For many hours, Krausenk lay next to her mother’s body, until her father James returned from work later that day. When James saw the horrible sight, he ran to call for help from the neighbors, who called 911. When the officers arrived, they saw that the bedroom windows had been smashed in what appeared to be a burglary. However, no fingerprints were found on the murder weapon.
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As the police investigation began, the theory that it was a burglary that turned into a brutal murder began to disappear. The reasons are that no money or jewelry was taken from the family home, and the investigation revealed that breaking the window and attacking Cathy were done with two different axes. In addition, no DNA evidence of an unknown burglar was found in the house. From here, a rumor began to develop that James was the one who murdered his wife, but the police were unable to prove it.