Peter and Joan Porco were attacked while they slept in their beds by someone wielding an ax, on the night of November 14, 2004. Peter died, and when the police arrived Joan was still clinging to life. Thinking she was about to die, one of the police detectives apolgetically asked her who did this to them. Joan could not speak, as her jaw had been severed. She was asked if her older son had done it, ans she shook her head no. When asked if her younger son Christopher was responsible, she nodded and made hand gestures indicating "yes."
From that point on Chris was the only suspect. Emails uncovered the fact that Chris was in severe financial trouble, and he had forged his father's signature on papers for a $31,000 loan.
About a year before the murder, there was a staged break-in at the Porco home (sound familiar?). Some computers were stolen, which were found later being sold on eBay, by Chris.
Neither Chris, nor his yellow Jeep had a speck of blood on them (sound familiar?). It was pointed out at the trial that Chris worked in a veterinary clinic (due to his love for animals), and one of his jobs to clean up after surgery.
Joan survived the attack, and has no memory of the incident. But she thoroughly supported Chris during the trial, always being seen entering the courtroom with him.
Chris was convicted last week.
If you would like to read more about this fascinating case, here are two links:
http://timesunion.com
www.wnyt.com
Here is a photo of Peter and Joan Porco:
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Yes, I must admit that I am going through a bit of a withdrawal, after the conviction. But the defense attorney says that something new has come to light in the last 72 hours that will help his appeal.
I found Chris' emails with his father compelling reading also, Diana. I read them in order and was stunned when the email about the $31,000 forged loan appeared, ten days before the murder.
Kasheshan, I agree about Joan Porco. Everyone feels so bad for her. Even the prosecutors. From reading the testimony, I think that this is one of the most polite and civilized trials I've ever read about!
I found Chris' emails with his father compelling reading also, Diana. I read them in order and was stunned when the email about the $31,000 forged loan appeared, ten days before the murder.
Kasheshan, I agree about Joan Porco. Everyone feels so bad for her. Even the prosecutors. From reading the testimony, I think that this is one of the most polite and civilized trials I've ever read about!
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Thanks, stuartwsa.
Wow, pretty brutal case. I'm surprised it wasn't on Court TV or did I miss it?
Did I read correctly that at one point he was out on $250,000 bail? How do you swing that when you are accused of killing one person and maiming another with an axe? That's one hell of a lenient judge.
Speaking of Court TV do different states have different rules which allow or disallow trials to be televised?
Wow, pretty brutal case. I'm surprised it wasn't on Court TV or did I miss it?
Did I read correctly that at one point he was out on $250,000 bail? How do you swing that when you are accused of killing one person and maiming another with an axe? That's one hell of a lenient judge.
Speaking of Court TV do different states have different rules which allow or disallow trials to be televised?
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Harry: No, the case didn't make it to Court TV. There were photographers in the court room, but I believe that the TV cameras were only allowed in for the summations and the verdict.
Oh, Chris was out on bail, alright. He was raising more than a few eyebrows apparently by dining in expensive restaurants and going to movies and driving that famous yellow jeep of his. I'm sure his mother paid for the bail, just as she did the trial, and will the appeal.
I'm sure that there is still a Lifetime TV movie and at least one book to come out of this case!
Oh, Chris was out on bail, alright. He was raising more than a few eyebrows apparently by dining in expensive restaurants and going to movies and driving that famous yellow jeep of his. I'm sure his mother paid for the bail, just as she did the trial, and will the appeal.
I'm sure that there is still a Lifetime TV movie and at least one book to come out of this case!
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According to a local news article, the Porco murder will be the focus of the CBS show "48 Hours" on Saturday, October 28 (this will be three days after Chris Porco is sentenced).
Here is what the article had to say:
"CBS show revisits attacks
Producers from “48 Hours Mystery” were in Delmar on Friday, Sept. 15, shooting footage and interviewing local officials in advance of a one-hour special on the Christopher Porco murder trial that will premiere on CBS Oct. 28.
”They were at 36 Brockley Drive on Saturday filming inside the house,” said Det. Christopher Bowdish, the lead detective on the Porco murder case for the Bethlehem Police Department.
The production crew also brought in a special effects team from Oklahoma to use high-tech equipment and even fog effects to recreate the scene of the crime the night of Nov. 15, 2004. The Brockley Drive home is no longer owned by the Porco family.
Brockley Drive was closed to traffic for a brief period of time on Saturday evening while production crews worked through the night and neighbors watched. Scheduled guests for the news show include Bowdish, the defense team of Terence Kindlon and Laurie Shanks, and Michael McDermott and David Rossi from the Albany County District Attorney’s office.
Christopher Porco was interviewed by CBS show producers at the Albany County jail on Aug. 30, at 9 a.m. for 45 minutes.
“We received a letter from Mr. Kindlon on Aug. 28 confirming the 48 Hours show interview,” said Albany County Sheriff James Campbell. “The letter read please be advised this is the only interiew we are approving,” Campbell said.
The only people allowed in the room with Porco were a correction officer, attorney Laurie Shanks, and the CBS TV crew. Producers would not reveal what Christopher Porco had to say during the 30-minute interview. Porco reportedly requested to be allowed to wear a suit jacket and even asked for hair gel for the interview but was denied both requests. Instead, he was interviewed in his yellow jailhouse clothes.
Elaine LaForte of Bethlehem Veterinary Hospital was also interviewed for the show. Porco, who was an employee at the veterinary hospital, stayed at the home of John Kearney and LaForte after his indictment and throughout the trial proceedings.
In August, Christopher Porco was convicted by an Orange County jury of murdering his father Peter Porco with an ax and attempting to murder his mother Joan Porco during the overnight hours of Nov. 14 and 15, 2004, at their Brockley Drive home.
Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 25, three days before the CBS show’s air date. Christopher Porco faces a maximum of 50 years in a state maximum correctional facility.
Authorities believe Christopher Porco drove from the University of Rochester campus to Delmar the night of Nov. 14, 2004, and attacked his parents while they were asleep in the early-morning hours of Nov. 15, before driving back to the University of Rochester campus, where he was seen around 8:30 a.m. the next morning.
News of the murder shocked the community, and a year after the attacks, the Albany County District Attorney’s office handed an indictment against the Porcos’ younger son, Christopher, who was 22 at the time of the attacks.
Pre-trial hearings were held in May, and the trial began in June and lasted eight weeks until a conviction has handed down in a little over six hours by a jury of eight women and four men.
Porco’s attorney Kindlon is in the process of filing an appeal on the murder conviction. Peter Porco was the chief law clerk for 3RD Division State Appellate Court Judge Anthony Cardona in Albany when he was murdered. Joan Porco was working as a speech therapist at Schalmont School prior to the attack.
Campbell said Porco has been a quiet prisoner so far.
“He mostly reads and keeps to himself,” said Campbell. “He gets a lot of mail from young females from the Delmar area.” "
Here is what the article had to say:
"CBS show revisits attacks
Producers from “48 Hours Mystery” were in Delmar on Friday, Sept. 15, shooting footage and interviewing local officials in advance of a one-hour special on the Christopher Porco murder trial that will premiere on CBS Oct. 28.
”They were at 36 Brockley Drive on Saturday filming inside the house,” said Det. Christopher Bowdish, the lead detective on the Porco murder case for the Bethlehem Police Department.
The production crew also brought in a special effects team from Oklahoma to use high-tech equipment and even fog effects to recreate the scene of the crime the night of Nov. 15, 2004. The Brockley Drive home is no longer owned by the Porco family.
Brockley Drive was closed to traffic for a brief period of time on Saturday evening while production crews worked through the night and neighbors watched. Scheduled guests for the news show include Bowdish, the defense team of Terence Kindlon and Laurie Shanks, and Michael McDermott and David Rossi from the Albany County District Attorney’s office.
Christopher Porco was interviewed by CBS show producers at the Albany County jail on Aug. 30, at 9 a.m. for 45 minutes.
“We received a letter from Mr. Kindlon on Aug. 28 confirming the 48 Hours show interview,” said Albany County Sheriff James Campbell. “The letter read please be advised this is the only interiew we are approving,” Campbell said.
The only people allowed in the room with Porco were a correction officer, attorney Laurie Shanks, and the CBS TV crew. Producers would not reveal what Christopher Porco had to say during the 30-minute interview. Porco reportedly requested to be allowed to wear a suit jacket and even asked for hair gel for the interview but was denied both requests. Instead, he was interviewed in his yellow jailhouse clothes.
Elaine LaForte of Bethlehem Veterinary Hospital was also interviewed for the show. Porco, who was an employee at the veterinary hospital, stayed at the home of John Kearney and LaForte after his indictment and throughout the trial proceedings.
In August, Christopher Porco was convicted by an Orange County jury of murdering his father Peter Porco with an ax and attempting to murder his mother Joan Porco during the overnight hours of Nov. 14 and 15, 2004, at their Brockley Drive home.
Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 25, three days before the CBS show’s air date. Christopher Porco faces a maximum of 50 years in a state maximum correctional facility.
Authorities believe Christopher Porco drove from the University of Rochester campus to Delmar the night of Nov. 14, 2004, and attacked his parents while they were asleep in the early-morning hours of Nov. 15, before driving back to the University of Rochester campus, where he was seen around 8:30 a.m. the next morning.
News of the murder shocked the community, and a year after the attacks, the Albany County District Attorney’s office handed an indictment against the Porcos’ younger son, Christopher, who was 22 at the time of the attacks.
Pre-trial hearings were held in May, and the trial began in June and lasted eight weeks until a conviction has handed down in a little over six hours by a jury of eight women and four men.
Porco’s attorney Kindlon is in the process of filing an appeal on the murder conviction. Peter Porco was the chief law clerk for 3RD Division State Appellate Court Judge Anthony Cardona in Albany when he was murdered. Joan Porco was working as a speech therapist at Schalmont School prior to the attack.
Campbell said Porco has been a quiet prisoner so far.
“He mostly reads and keeps to himself,” said Campbell. “He gets a lot of mail from young females from the Delmar area.” "
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Wow! Thanks for the update!
They don't let the guy out bewtween the verdict and sentencing do they?
Here, they let a vehicular manslaughter verdictee out until sentencing and somehow she got the sentencing date moved a few times - maybe under appeal- but she stayed out of jail a huge amount of time - which really surprised me.
I hope the Porko's can't postpone the sentencing- else the show might air and the laywers can claim the judge or jury was influenced by the show.
(I do believe tho that sentences are prepared in advance and sealed or something and the date they read it out makes no difference).
They are cutting that show pretty close to the last appearance in court, tho.
Thanks again.
You may need to remind me closer to the 28th!
They don't let the guy out bewtween the verdict and sentencing do they?
Here, they let a vehicular manslaughter verdictee out until sentencing and somehow she got the sentencing date moved a few times - maybe under appeal- but she stayed out of jail a huge amount of time - which really surprised me.
I hope the Porko's can't postpone the sentencing- else the show might air and the laywers can claim the judge or jury was influenced by the show.
(I do believe tho that sentences are prepared in advance and sealed or something and the date they read it out makes no difference).
They are cutting that show pretty close to the last appearance in court, tho.
Thanks again.
You may need to remind me closer to the 28th!
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48 Hours
48 Hours is indeed broadcasting the episode about the Porco murder on Saturday, November 4 (tomorrow night) at 10pm eastern (your local CBS affiliate). Here is the first part of an article from today's Albany Times Union, about the show and the interview with Chris Porco:
Porco: Killers remain free
Ax murderer tells his story in exclusive interviews with CBS
By MARK McGUIRE, Staff writer
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First published: Friday, November 3, 2006
NEW YORK -- Convicted ax murderer Christopher Porco told CBS News that his father's killers are still on the loose.
"There is no doubt in my mind," Porco told correspondent Peter Van Sant in an Albany County Jail interview conducted after Porco's August conviction. "I know they are out there. At this point, I have little confidence that they will ever be caught."
Porco's attorney arranged for Van Sant to have exclusive access to the Delmar man before, during and after his trial. The Porco case will be the subject of the one-hour "48 Hours Mystery" this Saturday (10 p.m., WRGB Ch. 6).
The Times Union previewed the episode Thursday morning at CBS News headquarters in Manhattan. WRGB plans to continue airing excerpts in its newscasts leading up to Saturday's network broadcast.
In on-camera interviews spanning several months, Porco repeatedly maintains his innocence in the Nov. 15, 2004 attacks. "It would not have been possible for me to do this with the lack of evidence there was. It was just not possible," he told Van Sant after his conviction.
In fact, Porco used similar statements before and after his trial.
"I would never do anything like that to anyone, let alone my parents, who I love dearly," he says on camera before trial.
"I can't imagine attacking anyone, let alone my parents, in that way," he said after the guilty verdicts were rendered.
Porco is currently awaiting sentencing for the November 2004 ax murder of his father, Peter Porco, and the attempted murder of his mother, Joan. He faces a state prison term of up to 50 years to life.
Porco attorney Terence L. Kindlon agreed to make his client available exclusively to the CBS show with the condition that Van Sant could not ask questions about Porco's whereabouts the night of the murder, the CBS correspondent said in an interview with the Times Union. Questions about an alleged visit by Porco to the home the day before the slayings were also out of bounds.
During the trial in Goshen, Orange County, Porco's defense implied he remained in Rochester the night his father was killed, although Kindlon and co-counsel Laurie Shanks were unable to find witnesses or other evidence to successfully counter prosecution evidence that Porco had driven his yellow Jeep to Delmar.
An unidentified juror interviewed by "48 Hours" said the timeline created by the prosecution team led to the guilty verdicts.
Van Sant said he was struck by Porco's lack of emotion while talking about the case. "Chris seemed so detached from what happened to his family," the reporter said. "Never did I see a single tear."
In the post-trial interview, Porco tried to explain his almost blank reaction when the verdict was read: "Definitely it was the shock of it, of course," Porco said. "But also, Laurie (Shanks) had told me whatever the outcome, I should not really try to show much emotion."
Porco: Killers remain free
Ax murderer tells his story in exclusive interviews with CBS
By MARK McGUIRE, Staff writer
Click byline for more stories by writer.
First published: Friday, November 3, 2006
NEW YORK -- Convicted ax murderer Christopher Porco told CBS News that his father's killers are still on the loose.
"There is no doubt in my mind," Porco told correspondent Peter Van Sant in an Albany County Jail interview conducted after Porco's August conviction. "I know they are out there. At this point, I have little confidence that they will ever be caught."
Porco's attorney arranged for Van Sant to have exclusive access to the Delmar man before, during and after his trial. The Porco case will be the subject of the one-hour "48 Hours Mystery" this Saturday (10 p.m., WRGB Ch. 6).
The Times Union previewed the episode Thursday morning at CBS News headquarters in Manhattan. WRGB plans to continue airing excerpts in its newscasts leading up to Saturday's network broadcast.
In on-camera interviews spanning several months, Porco repeatedly maintains his innocence in the Nov. 15, 2004 attacks. "It would not have been possible for me to do this with the lack of evidence there was. It was just not possible," he told Van Sant after his conviction.
In fact, Porco used similar statements before and after his trial.
"I would never do anything like that to anyone, let alone my parents, who I love dearly," he says on camera before trial.
"I can't imagine attacking anyone, let alone my parents, in that way," he said after the guilty verdicts were rendered.
Porco is currently awaiting sentencing for the November 2004 ax murder of his father, Peter Porco, and the attempted murder of his mother, Joan. He faces a state prison term of up to 50 years to life.
Porco attorney Terence L. Kindlon agreed to make his client available exclusively to the CBS show with the condition that Van Sant could not ask questions about Porco's whereabouts the night of the murder, the CBS correspondent said in an interview with the Times Union. Questions about an alleged visit by Porco to the home the day before the slayings were also out of bounds.
During the trial in Goshen, Orange County, Porco's defense implied he remained in Rochester the night his father was killed, although Kindlon and co-counsel Laurie Shanks were unable to find witnesses or other evidence to successfully counter prosecution evidence that Porco had driven his yellow Jeep to Delmar.
An unidentified juror interviewed by "48 Hours" said the timeline created by the prosecution team led to the guilty verdicts.
Van Sant said he was struck by Porco's lack of emotion while talking about the case. "Chris seemed so detached from what happened to his family," the reporter said. "Never did I see a single tear."
In the post-trial interview, Porco tried to explain his almost blank reaction when the verdict was read: "Definitely it was the shock of it, of course," Porco said. "But also, Laurie (Shanks) had told me whatever the outcome, I should not really try to show much emotion."
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48 Hours, pt. 2
Here is the conclusion of the article:
The "48 Hours Mystery" report, titled "Memory of Murder," also includes interviews with Kindlon and Shanks, witnesses, family friends, Porco's classmates, the entire prosecution team and Bethlehem officials, EMTs and detectives. Joan Porco would not consent to an interview, Van Sant said.
The CBS crew was also allowed to take footage at Christopher Porco's 23rd birthday party, which was held at Kindlon's and Shanks' Bethlehem home during the trial. While Christopher and Joan Porco examined a collage of family photos, Van Sant asked Christopher Porco what he was feeling.
"It makes me miss him," Porco says on camera. He then turned to his mother, standing nearby. "At the same time, it makes me happy to see him like that."
McGuire can be reached at 454-5467 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Visit his blog at http://blogs. timesunion.com/television.
Murder in Bethlehem
What: "Memory of Murder" -- a look at the Porco murder case -- on "48 Hours Mystery"
When: 10 p.m. Saturday Where: WRGB Ch. 6
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Chris' last comment makes me think of Lizzie kissing her father in the coffin.
The "48 Hours Mystery" report, titled "Memory of Murder," also includes interviews with Kindlon and Shanks, witnesses, family friends, Porco's classmates, the entire prosecution team and Bethlehem officials, EMTs and detectives. Joan Porco would not consent to an interview, Van Sant said.
The CBS crew was also allowed to take footage at Christopher Porco's 23rd birthday party, which was held at Kindlon's and Shanks' Bethlehem home during the trial. While Christopher and Joan Porco examined a collage of family photos, Van Sant asked Christopher Porco what he was feeling.
"It makes me miss him," Porco says on camera. He then turned to his mother, standing nearby. "At the same time, it makes me happy to see him like that."
McGuire can be reached at 454-5467 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Visit his blog at http://blogs. timesunion.com/television.
Murder in Bethlehem
What: "Memory of Murder" -- a look at the Porco murder case -- on "48 Hours Mystery"
When: 10 p.m. Saturday Where: WRGB Ch. 6
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Chris' last comment makes me think of Lizzie kissing her father in the coffin.
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I just watched the show. It was easy to remember it was on because I left the TV to CBS all day for football and CSIs.
I agree with the 6 jurors who appeared at the end. I'm glad they made a of point of saying the victim's nod at her son's name did not influence them. I don't think it would influence me either. I doubt she would remember anything.
The other son looks strange. What's his alibi?
Personally, the blown alibi of Chrisopher seems pretty conclusive. The video of his Jeep leaving and returning was convincing. I'm surprised the defendant did not claim the car was stolen. He probably did not want to lose his car.
I'm not sure tho that the presecution's theory of the father/victim wandering all over the house and depositing blood everywhere is totally valid. I mean, I should trust the experts who were at the scene, but that scene had blood Everywhere.. The scene was curious.
I agree with the 6 jurors who appeared at the end. I'm glad they made a of point of saying the victim's nod at her son's name did not influence them. I don't think it would influence me either. I doubt she would remember anything.
The other son looks strange. What's his alibi?
Personally, the blown alibi of Chrisopher seems pretty conclusive. The video of his Jeep leaving and returning was convincing. I'm surprised the defendant did not claim the car was stolen. He probably did not want to lose his car.
I'm not sure tho that the presecution's theory of the father/victim wandering all over the house and depositing blood everywhere is totally valid. I mean, I should trust the experts who were at the scene, but that scene had blood Everywhere.. The scene was curious.
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There were a couple of things that were left out of the 48 Hours report.
The first is that while wandering around the house after being attacked, Peter Porco placed a cashier's check (drawn by him to cover a hefty traffic violation, by Chris) in the dishwasher. It wasn't found immediately by the police, but a couple of days later. Was it a clue, or the action of a man in shock?
Jonathan Porco is in the navy and stationed somewhere in the south. He has also spent part of his time on a submarine, and was not allowed to testify where he had been on the sub, as it was classified information.
After the verdict, a family member posted on a local blog. While the show indicated that the family supported Chris, the relative indicated by then that practically the only one that still believed in Chris' innocence was his mother.
I feel so sorry for that woman.
The first is that while wandering around the house after being attacked, Peter Porco placed a cashier's check (drawn by him to cover a hefty traffic violation, by Chris) in the dishwasher. It wasn't found immediately by the police, but a couple of days later. Was it a clue, or the action of a man in shock?
Jonathan Porco is in the navy and stationed somewhere in the south. He has also spent part of his time on a submarine, and was not allowed to testify where he had been on the sub, as it was classified information.
After the verdict, a family member posted on a local blog. While the show indicated that the family supported Chris, the relative indicated by then that practically the only one that still believed in Chris' innocence was his mother.
I feel so sorry for that woman.
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My heart goes out to Joan Porco -- she has truly lost so much.
To me, the most damning evidence as to the deceptive nature of Christopher Porco is contained in the e-mails between his father and himself --especially those written between November 4 - 12, 2004. (The attack and murder occurred a few days later on November 15.)
I didn't feel this side of him was sufficiently revealed on 48 Hours.
The e-mails are still available on the web at:
http://timesunion.com/specialreports/po ... emails.pdf
Reminiscent of the Borden's daylight robbery -- in his opening statement the prosecutor talks about a robbery at the Porco house two years prior to the attack. Christopher was at home and was questioned as was his mother -- and sometime later Christopher is alleged to have sold Joan Porco's stolen laptop computer on e-Bay.
To me, the most damning evidence as to the deceptive nature of Christopher Porco is contained in the e-mails between his father and himself --especially those written between November 4 - 12, 2004. (The attack and murder occurred a few days later on November 15.)
I didn't feel this side of him was sufficiently revealed on 48 Hours.
The e-mails are still available on the web at:
http://timesunion.com/specialreports/po ... emails.pdf
Reminiscent of the Borden's daylight robbery -- in his opening statement the prosecutor talks about a robbery at the Porco house two years prior to the attack. Christopher was at home and was questioned as was his mother -- and sometime later Christopher is alleged to have sold Joan Porco's stolen laptop computer on e-Bay.
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Sentencing
Christopher Porco was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison, yesterday. He surprised everyone by reading a brief statement. His mother also read a victim impact statement asking for leniency. His father's sister also read one with a completely opposite viewpoint.
Here is a link for the local newspaper coverage:
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/st ... 12/13/2006
You can also find video of Chris reacting to his mother's statement (she asked not to be filmed) as well as the full transcript of his police interrogation, just released. But you'll have to look around the site a little for them.
Here is a link for the local newspaper coverage:
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/st ... 12/13/2006
You can also find video of Chris reacting to his mother's statement (she asked not to be filmed) as well as the full transcript of his police interrogation, just released. But you'll have to look around the site a little for them.