On November 7, 2022, James Krauseneck Jr. was sentenced to 25 years to life for the second-degree murder of his wife, Cathleen Krauseneck, in 1982. James and Cathleen’s only child was just three years old and home with her mother when she was axed to death.  But could a convicted rapist be the real murderer?  In 2012, convicted rapist Ed Laraby confessed to Cathleen’s murder.  Listen to the Brighton Ax Murder case and decide for yourself.