Overview

• Lorenz Kraus, 53, was arrested outside CBS6 Albany after a live interview in which he admitted killing and burying his parents.
• He is charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of concealment of a corpse, has pleaded not guilty, and is being held without bail.
• Police found one set of remains Wednesday and another Thursday at the Crestwood Court home after a search warrant tied to suspected Social Security fraud.
• In the broadcast, Kraus called the deaths “mercy killings” and described strangling his father and using a rope on his mother, statements now subject to forensic review.
• Investigators report no records showing the parents left the country despite years of explanations to neighbors, and forensic teams are working to confirm identities and causes of death.