Husband of woman murdered with an ax convicted 40 years after her death
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On a wintery night near Rochester, New York, retired Detective Marc Liberatore shows "48 Hours" how he helped bring one of the coldest cases in America to trial. On Feb. 19, 1982, police officers arrived at the Brighton home of Jim and Cathy Krauseneck and encountered a horrific scene. DET. MARK LIBERATORE: Hi. … Mark Liberatore, how are you? DET. STEVE HUNT: You're probably a little bit surprised why we're here. JIM KRAUSENECK: Hopefully you've got some good news. DET. STEVE HUNT: I'm sure you think about this, "who could possibly have done this?" DET. MARK LIBERATORE: Did you have anything to do with this?
The body of a 29-year-old mother Cathy Krauseneck dead in bed with an ax lodged in her head. DETECTIVE: We just want to kind of revamp everything, go through everything again with you. JIM KRAUSENECK: I did, for a long time. JIM KRAUSENECK: I didn't kill Cathy.
Det. Mark Libertore: It was a single blow to the head. And she died instantly according to the medical examiner. DET. MARK LIBERATORE: I disagree.
