ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — One former and one current inmate who both shared a cell at different times with the Aurora dentist accused of murdering his wife testified in court Wednesday that James Craig asked them to help cover his tracks, create false testimony, and solicit others to kill investigators working on his case.
James Craig is on trial for one charge of first-degree murder, two counts of solicitation to commit tampering with physical evidence, two counts of solicitation to commit perjury in the first degree, and one count of solicitation to commit first-degree murder. Five of the charges were added to this case during his time in jail.
He is accused of killing his wife, Angela Craig, 43, by poisoning her workout smoothies. Her cause of death was determined to be lethal doses of cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, a decongestant found in over-the-counter eyedrops. She suffered through several bouts of sickness before her passing, and doctors struggled to determine why she was ill…