"[9] Several days later, Christopher replied in a message to his father. On December 12, 2006, Cristopher Porco was sentenced to 50 years to life on each count totaling a minimum of 50 years in prison. They found Joan in the blood-drenched bedroom, lying in bed and, remarkably, still alive. She also touched her fingertips to her chin and lower lip often, an apparent residual habit from the numerous surgeries to her face, head, eyes and jaw. `I repaired the brain the best I could.`. Porco, who was convicted of murdering his father and maiming his mother with an ax 16 years ago. A jury quickly convicted Christopher on the strength of the timeline the prosecution constructed. Spotlight News states that Peter was extensively maimed and had a deep cut from his skull to his brain. Joan and Peter Porco, who died from his injuries, were found on Nov. 15, 2004, setting in motion an intensive 21-month investigation and the most widely followed murder case on record in this. In November 2004, the unthinkable happened to Peter and Joan Porco. She also answered in similar ways to other separate questions. I had some classes with him and knew one of his girlfriends well. McDermott asked if she could recall anything about the attack, and about her last memory before waking up in a hospital after she'd spent several days in a coma. Christopher Porco is a greedy and lying little shit. He needed another $30,000 once Rochester let him back in. 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. She survived, though she lost one eye and parts of her skull, and was left with facial disfigurement. Joan argued that she was unable to remember what happened the night of the attack but knew that her son could have never killed her husband. TV movie. [18][10], Four security cameras at the University of Rochester recorded a yellow Jeep Wrangler like Porco's leaving the campus at 10:30p.m. on November 14 and returning at 8:30a.m. on November 15, this being the period during which prosecutors claim the Porcos were attacked. Police couldnt find any New York State ThruwayE-ZPass data on the yellow Jeep, but toll booth attendantsat the cash-only lanes said they thought they remembered seeing the carwith Christopher in the drivers seat. Seeing pics of her and him walking to the courtroom together after shes been fucked up by him and an ax is creepy. Investigators found surveillance video of ayellow Jeep that supported their contention that Christopher traveled 232 miles from Rochester to the Porcoshouse the night of the attack, assaultedhis mother and father with an ax, and high-tailed it back to Rochester. Strange functionality. It was updated on March 28, 2009. Joan Porco, center, is escorted out of the New York State Court of Appeals chamber after the appeal of her son Christopher Porco's murder and attempted murder conviction, on Tuesday Sept. 13,. [6] The grand jury would field more testimony before handing up an indictment against Christopher in November 2005, one year after the attacks. Both parents wrote emails to Christopher discussing their concerns. [11], Prior to the attack, there had been tension between Christopher Porco and his parents about money, including over loans Christopher had taken out to pay his tuition and to finance a new Jeep Wrangler. Shanks noted that Frank Porco's nickname with the mob was "The Fireman," which could have had something to do with the type of murder weapon found (an axe that he and his wife had dubbed a "fire axe"). Perhaps a formerloan sharknamed Frank Frankie the Fireman Porco a great uncleof Peters had been consideringrattingout his mob associates, and they killed Peter as a warning not to. In December 2005, Joan Porco, badly disfigured and suffering from brain damage, gave a videotaped deposition, saying she had no memory of the attack and believed her son was innocent. Contact him at mgoodwin@timesunion.com or 518-454-5465. Christopher was in severe debt and he later forged documents to secure a loan in his father's name to pay for his tuition and for a yellow jeep. At one point, he reached out and straightened her necklace. I'd never heard that. Flights of fancy. He stated (via ABC News), "And at the base of those stairs is the dead body of Peter Porco. She underwent extensive surgery for facial wounds and brain injuries but survived a "miraculous recovery" according to accounts of the trial published in the Times Union, Albany's daily newspaper. [4] He returned to Delmar that evening. It was a cold November night in 2004 when police responded to a disturbance at a suburban home in Delmar, New York. For example, Porco lied to obtain both a car and tuition payments. Some thoughts with regard to Joan's brain injury: What a trip. Christopher continued to claim his innocence and his mother later recanted her admission. But prosecutors said outside court they intend to call a telephone company official to the stand to refute the assertion that they had visited the house in September or that the line had been mysteriously cut then. She accompanied him to court and testified for the defense. But other jurors did not smile, and their eyes remained fixed on the woman whose still-visible injuries they have heard about in graphic detail for the past month. BLOG: Visit our Porco Trial blog for updates throughout the day. In the message, Joan and Peter complained to their son, "You just left and (we) can't believe (our) eyes as I look at your interim grade report. And the plot twist: The mother survived and was in total denial, believing her son was innocent of the charges despite the overwhelming evidence. A couple typical ones: Leah Blodget: Romeo? According to All That's Interesting, Christopher was 21 and a student at the University of Rochester. It was spring break, and Christopher Porco was touring Europe with some friends when his parents found out. Then, during a lengthy cross-examination, Porco's defense attorney, Laurie Shanks, tried through her questions to dispel any perception raised by prosecutors that the relationship between mother and son was on the verge of collapse in the days preceding the attack. Still, therewere noeyewitnesses placing Christopher directly at the crime scene inside the house. Wow, thanks for that detail! On the night of the murder, the couple's telephone line was deliberately cut just before 5 a.m. "[13], The following day, Peter Porco was notified that Christopher had also obtained a line of credit from Citibank to finance the Jeep Wrangler, again using his father's name as a cosignatory. Peter Porco was discovered dead from massive blunt head trauma at his front door. [8], Trial testimony showed that on November 15, 2004, the Porco family's security code was used to disable the alarm system at their home. Christopher is the youngest child and was 21 in 2004 when this happened. [28], In 2023, WTEN reporter John Gray interviewed Christopher Porco in prison. Like her husband, she had been hit with an ax, but only three times. `She would have died if injuries were left untreated,` said Spurgas under questioning by Albany County Assistant District Attorney and Chief Prosecutor Michael McDermott. Despite Joan telling first responders that her son Christopher was the one who attacked them,CBS News states that he denied all involvement and was asleep at the University of Rochester, 200 miles away at the time of the attack. 2:14 a.m. Burglar alarm deactivated at parents home The episode was produced in 2009, toward the end of Forensic Filesrun, anddelves into theax attack on Joan and Peter Porco, a couple from Bethlehem, New York. Mothers love. "No," she said of her ability to remember what happened. Explain yourself." Change-of-venue requests are rarely granted but Terence L. Kindlon, who teamed with his wife, Laurie Shanks, to defend Porco, successfully convinced an appeals court that the trial needed to be moved from Albany County. Joan lost her left eye and suffered from multiple head fractures. After the trial, jurors commented that this testimony helped to explain the fact that police did not find blood in Porco's vehicle after the attack. "[22], Defense attorney Terence Kindlon emphasized that the Bethlehem Police Department had no physical evidence linking Christopher Porco to the attack on his parents. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union) [21] Nine months later, she wrote a letter for publication in the Albany Times Union in which she urged authorities to leave Christopher alone and "to search for Peter's real killer or killers, so that he can rest in peace and my sons and I can live in safety. Defense Attorney Laurie Shanks was quick to point out that Spurgas is a neurosurgeon and not a neurologist, and cannot testify as an expert witness with respect to cognitive functions. This is a carousel. Police investigate murder of former Redding resident. Photos from the 2006 Christopher Porco murder Trial. 2010 The Thought & Expression Company, LLC. Porco wielded an ax to carry out the attack that, years later, continues to draw the attention of true crime fans, podcasters and TV producers. The owner of this blog makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. On August 10, 2006, Christopher Porco (born July 9, 1983) was convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder in connection with the murder of his father, Peter Porco, and the severe wounding and disfigurement of his mother, Joan Porco. "Your phone is temporarily suspended -- we can't get to you with important information and this SUCKS," Joan Porco wrote. The police found Joan Porco, 54, in the bedroom. Those who were reported to have testified in the closed-session hearing included Porco's friends from college, a university campus safety officer, and a former girlfriend. They found Joan in the blood drenched bedroom, lying in bed and, remarkably, still alive. `You couldnt tell if she (Mrs. Porco) was asleep when injuries to her eye and skull took place, is that correct?` Shanks asked. (In fact, a number of reader comments posted to the aforementioned website articles blasted Terence Kindlon and Laurie Shanks for defending Christopher so vigorously in court.). Miraculously, she was clinging on to life when investigators and medics arrived at the crime scene hours later. She also said that the telephone line at their home was cut in September 2004, about a month after service was lost when a tree fell on the line. I mean, youll only load it once, but, better than never!/s. On November 15, 2004, law clerk Peter Porco, 52, didntshow up for work, sohis colleagueMichael Hart stopped byhis house onBrockley Driveto check on him. They smiled and talked, looking every bit like a close-knit mother and son. And I must say [she] along with most of his classmates, believe him to be guilty. So, apparently he did have at least some girlfriends but wasnt necessarily a full-onJFK (Jr. or Sr.) with the ladies. In Peter's email, he noted that he was going to be "forced to file forgery affidavits" if Christopher pulled a stunt like this again. Joan and Peter Porco, who died from his injuries, were found on Nov. 15, 2004, setting in motion an intensive 21-month investigation and the most widely followed murder case on record in this region. Up-and-coming actor Matt Barr played Christopher Porco in the Lifetime movie about the case. Brendan Lyons can be reached at 454-5547 or by e-mail at blyons@timesunion.com. She maintained that while Christophers financial misdeeds angered her and Peter, theyall loved one another and wanted to workon their relationship. Christopher had not sent several customers the items they had paid for from his account. At this point, I have little confidence that they will ever be caught.. amnesia.". In 2005, Bethlehem Police detectives traveled to San Diego, California, to retrieve a laptop computer that Christopher Porco had stolen from his parents in a break-in on July 21, 2003. Her answers were mostly clear and lucid, although occasionally she lost her train of thought and asked attorneys to restate their questions. But then he took out a high-interest loan, forging his father's signature on the application for $31,000 to cover his tuition. The interview aired on News 10 ABC on January 12, 2023 during its 6:00 PM ET newscast. None of thathelped. "[14] The email concluded: "We may be disappointed with you, but your mother and I still love you and care about your future. Joan Porco Several days following Bowdish's testimony, Chris' mother took the stand. He was also doing tons of shit that he could have faced actual jail time over, including burglary, fraud, and forging his fathers signature on some major loans. I know they are out there. He alsocommitted a number of financial crimes against his parents. DANNEMORA, N.Y. ( NEWS10) A little more than seven years ago, I was sitting at a red . She too suffered the same grievous injuries to her face and head that her husband had endured a. Surveillance cameras captured the Jeep leaving a Rochester college the night of the attacks. Christopher Porco, now 39, is pictured here in a prison mugshot taken at state prison in November 2009. `She was under anesthesia when I saw her,` said Spurgas. Heres the heart-breaking aspect of the trial: Joan Porco stood by her son througheverything. In addition, he had been red-flagged by eBay, an Internet auction site, which also flagged his brother Johnathan's account, because they shared the same home address. [12] Also, University of Rochester students testified that they did not see Porco sleeping in a dormitory lounge on the night of the attack. Nine of Christophersfraternity brothersrefuted his story that he was asleep in the lounge atRochester, and a neighbor driving by the Porcos house claimed he glimpsedthe Jeep in the driveway on the night of the attacks. Good Lord, the human body is capable of some amazing things with the assistance of adrenaline. I was always floored hearing this dude loaded a dishwasher after being bludgeoned with an axe. Joan Porco could not communicate for a period of time after surgery because her jaw was wired shut and she was fed through a feeding tube. inviting readers to weigh in on Christopher Porcos guilt or innocence, brief to the New York State Court of Appeals, The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Forensic Files Lost Episode, Dawn Fehring: A Missionary Dies Too Young, Joanne Chambers and Paula Nawrocki: Strange Lesson. [5], In late November 2004, outgoing Albany County District Attorney Paul Clyne convened a grand jury to hear testimony implicating Christopher Porco in the murder. Finally, I looked around for the latest news on Christopher Porcos efforts to get out of jail via a new trial or overturned conviction. . [6], Christopher Bowdish, a Bethlehem Police detective, stated that, as medical personnel attended to Joan Porco at her home, he took a moment to ask her whether she could identify her attacker. Christopher Porco is charged with murder and attempted murder and is free on bail. Porco Murder In November 2004, someone with an ax walked into the bedroom where Peter Porco and his wife, Joan, were sleeping, expressly to kill them. Despite receiving 16 hits to the skull and jaw, the Times Union explains that Peter was alive for a few hours after the attack. In 2006, a jury in Goshen walked into an Orange County courtroom and convicted Christopher Porco of murdering his father, Peter, and attempting to kill his mother, Joan, in their Bethlehem home. Blood evidence left at the scene showed that, despite having 16 major wounds to his face and head including a penetration wound to his brain and the removal of part of his jaw, Peter continued about his morning routines as normal. In other words, Peter Porcos fleetingtransformation into a real-world ghost washaunting but not particularly mysterious. Peter Porco, 52, a longtime judges law clerk, suffered devastating wounds to his head. Wow, I've never heard of this case. Porco Trial stories, photos, videos and documents from Spotlight Newspapers coverage. Unaware he is suffering from a deadly attack or that his wife is bleeding to death by his bed, Peter gets up because he has a routine to follow. It had footage of the yellow Jeep leaving and returning to campus at an interval that fit a realistic timeline for commission of the crime: 10:30 p.m. Jeep left Rochester campus [4], During the course of their investigation, authorities determined that Porco had a history of anti-social behavior that included burglarizing his parents' home. The trial recessed at the end of the day Thursday, and is scheduled to resume on Monday, July 10.. The only direct evidence at trial was testimony by government witnesses that Christopher's grievously injured mother, Joan Porco, several hours after the attack, and after police had fully secured the crime scene, and while suffering from untreated and profound wounds to her eyes, face, brain and head, nodded in response to police questions Prosecutors asserted that Christopher Porco disabled the alarm and later cut the phone line to make the invasion of his parents' home appear to be a burglary. The neurosurgeon who operated on Joan Porco's skull fractures after the ax attack inside the Porco family's Brockley Drive home in November 2004, said her severe injuries could cause memory . She answered questions by both the prosecution and defense concerning her memory of the attacks and her relationship with Chris. And he neglected to tell his parentsthat the universityhadsuspended him because of poor gradesand he had wasted his $30,000 in tuition money. Many jurors sat stone-faced as they listened to Joan Porco's testimony, which included anecdotes about her boys' childhoods that made some jurors laugh, along with Christopher. My son was sick, so I gave him Motrin (dont even know how I measured this). After the discovery of Peters body, Joan was found and taken to a hospital. Son Guilty In Parents' Death Over $31k Loan Forgery Given 50 Years In Prison. Peter Porco was murdered, his wife left for dead. A bloody axe left at the scene belonged to the family.". Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael P. McDermott apologized to Joan Porco before posing his first question, telling her: "I promise I'll be brief.". Thats all for this weeks post, but Id like to continue next Thursday with a look at some of the other interesting parts of the Christopher Porco drama, including the way hisdoomed father woke up after the attack, the conflicting tales about whether Christopher deserved the Romeo Killer nickname a made-for-TV movie gave him, and his recent efforts to exithis maximum-security residence. O Direito Humano Ao Desenvolvimento Como Proteo Coletiva Ao Superendividamento After the vicious attack of 16 heavy blows to head with an ax that penetrated his skull and took off his jaw, Peter Porto starts his day like nothing ever happened. Currently Reading. She was lying in the couple's blood-drenched bed and had suffered severe head and facial trauma. Case 187: Peter & Joan Porco 21,138 views Sep 4, 2021 505 Dislike Share Save Casefile Presents 54.3K subscribers DESCRIPTION In the early hours of Monday, November 15 2004, husband and wife Peter. Bowdish said that when he asked Joan if a family member had committed the crime, Joan used her head to indicate "yes". [25], The Porco trial began on June 27, 2006. The lawyeralso noted that Peter Porco sometimes deactivated the burglar alarm whenletting the dog out at night and then forgot to turn it back on another challenge to the prosecutions assertionthat Christopher punched in the code the night of the murder and attempted murder. Wounds or other injury may sometimes destroy a [neo]cortical region without damaging deeper brain structures.. "[15], Porco's brother, Johnathan, testified at his trial. The registered office location is at 8464 Ibis Cove Cir, Naples, FL 34119. [16] The trial was held in Orange County because of intense media coverage in the Albany area. During his opening remarks to jurors on June 27, 2006, Kindlon described the Bethlehem Police as unfamiliar with a serious crime investigation, describing them as a department "that chases skateboarders away from the 7-11This is not the FBI. Porco has served his time in silence, offering little insight into what his life behind bars has been like. I avoid that task WITHOUT the excuse of a head injury. During the early morning hours of Nov. 15, 2004, Peter and Joan Porco were brutally attacked by an axe-wielding intruder in their bedroom. Callan was soon after med-flighted to Boston Children's Hospital. On November 15, Peter Porco, who worked at the Albany County courthouse, did not show up to work. Peter once again wrote to his son, who had not answered his parents' phone calls in weeks: "I want you to know that if you abuse my credit again, I will be forced to file forgery affidavits in order to disclaim liability and that applies to the Citibank college loan if you attempt to reactivate it or use my credit to obtain any other loan. The prosecution had no forensic evidence, except for a New York Thruway ticket that allegedly carried Christophers mitochondrial DNA. Exclusive: Convicted murderer Christopher Porco sits down with John Gray to talk about new motion in case. As promised, McDermott's questioning lasted only a few minutes. Peter, per ABC News, was in a pool of his own blood near the home's entrance. He suffered blows to the face, jaw, hands, arms, and forearms. Hisbrother, Jonathan, 23, was on a nuclear submarine at the time of the crime and notimplicated. The behavior of the Porcos dog, which the prosecution had used as evidence, was also disputed in the appeal. I took them upstairs. In one case, authorities said, Christopher allegedly posed as Johnathan and told a purchaser that the sale could not be honored because his brother had died. Fixed: Release in which this issue/RFE has been fixed.The release containing this fix may be available for download as an Early Access Release or a General Availability Release. If only the parents are killed, the case may also be referred to as a parricide.Where all members of a family are killed, the crime may be referred . The trial was moved from Albany County to the Orange County town of Goshen. Four months later, on July 22, Joan Porco wrote to Christopher again as debt notices for him were received at the Porcos' Delmar home. The authorities wouldlater determine Porcohad been struckwith an ax 16 times. On November 15, 2004, Peter Porco, a 52-year-old state Appellate Division court clerk, was found dead of massive head injuries in his home in Delmar, New York. Despite the shrill tone of many of the e-mails, Joan Porco said she and her husband, who died from his injuries, believed they would be able to straighten out the issues once Christopher came home and talked to them. Bizarrely, after the father Peter was attacked, he went about his regular morning routine, unaware that he was dying. Still, there were many other issues, including Christopher's unpaid bills, that caused the couple great concern in the months preceding the attack. His father did not die immediately but rather livedfor a few hours after the assault, and his mothersurvived her wounds and is alive today.
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