US EditionLorenz Kraus: New York man arrested after admitting in TV interview he killed his parents
Lorenz Kraus confessed to suffocating his elderly parents in 2017, claiming mercy motives; he faces two second-degree murder charges and two concealment counts.
- On Thursday, September 26, 2025, Lorenz Kraus confessed on live WRGB‑TV during a roughly 30-minute interview, then was arrested outside the Albany, New York studio moments later.
- A Social Security Administration welfare check in May 2025 and a later search warrant for financial crimes prompted scrutiny after Franz and Theresia Kraus had not been seen publicly since around 2017.
- He said he suffocated Franz Kraus, then strangled Theresia Kraus and waited two to three days before burying them in the backyard of the family home in Albany.
- At arraignment in Albany City Court, Kraus pleaded not guilty to two murder and two concealment charges, with defense raising admissibility concerns about his televised confession.
- Kraus framed his actions as `mercy killings`, saying `I did my duty to my parents,` and his 2020 Democratic presidential primary ballot in New Hampshire appearance added national attention.
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A 53-year-old American confessed in the middle of an interview to have killed his parents. He claims that he "does his duty" as a son, and describes them as a loss of autonomy. The police arrested him and charged him with murder. - United States: a man confesses the murder of his parents in the middle of an interview (Police, justice and other facts).
A 53-year-old man has been arrested on murder charges after confessing in an exclusive television interview to killing his parents and burying their bodies in their backyard in New York state eight years ago.
Albany, New York, man charged with killing parents after televised confession on local TV
On Wednesday, local and state law enforcement and Social Security investigators uncovered two dead bodies in the backyard of Mr. Kraus' house. Mr. Kraus then confessed to killing his parents in an interview with WRGB-TV after setting up the interview by emailing the station.
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