Horror details emerge in ax murder of Cathy Krauseneck whose daughter, 3, was around body for hours before grisly find

HORIFFIC particulars have emerged within the ax homicide of Cathy Krauseneck whose three-year-old daughter was round her physique for hours earlier than her mutilated corpse was discovered.

The chilling details have come to gentle after CBS's investigative journalism program 48 hours revisited the horrendous Upstate New York homicide case.

Cathy Krauseneck was brutally murdered in her house in February 1982Credit score: NBC

Her husband, James Krauseneck Jr, was discovered responsible of second-degree homicideCredit score: BRIGHTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

The brand new exposé will element how 29-year-old Cathleen "Cathy" Krauseneck was present in mattress with an ax lodged in her head at her house in Brighton, New York, on February 19, 1982.

Nevertheless, it might now be revealed her three-year-old daughter, Sara, had been in the home for hours with the corpse earlier than the grisly scene was found.

James Krauseneck, Cathy's husband, mentioned he returned from work and walked in on the ugly incident.

He has since maintained when he left house Cathy was alive and properly.

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In keeping with the Dateline, James reportedly ran throughout the road to a neighbor, speechless, and requested she name the police to report the crime.

The case - which grew to become generally known as the "Brighton Ax Homicide" - went chilly for almost 40 years because of an absence of proof and leads.

Nevertheless, in 2015, the FBI reopened the case with the assistance of movie star forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, who discovered proof to show that Cathy's husband was house on the time of her homicide.

James was arrested for second-degree homicide in November 2019 and located responsible of the crime in September 2022 on the age of 70.

The person's household has supported him ever for the reason that investigation was opened.

And now, in her first public feedback, present spouse Sharon Krauseneck informed 48 Hours host Erin Moriarty that she nonetheless believed he was harmless.

In a teaser for the episode, she mentioned: "I do know he didn’t homicide his spouse.

"Whenever you’re married to a person, you realize his coronary heart and you realize his soul."

The homicide additionally impressed the 2021 Netflix film - Issues Heard and Seen, which starred Oscar-nominated actress Amanda Seyfried.

The brand new episode of 48 Hours: The Brighton Ax Homicide airs Saturday, February 25 at 10pm on CBS.

The episode may even be accessible for streaming on Paramount+.

The couple's daughter, Sara, was three on the time of her mom's homicide and was left alone within the house together with her mom's physiqueCredit score: NBC

Krauseneck Jr was sentenced to 25 years to life in jailCredit score: NBC