The Berks case is still unsolved: Who killed Louisa Tseng Krenzel?
The 48-year-old Taiwanese woman was shoveling snow in front of her home on Long Lane in rural Pike Township on January 22, 2014, police said in a July 3 news release.
At around 8 p.m. that evening, she was found dead in the driveway by her estranged husband, Jules Krenzel. reported the Eagle reading this month.
She had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including one through the heart. Additional bullets were found in the garage door, about five feet from where Louisa had been standing, the newspaper added.
Investigators believe she was probably shot hours before she was discovered. Eagle The report notes that Louisa’s body was frozen when Jules discovered it, and state police now believe she likely died between 4 and 8 p.m.
State police spoke with Jules Krenzel, then 61, at the Reading station and later obtained search warrants for his home and vehicles. Eagle reported.
The widower was charged, but not with the murder of his wife.
A July 2013 domestic incident at the Krenzel home resulted in Berks Sheriff’s officials serving Jules with a temporary restraining order on behalf of Louisa, according to the Allentown Morning callThe terms of this order required Jules to hand over all firearms to the police.
He gave them two rifles and two pistols. Almost a year later, the authorities apparently determined that he was never allowed to legally own the weapons. Jules Krenzel had been convicted of drug offenses in 1977, according to the Morning callwhich barred him from owning a firearm under Pennsylvania law.
Jules pleaded guilty to four counts of weapons possession in October 2014 and was sentenced to two and a half to 21 years in prison. WFMZ reported at that time. He appears to have been released and does not appear in a search of the state’s inmate lists as of 2023.
Details of the couple’s marriage emerged as Jules’ legal troubles dominated local headlines. The couple were married for 10 years and had an 11-year-old son, but towards the end of Louisa’s life Jules was only allowed to visit the Long Lane house during custody proceedings, reports said.
However, no official suspect was ever found in Louisa’s murder. Neighbors reported seeing an older white pickup truck in the area on the day of her murder, but to this day the driver has not been identified.
Eight years later, anyone with information is still asked to call the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-472-8477 or Visit the official Crime Stoppers website.
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