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this week 48 Hours investigates Colorado dentist James Craig accused of murdering
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his wife by poisoning her protein Shak CBS News correspondent n Morales digs into the
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evidence in Aurora Colorado James Craig was a well-regarded dentist he and his wife Angela Craig were raising six
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children but on March 6 2023 Angela reported feeling sick and Jim took her to the hospital
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podcaster Stephan tubs covered the case while the doctors and nurses are trying they just cannot figure out what is
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ailing this relatively normal and healthy 43y old woman there would be two hectic weeks and three hospital visits
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but on March 15th Angela was put on life support and she would never come out just 3 days later
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Angela Craig was dead with an hours James Craig would be charged with first-degree murder Craig pleaded not
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guilty there's my dentist a mug shot Angela's autopsy revealed she had been poisoned and cops claimed the evidence
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pointed to her husband they documented in this 52 page arrest warrant alleging he searched these videos about poison
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and then purchased potassium Cyanide and arsenic one particular Google search and
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I quote how many 20 gram of pure arsenic will kill a human and authorities believe James Craig went further lacing
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Angela's drinks with those poisons he administered allegedly the poison via her protein shakes Sky Lazaro is an
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attorney familiar with cases involving poison 48 Hours asked her what James Craig's possible defense might be she
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says the police may have rushed the arrest it's essentially a three-day investigation James Craig's defense has
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said he has the history of depression and had sought Counseling in the past Lazaro says they might argue he bought
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poison not to use on Angela but on himself as for those allegedly poisoned protein shakes Lazaro says that from
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what she's seen of the evidence so far the state hasn't presented you any evidence that the poison was actually in
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the drink you can see Natalie morales's full report who poisoned Angela Craig tomorrow night at 109 Central here on
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CBS and streaming on Paramount Plus