Case 187
Peter & Joan Porco
In the early hours of Monday, November 15 2004, husband and wife Peter and Joan Porco were savagely attacked with an axe while they slept. From early on in the investigation, detectives thought the perpetrator came from within the close-knit Porco family and zeroed in on the couple’s adult sons – Johnathan and Chris Porco.
Was it possible that either could commit such a violent crime? In a case with nearly no forensic evidence, it would have been very difficult to secure a conviction had it not been for Joan Porco. She knew who attacked her that night… or did she?
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Jessica Forsayeth
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
TIMELINE
ARTICLES
UR student’s father found slain, mother badly beaten – Democrat and Chronicle
Student’s Jeep is impounded – Democrat and Chronicle
Threat to judges tied to UR dad’s slaying – Democrat and Chronicle
Chris Porco released on bail – Times-Union
Son charged with killing father, attacking mother – Poughkeepsie Journal
Trial to open for man accused of hacking parents with an ax – (AP) Poughkeepsie Journal
The Porco Murder: did a college student take an ax to his parents? – CBS News
Johnathan testifies; Porco brothers don’t look at each other – Spotlight News
Man convicted of killing his father in attack with ax – The Journal News
Porco given 50 years to life – (AP) Democrat and Chronicle
Former UR student’s conviction upheld – (AP) Democrat and Chronicle
Court lift’s ban on Lifetimes ‘Chris Porco’ Movie – Variety
BOOKS
November Memories: Inside the Chris Porco Case – Steve Ference
AUDIO/VIDEO
Medical Detectives S13 Ep05: Family Ties