In a televised interview on local TV station WRGB CBS 6 on on September 25, Lorenz Kraus, 53, of Albany, New York, United States, admitted to killing his parents. He confessed that eight years ago he killed and buried his parents, Franz and Theresia Kraus, in their backyard. Immediately following the interview outside the WRGB,CBS6 Albany studios in Niskayuna, Kraus was taken into custody.
Police found two bodies at the Kraus family’s Albany home the day before the confession. The Albany County District Attorney’s office and the State Police were among the agencies involved in a financial crimes investigation that included this revelation. When the Kraus parents were discovered to still be getting Social Security benefits after going missing for a number of years, the investigation got underway.
Lorenz Kraus was charged with two charges of murder and two counts of concealing a corpse when he appeared in Albany City Court on Friday, September 26. He entered a not guilty plea to the charges.A second exclusive interview with Lorenz Kraus was carried out by WRGB CBS 6 inside the Albany County Correctional Facility.
