A dentist was arrested in Colorado, USA, for allegedly poisoning his wife’s morning protein shakes with arsenic.
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James Toliver Craig, 45, a practicing dentist, was arrested on Sunday morning, March 19, for the ‘heinous, complex, and calculated murder’ of his wife Angela Craig, 43.
Angela, his six-child mother, was admitted to Parker Adventist Hospital on March 6 with complaints of abdominal pain, dehydration, vomiting, diarrhea, an altered mental state, and organ failure.
A porn addict dentist has been arrested for murdering his wife with poisoned protein shakes.
James and Angela worked out in their home gym before she was admitted.
‘Before the workout, James made Angela a protein shake or pre-workout shake in which James gave her extra protein because she was feeling sluggish,’ according to an arrest warrant affidavit. ‘Angela became faint and dizzy after the workout, and James eventually took Angela to the hospital.’
A porn addict dentist has been arrested for murdering his wife with poisoned protein shakes.
She was discharged the same day, but was admitted to University Hospital Anschutz in Aurora on March 15.
Her condition deteriorated as she began to have severe seizures. She was eventually put on life support, but she lost brain activity and was later pronounced brain dead.
A porn addict dentist has been arrested for murdering his wife with poisoned protein shakes.
After a while, James’s dental practice employees and business partners began to suspect foul play. On March 13, an office manager at his practice discovered potassium cyanide in a personal package purchased from Amazon and addressed to James.
Another employee had noticed James acting suspiciously in previous days. Instead of his personal computer in his office, James worked on a computer in an empty exam room.
When police officers searched the computer in the exam room, they discovered that James was using a different email address.
On February 27, James searched for the phrases ‘how many grams of pure arsenic will kill a human’ and ‘is arsenic detectable in autopsy?’ using the Google account associated with the secret email address.
James also looked up poisons on YouTube. His site search history included the following videos: ‘Top 5 Undetectable Poisons That Show No Signs of Foul Play,’ ‘How to Make Poison’ and ‘The Top 10 Deadliest Plants (They Can Kill You)’ are just a few examples.
Craig then ordered 10 grams of arsenic from Amazon using the same account. The total cost of the purchase was $13.
Arsenic poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), can cause ‘nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea to dehydration and shock’ in victims, similar to what Angela experienced during her first hospitalization.
Investigators discovered that after the first order, he ordered potassium cyanide.
After placing the order, an employee of the company from which he was purchasing it contacted him to inquire about his need for the poison and required him to sign a Restricted Item Usage Statement before it could be shipped.
James stated in the usage statement that he was a surgeon who performed craniofacial reconstructions. He intended to use cyanide to aid in the ‘layering of alternative metals.’ If the experiment was successful, he stated that the results would be shared with the National Institutes of Health.
The office manager opened the package of potassium cyanide that was eventually delivered to him at his practice. When questioned about it, he ‘eventually recanted and admitted the package contained potassium cyanide, but claimed Angela asked him to order it,’ according to his arrest warrant.
James told investigators that he believed his wife was severely depressed and intentionally attempting to overdose, but at least one Child Protective Services investigator found this account to be false.
‘None of Angela’s children mentioned their mother’s depression, nor did they mention any alleged previous suicide attempts,’ the investigator said, and ‘believed that this type of event (overdose suicide attempt) could happen with no one inside the household, except James, being aware.’
