Victim or manipulator? Colorado dentist’s murder trial paints dueling portraits of wife in troubled marriage

Angela Craig’s lifelong best friend testified on Monday during the second week of the Colorado murder trial against dentist James Craig, highlighting that the mother of six was not someone who easily gave up.

“She wasn’t a risk-taker. She wasn’t manipulative,” Nicole Harmon told the court. “And she never said anything — ever — about wanting to die.”

Dr. James Toliver Craig, 47, faces first-degree murder charges following the March 2023 death of his wife, 43-year-old Angela Craig. Her death was a result of lethal doses of cyanide and tetrahydrozoline.

Court documents obtained by Fox News Digital reveal that investigators allege James, in the weeks leading up to his wife’s hospitalization and subsequent death, used a computer at his dental office to search for “undetectable poisons” and methods to acquire them. He reportedly purchased arsenic and cyanide through the mail and searched for information like “how many grams of pure arsenic will kill a human” and “is arsenic detectable in an autopsy?”

Alongside these online searches, investigators alleged he made YouTube queries such as “how to make poison” and “Top 5 Undetectable Poisons That Show No Signs of Foul Play.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to James Craig’s lead attorney, Lisa Fine Moses, for comment.

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