{"id":2491922,"date":"2025-09-27T16:11:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-admits-to-killing-his-own-parents-on-tv-gets-arrested-minutes-later\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T16:13:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:13:06","slug":"man-admits-to-killing-his-own-parents-on-tv-gets-arrested-minutes-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-admits-to-killing-his-own-parents-on-tv-gets-arrested-minutes-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Admits to Killing His Own Parents on TV, Gets Arrested Minutes Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-admits-to-killing-his-own-parents-on-tv-gets-arrested-minutes-later%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2491922&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lorenz Kraus, a man from Albany, New York, confessed on live television to murdering his elderly parents, Theresia (83) and Franz Kraus (92), in August 2017. His parents had been receiving Social Security benefits,but when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-dead-after-vehicle-crashes-into-plasma-clinic-in-pittsburgh\/\" title=\"3 dead after vehicle crashes into plasma clinic in Pittsburgh\">officials arrived<\/a> at their home in May 2025,they found the couple missing,prompting an investigation for possible fraud. This led police to search the property, where they uncovered the bodies buried in the backyard. Kraus admitted to suffocating his father and then killing his mother, who had been resting on her husband&#8217;s chest afterward. Despite his on-camera confession, Kraus pleaded not guilty in court and remains in custody without bail, with further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southern-california-house-democratic-hopefuls-dui-arrest-dampens-partys-2024-prospects-to-win-a-majority\/\" title=\"DUI arrest of SoCal House Dem candidate hurts party&#039;s chances for 2024 majority.\">court proceedings scheduled<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>During a broadcast interview Thursday, a man confessed to murdering both his parents in Albany, New York.<\/p>\n<p>After Lorenz Kraus made the confession, police arrested him in the parking lot of the television station, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs6albany.com\/news\/local\/cbs6-exclusive-son-confesses-to-killing-parents-arrested-in-cbs6-parking-lot-albany-police-uncover-double-mystery-financial-crimes-and-bodies-at-crestwood-court-franz-and-teresa-kraus-lorenz-kraus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRGB-TV<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-73976-ballots-released-by-maricopa-county-56-1-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 73,976 Ballots Released By Maricopa County \u2014 56.1% FOR DONALD TRUMP\">news outlet<\/a> that interviewed him.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of concealment of a human corpse.<\/p>\n<p>Kraus first came under suspicion on May 21, when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/supreme-court-sides-doge-social-security-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Security Administration<\/a> arrived at his parents&rsquo; home. The couple was at that point receiving Social Security benefits, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news10.com\/news\/son-of-missing-couple-confesses-to-killing-parents-after-remains-discovered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTEN-TV<\/a> in New York.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#9888;&#65039; WARNING: This post contains graphic descriptions of a double murder.<\/p>\n<p>A New York man has confessed on-camera to murdering his elderly parents &amp; burying their bodies in the backyard of their home after they went missing in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>In a chilling TV interview, Lorenz Kraus, 53,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rf5ukmNtWD\">pic.twitter.com\/Rf5ukmNtWD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; True Crime Updates (@TrueCrimeUpdat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueCrimeUpdat\/status\/1971489685571793098?\">September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But upon arrival, investigators learned that Theresia Kraus, 83, and Franz Kraus, 92, weren&rsquo;t home.<\/p>\n<p>Their absence initiated a fraud investigation, which ultimately led to a search of the house on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, investigators dug up a body in the backyard, followed by another on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While we are confident that those are the remains of Franz and Theresia Kraus, we still need to do some work and confirm that&rsquo;s who that is. So we are not going to confirm that is who that is right now, because we need to ultimately go through the actual forensic process,&rdquo; Albany Police Chief Brandon Cox said.<\/p>\n<p>At some point, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-nyc-white-man-bloodied-screaming-racist-attacker-simply-looking-train\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> interviewed Kraus.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He had told us that they weren&rsquo;t there, but certainly we had enough suspicion to say we need to find out where they were,&rdquo; Cox said.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >subsequent news interview<\/a>, however, Kraus admitted to killing and burying his parents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lMz0EMPdTiY?si=tFN7pYRMKfw5iwV7&amp;start=476\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>News anchor Greg Floyd asked Kraus if his parents realized what was happening as he murdered them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; Kraus said. &ldquo;And it was so quick.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kraus said he used a pillow to suffocate his father first.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After he died, my mother put her head on his chest, and she was there for a few hours, and then I finished her,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>It was several days later that he buried them on the property.<\/p>\n<p>Kraus said his parents never asked to be killed, but they made it clear &ldquo;they were going downhill&rdquo; with respect to health.<\/p>\n<p>He murdered them in August 2017, he said.<\/p>\n<p>That same year, when a neighbor asked Kraus about his parents, he said they moved to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-becomes-hero-face-slashed-ribbons-protects-women-syrians-visit-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germany<\/a>, according to WTEN-TV.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I thought, OK, because they are German, but then I thought about it more and was like, but they didn&rsquo;t have any moving equipment with them. They were here one day, gone the next,&rdquo; neighbor Kate Calabrese said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his TV confession, he pleaded not guilty in court on Friday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wnyt.com\/top-stories\/man-accused-of-killing-parents-pleads-not-guilty-in-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNYT-TV<\/a> in New York.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s currently being held without bail and is scheduled for court again on Oct. 1.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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