Overview

• Police said Lorenz Kraus, 53, was charged with two counts of murder and two counts of concealment of a human corpse.
• Kraus confessed during an interview with WRGB anchor Greg Floyd, then was taken into custody and is set for arraignment Friday morning.
• Authorities executed search warrants at 6 Crestwood Court on Sept. 23 as part of a multi-agency Social Security fraud investigation.
• Investigators excavated the yard on Sept. 24 and found two sets of human remains that officials believe are Franz and Theresia Kraus, pending forensic identification.
• Police say the couple had not been seen for years and allege Kraus collected their Social Security benefits; the cause and manner of death remain under investigation.