ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A man has admitted to killing his parents, after a fraud investigation led to the discovery of human remains in the backyard of the missing couple’s home. The remains have not yet been identified through forensics.

Search warrants were executed at the couple’s home on Tuesday. On Wednesday, human remains were discovered on the property. And on Thursday, authorities held a press conference and shared the limited information available before the shocking confession that evening.

Albany Police Chief Brandon Cox said on May 21 investigators from the Social Security Administration reached out for assistance. APD was sent to 6 Crestwood Court to conduct a welfare check on Theresia and Franz Kraus, who would have been 83 and 92 years old.

“Theresia and Franz Kraus, who

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