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Callaroga Shark Media. Good morning, I'm Read Carter, and welcome
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to celebrity trials on this Monday, July twenty eighth. This
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weekend marked the end of one of the most horrific
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family annihilation cases in American history. After seven years of
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legal proceedings, multiple trials across two states, and the systematic
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murder of five innocent people, Laurie da Bell finally received
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her final sentences, but even facing life in prison, this
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twisted woman maintained her delusions and showed zero remorse for
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destroying two families. Meanwhile, in Colorado, the James Craig poisoning
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trial revealed chilling new evidence about how a trusted dentist
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slowly tortured his wife to death with cyanide laced protein shakes.
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And in Florida, a jury decided that Shelby Neely should
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die for his calculated massacre of his in laws after
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murdering his wife. This is what justice looks like when
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evil hides behind religion, medical knowledge, and family bonds. Let's
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break down the verdicts that closed the book on some
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of America's most disturbing killers. Friday, July twenty fifth, twenty
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twenty five, Laurie day Bell was sentenced to life in
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prison on two murder conspiracy convictions in Arizona, marking an
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end to a winding legal saga for the mother with
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doomsday religious beliefs who claimed people in her life had
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been possessed by evil spirits. For those who followed our
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five part series on the Valo day Bell murders last week,
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this was the final chapter of a story that began
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with two missing children and ended with five dead bodies.
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Day Bell, already serving life sentences in Idaho in the
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killings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival,
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was convicted at separate trials this spring in Phoenix of
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conspiring to murder her estranged husband, Charles Vallow and her
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niece's ex husband, Brandon Boudreaux. The most powerful moments came
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during victim impact statements, when the family's Laurie had tried
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to silence forever, finally got their voices back. Kay Woodcock,
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JJ's grandmother, broke down in tears while reading a letter
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written on behalf of JJ to Valo da Bell. The
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letter said I should be thirteen, I am forever seven,
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before Kay screamed at Laurie I trusted you. But perhaps
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the most devastating moment came from Larry Woodcock, who looked
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directly at Laurie and said, twenty three hours a day,
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I despise you. You murdered JJ, you murdered Tammy. I
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always believed you murdered Alex. You're a murderer, mistress, You're worthless.
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Several of Lurie day Bell's relatives addressed the court ahead
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of the sentencing in grief, stricken, at times angry remarks.
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They touched on the loss of Valor, as well as
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his nephew JJ, whom he and Laurie day Bell had adopted,
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and Tyle, a child from Lourie day Bell's third marriage.
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Her eldest son, Colby Ryan from her second marriage, remembered
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as a generous man. My father, Charles Valow cared for
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his family. He took care of our family, and he
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made sure we had a good life, Ryan said. But
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then he turned to his mother with words that cut
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to the bone. I believe that Lorie Valo herself is
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the family tragedy. Judge Justin Bureski said Valodabl has shown
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blatant disregard for humanity, and he refuted her claim that
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she didn't get a fair trial in Arizona. You should
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never be released from prison, Bireski said before handing down
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the sentence. Eventually, the camera that you seek out, the
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media requests will lessen over time, and you will fade
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into obscurity. This was a judge who had clearly been
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moved by what he'd witnessed, not just the crime, but
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the complete absence of remorse from the defendant. The sentences
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were significant, two life sentences to be served consecutively with
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the Idaho sentences. This means Laurie will never ever walk
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free again. But perhaps most chilling was Laurie's response when
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given the opportunity to address the court. Laurie day Bell
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refused any responsibility at her sentencing for her two Arizona
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convictions on Friday, telling the court that if I was accountable,
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I would acknowledge it and let you know how sorry
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I am. Instead of showing remorse, day Bell told the
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court that Tylee, JJ, Charles and Tammy are happy and
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busy in heaven and have told her they are content.
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She also complained about jail conditions, saying the conditions of
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this jail are not for long term confinement, no access
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to sunlight or good nutrition. They offer you a vitamin
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D supplement. It's inhumane. Think about that for a moment.
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A woman who murdered her own children, who conspired to
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kill her husband for insurance money, who destroyed multiple families,
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spent her final court appearance complaining about vitamin D supplements.
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This is narcissism in its purest, most evil form. Even
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facing life in prison, Laurie de Bell believes she's the victim.
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One of the most remarkable moments came from Brandon Boudreau,
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the man Laurie tried to have killed. No one deserves
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to live a life of fear and trauma, Boudreau said tearfully.
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He said he has forgiven Valor dabl so he can
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be a better person and father, but that he wouldn't
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feel safe if she had freedom. The betrayal by someone
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connected to my family has left me battling overwhelming emotions
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over the years, he said, his voice shaky. I felt fear, paranoia,
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I lived with constant vigilance, loneliness, regret, sadness, depression, anger, heartache,
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and embarrassment. But he chose forgiveness, not for Laurie's sake,
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but for his own healing. This is what grace looks
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like in the face of evil. While Laurie showed no remorse,
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Brandon chose to free himself from hatred while still demand
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ending justice. The two life sentences will be served consecutively
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with the three life sentences issued in the Idaho case
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for the murders of her children, Tylee Ryan and jj Vallo,
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as well as conspiracy to kill Chad da Bell's first wife,
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Tammy Day Bell Lourie Day Bell, age fifty one, will
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now spend the rest of her life in prison. She
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will never see freedom again. She will never hurt another family.
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The children she killed will never grow up, but their
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killer will grow old and die behind bars. And Chad
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Dabell he sits on death row in Idaho, awaiting execution
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for his role in this unholy alliance. The Valo da
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Bell saga is finally over, seven years after it began
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with missing children reports. Justice has been served. Five people
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are dead, but their killers will pay with their freedom
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and in Chad's case, his life back. In a moment,
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while Laurie Dabell's case was ending in Arizona, another medical
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murder trial was reaching its climax. In Colorado, James Craig,
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the Aurora dentist accused of slowly poisoning his wife Angelo
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with cyanide laced protein shakes, faced devastating testimony from the
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lead detective who investigated his crimes. The lead detective in
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the criminal case against the Aurora dentist accused of murdering
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his wife by poisoning her workout smoothies in twenty twenty three,
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testified in court Friday. Detective Bobby Olsen, the same investigator
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Craig allegedly tried to have killed from jail, presented evidence
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that painted a picture of calculated, methodical murder disguised as
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loving care. The most damning evidence came from the Craig
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family's own home security system. Prosecutors then presented surveillance footage
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collected from the Craig home as part of their criminal investigation,
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which spanned over one thousand hours of video taken between
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February and March of twenty twenty three. Olsen then talked
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about a piece of surveillance video recorded in the early
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hours of March sixth, twenty twenty three, which showed James
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Craig microwaving and mixing something, with prosecutors calling attention to
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a cup with a pink lid on the counter, which
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they said the court will see again in a different clip.
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Think about that timeline. March sixth was the day Angela
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first got sick after drinking her morning protein shake. And
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there's James Craig in the early morning hours, captured on
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his own security cameras, preparing something in the kitchen. The
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footage then jumps to Angela Craig drinking something, and then
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another one shows the couple chatting in the kitchen. You
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look kind of pale. You feel okay? James asks Angela.
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The sick irony of that moment is almost unbearable. James Craig,
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who had just finished poisoning his wife's drink, asking her
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if she feels okay. It's a level of cruelty that's
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hard to comprehend. But prosecutors weren't finished. Prosecutors then presented
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more surveillance footage from inside the Craig home on March ninth,
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twenty twenty three, showing kitchen video of James Craig handling
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a shaker bottle and a white cup at around five
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am that day. Another clip then showed James Craig bringing
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the shaker bottle to Angela Craig, who was sitting on
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the couch about an hour later. March ninth was the
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day Angela collapsed at home and had to be rushed
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to the hospital with severe poisoning symptoms. And again there's
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James Craig on camera preparing her mourning shake at five am,
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then personally delivering it to her. This wasn't a crime
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of passion. This wasn't a moment of rage. This was systematic,
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premeditated murder carried out over multiple days, with James Craig
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carefully documenting his own crimes on security footage. Perhaps most
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chilling was the surveillance footage from the hospital where Angela
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was fighting for her life. Part of the video shows
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ja James Craig in the hospital as he walks into
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a restroom after leaving Angela Craig's room, and then walking
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out with a small clear object in his hand as
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he walks back towards Angela's room. About a minute later,
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the suspect is seen leaving her room and going to
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the nurses stations, where he points at his arm before
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the nurses rush into her room. Prosecutors believe this footage
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shows James Craig administering the final fatal dose of cyanide
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to his wife while she was hospitalized and fighting for
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her life. Even in the hospital surrounded by medical professionals
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trying to save Angela, James Craig was still trying to
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kill her. When James Craig was finally arrested, investigators found
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a four page note on his iPhone that tried to
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frame Angela for her own death. Prosecutors then presented a
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four page iPhone note written on March sixteenth at one
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three a m. Which Olsen said was the first written
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statement James Craig presented to investigators about what supposedly happened
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to Angela Craig. The note claimed Angela had asked for
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help obtaining poisons to kill herself. It read, I told
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her there was no way I was going to administer
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these to her. This was her idea. All I would
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do is prepare the dosing so she could choose what
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to do. But here's the problem with James Craig's lies.
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Prosecutors then asked Olsen if Angela Craig's search history showed
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any such queries in her browser history. Which Olson denied.
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Angela Craig never searched for information about poisons. Her Internet
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history showed no evidence of suicidal ideation or research into
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methods of self harm. James Craig created this entire narrative
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to cover up his systematic murder of his wife. Olson
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also touched on the life insurance policies that the couple had,
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one from Kansas City Life Records and Lincoln Life Insurance,
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where the suspect was listed as the beneficiary. Combined, the
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total life insurance coverage was worth four million dollars, according
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to Olson, four million dollars. That was the price James
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Craig put on his wife's life. Combined with his desire
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to be with his Texas mistress, it provided the motive
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for systematic murder disguised as caring medical attention. The James
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Craig trial continues this week and will be following every
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development as prosecutors present their case against this medical monster.
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Our final story takes us to Florida, where a jury
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has recommended Shelby Neely be put to death for the
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murders of Richard Avansych, Laura Avansych, and Nicholas Avansych after
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he previously pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated cruelty and
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first degree murder. This case represents family annihilation in its
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most calculated form. Prosecutors say Neely killed Jamie in January
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twenty eighteen and tricked her family into thinking she was
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alive by using her phone to send texts and photos
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of their children. When her parents demanded to see her,
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Neely and his children traveled to Florida in December twenty
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eighteen under the pretext of a family vacation and killed
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his in laws. Think about the planning involved in this crime.
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Neelie murdered his wife Jamie, then spent nearly a year
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pretending she was alive, using her phone to send messages
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to her family. When they became suspicious and demanded to
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see her, he drove to Florida and murdered them rather
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than face the consequences of his lies. The emotional testimony
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from the surviving family members painted a picture of a
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loving family destroyed by one man's selfish cruelty. Pointing at
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Neelie in the courtroom, he concluded his statement by saying
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they were all taken away by him. A Spenser hearing,
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which is required by Florida law, was set for December ninth.
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The hearing allows defense attorneys to present additional evidence and
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appeal directly to the judge before a formal sentence is imposed.
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The judge can adhere to the jury's recommendation of death
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or opt to give Neeli life without parole. While the
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final sentencing isn't complete, the jury's recommendation sends a clear
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message systematic family annihilation followed by elaborate cover ups, deserves
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the ultimate punishment. What connects all three of these cases,
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Lourie Dabell, James Craig, and Shelby Neely is the calculated
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nature of their crimes and their complete absence of remorse.
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These weren't crimes of passion or moments of poor judgment.
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These were systematic, planned murders, carried out by people who
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convinced themselves they were justified in eliminating the inconvenient people
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in their lives. Laurie Dabell used religious delusion to justify
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murdering her own children. James Craig used his medical knowledge
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to slowly torture his wife to death. Shelby Neely used
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deception and manipulation to cover up one murder, then committed
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three more to maintain his lies. All three cases show
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how the most dangerous criminals are often the ones who
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look most normal. On the surface, these weren't obviously dangerous people.
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They were a religious mother, a respected dentist, and a
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family man, But beneath those facades were narcissists who saw
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other people as obstacles to their selfish desires. The justice
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system worked in all three cases. Laurie da Bell will
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never walk free, James Craig faces life in prison or death.
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Shelby Neely will likely be executed, but the families they