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Episode Date: July 26, 2025

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But we are keeping up with the trial. And here is the recap for day eight of the James Craig trial Thursday, July 24th. And first up on the stand was state's witness Elizabeth Gore. She met James Craig in October or November of 2022 on the site seeking arrangements. Elizabeth explained it pretty bluntly. It's geared towards finding a sugar daddy. Elizabeth testified that James messaged her first. They quickly moved their conversation off the side and started texting directly.

And over the course of their brief relationship, they met in person about three or four times. Once for lunch in Aurora, another lunch about a week later, and then a trip to Montana. James had originally told Elizabeth that this was going to be a ski trip, but they never actually made it around to skiing. On the day they were headed to the slopes, James suddenly pulled the car over. He said he had to take a call and stepped outside. leaving Elizabeth in the car. She waited and waited. He was gone for an hour and a half, maybe two. And when he finally came back, he told her the trip was over. His wife had found out that he was in Montana

with another woman. And before parting ways, James sent her around $8,000 through Venmo, seemingly for the inconvenience. And when asked if their relationship was sexual, Elizabeth said, yes. In fact, she made it very clear. If James ever told his wife otherwise, that would be false. It was a sexual relationship. And then came cross-examination. The defense zeroed in on the details and timing of their texts, specifics about the Montana trip, and what James had told Elizabeth. According to her, James claimed he was in the middle of a divorce. He sent her flowers and talked about possibly introducing her to his kids. But Elizabeth wasn't buying into the fantasy. She told him flat out.

Honestly, given your situation, it's too much for me. And on redirect, prosecutors asked her to clarify. Elizabeth said, James came on really strong, really fast, and she was extremely turned off. Not just turned off, but extremely. I love Elizabeth on the stand. And the state asked, did you ever talk about marriage or blending families with James? Elizabeth said, no. And that whole story about James divorcing his wife, she said that didn't even come up until after they got back from

Montana. Only later did he start implying that he and Angela were headed for a split. After a quick sidebar, the judge stepped in to give the jury a reminder. Elizabeth's affair with James Craig isn't about judging their character. It's only being considered to help determine his motive and intent. And next up on the stand was Angela's brother Mark Bray. And this was significant, a significant moment because Angela's family has stayed pretty quiet since her death. So hearing from Mark gave the courtroom and everyone listening a deeper glimpse into what Angela was really about, who she was, how this has affected her family.

Mark described his sister as the opposite of someone that would ever consider self-harm. He said that Angela was strong, steady, and relentlessly positive, a rock for the people around her. He said that she was deeply devoted, a mother raising six children with love and that being a mom was her whole world. He added, quote, you could fill a stadium with people who'd vouch that she wasn't suicidal, end quote. Mark stated that Angela was absolutely not reckless. She wasn't manipulative, and she definitely wasn't depressed. In quotes, she was the one who kept the family on track, he told the jury, not a risk taker, not unstable. He even pointed to something specific. Angela had been

digitizing the family's entire genealogy. To Mark, that project wasn't just a hobby for Angela. It symbolized who she was, clear-headed, joyful, and a quiet leader in the family. And then came one of the most powerful moments of his direct testimony. When asked directly, if Angela was someone that would self-harm Mark's voice sharpened, and he stated, there's only one person in this world that would say Angela was suicidal. the one who murdered. But before he could finish his sentence, there was an objection. And the judge ruled that statement struck from the record.

But make no mistake. Everyone in the courtroom heard it, and it landed hard. And then the prosecutor shifted gears. He as of Angela ever gave any indication that she knew what was making her sick. Mark's answer was simple. No. She was confused, concerned, and frustrated. But she never had any answers.

Then the prosecution read aloud a text James had sent to Mark while Angela was in the hospital. It read, And just crashed tonight. I was sleeping by her in the hospital. And suddenly nurses came into the room and they said her blood pressure was down. They were finally able to get her stabilized and are taking blood samples to see if there is an infection. Ordering an EEG, I didn't know anything was wrong. She was snoring really loudly next to me, but she's stable now.

just wanted y'all to know. So after getting that text from James, Mark and his wife Renee decided it was time to be there in person. They packed up, left their home in Utah, and headed to Colorado to help Angela and the kids. Mark works remotely so he brought his laptop ready to stay as long as he needed. They arrived on March 13th and stayed at Angela and James's house. And that Monday, James went to work like usual. So Renee stepped in, helping homeschool the kids, taking care of things around the house, doing whatever was needed so that James could focus. That night, they all went out to celebrate Annabelle's birthday with the family and had dinner. And afterward, they stopped by the hospital to see Angela. Mark said that she looked better than he expected. She was sitting up,

watching Annabelle open her birthday gifts, alert, smiling, and interacting with everyone. The next day, Tuesday, March 14th, Mark brought Angela home from the hospital. She was clearly exhausted, but she could still walk on her own. Mark said the short drive home seemed to completely drain her, like it took everything she had just to make it through the front door. They were keeping a close eye on her. The hospital had arranged for oxygen and a blood pressure monitor to be delivered to the house, but I hadn't arrived yet. The state asked again, did Angela seem to understand what was happening to her? Mark said no. Mark said she was confused, shaky, and described something just feeling off inside.

But one thing was clear. She wanted to figure it out. She didn't seem hopeless and she didn't want to give up. The state asked if she seemed like someone that wanted to die. And Mark replied, absolutely not. Jim was home from work when the medical equipment finally arrived, oxygen, blood pressure monitor, the basics to keep a closer watch on Angela. He helped get everything set up and even made her a shake.

Then he turned to Mark and Renee and gave them instructions. He said Angela had a sinus infection and needed to stay on top of her medication, specifically a drug called clindomycin. He told them to make sure she took it while he was at work the next day. And that next morning, James was already gone when Mark woke up. He assumed Jim had gone into the office. At 7.20 a.m., James texted. He reminded them again, give Angela a clindomycin.

And this time he added, give her two. A photo was entered into evidence of Angela's nightstand. Mark testified that he gave her the medication that morning, and as he said it, he choked up. He thought he was helping. He thought it was just an antibiotic. After all, James had told him to give it to Angela, and James was the only one who prescribed it. After Mark gave Angela the medication that morning, things changed and fast. He said that before then she'd managed to eat a little oatmeal. Nothing big, but she was functioning, awake, present. That was before 10 a.m. But within 20 to 25 minutes of taking the pills, everything shifted. Mark's voice broke as he described what happened. Angela was in the bedroom. He was in another part of

the house close by and told her to call his phone if she needed anything. And at 1025, his phone rang. It was Angela and his wife Renee calling for him to her room. He walked into the room and found Angela slumped forward in bed. She was sitting up, but barely. She couldn't even hold herself upright. It was like her body had given out. Mark and his wife, and he rushed into action. They got her ready as quickly as they could,

and Mark had to physically carry his sister to the car. Angela didn't say anything about what she thought was causing it. They drove her straight to University of Colorado Hospital. Whatever was happening to Angela, it was getting worse and fast. And the prosecution then showed Exhibit 2. 33 photos taken from the hospital the day Angela was brought in. Mark described helping his sister out of the car and into a wheelchair. Once they got her inside, things only got worse. Angela would answer questions when someone spoke directly to her, but if no one was engaging with her,

she'd just slip, asleep, pass out. After Renee left to take care of the kids, James showed up at the hospital. A photo was shown next. Mark and James standing together in the hospital, but James didn't stay long that first time. He told Mark he just wanted to check on Angela quickly, but he had to finish some work so he could spend the rest of the day by her side. And eventually James came back and brought lunch for the two of them. They sat and ate together in the ER. And then James suggested for Mark to take his suburban, head back to the house and get some work done. James said he would stay with Angela. He assured Mark that he had it covered. Mark told the court, I never would have left if James hadn't said that. The only reason he left was because he

believes spouses take priority. I'll respect that, he thought. Maybe James just wanted time alone with Angela, I'll go. The drive home was about 25 to 30 minutes. Mark didn't even make it 10. His sister Tony called Angela had crashed. He turned the car around immediately. And when Mark got back to Angela's hospital room, it was chaos. Nurses and doctors were everywhere, frantically. working on her. James was sitting just outside the room near the nurse's station texting on the phone. Later that afternoon, after the crash, family members were told they couldn't go back in to see her. Angela was moved, first for a CT scan, then to the ICU. While this was going on, Mark noticed something troubling. After Angela was taken for the CT scan, James left. Mark didn't know where,

but suddenly he was alone in the ICU with Angela for hours. Finally, their family bishop arrived. after Ryan Redfern and James walked in together. Mark was there when the doctors delivered the devastating news. Angela's condition was critical and her chances of improvement were slim. Later, Renee brought the girls to the hospital so they could say goodbye to their mother. The whole family gathered in a conference room waiting to say their final goodbyes. But James, he was getting visibly annoyed that the process was taking so long. Mark told him, I think it's because they're not. treating this as a suspicious death. They've been talking to your business partner. That's why it's

dragging on. James left the room after that. Mark sent him a text. Where are you? Your kids need you. But James stayed gone for a long time. Later that night, Mark drove back to the house with James, only to find police already there searching the property. After all the chaos, the family went to a friend's house for the night. And once there, Mark finally asked James where he'd been for so long. James said he had just gone for a drive, no mention of stopping at a hotel to see Karen Kang. On cross-examination, Mark was asked about the family dynamics. He said that Angela was the primary caretaker of the kids. James worked while Angela took care of the children. At one point, she worked at James's office until they decided to homeschool the two youngest girls. When Mark and Renee learned, Angela was seriously

unwell. They packed up and headed straight to Colorado knowing they'd be staying at James and Angela's house to help out. They understood Angela had been sick and that their role was to assist with the kids and Angela so James could focus on work. Mark said that during Angela's illness, James hadn't been able to work much. All this was shared on a family group text, keeping everyone informed. Mark described the family as an incredibly close-knit. He was very close to Angela, her big brother, someone she leaned on and trusted. But the person Angela was closest to was her sister Tony. If Angela was going to share anything truly personal, Mark said it would probably be with his sister Tony. And when asked if he knew about James's years of infidelity before Angela's death, Mark was honest. He said no, I didn't know.

He heard his nieces testify about constant fighting, about the strain on the marriage and how the older kids had to step up to care for the younger ones. But names like Karen Kane, Carrie, Jordan, Elizabeth, these mistresses, oh, they were news to him. All of that came out later, after Angela was gone. Mark explained that Angela never shared those painful details with him or with the family. It wasn't something she would have put in a family group text. When Mark and Renee first arrived at the house, Angela was still in the hospital. They went to see her for the first time after Annabelle's birthday dinner that night.

they all gathered to open the birthday presents. Angela was finally released on the 14th, and after that long hospital stay, and Mark and Renee went to pick her up. Once Angela was back home, they moved her to the bedroom to get her settled, and that's when James stepped in, setting her up with her medical supplies.

James coming in. And on the night of the 14th, Mark said that James made Angela some kind of drink, some sort of, odd drink, he wasn't quite sure, but the defense pressed this statement. Defense attorney Moses said, that's the first time you ever said that, isn't it, Mr. Prey? Mark responded, no, I mentioned it before my wife saw him do it. So Moses pressed. So you never saw that yourself? Mark replied, I didn't see it, but I said it in my interview because Renee told me about. Before I switched to wealth front,

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back to the ER, and James joined them soon after. But after a little while, James said he had to go back to work and left. He did come back later bringing lunch from Mark, and after they ate, though, it felt like James was trying to get rid of him. Mark said James didn't tell him to leave, but it definitely came across that way. Renee was home with the kid, so Mark didn't really need to leave. It was more that he felt James wanted him gone. And as Mark started driving home, he got a call from his sister, Tony. Angela had crashed again.

So he turned right back around. And when he arrived, the scene was hectic. Nurses and doctors were swarming, working frantically on Angela. James was sitting in the chair just outside the nurse's station facing the room. Mark noticed that James seemed anxious. And when Mark was asked if that seemed appropriate, he shook his head. No, it didn't. James was texting on his phone, but sitting still in a chair which Mark said wasn't like him.

He described James as a hyper guy full of energy, always moving, sitting still and quiet like that. You just don't see it very often. At some point, James left the hospital and Mark didn't know where he went. He actually sent James detailed directions on how to get to the ICU because the layout was complicated. was taking a long time to come back and Mark thought maybe he was lost, couldn't find his way. When asked if James was an anxious guy, Mark said yes. So Moses said that him texting constantly in that situation should have seemed normal. But Mark said, not really. Then the conversation turned to Angela's faith. Mark agreed she was deeply devoted to her family and also very religious.

They were all members of the Church of the Church of the Notre Dame Saints or the LDS Church. and when asked if their faith teaches that families are eternal forever, Mark said, I would say that families can be forever, but that's not a given. There are certain things like living a righteous life and making covenants in the temple, but we do strive for an eternal family. Moses said that eternal family doesn't stop a death, right? Mark answered simply correct. The jury had some questions for Mark as well. They asked if either James or Angela ever told him they were getting divorced or separated. Mark's answer was no. They wanted to know if Angela brought any kind of bag or backpack with her to the hospital, and Mark said he didn't recall for having anything.

She really couldn't carry much at that point. When asked if James was carrying anything else when he brought lunch, James didn't remember. The jury asked about clindomycin medication. Was it a tablet or a capsule? Mark confirmed it was a capsule. They also asked about the day Angela crashed and was taken for a CT scan and then to the ICU. And when James left, did he say where he was going or why? Mark couldn't remember exactly what James said. And finally, when Mark told James to come back because his kids needed him, how did James appear?

Mark, well, he said James seemed agitated. Next up on the stand was Mark's wife, Renee Prey. Renee explained that Angela was her sister-in-law, Mark's sister. Back in March of 2023, she and Mark went to Angela and James's house to help out while Angela was sick. Renee first saw Angela in the hospital shortly after Annabelle's birthday dinner. Her main role during that visit was taking care of the kids, homeschooling, organizing, playdates, walking the dog, driving them to karate. Angela came home on March 14th, but Renee did not spend a lot of time directly with her since the kids needed constant attention.

She also said that she wasn't really paying close attention to what James was doing during that time. Next, Exhibit 57 was introduced texts between Renee and James from March 15th. That morning, James asked Renee how Angela was doing, mentioning that she wasn't responding to his text. Renee told him that Mark had given Angela her medication and fed her breakfast, but soon after, Angela's condition worsened, and they decided to rush her to the emergency room. They took Angela to a different hospital because she felt like she wasn't getting answers at the other one. They arrived at the University of Colorado Hospital, which they'd been told was better equipped to help. And throughout her testimony, Renee seemed flustered whenever there was an objection.

It was difficult. She didn't always understand what was happening and kept apologizing and seemed really nervous. My heart went out to her. And when they arrived at the hospital, Renee spoke to James on speakerphone. He questioned their decision to take Angela in, insisting she needed to be home resting. And at one point, a nurse came by just to collect a urine sample. and James was still on the phone and overheard. He objected to that too, saying it wasn't necessary because Angela wasn't on drugs.

This was a shocking moment. And Renee testified that after Angela ended up passing away, James told the family that her last words were, Why do I hurt? Renee said those words stuck with her so much so that she wrote them down in her notes app and later shared them with law enforcement. A photo was shown of Angela's bed and nightstand. testified that she never took anything out of the bedroom or put anything in. Angela never asked for any medication herself. The only reason they gave her medication was because James told them to.

During cross-examination, Attorney Moses pulled up Exhibit 57, the text between James and Renee. She read one message from James saying, is Ange up? It says she's reading her text, but she's not answering. Renee replied, yes, she's up. We fed her and gave her meds. Renee asked James, where Angela's laptop was because Angela had been asking for it. James told Renee where to find it, then asked what medications Angela had been given. Renee told him they were giving her a sinus infection meds, just like he had instructed. And a little while later, Renee let James know they were taking Angela to the hospital. He asked if Angela was lucid and Renee said yes. James said he was coming to the hospital too, but the hospital was only allowing one family member to be with Angela at the time.

and Mark was already there. So Renee wasn't sure if they'd let James back in as well. When he arrived, Renee and James ended up sitting together in the waiting room. While they were there, Renee didn't notice anything strange about his behavior. He seemed genuinely worried about Angela, and she thought his emotions were appropriate given the situation. She also felt his attention to the kids was what you'd expect under those circumstances. On redirect, the prosecutor asked Renee how she knew that James wanted Anne,

Angela to take her medication. She explained, he just texted and asked to make sure she got it. When asked if she was familiar with the medication, Renee replied, yes, that's the medication James wanted us to give her. And then came questions from the jury. Always an interesting moment for me, as many of you know. So their questions were, who made Angela a drink or a shake on the evening of March 14th? Renee said, I don't really recall if she got a shake or ate that day. What kind of condition, do you remember her being in that night? Was another question. Renee replied, I know she was talking and researching on her computer and visiting a little with

Mark, but I was mostly with the girls. After the lunch break, the prosecution called Tony to the stand. Yes, Angela's sister, Tony. Tony lives in Utah, and she shared that Angela wasn't just her little sister. She was her best friend. There was a 13-year age gap between them, and when they were younger, Tony took on more of a caretaker role. But as they got older, that shifted. Once they were both adults, their bond only grew stronger. Angela eventually moved to Colorado, but that didn't change a thing.

They still talked on the phone mostly every single day. Despite the 13-year age difference, their lives seemed to move in sync. They got married around the same time. They had kids around the same time. Their connection was tight. When Tony asked to describe what Angela was like, she broke down in tears. Through her emotion, she said, Angela was smart. She was funny, confident, and always in control. Even though she was the baby of the family, she was the one who took charge. She wasn't timid, but she also was not overbearing. Angela had this way of leading with kindness. She didn't bulldoze people. She included them. That's just who she was. And that's why she had so many friends. She made people feel seen. She always showed up for the people that she loved.

Tony talked about how their conversations were never just small talk. They told each other everything. They kept each other updated on their kids, their lives, but also had those deep personal conversations only sisters can have. When asked if Angela was a risk taker, Tony didn't hesitate. She said, absolutely not. Angela was never the kind of person who would take risks just for fun, especially not the kind that could endanger her life.

And then the question, no sister ever wants to be asked. had she ever known Angela to be suicidal? Tony's answer was simple but powerful. No. Angela loved life. She loved her kids. She loved being a mother. The state asked, was Angela manipulative? Tony said no. She was almost honest to a fault. Angela was always straightforward, clear about what she wanted out of life and what she expected from the people in it. When asked if Angela ever talked about her marriage, Tony said, yes, many times. She recalled a call from 2018, Angela was sobbing. James had just admitted to having an affair. It had been going on for six months and Angela had no idea. She was devastated. She didn't know what to do. Tony said, but by their

next conversation, Angela had decided to stay. She told Tony they were going to work on things, go to therapy, both individually and as a couple. Try to rebuild. Next, Tony was asked if Angela had ever said that James drugged or sedated her. Tony said, yes. It happened not long after that affair came to light. What a moment to hear this, by the way, in court. Angela told her that James had given her something without her consent so that he could supposedly try to harm himself. Tony couldn't remember exactly how Angela said he did it. And next, Tony said that there were more affairs later, and by December of 2022, Angela had discovered new evidence on James's computer. She told Tony she was planning to stay through Christmas for the kids,

but after that, she was seriously thinking about leaving James. Exhibit 47 was admitted into evidence text messages between Angela and Tony. Tony cried in court as she read them aloud to the jury from her little sister. And the first message was from early December. Angela wrote, I'm not ready to talk just yet, but I need to reach out because I'm feeling really alone. I'm leaving Jim, but not until after Christmas. He's made it impossible to stay.

I don't have a plan yet. I know you're there for me and I love you for it. I'll talk when I can. Tony's voice cracked as she read her sister's words. A few weeks later, Angela seemed to change course. She messaged Tony again saying she decided to stay in the marriage. She wrote that she no longer believed James was having an affair after all. I don't even know how to explain, she said.

Angela told her sister that James had convinced her otherwise and that they were thinking about going back to therapy again. By late February, heading into early March of 2023, Tony believed things were improving. Angela had not mentioned anything about being suicidal, quite the opposite. She seemed like she was trying to hold her life together. Angela even came to visit Tony in Utah for that genealogy convention in Salt Lake City. They had a great time, but Tony said something seemed off. Angela looked exhausted, abnormally tired. Tony asked what was wrong, and Angela just said she and James had been up all night, fighting. She didn't go into detail, and when Tony pressed, Angela explained that she had promised James, she would not share what they had talked about. And Angela always

kept her word, and so Tony never found out what those fights were about. And I just want to say that breaks my heart. She had every right to tell her sister about those fights, whether or not James wanted to her. But I know. I know. It's, I wish she had told her sister. After Angela returned to Colorado from her trip to Utah, she texted Tony on March 6th. Something was not right. She wrote, I don't feel good. My brain doesn't want to work. My body feels weird and sluggish. My eyes are moving slow. James is going to take me to the doctor this morning. Tony said that that message immediately worried her. Angela hadn't been sick when she left Utah. Tired, yes, but not sick. Angela texted again. Now I'm stuffy and seeing spots. I think I'm sick and this is a side

effect. Maybe an ear infection and everything that comes with it. Despite how she was feeling physically, Tony said Angela was still lucid, talking clearly, still regular old Angela. She sounded a little frustrated but not scared. Angela told her, I just hope we figure out what's wrong so we can take care of it. I hate not knowing. Tony echoed that. She hated not knowing what was making her sister feel that way. And then Angela sent another strange message. It read, The strangest part of all of this to me is that my blood sugar was so high after exercising and not eating anything.

It makes no sense. Tony explained to the jury that their family had a history of diabetes. Several relatives were pre-diabetic. So Angela was genuinely worried about that possibility. She also said she spoke with James during this time, but he did not offer any explanation. He didn't say he had any idea about what was wrong with Angela. Even though Angela wasn't feeling well,

she was still always trying to lighten the mood. Tony said she was cracking jokes, telling funny little stories about the kids, trying to keep things upbeat. That's something Angela always did. Tony checked in often and asked about specific symptoms. Are you dizzy, lightheaded? She asked.

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I'm dizzy and tired and my muscles don't want to work. The headache seems to be gone, though. I'm drinking a protein shake this morning and a lot of liquids. Tony testified that she didn't know who made Angela that protein shake. And Angela continued to send updates from the hospital when she could. She was there for nearly a week from March 9th through the 14th. And at one point, Angela mentioned she was on a medication for a sinus infection. Tony knew Angela struggled with chronic sinus infections, but she usually took a Z-pack.

This other medication was not something she typically took. In hindsight, that seems strange. And actually, I can see whether some detail might be important. ZPAC comes in tablet form. But this other medication, James called in, comes in a capsule, something that can easily be opened and tampered with. A very important detail. I did a quick search, and it isn't a common or even second choice treatment for sinus infections.

So it does raise a question. Did James specifically choose that medication? because it came in a capsule that he could manipulate. Moving on, Tony eventually found out that Angela had been readmitted to the hospital. She called James to find out what was going on. He told her he was at work and was going to grab lunch for himself and Mark, who was up at the hospital with her. But what stuck out to Tony was what James didn't say.

He never mentioned going back home first. Through all of this, Angela never seemed to know what was really wrong. She was frustrated, confused. the hospital couldn't figure it out, and that did not sit right with her. None of the specialists had answers, and that just didn't make sense. The last time Tony spoke to her sister was Tuesday night, March 14th. Tony began to cry, as she described that final conversation. Angela told her that she planned to call a primary care doctor and an internist the next day.

She was still trying to get answers. Tony told her she loved her. And Angela said the same, and they hung up. they had future plans, trips that they were looking forward to. They always traveled together. This next trip was supposed to be to Rhode Island. As Tony spoke through tears, she shared how hard it was to think about everything they were supposed to do together and that they never got the chance. On cross-examination, Tony confirmed that Angela had confided in her about James's infidelity and that she was seriously considering leaving her husband James.

Tony knew this wasn't the first time. James had cheated before about 10 years earlier, but Angela told her they decided to work on things to go to therapy and try to repair their marriage. And then in December of 2022, things took another turn. Attorney Moses read a series of text messages out loud. In one, Angela wrote that James was making it impossible to stay and that she planned to leave at Christmas. But then the very next day, Angela texted again saying she had been wrong about the affair. She didn't go into detail, but said she'd have to call and explain everything later. It seemed like Angela changed her mind based on what James was telling her. He convinced her that he wasn't having a romantic affair, that he wasn't really cheating.

And Angela wanted to believe that, but Tony didn't. Angela also knew James was on seeking arrangements, but he told her it wasn't for sex. Angela seemed to want to believe that too, but Tony did not buy it. Thank you, Tony. And while Angela was visiting Tony in Utah, she admitted that they were having marital problems, but she did not go into detail. She told Tony that she had promised James she would not talk about it. Angela was always someone who kept her word. At one point, James told Angela that he wasn't good enough for her, that they should get a divorce. But Angela didn't want that. She wanted to fight for the relationship. Sometimes James would flip-flop and say he wanted to stay together too.

Tony said Angela once described the entire experience is feeling like a roller coaster. I'm broken, she said. And again, if you feel like you're on a roller coaster, Lauren talking really quickly, that's because there's probably likely possibly emotionally abuse. It feels like a roller coaster, the ups and the downs. I'm broken. Angela told her sister Tony, but Tony made it clear. Angela's heart was broken, but not her mind.

As Angela's condition got worse, James eventually reached out and asked Tony to come. When Tony texted Angela, Angela responded, darn him, he told on me. That was typical Angela. She never wanted to worry the people she loved. Tony was just starting a new job on March 13th and didn't know how serious things had gotten. She even asked James if it would be helpful for Mark and Renee to come and he said yes, so she reached out to them. But when Angela was declared brain dead, Tony, of course, drove there immediately. She dropped everything saying those words, brain dead, was incredibly painful for Tony.

It was something she never thought she'd have to say about her little sister. And then Moses asked Tony about Angela's journal. Tony explained that after Angela passed, she and her sisters were going through their family history documents when they stumbled upon the journal. It was not something they were expecting to find. Her sister Catherine made photocopies of the entire journal and sent it over to Detective Olson. Next, Moses touched on a darker topic. She asked about when Angela had told Tony that James had sedated or drugged her in the past allegedly so he could kill himself.

Tony said that was James's explanation, of course, but clearly he never went through with any self-harm. This incident happened about five or six years before Angela's death. So all we do know is that James drugged his wife without her consent. And on redirect, the state asked Tony about the ups and downs of Angela and James's relationship. How James would tell Angela she should leave him, then turn around and beg her not to. Classic. Tony believed they were genuinely trying to heal.

She said Angela thought James was struggling with an addiction, and that was part of what they were working through. The jury had a few questions for Tony. one asked, what did Angela's usual sinus infection meds look like? Tony explained they come on a card, usually five tablets to take over five days. So I think that jury is catching on that the tablet she was being given was again in that capsule form. So rest assured, I think the juror noticed what I noticed. And another jury member wanted to know what kind of doctor was Angela planning to see after March 14th. Tony said Angela planned to see a primary care physician, a PCP.

She said that Angela was determined to find answers for herself. She wanted to know what was really wrong. Next up on the stand was forensic tech expert Garrett Lord, an investigator with over 20 years of experience in law enforcement and digital crime. Lord is certified in Cellbrite, which is used for pulling data from cell phones. He also has experience working with subpoenas from platforms like Facebook and Craigslist, as well as analyzing phone records from providers like Google and AT&T. In this case, Lord used a tool called Nighthawk.

It was a forensic mapping system that layers together data from cell tower pings, GPS locations, app activity, browser history, and text messages, all to create a detailed minute-by-minute digital trail. Lord used this tool to cross-reference data from multiple devices and visualize it chronologically, like a timeline. He compiled all of that into a report, Exhibit 79 on a disc, and 79A as a printed copy. Lord said that he used data, pulled from the phones involved in this case, and from records provided by cell service carriers to make his report. And when it came time to explain what the nighthawk visuals meant, Lord gave the jury a quick breakdown. On the map, a red dot marks

the actual location of a cell tower, a V-shape extending from it shows which sector of the tower was used during a call or data session. But he clarified, this doesn't tell you exactly where the user was. It only shows which direction they were when their phone connected to that specific tower. The prosecution then walked the jury through Lord's Nighthawk report, Exhibit 79 and 79A, which had been formatted into a PowerPoint presentation. The visual layout was color coded to help distinguish the devices involved. Red dots represented James Craig's phone. Blue dots, Mark Angela Craig's phone. Yellow dots tracked James's Ford Expedition using its built-in modem data. He explained that the report didn't just show location data. It layered everything

together. Cell tower connections, GPS, app use, call logs, text messages, and even web browser history all aligned along a master timeline. The message timeline was color coded too. Blue messages came from Angela to James. Red were James' messages to Angela. Purple indicated messages from Karen Kane. One message sent from Karen Kane on February 27, 2023 said, this is the longest I've gone without touching in with you. And it was around that same time that the digital timeline began to darken. Using Nighthawks bookmarking feature, Lordmarked the exact moments James searched the internet for poisons. Searches like, is there such thing as an undetectable poison? How to make poison from oleander? Buy arsenic, Aurora, Colorado. And while James's phone

was pinging off a cell tower near his dental office, Angela's phone was connected to a tower near the family home in Aurora. The two phones were texting back and forth at the same time James was researching these things, all while he was doing this. And Lord continued walking the jury through the Nighthawk report. On one of the most compelling parts of the presentation was a message timeline, where each text sent between James and Angela was visualized as a line connecting their devices and time stamped. On March 1st, 23 at 7.09 a.m., James sent a message to Angela. Thank you for making me a protein shake.

Sorry for last night. Angela replied less than a minute later, and that same morning, Caring Kane also messaged James, her purple line appearing on the timeline alongside the others. The overlap was unmistakable. And meanwhile, the map data showed red and yellow markers representing James' phone and his Ford expedition, moving together from his home to his dental office between 6 and 8 a.m. Every cell site they hit along the way was logged by AT&T, painting a trail of his morning commute. And a March 4th between 148 and 156 p.m. Nighthawk showed James's phone pinging in Aurora, Colorado while Angela's phone was pinging in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This was when she was visiting her sister, Tony, for the conference. Lord then moved into what might be one of the most disturbing pieces of digital evidence. Yes, the most disturbing pieces. The searches James made. all while texting Angela. On March 6th, 2023 at 737 a.m., James searched vizine poisoning. A minute later, he followed it up with tetrahydrosoling poisoning timeline. At the exact same time, Angela was texting him. Exhibit 79, page 32 through 34, showed a flurry of blue and red message lines between their phones. They were in constant contact, texting back and forth while he was

looking up poison. And then on page 35, another familiar color appeared purple. Karen Kane had set James more messages. The timeline placed them firmly within the same window while Angela was unknowingly chatting with her husband James and he was toggling between Google and his mistress. That same evening from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m., data showed James' phone and his Ford expedition, leaving the family home heading to the dental office and then returning home again. Lord explained that vehicles made after 2015 often come with built-in cellular modems, even if the owner never subscribes to the service, and those modems still transmit data back to the manufacturer,

including location data. So even without James realizing that his SUV was tracking his every move, that night, Angela's phone never left the vicinity of the family home. page 42 continued the flow text from angela and karen kept coming in and james remained engaged in both conversations and then on page 43 the timeline shifted again on march eighth from 1234 p m to 1250 p m angela texted james he replied promptly another red and blue exchange captured and timestamped that afternoon from 331 to 406 p m james's phone left the dental office and traveled to an address 3250s Oakland Street, Unit D. The address is for Midland Scientific, a company that sells chemical supplies. And from 449 to 6.59 p.m., his device left the dental office again, then returned home. Standard movement until much later that night.

And between 1030 and 11 p.m., James' phone pined a south-facing cell tower sector. That was unusual. His phone typically connected to an east-facing sector from home, and investigators flagged. the location. The south facing ping was close to the King Super's grocery store. On March 9th from 4.30 to 4.45 p.m., James' phone was on the move leaving the family home and heading towards Parker Adventist Hospital. And at the same time, Angela's phone was already pinging at the hospital. But James didn't stay very long. By 7.12 p.m. data showed his phone and his Ford Expedition leaving Parker Hospital and heading back to his dental office. And then

at 742, he returned home. Angela's phone, meanwhile, stayed right where it was inside Parker Hospital. But that night, things took another strange turn. From 10 to 10.06 p.m., the Ford Expedition pinged again. This time, it was near a King Super's grocery store, the same area that had triggered an unusual tower ping the night before. The data session ended when the car shut off, indicating he'd gotten out. And after King's Supers, James headed back to Parker at Venice Hospital where Angela was admitted. And then came March 11. From 736 to 749 a.m. James and his SUV left home again back to the hospital. From 814 to 833 a.m.

He left the hospital and went to his dental office, but only for a minute between 834 and 901 a.m. The expedition then traveled from the dental office back home. And so he was there for 10. 25 minutes and then he returned to the hospital. And so then at 9.54 a.m. He once again left the hospital and returned to the dental office. It was this like constant back and forth. Home, hospital, office, hospital, hospital, home, office, sometimes grocery store, hospital, home, office, sometimes all within the span of an hour. On March 11th from 943 to 1025 a.m., James left his dental office and drove to 19363 East Floyd Avenue.

the home of a woman named Angel Amory. But by 10.38 a.m., he was already headed back to the dental office. Later that night and into the early morning of March 12th, James, Angela, and the expedition were all located at Parker Adventist Hospital. James and the vehicle left to drive home just before 1 a.m. On March 13th, from 137 to 301 p.m., James' phone stayed near the summer, dental office. That was the last recorded data for the day. No more movement locked, at least not from his phone or car. Angelus phone pinged at home after being discharged from Parker Adventist,

and then came March 15th from 649 to 712 a.m. James and his vehicle left home and went to the dental office, but by 1018 a.m., Angela's phone showed a new location. She was being driven from home to University of Colorado Hospital. And by 11 a.m., James left his office to head to the same hospital, but he stayed only briefly from 1203 to 1223 p.m. His phone and the SUV left the hospital and went home. And then at 1229 p.m., James made one last log trip of the afternoon. He drove from home to the firehouse subs shopping area, not far from the hospital. And during cross-examination, the defense tried to challenge the precision of cell tower data. They began by confirming the basics.

Yes or no, cell networks are divided into areas called cells, correct? Lord said correct. The defense went on to explain that each cell is shaped like a slice of pie and is technically called a sector, usually covering about 120 degrees. So when Lord referred earlier to sector 125, he was talking about one side of a cell site, a specific directional slice of the network. Lord clarified the terminology. They're not technically called cells on the tower itself.

We call them sectors. And the defense asked, and a single tower can have multiple sectors pointing in different directions? Lord confirmed, yes, that's correct. You thought this was your run club era. Turns out it was more of a thinking about run club era. The good news? Someone's marathon training is about to start.

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Lord explained it this way. It's essentially like your phone bill. These are called, call details and records or CDRs. They include time and date of call, text and data sessions. Phone numbers or devices involve the amount of data transferred for internet activity. And most importantly, the cell tower and sector used during each interaction. So while the data doesn't give the user's exact location, it shows which direction their phone connected from and that directional data can still reveal a lot, especially when layered over time.

The defense continued challenging Lord's use of cell tower data, focusing this time on what isn't shown in the Nighthawk report, Exhibit 79. They pointed out that while the PowerPoint marked specific towers, the phones connected to, it didn't show every tower in the surrounding area. Lord agreed, that's true. The defense then suggested, though, that the accuracy of phone location data depends on how many towers are nearby, what they call tower density. Lord, though, disagreed.

He said there's no evidence that having more towers automatically makes the data more accurate. They walk through a common scenario. If a person is standing between two towers, their phone won't necessarily connect to the closest one. It'll connect to whichever one has the strongest signal. Lord confirmed that. Correct. It's about signal strength, not distance. The defense then turned to those V-shaped angles shown throughout the report, the 100

20 degree pie slices indicating which sector of the tower the phone connected to and Lord confirmed that those slices don't represent coverage. In other words, they're not showing the full area where the signal reaches. They're simply showing which

direction the phone connected from. Coverage often extends far beyond those visual markers and those sector angles should not be mistaken for a map of actual location range. The defense then turned to how the movement maps in Exhibit 79 were created.

They pointed to one slide labeled James and Expedition from home area to office area. That language, the defense pointed out, didn't come from the Nighthawk software itself. Lord confirmed correct. That title was added by him based on the call detail records,

not something automatically generated. The defense clarified how those movements were inferred. The software shows which tower a call or data session started on and which tower it ended on. Lord agreed. The defense asked, but what about the towers in between? Lord explained that intermediate pings can show a phone making contact along the way, but they don't necessarily mark

the start or finish of a trip. They're just points of activity. The defense pressed further. So the data shows a call starting by pinging off one tower and ending on another, but it doesn't say which direction the phone was moving in between, Lord confirmed correct. The records show the order of connections, but they don't provide compass directions like north or 220 degrees. In short, the report could show a phone moving from point A to point B based on the tower sequence, but it could not tell you if the person took the highway, the back roads, or even doubled back. The defense kept pressing on the movement labels in Exhibit 79. They asked, so, when the slide says, James and expedition from home area to office area, that's really an assumption

based on where a call started and where the device leader pinged. Garrett Lord agreed. They went further. You're essentially inferring direction from the order in which towers were pinged. And again, Lord said, yes, it's suggested by the connection sequence, but it's not absolute. And then came a question about timestamps. The defense asked, does Exhibit 79 show the exact. times each tower was pinged. Lord explained the report has general times listed under the maps,

but not for every individual ping. The defense said, so we don't know the exact moment each tower connected. Lord said, correct. But added, if he had the Nighthawk software open, he could pull up those exact timestamps. Each ping has a detailed info balloon with time tower and data. The defense asked why he didn't include that detailed info in Exhibit 79, and he explained that there were too many connections, and adding all of those times would clutter the slides and make them unreadable. He wanted it clear. The defense wanted to show that the exact timing of each tower ping wasn't shown in the report. The jury only sees a general time frame and the order of pings, but not the actual timestamps behind them. The raw records with that info do exist, but they're not part of the

visual presentation in court. The defense then pointed out another key limitation of cell tower data. They reminded the court that when Lord says that a device ping near Summerbrook dental, that doesn't mean the phone was necessarily inside the dental office. Lord agreed. It could have been nearby like a restaurant, just a couple of doors down. Next, the defense turned to page 70 where the map showed Angel Amarine's address. And Lord said that he manually input that location into the software to generate the blue dots on the map. He said you can zoom in or out on any ping in the Nighthawk software. Some maps in Exhibit 79 resumed out to show the big picture while others resumed in.

But even zoomed in, those pings don't show an exact location, only a general connection to a sector of a tower. He said that the software can zoom in to show nearby landmarks, restaurants, malls, and other businesses, but he had not done so here. Instead, the maps auto-zoomed to include all relevant pings. The defense hammered home a crucial point. A phone connects to the tower with the strongest signal, which isn't always the closest tower. That means the ping tower indicates where the phone got the best reception, but it doesn't prove the user's exact location.

And Lord agreed. Next, the defense asked Lord whether he had done similar cell data analysis for Mark Prey or Renee pray. He said no. The jury then did have some technical questions about the visual maps. One juror asked, does the shaded portion inside the semicircles mean anything? Lord clarified, no. The shaded area is just a visual aid meant to show which way the cell tower sector is facing. It doesn't indicate coverage, area, connection, strength, or any timing. And then another question followed. What about the size or diameter of the circles? Lord said those aren't meaningful either. They're just there to help viewers understand direction, not to provide precise measurement.

And with that, court ended for the day on Thursday, July 24th. It's really hard to imagine just how drained Angela must have been feeling. Dealing with a cheating spouse is bad enough, trying to figure out all of the secrets and the betrayal, the constant need to be a detective in her own life, piecing together James's lies, finding out things that broke her heart over and over again. And on top of that, they had six kids together and she didn't have someone to tell everything to. Or she kept it from Tony, her sister, that she could trust. And she kept hoping things would get better.

She wanted to believe that James could change. And then when she got sick, even though she felt so hurt by him, he still should have been the person she could lean on, not the person who was making her sick in the first place. And that's why I hope, after all. of this, Angela will finally get justice because she truly deserved better than this. Everything that has come out in this trial so far has made it abundantly clear and it's not over yet. So stay tuned. Hit subscribe and we will continue to follow the James Craig trial.

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