An New York man was sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for the 1982 ax killing of his wife. Officials said that this case remained unsolved for almost 40 years.
James Krauseneck (now 70) was sentenced to the maximum for the murder of his wife, Cathleen Krauseneck. Sandra Doorley, Monroe County District Attorney, stated in a tweet declaring the news.
She wrote, “[W]e don’t give up on victims.” “We will do all we can to ensure justice, even 40-years later.”
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Combination of James Krauseneck, economist, and a family photo of his wife Cathleen Krauseneck with their daughter Sara. (Facebook/Brighton Police Department
In September Krauseneck was convicted of second-degree murder in the February 1982 killings in Brighton (New York), a suburb 85 miles west from Syracuse.
Brighton police officers found Cathleen Krauseneck dead in her family’s Del Rio Drive residence on February 19, 1982. Officials said she had suffered a stroke in the head while sleeping with an ax. The office stated that officers found her dead body in her bed.
James Krauseneck Jr., and Cathleen Krauseneck during their 1974 wedding. Krauseneck is being tried for the 1982 murder of his wife using an ax. (Facebook)
With the assistance of the FBI, Brighton Police Department, and Dr. Michael Baden (a Fox News contributor), the district attorney’s office reviewed this case with renewed energy in 2015.
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This is the Rochester residence where James Krauseneck Jr. lived with his then-wife Cathleen Krauseneck in 1982. He allegedly hit her forehead with an ax. His trial began Monday. (Fox Rochester)
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Doorley stated that d James Krauseneck was indicted by a grand jury in November 2019. After investigators concluded that James “moved on and continued his life” after he killed his wife, Doorley stated.
