Brittany Tom
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first heard Nov 2024
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James Craig was charged with murdering his wife, Angela Craig, by poisoning her protein shakes back in 2023. He pleaded not guilty. And his trial was on the docket to begin this month. But on the day of jury selection, his legal team actually withdrew from the case. Do we know why? Well, Andrea, here's what we know.
According to the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office, his defense attorney said his client was persisting in a course of action that he reasonably believed is criminal or fraudulent. That's a quote from the document. And two, that his client was insisting on action that, quote, he considers repugnant or has a fundamental disagreement with.
That's right. So the following day, prosecutors filed two new charges against Craig, solicitation to commit murder and solicitation to commit perjury. He allegedly tried to persuade an inmate to commit murder for him. Do we know who his alleged target is? The Aurora Police Department says the intended target was an Aurora police detective who investigated his wife's murder case.
So when do we expect this trial to begin? Great question. Court documents show the trial has been postponed indefinitely, so we shall see.
Yeah, so Sarah Boone was accused of zipping her boyfriend, George Torres, into a blue suitcase and leaving him to suffocate. Sarah pleaded not guilty, and she testified on the stand that she acted in self-defense. She alleged she'd suffered previous abuse at the hands of her boyfriend. The jury didn't buy that and convicted her after less than two hours of deliberation.
And Sarah testified as well. Sarah did, and she compared herself to a broken vase.
Sounds kind of odd. It is odd. And Boone went on to say that all of the gold that held her together was forgiveness. She said she forgave Torres for beating her senseless, and she rattled off a bunch of other allegations of abuse.
Once Boone was finished, the prosecutor was not shy about what he thought of her testimony.
What was her sentence? She was sentenced to life, life in prison.
So we weren't sure this sentencing was actually going to happen until a few days ago. Remember, Benefield's team asked for a new trial based on alleged germ misconduct. But just before Thanksgiving, the judge rejected the motion and sentencing did take place on Tuesday.
Did Ashley give a statement? She did not. All right. What did she get? The judge sentenced Ashley to 20 years in prison with credit for time served, followed by 10 years of probation. Okay. Lots of updates, Sue. Thank you so much. Lots of news. Thank you, Andrea.
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You're listening in to Dateline's morning meeting in 30 Rockefeller Center. What was the motive if he was already the ex? Great question. Our editorial team is catching up on breaking crime news around the country.
Welcome to Dateline True Crime Weekly. I'm Andrea Canning. It's December 5th, and here's what's on our docket. Six years after a man was accused of murdering his brother's entire family at their New Jersey mansion, a judge hears arguments about whether cutting-edge DNA analysis can be used against him at trial.
In Dateline Roundup, we'll fill you in on an unexpected twist in the case of a dentist accused of poisoning his wife. And the Florida woman convicted of murder by suitcase takes the stand at her sentencing.
Plus, she was one of the most famous defendants in the world, an American student abroad charged with a horrifying crime. Fifteen years ago this week, Amanda Knox was convicted of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kircher. Dennis Murphy reflects on his time in Italy covering this sensational case.
But first, we're heading out to San Francisco for the final days of the trial that's become the talk of the city and beyond. In April of 2023, a 911 dispatcher took a call at 2.30 in the morning.
Another tech entrepreneur, a man named Nima Momeni, was arrested and charged with killing Bob. And his trial, which we've been covering, began this October. On Monday, the prosecution played Bob's 911 call to open their closing arguments. There aren't any cameras in the courtroom, but Dateline producer Brittany Tom has been reporting on the trial for the past couple of months.
And she joins us now to let us know how both sides left things with the jury. Brittany, thanks for coming back on the podcast. Thanks, Andrea. The prosecutor beginning his closing arguments with that 911 call is, you know, pretty intense, Brittany.
Yes. The room was silent as he simply just played that 911 call. Bob is pleading with the operator for help, and I think it was an effective way to start closing. His family was sitting in the front two rows, and even though some of them had heard this call before, they were visibly very emotional.
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