Gorgeous young mom found in nightgown in her own bed, AXE embedded in her forehead. Tot girl in room next door.

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 13 January 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

A retired business executive has been arrested for the 1982 murder of his wife. Police say James Krauseneck used an axe to hack his sleeping wife, Cathleen, in the forehead. He then leaves his toddler daughter alone in their house all day with her dead mommy, police say. The case stumped police for nearly four decades. Joining Nancy Grace to discuss the case:Kathleen Murphy: Family attorneyCloyd Steiger: 36 years with Seattle Police Department, 22-year homicide detective & author of "Seattle's Forgotten Serial Killer: Gary Gene Grant"Dr. Bethany Marshall: Psychoanalyst, Beverly HillsDr. Michelle Dupre: South Carolina Medical Examiner & author of “Homicide Investigation Field Guide”Nancy Monaghan: Reporter for Democrat & Chronicle (retired) & co-author of upcoming book on the Krauseneck murder

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0:00.0	Well, right when you think you've heard it all, you find out you know where near hearing
0:09.7	it all.
0:10.7	A man comes home to find his wife murdered, not just murdered, but with an axe still
0:17.8	embedded in her forehead.
0:21.2	Lying in her own bed seemingly asleep at the time of the incident, but to make matters
0:25.9	worse, her three year look.
0:28.5	To make matters worse, her three year old little girl at home when mommy was murdered.
0:35.2	We knew that because the baby has blood on her clothing, and she tried to dress herself
0:41.0	putting on two sweaters backwards, clearly not getting help from mommy.
0:47.2	What happened and axe embedded in her forehead?
0:52.2	I'm Easy Grace.
0:53.6	This is Crime Stories.
0:58.5	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
1:09.7	Brighton Police responded to a 911 call from a neighbor of James Krausnik, Jr. When
1:15.2	officers arrived at the neighbor's house, they were ultimately led to the home of James,
1:20.4	his wife Kathleen and their daughter Sarah, who resided at 33 Del Real Drive.
1:26.5	Officers arrived at the house to find Kathleen deceased.
1:29.9	She died from a single blow to her head from an axe.
1:32.9	Gary Princy was an investigator on the case since day one.
1:36.1	Princy says he'll never forget arriving to the scene that day.
1:40.4	It was not a pleasant scene.
1:42.4	It was the first one that I had ever seen, this violent, and I hope I never see another
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