Lazaro: Having affairs is not against the law.
Skye Lazaro, a seasoned defense attorney well-versed in cases involving poison. James Craig and his lawyer declined our interview request. Lazaro assessed the case against James Craig for "48 Hours" and highlighted potential vulnerabilities.
Skye Lazaro: Is it plausible that you would resort to killing your spouse to be with someone you had only known for 10 days?
Natalie Morales: The typical defense argument is that affairs do not equate to murder.
Skye Lazaro: Exactly. ... One does not automatically imply the other.
At the time of her visit to James Craig in Colorado, Cain appeared to be unaware that Angela Craig was gravely ill and hospitalized. In fact, she had sent a compassionate email to James Craig. The email included the following: "Hi honey, I am so sorry for what has transpired this week in your world. … I am praying for you and seeking God's wisdom for this time. I love you."
However, there is no evidence to suggest that Cain had any further knowledge.
George Brauchler: Nothing in my observation ... indicates that she was aware that Jim was attempting to harm his wife.
And according to investigators, James Craig lied to Cain, telling her that he "filed for divorce and was living separate in an apartment."
Steffan Tubbs: He gives the standard male, typical, "I'm going through a divorce." No, he's not.
And a detective said she told them her relationship with James Craig was "intimate but not sexual." Cain sent "48 Hours" an email, writing: "I had absolutely nothing to do with this horrific 'crime' and 'my heart is absolutely broken for Angela Craig and her family.'" And she says she is "cooperating fully with the police and prosecution."
Steffan Tubbs: Karin Cain … met the wrong guy at the wrong time. … She didn't know anything.
Tubbs and Brauchler imply maybe no one knew anything about who James Craig really was. His pristine image — loving parent, church member, dedicated husband—now all being questioned. And as cops continued to investigate, another possible motive emerged.
Steffan Tubbs: One of the things that surprised me in this story … is the financial duress that Summerbrook Dental was under.
In fact, James Craig's business had filed for bankruptcy in 2020, and shortly after, his then-friend Ryan Redfearn signed on as a partner.
Natalie Morales: Financial problems?
George Brauchler: Financial problems.
Natalie Morales: He was way in over his head then, in debt?
George Brauchler: Way in over his head.
During a preliminary hearing in 2023, prosecutors presented the argument that James Craig had "about 3.4 million reasons to kill his wife" — the value of Angela Craig's life insurance.
George Brauchler: Jim had liabilities in excess of $2 million and we know that from some of the bankruptcy filings.
However, Skye Lazaro expressed skepticism regarding whether James Craig's financial troubles provided a motive for murder.
Natalie Morales: Is this sort of the portrait of a desperate man?
Skye Lazaro: Not necessarily.
Skye Lazaro: We see businesses go through bankruptcy all the time and come out the other side.
Furthermore, Lazaro mentioned that any potential purchases of poisons by James Craig may not have been illegal.
Skye Lazaro: He can legitimately purchase it because he has a DEA number.
Natalie Morales: As a doctor. As a dentist, right.
Skye Lazaro: Right.
Skye Lazaro: Just having it isn't murder.
Natalie Morales: Mm-hmm. Administering it. Right.
According to the arrest paperwork, James Craig may have planned to slip the poison into one of the protein shakes he regularly made.
Natalie Morales: A morning routine at home for example.
George Brauchler: Yeah.
The Mysterious Case of Angela Craig's Poisoning
On that fateful morning of March 15, Angela Craig collapsed at home in the presence of her husband, James Craig. Investigators suspect that James may have spiked her protein shake with potassium cyanide, leading to her hospitalization.
Expert Insight:
George Brauchler: It is tasteless. It is odorless. It is colorless. It is really hidable inside something like a shake.
Natalie Morales: And highly lethal.
George Brauchler: Highly lethal.
However, attorney Skye Lazaro argues that the evidence against James Craig may be lacking. After scrutinizing the transcripts from the preliminary hearing, Lazaro asserts that there is no concrete proof linking James to the poisoning.
Skye Lazaro: They went and tested everything in the house and didn't find any trace evidence of there being arsenic or cyanide or anything in the protein powder, in the protein bottles.
Skye Lazaro: The state hasn't presented you any evidence that the poison was actually in the drinks.
Lazaro further suggests that James Craig's behavior towards his wife paints a different picture.
Skye Lazaro: Jim's text messages to Angela are extremely loving and extremely caring. He repeatedly asks her how she's doing. He tells her he loves her.
With doubts surrounding James Craig's involvement, the question remains: Who poisoned Angela Craig?
THE TRUTH BEHIND ANGELA CRAIG'S AUTOPSY
During a podcast, it was revealed that Angela Craig mentioned to her business partner that she was just playing chicken.
According to a warrant, James Craig claimed that Angela asked him to order cyanide as part of a dare, a deadly game of "chicken."
Further investigations by Steffan Tubbs uncovered that Jim Craig stated Angela had been threatening suicide, turning the game of chicken into a dangerous situation.
However, the 52-page warrant indicated that none of Angela Craig's family members reported her as suicidal. Skye Lazaro suggested that James Craig may have been seeking cyanide not to harm Angela, but to end his own life.
Lazaro added that there were statements indicating James Craig was the one struggling with suicidal thoughts, not Angela.
James Craig's Past Suicide Attempts Revealed in Court
During a preliminary hearing in 2023, James Craig's defense team disclosed that he had confided in a friend about his previous plans to end his own life. The defense stated that "Dr. Craig had made a statement" to the friend indicating his intention to commit suicide using a method that could not be traced. It was also mentioned that James Craig had a history of depression and had sought counseling in the past.
Furthermore, the defense revealed that James Craig had informed Angela Craig that he had drugged her years earlier in an attempt to take his own life. By drugging her, he hoped that she would be incapacitated and unable to intervene.
When Angela Craig felt unwell and texted James Craig saying, "I feel drugged," he responded by stating, "Given our history, I know that must be triggering. Just for the record, I didn't drug you." The defense used this exchange to reinforce James Craig's history of depression and suicide attempts.
However, legal analyst Skye Lazaro expressed skepticism about the defense's potential argument that both Jim and Angela Craig were attempting suicide. Lazaro emphasized the need to choose a narrative when presenting the case to a jury.
Skye Lazaro: And it's either she's suicidal … or that he's suicidal … and this is why he bought the drugs.
But perhaps the most compelling evidence authorities say they have is what Angela Craig left behind in her own blood. That autopsy revealed something investigators find remarkable—the levels of cyanide in Angela Craig's body actually increased while she was in the hospital on that final day. The possible implication?
Tubbs wonders if prosecutors will contend James Craig gave his wife more poison in the hospital.
Steffan Tubbs: If the allegations are true, this is about as cruel as it gets. Period.
James Craig's defense has hired its own toxicologist. And, come his trial for murder, Lazaro says James Craig, innocent until proven guilty, may himself be portrayed as a victim — of cops too eager to make a fast arrest.
Skye Lazaro: It's essentially a three-day investigation.
James Craig's quick arrest, she says, could be a weakness for the state.
Skye Lazaro: You decided from the get-go that this had to be poisoning … This was the foregone conclusion. … So you never went and looked for anything else.
And as for that idea that poison might be the key to someone trying to commit the perfect crime, toxicologist Dr. Jeff LaPoint says that is just plain wrong.
Jeff LaPoint: You're going to get caught.
Natalie Morales: That's an important message.
Jeff LaPoint: Yeah, very.
Natalie Morales: There are ways that these will be traced, and you will be found.
Jeff LaPoint: You'll be found.
And while Angela Craig's friends and family are waiting for their day in court, they are left with photographs and their memories.
Three of Jim and Angela Craig's six children are living with James Craig's brother. The other three are now adults living on their own, including their daughter Mira. On Mother's Day 2023, Mira wrote this message on social media: "as of tomorrow my mom will be two months gone. I haven't the words to express the heartache my siblings and I feel every day."
Chelsea Otoya: There's no words, you know? … the whole situation is just traumatic.
Steffan Tubbs: This will all end, the lights will come down, the cameras leave. Thirty years from now, those kids who are in their teens right now still will be without a mom.
Mira's last words in that post: "I love you so much mama" … "we miss you."
Jim Craig's trial is scheduled to begin on Aug. 8, 2024.
News Update: Mysterious Creature Spotted in Local Lake
A mysterious creature was reportedly spotted by several eyewitnesses at a local lake yesterday evening. According to multiple accounts, the creature was described as large and covered in scales, with glowing eyes that seemed to pierce through the darkness.
Local authorities have been alerted to the situation and are currently investigating the matter. Speculations and theories about the identity of the creature have been circulating among the residents, with some attributing it to a legendary lake monster while others believe it may be a new species yet to be discovered.
The search for the mysterious creature continues as more witnesses come forward with their accounts of the sighting. Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.
Produced by Jamie Stolz and Sarah Prior. Elena DiFiore, David Dow and Michelle Sigona are the development producers. Doreen Schechter is the producer-editor. Gary Winter and Gregory Kaplan are the editors. Michael Loftus is the associate producer. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. Judy Tygard is the executive producer.
