Man Confesses on Live TV to Killing and Burying Elderly Parents in "Mercy Killing" Case

Sep 27, 2025 02:39 pm CST

In a shocking television interview, Lorenz Kraus, 53, admitted to killing his elderly parents and burying them in their Albany, New York backyard eight years ago. Claiming it was a mercy killing for his increasingly frail parents, Kraus was arrested immediately after leaving the studio. The confession came after police discovered two bodies during an investigation into Social Security fraud, as the deceased couple's benefits were still being collected.