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A Wife’s Revenge from Beyond the Grave
A portrait of the Kassenoff family—including Allan and Catherine Kassenoff and their three daughters—still hangs in Allan’s bedroom, more than a year after his wife committed medically assisted suicide. (Photos by Alex S. K. Brown for The Free Press)
Caught in a brutal divorce, Catherine Kassenoff committed medically assisted suicide. Then the campaign to destroy her ex-husband truly began.
By Frannie Block
07.06.24 — Culture and Ideas
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In October of last year, Free Press reporter Francesca Block came across a fascinating tip in her inbox. It told the story of Allan Kassenoff and Catherine Youssef, a couple of New York City litigators who married in 2006. It was a tempestuous union, which resulted in three daughters, and ended with a series of terrible abuse allegations. Allan finally …

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Frannie Block
Frannie Block is an investigative reporter at The Free Press, where she covers the forces shaping American life—from foreign influence in U.S. politics and national security to institutional overreach and due process failures. She began her career covering breaking news at The Des Moines Register.
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