Lewis County Investigation Released
{Weston, West
Virginia}…During a Thursday morning news conference, Deputy Robert Ryan of the
Lewis County Sheriff's Office said 32 year old Beth Ann Kraus shot her two
kids, Kaden, 5, and 3 year old Keira, before setting fire to a barn on their
Alum Bridge property on the night of November 11th. Deputy Ryan says Kraus then
took her own life with a single bullet to the head. Investigators said they
found a letter from Beth Kraus to a friend, containing money and references to
her state of mind before committing the double-homicide. Medical records
contributed to the belief that Kraus was capable of the killings.
{Weston, West
Virginia}…During a Thursday morning news conference, Deputy Robert Ryan of the
Lewis County Sheriff's Office said 32 year old Beth Ann Kraus shot her two
kids, Kaden, 5, and 3 year old Keira, before setting fire to a barn on their
Alum Bridge property on the night of November 11th. Deputy Ryan says Kraus then
took her own life with a single bullet to the head. Investigators said they
found a letter from Beth Kraus to a friend, containing money and references to
her state of mind before committing the double-homicide. Medical records
contributed to the belief that Kraus was capable of the killings.