The Colorado dentist suspected of poisoning his wife in order to start 'a new life' with a Texas-based orthodontist also has been accused of attempting to get a fellow inmate to kill a detective who investigated his wife's death.

Colorado dentist James Craig, whose attorney withdrew just one day before his trial, was previously accused of attempting to plant evidence to fabricate a suicide scenario for his wife and of hiring women to falsely claim they had affairs with him.

New charges filed against a Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife’s protein shakes focus on his alleged efforts to kill a detective involved in the case, authorities said.

A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes has been charged with trying to get a fellow jail inmate to kill a detective investigating the murder case

James Craig, 46, is charged with first-degree murder in the poisoning death of his wife, Angela Craig, 43. She died on March 18, 2023, from lethal doses of cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, a decongestant found in over-the-counter eyedrops.

Colorado investigators say an Aurora dentist accused of killing his wife with poisoned milkshakes also attempted to have a detective investigating the case murdered. KUSA's Kevin Vaughan reports.