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A dentist arrested in the murder of his wife and mother of his six children allegedly researched poisons that can't be detected in an autopsy before lacing his wife's protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide to start a new life with his lover.
James Toliver Craig, 45, of Aurora, Colorado used a shared computer at his workplace to conduct multiple online searches about poison before his wife Angela, 43, died in hospital this week, according to his arrest warrant.
The searches on YouTube and Google included: 'how many grams of pure arsenic will kill a human.' 'Is Arsenic Detectable in Autopsy.' '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).'
Craig was at the same time exchanging 'intimate' and 'sexually explicit' emails with an orthodontist from Austin, Texas and flew the woman to see him while his wife was fighting for her life in hospital before doctors turned off her life support.
The affidavit said Craig planned to: 'end his wife's life by searching for ways to kill someone undetected, providing her poisons that align with her hospitalized symptoms, and working on starting a new life with [his lover].'
James Toliver Craig was arrested for murder on Sunday after detectives discovered his wife Angela Craig, 43, had been fatally poisoned
James and Angela Craig pose for a family picture with their six children aged eight to 20
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The dentist allegedly ordered the arsenic online on February 27 and received a package at home on March 4, said police who arrested him on suspicion of first-degree murder.
Angela soon began experiencing symptoms of dizziness and headaches and visited hospital several times before she was admitted for the last time on Wednesday, March 15, but doctors could not determine the cause of her illness and family members thought it was a sinus infection.
Craig reportedly told an office manager on March 6 he was expecting a package and not to open it, according to the affidavit.
He allegedly gave Angela 'extra protein' that morning before a workout 'because she was feeling sluggish' but it landed her in hospital.
'After the workout, Angela became faint and dizzy, and ultimately James took Angela to the hospital,' the affidavit said.
Angela returned to hospital on March 9 and was released again on March 14 as mystery surrounded the cause of her symptoms.
Craig's second package arrived at work on March 13 and when an employee opened the box she found a bio hazard sticker and a canister marked 'Potassium Cyanide'.
She googled the chemical compound and realized the symptoms of cyanide poisoning was similar to the symptoms Angela was experiencing.
When the employee heard Angela had been readmitted to hospital on March 15 she told Craig's business partner about her shock discovery and he then told a nurse during a visit to check up on her.
The nurse called police and her death was investigated by Major Crimes Homicide Unit detectives who determined she was poisoned.
'As a mandatory reporter, the nurse called the police, and an investigation
