Current wife defends man convicted of murdering first wife | Forensic Files

foreign the murder in and of itself is baffling and hard to believe but you add this
element where Kathy's daughter has been left in the house with her murdered mother
it's inconceivable that somebody could do that foreign with the death of Kathy you can see Jim
and Kathy so obviously love one another my name is Sharon krasnick and I'm Jim's
wife I've been his wife for 23 years and I didn't want to pry because he would start
getting emotional what was it that made you fall in love with him Jim is so honest he's so loving
I wanted to be a part of his family hi Mark liberator Hi how are you you wanted to surprise us absolutely
probably a little bit surprised while we're here hopefully you'll get some good news we just want to kind of revamp
everything go through everything again with you they said we think we know who killed
Kathy and we need your help in in that type of a tone I'm sure you think about this who could possibly
do this for a long time did you have anything to do with this I didn't kill Kathy I disagree well I
think you did you could see his heart pounding through his shirt that would be a very scary
thing that somebody's accusing you of killing someone I would say scary if you did it
[Music] did you ever ask him point blank no I didn't I didn't have to you didn't have
to know no I know I know he did not murder his wife understood things that he would that he
would do such a thing I mean had there ever been a real serious problem in their marriage that anybody had heard it
not that I knew of foreign is what we believe he just snapped people look at Jim Crow's neck he just
doesn't look like an Ax Murderer what's the ax murderer look like we didn't see Sarah anymore Not only was
Kathy taken away Sarah was taken away Sharon how can you be so sure you only have Jim's word for it no I
when you're married to a man you know his heart and you know his soul Jim could never
Aaron never in this world do something so horrific I did not murder Kathy

When Jim Krauseneck’s first wife Cathy was murdered with an ax, investigators immediately suspected him. But with little evidence, the investigation went cold — until decades later.

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Brief Summary

Sharon Krasnick defends her husband Jim amid accusations of Kathy's murder, highlighting their love and trust despite the investigation's challenges.

Key points

The Baffling Murder. The murder of Kathy is hard to believe, especially with her daughter left behind.
Accusations Against Jim. Jim is accused of killing Kathy, leading to a tense confrontation.
Sharon's Unwavering Belief. Sharon defends Jim, insisting he could never commit such a crime.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Jim is so honest, he's so loving.

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