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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/3/1679342495745.png" alt="Craig-photo Aurora PD" />
 <figcaption>Craig-photo Aurora PD</figcaption>
 </figure>DENVER
 (AP) — Investigators say a Colorado dentist intent on killing his wife 
put poison in her protein shakes before finally succeeding with a rush 
order dose of potassium cyanide powder he said he needed to perform 
surgery. As Angela Craig languished in the hospital with doctors unable 
to figure out what was wrong with her, police also allege James Craig 
was meeting with a woman he planned to start a new life with, according 
to court documents.Craig, 45, was arrested on suspicion of 
first-degree murder Sunday, shortly after his wife died after being 
taken off life support during her third trip to the hospital this month.
 According to court records, he is being represented by the public 
defender's office, which does not comment on cases.Craig is scheduled to appear in court Thursday to learn whether prosecutors have decided to file charges against him.Police
 in the Denver suburb of Aurora began investigating Craig after the 
partner in his dental practice and friend, Ryan Redfearn, told a nurse 
that Craig had ordered potassium cyanide even though they did not need 
it for their work, according to an arrest warrant laying out evidence 
gathered by investigators. Craig had asked an office manager not to open
 the package but another employee did, leading to its discovery and 
eventual disclosure to authorities, the document said.Investigators
 believe Craig put arsenic in one of the protein shakes he routinely 
made for her for their workouts on March 6 and then gave her one with 
potassium cyanide before she had to go back to the hospital again. The 
delivery of a third substance he is accused of ordering, Oleandrin, was 
intercepted by authorities after they began investigating him.According
 to the arrest affidavit, Craig told Redfearn that he ordered the 
potassium cyanide for his wife and told a social worker that she had 
been suicidal and depressed since he asked for a divorce in December 
even though neither of the couple's children said anything about suicide
 attempts.Redfearn also told investigators that Craig was on the 
verge of bankruptcy and had been having problems in his marriage. Angela
 Craig's sister, Toni Kofoed, told police that Craig had drugged his 
wife about five years ago with an unknown drug because he said he 
planned to kill himself and did not want her to be able to save him.Kofoed
 believes that incident is what Craig referenced in a series of texts 
between Angela and James Craig about her symptoms after she first fell 
ill on March 6. James Craig wrote: “Given our history I know that must 
be triggering. Just for the record, I didn't drug you. I am super 
worried though."

Police: Colorado dentist used rush order cyanide to poison wife