Overview

• Lorenz Kraus, 53, admitted in a CBS6 interview that he killed his parents in 2017 and buried them in the backyard of their Albany house.
• Police arrested Kraus as he left the station; he is charged with two counts each of second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse, has pleaded not guilty, and is being held without bail.
• Investigators found two sets of remains at the property on Wednesday and Thursday, and authorities say positive identification and the causes of death are still being determined.
• The excavation followed a financial-crimes inquiry triggered by continued Social Security payments and allegations that Kraus used his parents’ benefits for personal expenses.
• WRGB staff say Kraus initiated contact with a written statement, was frisked before the lobby interview, and a plainclothes officer was present, while his public defender questions whether the on-camera statements will be admissible in court.