Did She Marry An Ax Murderer? Part 2
My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty
CBS News
4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Jim Krauseneck's first wife, Cathy, was found dead in 1982 with an ax in her head. 40 years later, Jim was accused of her murder. One of the coldest cases in the country to go on trial took decades to solve... and tore apart a family. Erin Moriarty goes behind-the-scenes of Jim's trial, from Dr. Michael Baden's opinion on the estimated time of death to fourth wife Sharon Krauseneck's steadfast faith in her husband. Eventually, Jim's fate came down to key details about what occurred that night. Erin takes you deeper into the "48 Hours" investigation, "The Brighton Axe Murder".
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| 0:32.0 | I have absolutely no doubt that James Krausnik killed Kathy Krausnik that morning. |
| 0:39.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:40.0 | I mean, he snapped is what we believe. |
| 0:43.0 | He just snapped. |
| 0:45.0 | So you're saying that this man who had never shown any sign of violence before and never |
| 0:50.4 | shows any violence after snaps one night, one night in his life and puts an accident |
| 0:57.4 | in his wife's head. |
| 0:58.4 | Yep. |
| 0:59.4 | Yeah. |
| 1:02.4 | In September 2022, Jim Krausnik went on trial in Rochester, New York. |
| 1:08.4 | This is such a troubling case. |
| 1:11.4 | The defendant who has no criminal history, no history of violence of any kind was accused |
| 1:17.4 | of murder and a particularly gruesome murder. |
| 1:21.4 | Krausnik's first wife, Kathy, was found dead in 1982 with an accident her head. |
| 1:28.4 | One of the most horrific crimes that we've seen in Rochester. |
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