Aurora Police Department

Case No. 2023-48975

Authored By: Detective B. Olson
James Toliver Craig

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

Case No. DATE FILED: March 20, 2023 8:30 AM

ARREST WARRANT

People of the State of Colorado to all peace officers in the state, Greetings:

A complaint in writing, under oath, has been made, and it appears that there are reasonable grounds
for believing that between March 6th, 2023 through March 15th, 2023, at 6795 S. Robertsdale Way, in
the City of Aurora, in Arapahoe County and State of Colorado, James Toliver Craig, date of birth
02/11/78, Race: white, Gender: male, Height: 5’09”, Weight: 185 pounds, Hair: blond, Eyes: blue;

did then and there:

commit the crime of 1st-degree Murder After Deliberation, as that crime is defined by C.R.S
18-3-102 (1)(a), respectively and as further set forth in the complaint attached hereto and
made a part thereof.

You are therefore commanded to arrest James Toliver Craig, date of birth 02/11/78, and bring him
before the nearest available District Court without unnecessary delay, to be dealt with according to
law.
Issued this __________day
18th of ____________________________,
March 2023.

DESCRIPTION:
Address:
6795 S. Robertsdale Way City: Aurora

___45____ ___W_____ ___5’9”_ __185______ Bail set in the amount of

Age Race Height Weight $ _____________________
No bond hold.
Others: ____________________________________ __________________________________

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Judge/District Court Magistrate – Printed
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Richard Hayes Ferro

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Case No. 2023-48975
Authored By: Detective B. Olson
James Toliver Craig

Judge/District Court Magistrate – Signature

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
Case No.
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AFFIDAVIT OF PROBABLE CAUSE FOR ARREST WARRANT

__________________________________________________________________________________

I, Detective Bobbi Olson, of lawful age and being first sworn upon oath, state that I have probable
cause for believing that:

Defendant, James Toliver Craig, date of birth 02/11/78, Race: white, Gender: male, Height:
5’09”, Weight: 185 pounds, Hair: blond, Eyes: blue;

did commit the crime(s) of:

1. C.R.S. 18-3-102 (1)(a) Charge - 1st-degree Murder After Deliberation - Class- F1

Your Affiant, Bobbi Olson, is a Police Detective with the City of Aurora Police Department and has
been employed since July 2013. Your affiant was previously a licensed peace officer in Minnesota
from 2004 to 2013. Your affiant has authored numerous search and arrest warrants while
participating in individual and organized crime-related investigations. Additionally, your affiant has
conducted and supervised hundreds of investigations in both an overt and covert capacity.

Your affiant is currently assigned as a Detective with the Aurora Police Department Major Crime
Homicide Unit (MCHU). Your affiant is responsible for investigating significant incidents of violent
crime, focusing on homicides, attempt homicides, and officer-involved shootings. Your affiant has
conducted numerous investigations in this capacity and routinely utilizes search warrants (for
residences, vehicles, cellular call detail records, social media accounts, etc.) as an investigative tool,
when appropriate.

As a Detective, your affiant is authorized to carry firearms, execute warrants, make arrests for
offenses against the State of Colorado, as well as perform other duties as authorized by State and
Federal law. Your affiant has completed thousands of hours of training over her career, b eginning
with a basic police academy. In addition, your affiant received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice
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from Metropolitan State University. The facts below are based on personal knowledge and/or
interviews with witnessesand fellow officers and/or reviewofofficial law enforcement reports.
On March 15, 2023, at approximately 11:08 a.m.,victim Angela Craig (DOB: 04/15/1979) presented
herselftoUniversity Hospital because she had a severe headache andwas experiencing dizziness.

Angelawas accompanied byherbrother(EE :

84651, andlatermet byher husband, JamesCraig (DOB: 02/11/1978). At approximately 2:00 p.m.,
Angela experienced aseizure and began to rapidly declined medically. Eventually she was placed on
life supportin the Intensive Care Unit. Hospital medical personnel could not finda known medical
condition that would have caused Angela'srapidmedicaldecline.
Youraffiantwas told Jameswas a dentistwho workedatthe Summerbrook Dental Group. Jameswas
[IN (008: 06/22/1970), arefriends with James and Angela.
On March 15, 2023, Jamescommunicated
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woman grave SRNR: thy th responded Unvrshy espa. At the
hospitalJllpoke with one of theattending nurses regardinghissuspicion that Angelawas the
possiblevictim of poisoning. {fffffxplained tothe nurse that James recentlyordered Potassium
Cyanide for their dental practice, adding that there was no medical reason or purpose to order
Potassium Cyanide for a dental practice. As a mandatory reporter, the nurse called the police, and an
investigation ensued
“The Major Crime Homicide Unit was contacted and tookoverthe investigation.
On March 16, 2023, in theearly morning hours, your affiant spoke with EEE
at the Aurora Police Department Headquarters, where they had volunteered to talk with your affiant.

Ibecan by saying he and James have been business partners since August of 2022when Ryan
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recently took over James's dental practice, they have known each other for over 20 years and went
to dental school together. JIlldescribed Jamesas a risk taker and found out he had filed for
bankruptcy in 2021 and was onthe verge of bankruptcyagain. JJJJJfiso stated that in January,
James confided nfl telling im that he and Angelawerehavingmarita problems.
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computer. This was oddbecause James had his own office with his own computer and personal
laptop he regularly took to and from the office.
I: 2pproximately 30 minutes after James left the dental office, he texted [llltelling her
thathewould be receivinga personal package and told her not
to open it.
JIotc that a package arrived for James on Monday, March 13, 2023. {found that the
package box hadbeen opened. Caitlinsaidshe foundout that another employeeSEES hod
openedthe package. Forgettingthat James was getting a package, she looked inside the package.
Inside the package, idshesaw a bio-hazardsticker and what said "Potassium Cyanide” on a
circular canisterJ realizedthat was the package for ames, [eal the package back up
and gave itto James.
[I ic she later Googledwhat Potassium Cyanide was usedfor and saw that Angela had the
same symptoms. Caitlin called Jacqueline when she heard Angela was back in the hospital on March
15, 2023, and toldher about the contents of the package.
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together. Upon arriving, they spokebrieflyto James, but he receiveda phone call from a doctor, so
he stepped away. While Jameswas on the phone, and nurse came out to speak with therm. [Jl
statedwhile Jameswas on the phone, hepulledthe nurse away and told the nurse about his
concerns
thatAngelamay havebeen poisonedwith Potassium Cyanide. While at the hospital
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the meeting, [NSE |<ftthe hospitaland returned to ehicle.
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ring. James aimed the package was neveropened, so [lBicouldn't know what was init. JJ}
advised that the package was definitely opened, anditdid not contain a ring.
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Youraffiantand Detective Graw then interviewed Michelle, who provided similaraccount of events
as her husband,Fron youraffiant that Angela had first become sick on March 6, 2023.
Angelawent to Parker Adventist Hospital and was released the same day. Angela reported she was
dizzyand weak. [Jlllstated Angela fell ill again and returned to Parker Adventist Hospital on
March 9, 2023. Angelawas admitted on March 9, 2023, and released on March 14, 2023. Medical
personnel were unable to determine what was causing Angelato have her symptoms.[IER
stated that the nextday, March 15 at approximately 11:00 a.m., Angelawas brought to University
Hospital by her brother [I
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Adventiston March 9, 2023, trying to keep up to datewith Angela's medical condition
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Hospital On March 16, 2023, at approximately 12:30 a.m., to speak with attending Hospital Staff.
Detective Chamberlinleared that Angelaarrived at University Hospital at approximately 1100 a.m.
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At approximately 2:00 p.m., Angelabegansuffering from a serious seizure, and doctors struggled to
intubate her. Angela suffered froma lack of oxygen, had no pupil reaction, and began to have
increasedinner cranial pressure, which caused decreased perfusion pressure, and was sent to the
[Link] Chamberlin learnedthatAngela wasstill onlife support, had no brain
activity, andherprognosis was poor, that she may not make it through the evening.
J 2s contacted and asked if she would respondto the Aurora Police Departmentto speak with
detectives. In summary,JIJHated she had been the Office Manager for thedentist's office for
approximately sixmonths and worked for James at Summerbrook Dental. Although [ifs also a
dentist, he does not work atthatdental clinicbutis a partner inthe business.
Jew that on March 6, 2023, James andhiswife, Angela,workedout in the morning. Before
the workout, James made Angelaa protein shake or pre-workout shake inwhich James gave her
extra protein because she was feeling sluggish. After the workout,Angela became faint and dizzy,
andultimatelyJamestook Angelato the hospital.
I sostarted to notice odd or strange things around theoffice. On March 6, towards the end of
the day, she found James in the dentist's office, ina back medical area which she referred to as exam
700m #9. She thought this was strange because Jameshadhis computer in hisoffice, andhis wife had
just beendischarged fromthehospital.
[II orirmedit was not common for James to use the computer in the exam room, specifically
number 9, because he had his own computer in the office and a laptop that he took home with him
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30minutes later,
James senther a text messagesaying he had a personal package coming to the office to lether know
whenit came.
During this time frame, Angela became land was takento the hospital, where she was constantly
throwing up, it was unclear what her diagnosiswas, and James had said Angela's blood pressure was
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During Angela'stime inthehospital, James had conversationswithJJJJJfivhere he told her he didn't
think is wife was going to "make it." In the same conversation, James asked about businessin the
office JIMBound it strange Jameswas concerned abouthis dental practice when his wife was ain
dire medical condition.
On March 13, 2023, [Maid one of the office attendants openeda package that came into the
office. This package was addressed directly to James. She knewthis to be the personal package
James had been asking about. This attendant had already opened the package. Illook the
package from the office attendant, whichshe intended to put in James’ office. As Illlrepackaged
thebox,she noticed packing lip that read "Potassium Cyanide.”
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in thatsearch,[Jfotedthesideeffectsof ingesting Potassium Cyanide and matched the same
symptoms Angelahad been exhibitingover the last week, includingnausea, vomiting, and low blood
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recently mentioned he had told Angelathat he wanted [Link] James hadbeen distant
from time to time at work and would leave sometimes at lunch because he and Angela were having
fights. IMlsaid she had notseen the package since the day she gave it to James and said the trash
wascollected by the trash company daily
On March 16, 2023, Detective Merino was contacted by Child Protective Services Case Worker Sidney
Romero, who metwiththe members of the Craig family (JamesCraigandhis children) individually. In
her conversation with James, she believed James made some concerning statements. Namely, James.
alleged that Angelawas suicidal and had been for some time.
James claimed that he, personally, has had to revive Angela on several occasions over the last few
months. Jamessaid he asked Angelafora divorce in December of2022, andsince that time, Angela's
depression and suicidal ideations have increased.
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the alleged overdose attempts, and never sought professional counseling/therapyfor Angela's
depression and suicidal ideations.

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Sidney felt compelled to report the following statements because none of Angela's children

Sidney believed that it was improbable thatthis type of event (overdose suicide attempt) could
happen ithnoon inside thhousehold exceptames, beingaware. Sidney rovidedheropinion
that James was attempting to build a cover story for what really happened to Angela.

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James was provided a copy of the signed search warrant requesting his cellular phone, Angela's

James handed your affiant Angela's cell phone and provided the passcode. James then handed your
affiant his cell phone, a light blue iPhone 14, and provided the passcode. James said the laptop that
he usedregularlywas at his dental office. James provided your affiant with the laptop's password.
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James said he did not carry a wallet but kept his credit cards and ID in his phone case. Your affiant

On March 16, 2023, at approximately 8:45 a.m., your affiant, along with other Major Crimes.
Homicide Detectives, responded to 6795 S. Robertsdale Way and executed the search warrant. Upon

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After the residence was cleared, Aurora Police Department Detective Merino completed an amended
search warrant to include the seizure and search of the external and internal surveillance equipment
and recorded surveillance footage. The search warrant was signed by 18th Judicial District
Magistrate, Heidi Kutcher.

During the search of the residence, multiple items believed to have information and or evidence
related to this incident were located. The items collected from the residence were the following:

Multiple types of powder proteins.

Multiple workout-style shakers used to consume protein drinks or shakes.

A computer tablet.

Two different plastic Ziploc-style bags that both had white powdery substances in them
(neither labeled what they are)

A water bottle located on the exercise bike in the main bedroom area.

While executing the search of the residence, we could not locate a hard drive or device that would
obviously maintain data for a surveillance device. There was a security system affixed to the wall that
could play the video (exterior only), but it was not something that would be easily unplugged to
seize. It is believed that the surveillance information would most likely be maintained on devices
such as a phone, tablet, or computer in a cloud-based system.

On March 16, 2023, at approximately 11:45 a.m., your affiant and other Major Crimes Homicide
Detectives executed the search warrant at Summerbrook Dental, 14991 East Hampden Avenue, Suite
370 in Aurora, Colorado. The dental office was closed for business.

Upon entry to the business, multiple cameras affixed to the office walls were observed. The offices
were clean and orderly. The information previously provided was that James had been in dental
room 9, where he was on the computer there in the dark. Your affiant viewed the dental room and
found it to be an open-style dental room allowing someone to see if a person were at the computer.

Each room had individual lights, but when not illuminated with overhead lights, the rooms were dark.
Each exam room was identified by a silver metal-style number on the hallway walls next to the
entrance of the room.

Exam room number 9 was found to be at the far end of the clinic's dead-end hallway. Your affiant
collected the hard drive that was hooked up and connected to the monitor in exam room number 9.
The hard drive was a Dell OptiPlex 3070. The drive had a Logitech USB plugge d into the back. The
hard drive was seized.
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Your affiant located an office in the clinic's southeast corner containing two office desks. On the far
desk (south), a laptop was observed. When the laptop screen was woken, it showed the last logged -
in person was James. The password James provided for the laptop was entered to make sure that the
laptop was his. The password activated the laptop and opened it. No further investigation into the
laptop's contents was conducted. The laptop was collected and determined to be a Dell Precision
7750 (gray/silver in color). The series of characters on the back of it had ST:3QCFYD3 and
EX:8123367351. James's laptop was seized.

Aurora Police Department Detective Harris located a small hand vacuum in the office with three
additional desks with computers. The vacuum had a white powdery substance inside of it. A portion
of the substance was collected and seized. Detective Harris located James's DEA number #FC0032348
(United States Drug Enforcement Registration Number.)

Your affiant knows a DEA number is assigned to health care providers allowing them to write
prescriptions.

Your affiant accessed Angela's cell phone text messages and found several between her and James.
Your affiant found Angela and James's text messages were comparable to other couples, texting
about their day, the children's day, and their activities.

Your affiant found Angela had James in her phone as "The Boy" with a picture of the two of them and
confirmed the phone number had matched that of the phone number Ryan and Michelle said was
his.

While reading through the text messages on March 1, 2023, your affiant found Angela and James
were discussing their relationship, mainly about James's healing and counseling. Your affiant noted
the following text exchange: (Angela's text messages are in blue, and James's is in white.)

Your affiant noted James and Angela’s text messages beginning on the morning of March 6, 2023, the
first day she began to experience unexplained illness symptoms.
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On March 16, 2023, Detective Harris was sworn in by Arapahoe County Honorable Magistrate Heidi
Kutcher for multiple warrants. Detective Harris received signed warrants for James’ blue iPhone 14
Plus, the hard drive collected from dental room 9 at Summerbrook Dental Office, James’ laptop from
the dental office, and James’ IPad collected from the residence at 6795 South Robertsdale (James
and Angie’s residence).

The warrants permitted a search and download of the devices. The blue iPhone plus specifically
requested a search from the dates of February 16 to March 16.
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On March 17, 2023, due to the forensic detective being off work, an initial history search of the
devices was conducted. Your Affiant and Detective Harris plugged the hard drive into a TV to look at
the history of dental room number 9.

Detective Harris opened the Google Chrome page and saw the above depiction. Just below the x area
of the webpage that you would click to exit the page was a J. When the J was selected, it provided a
possible additional email account of James’. The known email on his phone was Dinosaurjim@[Link].
This new email was jimandwaffles@[Link].

Detective Harris then clicked on the three small dots to the right of the J and clicked on the history.
The history of the email account began on February 27th, 2023. This appeared to indicate that the
email address was created on that date. Beginning on February 27th, 2023, we observed that the user
had conducted searches related to poison. Those searches included “how many grams of pure arsenic
will kill a human” and “Is Arsenic Detectable in Autopsy?”

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The first screenshot on February 27 provided the following history:

James had searched chemical suppliers in Aurora, Colorado and also had a made a purchase via
Amazon. We clicked on the Amazon order and found the following:
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The Amazon order number in the email #111-1022934-1078630 was then clicked on, and the
Amazon account pulled up an order. The item was ordered on February 27, 2023, and delivered to
6795 South Robertsdale Way in Aurora, Colorado (James’ address) and left i n the mailbox on March
4, 2023.

The item ordered was Arsenic Metal 99.9999% Crystalline Metalloid 10 grams for Element Collection.
It cost $13.00.

In the description of the item James purchased, the information stated that arsenic is often believed
to be used for murder, as it has been in many crime novels. The second portion of the informative
description stated that “the real danger is in swallowing it, which could very well prove fatal.”
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The next screenshot showed the following history from 3:32 p.m to 3:35 p.m:

The next screenshot shows the search history from 3:28 pm to 3:32 pm:
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The next screenshot show the search history from 3:22 pm to 3:28 pm:

James searched Arsenic on the Alfa Chemistry website that provided many variations of arsenic.

The next screenshot from 3:20 pm to 3:22 pm provided the following:

This particular search had a Google search of “how many grams of pure arsenic will kill a human.”
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When that link is clicked, there is information of what could be an exposure or lethal dose:

The next screenshot from 3:15 pm to 3:20 pm provided the following:

The bottom of this screen shot shows a search of “Is Arsenic Detectable in Autopsy? from The
Carlson Company.” When the website is checked for The Carlson Company, the following can be
found:
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The next screenshot from 3:11 pm to 3:16 pm provided the following:

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The search history provided YouTube searches for “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).”

The top 5 undetectable poisons showing no signs of foul play is a video by ItsAllViral (above). The video
provides the top 5 undetectable poisons and how they affect certain pe ople. The following information
is a synopsis of what was provided:

Polonium- an ex-Russian spy killed by this in a teacup. The item is said to be so dangerous that
one gram could kill 1.5 million people in a few months.

Mercury- Amadeus Mozart was killed by lethal Mercury pills. There are three forms of that can
be ingested, inhaled, and consuming it.

Cyanide- found in countless items in the home and other locations. 1.5 milligrams per kilogram
of body weight is a fatal dose for humans.

Botulinum Toxin- if not treated immediately, leads to paralysis. If not treated right away can
lead to death.

Arsenic- virtually undetectable besides the Marsh test. Used in murder and mystery.
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The following screenshot from 3:02 pm to 3:12 pm provided the following:

The screenshot from 2:39 pm to 3:02 pm provided the following:

In this portion of search there is information regarding Oleandrin and how to make poison from
Oleander.
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The screenshot from 2:09 pm to 2:39 pm.

James had searched via Google “buy Oleander” and through Nerdfighteria Wiki, “6 Deadly
‘Undetectable’ Poisons (and How to Detect Them).”

When you click on the “buy Oleander” you get a Google search for the plant.
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The Nerfighteria Wiki described multiple poisons in the text as well as had a video of the “Perfect
Poison.” The site provides the following information:

Within the text of the information the following is provided about Arsenic/Cyanide:
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the Amazon order, we could view the emails from the jimandwaffles@[Link] account. Once we
tookacloserlookat this account, we found additional purchases of poison. The account'sfirstcontacts
were on February 27, 2023, and it appearedthe account had just been created. The account had the
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Within the contents of the emails there is an order on March 9, 2023, from Midland Scientific.

The item purchased was a Sigma 207810-25G. After the item was purchased, Midland Scientific
employee Cassie Rodriguez contacted James about some follow-up needs for the product. In
researching what Sigma 207810-25G was, we discovered that it is the technical term for potassium
cyanide. The following email strand between James and employee Cassie Rodriguez took place:
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The initial response from the company stated they would need a usage statement for what James
needed the product for.

Cassie informed James that they did not have the item in stock but that they could ship the item
overnight. The web order copy was provided and showed that it would be shipped to James’ office.

The order notes state, “Hopefully this is in stock and I can come pick it up tomorrow, March 9.” It
appeared that based on the order, James needed this product right away.
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James responded by stating he was a surgeon performinga craniofacial reconstruction. James said he
is using this chemical to check and seeif it will help with the layeringof alternative metals. He stated
that if successful, this will be published as a paper in the National Institutes of Health. He stated his
license numberis CO 9285, and his professional emailisdrcraig@[Link]. The email
he is communicating on to buy the poisons, and with [Ill is the jimandwaffles@[Link]. At
0 time is James using his professional email, to your affiant’s knowledge, to make these purchases
afterallegingthey are for work.
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Cassie then responded stating the delivery was expected for tomorrow and the email is on March 9.
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James tells Cassie she has been helpful and then she tells him that there is a preferred form for the
product.

Cassie responded and stated that because James was a new user that the system would take longer to
process the order. James responded that he figured it out (refencing the form and sent it from the
hospital). He sent the following response:
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The response is the restricted usage form and he stated it would be used for electroplating over
medical prosthesis. He signed the form and dated it March 9, 2023.

James then responded to Cassie’s message about the delivery delay and stated it was inconvenient.
He stated he will shuffle some things around and then get the delivery Friday, March 10.
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On March 10, 2023, James contacted Cassie to ask if she had shipment information.

Cassie then sent a response from the supplier that the shipment is expected for Saturday March 11,
2023.
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James again asked about tracking information.

James again contacted Cassie on March 11, 2023, and stated it was 7:30 p.m. He waited all day for
the shipment at his office. James’ office is only open Monday thru Thursday. James still had the
shipment sent to his office on a day off. He had communicated with Caitlin that he had a “personal
package” coming to the office and not to open it. It was believed that this package was the personal
package.
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Potassium Cyanide inside. James had alleged to Cassie via email that this was for work but told his
employeesitwas a personal purchase.
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Your Affiant checked FedEx for the tracking number associated and found the following:

The item stated it was delivered on March 13, 2023, which was consistent with what Caitlin had
provided detectives.

There was another purchase made by James on March 6, 2023, to AdooQ BioScience. The purchase
was for 3 Oleandrin 1mg items for $330.00. The invoice date was March 10, 2023. On the form, the
usage stated the following:

“Products are for research use only. Not for human use. We do not sell to patients.”

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James neverreceivedthis item because MCHU Investigator Josifek was able to contact FedEx and
inform them of the situation. FedEx stated their interdiction team would stop the delivery of the
package and holdit for InvestigatorJosifekto recover.
‘The other emails were with al rca ‘emails were intimate in nature and contained sexually
explicit conversations, Thre were so avel lane within those emails toJE e ist travel
dates were March 8-10, 2023, which showed|
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Angelawasinthe hospital during March 9-14, 2023. The emailaccountappeared to have been created
on February 27, 2023, along with the searches, plans to poison someone, and to convene with Karin.

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which was the same date that the arsenic wasdeliveredto James’ house.

Afollow-upemail from Karin on March 16, 2023, suggested that James had told her somethinghad
happened to Angela.
Jet James an email explaininghowsorry she was for him and thatshewished she was helping
him, not pulling
himaway. She stated she knewit had to be so hard what he was going through and
thatshe wanted to bethereforhim but id not want to mix in withhis familyandfriendsand
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stated that she and Angelaspoke almostdaily. Angelavisited herin Utah from March 1 through
March , 2023. Whilein Utah, Angelawasneithersick nor complained of notfeelingwell.
ated Angelaand James's marriage had always been tumultuous. James had multiple affairs
with several women, told Angelahe hadbeen addicted to pornography since he was ateenager, and
druggedAngelaapproximately fivetosixyears ago. Angelatoldlilinat Jamesdruggedher(an
unknown drug) because he planned to go into their bathroom and give himselfa lethal injection of
somethingandcommitsuicide. James told Angelahe drugged her so shewouldn'tfind him nor be
ableto save him,whichwouldgive the lethal drugs time to kill him
Your affiant believed thisis what James referred to in the text message exchange outlined in red
earlierin thisaffidavit. "Givenourhistory, | know that must be triggering. Just for the record, | didn't
drugyou”
Angelatold [illfbeveral
timesoverthe past 16 years that she was going to leave James but said that
Jamesalways convincedher to stay. Angelatoldfllhat
James had "run the dentaloffice into the
ground" and that their finances were dire. Angelacomplained to [frat Jamesrecentlytraveled to
Las Vegas, where she said he gambled away over $2,000.
When jamesupdatedJlllbn Angela'sstatus, james said he wouldnotallow hospital staff to
conduct an autopsy. Toni said she pled with James, asking himto do an autopsy in case it was
genetic,so they couldpreventone of theirchildren fromgetting sick. James said hefeltif they
couldn't figure out what was wrong with her when she was alive he wouldn't let them poke her more
whenshe was dead.
On March 18, 2023, your affiant wasadvised Angelawas pronounced brain dead at 4:29 p.m. by
University Hospital Physician Natalie Held.
Colorado C.R.5. 12-240-140, determination of death, states that an individual is deadif:
a. The individualhassustained irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions;
or
b. The individual hassustained irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain,
includingthebrain stem.
Through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), your affiantlearned that ingesting
arsenic typically causes severe gastrointestinal signs and symptoms, such as vomiting, abdominal
pain, and diarrhea. The signsand symptoms might lead rapidly to dehydrationand shock. Different
clinical manifestations might follow, includingdysrhythmias (prolonged QT, T-wave changes), altered
mental status, and multisystem organ failure thatultimately could resultin death.
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Through the COC, your affiant leamed that ingesting Cyanide typically causes chest pain, confusion,
dizziness, eye pain, eye tearing, excitement, difficulty breathing, headache, nausea, rapid or slow
heart rate, rapid or slow breathing, restlessness, shortness of breath, vomiting, weakness, or
wheezing. Inaddition, more serious symptoms include high or low blood pressure, loss of
consciousness, lunginjury, seizures, coma, and death.
Angelatold Jamesshe was having the following symptoms beginning on March 6, 2023, through
March 15, 2023: dizziness, herhead felt funny,hereyesdidnot want to focus and feltheavy and
slow, felt drugged, whole body feeling tingly, extreme headache, eye discharge, altered mental state,
high and low bloodpressure,weak, shaky, tired, nausea, and vomiting,
Youraffiantdocumented the litany of tests completedbytwo separate emergency department
doctors through her text messages to Jamesand James's messagesto Michelle. None provideda
medical reason for her symptoms. However, readingthe CDC symptoms of thepoisons, your affiant
knows they are consistent with the symptoms Angela was experiencing
and that ultimately killed her.
Conclusion
Throughout this investigation, youraffiant has spoken to numerous people who have provided
insightinto Angelaand James Craig's relationship. Notone person has suggested or evenseenany
source of suicidal ideations from Angela. James had provided those statements to the Department of
Human Services employees, who, aterhearingthose statements, felt that James was tryingto make
a pointto have some source of the cover-up story to prevent hisincrimination.
James has made varied statements to various audiences. He told the Department of Human Services
that Angelawas suicidal, and he had saved her many times but never reported it. James had told
fellowemployees thathismarriage was failing, andhewas in financial turmoil

asexuallyintimaterelationship. It appears Jameswasflying thiswoman ntoDenver whilehiswife

and the mother of his children was dyingin the hospital.
In totality, this investigation has proven that James has gone to great lengthsto try and endhiswife's
life. On February 27, 2023, he created a new Gmail account jimandwafles@[Link] which he only
usedin dental oom number 9 within his practice at 14991 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 370. This,
email account was not found on hiscellular phone, his aptop, nor on Angela's phone. While using
this account, he researched multiple "undetectable poisons" and eventually purchased Crystalline
Metaloid Arsenicfrom [Link] poison, he received an email for[IE
about her intentionto iyto Denver, Colorado, for March 8-10, 2023.
On March 4, 2023, the arsenic was deliveredtoJames’ mailbox at is home residence. On March 4,
2023, James received another email from[lll 2 trip that was scheduled for March 16-20,
2023, witha flightplan. On March 5, 2023, Angelareturned home from a trip to Utah.
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On March 6, 2023, Angelawas admitted to Parker Adventist Hospital as she complained that her
head felt funny, she was dizzy, and her eyeswere not focusing. She continued that she did not feel
tight in her head and that her body was responding slowly. These symptoms were consistent with
someofthe symptoms from arsenic. These symptoms, per the COC, were vomiting, abdominal pain,
diarrhea, dehydration, altered mental state, or organ failure.
Angelawas released from the hospital on March 6, 2023. James then ordered Oleandrin 1mgin the
quantity of3 on March 6, 2023. These tems were intercepted by FedEx and were not deliveredto
James.
On March 8, 2023, according to theflightplans from February 27, oo re to Denver,
Colorado. James then orderedSigma 207810-25G (Potassium Cyanide) lfom Midland Scientificwitha
requestto have the items overnight. He requested to pick them up on March 9, 2023, specifically.
There were delaysin the shipment due to verifying his credentials. James responded while Angela
was in the hospital that he could complete the form and that the Potassium Cyanide was needed for
surgery. James showed impatience in the email string between him and the Midland Scientific
employee
James thentoldhis employeefillat he had a package coming totheoffice
on March 13, 2023,
and that the package was personal. That package was accidentally opened by an employee named
oo ‘the package and repackaged it, knowing amesrequesteditnot be opened. As
epackaged the item, she saw it was Potassium Cyanide. {Jffllpever saw this Potassium
Cyanidewithin thebusinessagain. It should have remainedin the businessiftwastrulyused fora
surgery, as James alleged
On March 14, 2023, Angelawas released from the hospital and returned home. On March 15, 2023,
Angelareturned to the hospital at approximately 11:00 am. This time Angelawas at University
Hospital Anschutz. Angelastarted to suffer rom a severe seizure and was intubated. Angelasuffered
from a lack of oxygen and no pupil reaction and began tohave inner cranial pressure. This led Angela
to the Medical Intensive Care Unit, where she was on life support and did not regain brain activity.
James was known to make Angelaprotein shakesregularly and had administered many to her. It was
believed he had provided Angelawith the poison through these shakes. Per the CDC, the more
severe symptoms include high or low blood pressure, loss of consciousness, lunginjury, seizures,
coma, and death.
James has ordered multiplepoisonsthat were not known to have been located during the searches
of his residence or business. James has not attemptedtospeak with police regardingwhat occurred
with hiswife but has made statementsthat he had the answers towhat happened. Jameshas only
repeatedly asked for his phone back.
Based on thetotality of the investigation, James has shown the planningand intent to end his wife's
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more than enough preliminary evidence sufficient to arrest James Craig with premeditated first-
degree murder.

Based upon the foregoing facts and circumstances, your affiant feels that she has probable cause to
believe that the offense(s) of C.R.S. 18-3-102 (1)(a) Charge – Premeditated 1st-degree Murder Class –
F1, has been committed and that Craig Toliver Craig, date of birth 02/11/78 did commit the offense.

I HAVE READ the foregoing statement, and the matters stated therein are true to the best to my
knowledge and belief.

Affiant – Detective Bobbi Olson

18th day of _________________,

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORNT TO before me this ______ March 2023. Issued at 11:21 PM

This Court, having reviewed the affidavit and application for arrest warrant and finds probable cause
for the arrest of James Toliver Craig, date of birth 02/11/78.

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Richard Hayes Ferro

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