'Heinous, complex and calculated murder': Aurora dentist arrested in wife's poisoning death

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AURORA, Colo. — An Aurora dentist was arrested for the alleged poisoning death of his wife in what police said called a “heinous, complex and calculated murder,” the Aurora Police Department announced Sunday.

Officers arrested James Toliver Craig, 45, early Sunday morning and booked him into jail on charges of first-degree murder.

Police are accusing Craig of poisoning his 43-year-old wife, who died Saturday at a local hospital. The type of poison allegedly used in the murder was not disclosed.

According to police, around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Craig drove his wife to a local hospital because she was complaining of severe headaches and dizziness.

Shortly after arriving at the hospital, the wife’s condition deteriorated rapidly, and she was placed on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. She was declared medically brain dead a short time later, according to a department release.

Aurora police said an investigation was launched soon after the wife’s sudden illness and an arrest warrant was obtained early Sunday morning shortly after doctors decided to take the victim off life support.