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Porco on Trial  Christopher Porco is charged with killing his father Peter Porco and attempting to murder his mother Joan Porco as they were sleeping in their bedroom. Read the transcript of the 6 hour interrogation of Christopher Porco before his arrest. View e-mails sent between Christopher Porco and his father, Peter. The e-mails (obtained by Jim Cuozzo) were entered into the trial as evidence by the prosecution. View e-mails exchanged between Christopher Porco and his mother. Exclusive: Testimony from Johnathan Porco Read the transcript of Christopher Porco's sentencing. Christopher Porco begins serving 50-year sentence 12/13/06 Christopher Porco is now one of more than 63,000 prisoners in the state prison system in New York and one of the nearly 23,000 prisoners housed in the 16 maximum-security prisons for men in the state. Those prisons include Attica, Sing... More Christopher Porco gets maximum sentence; Convicted killer speaks for the first time 12/12/06 Judge Jeffrey Berry handed out the maximum sentence on one count of murder and one count of attempted murder against 24-year old Christopher Porco for killing his father Peter and severely injuring his mother Joan. Porco will serve a... More Porco to be sentenced today 12/12/06 Sentencing for Delmar resident Christopher Porco will take place at 2 p.m. today in Albany County Judicial Center. An Orange County jury convicted Porco in August of murdering his father, Peter Porco, and attempting to murder his... More Defense tries to block victim's statement at Porco sentencing 12/09/06 Battle lines are being drawn in the sand between the defense team for convicted murderer Christopher Porco and the Albany County District Attorney’s office. As the Dec. 12 sentencing nears for the guilty verdict in the November 2004... More Porco murder story to air on CBS tonight 11/04/06 Memory of Murder. It sounds more like a late night movie than a real life drama. It is, however, the actual title of the CBS 48 Hours Mystery one-hour pro-gram featuring the murder of Peter Porco and the brutal attack on Joan... More Porco sentencing rescheduled; CBS show also gets new air date 11/04/06 Orange County Judge Jeffrey Berry is changing the sentencing date for convicted murderer Christopher Porco from Oct. 25 to Dec. 12. Porco was convicted in August of killing his father, Peter Porco, and attempting to murder his mother,... More CBS show revisits Porco attacks 11/04/06 Producers from “48 Hours Mystery” were in Delmar Sept. 15 and 16, 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... More Porco appeal under way 08/25/06 Attorneys for convicted killer Christopher Porco expect to file an appeal to overturn his murder conviction by the beginning of next month. “We are moving with deliberate speed here,” said Terence Kindlon, Porco’s attorney since his... More A murder trial’s silent witness: the unmistakable yellow Jeep 08/25/06 A yellow Jeep Wrangler owned by Christopher Porco was spotted by neighbors racing through the Brockley Drive neighborhood months before a brutal ax attack left Peter Porco dead and his wife, Joan, severely injured. The same yellow Jeep was... More Porco settles in to Albany County Jail 08/16/06 Christopher Porco’s first weekend as an inmate in the Albany County Jail was very subdued, almost serene. “He’s been quiet,” said Albany County Sheriff James Campbell. “He hasn’t said much at all.” Porco has been an inmate for less... More Police, DA's office feel exonerated 08/16/06 Exoneration for both the Bethlehem police department and the Albany County District Attorney’s office came when a guilty plea was handed down by jurors in Orange County Supreme Court against Christopher Porco. “I had no doubt the truth... More Jury delivers quick verdict; Porco mom absent 08/11/06 It took an Orange County jury less than six hours to find Christopher Porco guilty of the murder of his father, Peter Porco and the attempted murder of his mother, Joan Porco, during an overnight ax attack inside the master bedroom of... More Supervisor: Verdict day 'sad' 08/11/06 Bethlehem Supervisor Theresa Egan said that Thursday, Aug. 10 was a very sad day. At around 5 p.m. on that day, Bethlehem resident Christopher Porco was found guilty of murdering his father, Peter Porco, and attempting to murder his... More Guilty on both counts 08/11/06 Christopher Porco has been found guilty of murdering his father, Peter Porco, and attempting to murder his mother, Joan Porco. Joan Porco was not in the courtroom when the verdict was delivered at approximately 4:55 p.m. on Thursday,... More Prosecution concludes its case 08/11/06 Michael McDermott, chief prosecutor in the Christopher Porco murder trial on behalf of Albany County District Attorney’s office, said either “Christopher Porco is guilty of murder or Christopher Porco is the unluckiest man on the face of... More Defense: Not enough evidence to convict 08/11/06 Lack of evidence, leads ignored, and reasonable doubt were key themes for the jury to consider from the defense team of Terence Kindlon and Laurie Shanks as they put the finishing touches on their case in the murder trial of Christopher... More Porco guardian, employer final witness 08/11/06 Elaine LaForte, D.V.M., close friend and employer of Christopher Porco, was the last witness to testify for the defense in his murder trial scheduled to conclude on Wednesday, Aug. 9. LaForte, co-owner with John Kearney, D.V.M., of the... More Joan Porco attorney, family friend testifies 08/09/06 John Polster, attorney and family friend of the Porcos, decided on the night of Nov. 15, 2004, less than 24 hours after the murder of Peter Porco that he would be Joan Porco’s attorney. Polster said he made the decision while Joan... More Employer testifies; Dr. Kearney said Porco considered being a lawyer 08/08/06 John Kearney, D.V.M., one of two owners of Bethlehem Veterinary Hospital in Glenmont testified that Christopher Porco is a “hard-working, compassionate employee” who has also been trained in the proper sanitary techniques of a working... More Joan Porco’s neurologist testifies 08/08/06 Joan Porco’s neurologist after surgery testified that her nonverbal “yes” and “no” answers to a Bethlehem police detective the day she was attacked tell nothing about her state of mind. Dr. Mary Dumbovy, chair of neurosurgery and rehab... More Defense expert offers different DNA scenario; professor testified in OJ, Scott Peterson. Unabomber cases 08/04/06 An expert witness who admits never conducting any mitochondrial DNA tests was called by the defense in the Christopher Porco murder trial to refute the prosecution’s DNA expert regarding a toll ticket allegedly linking the defendant to the... More Defense calls first witness; Porco godmother takes the stand 08/03/06 Margaret Fennell, godmother of the defendant Christopher Porco, was the first witness for the defense on Wednesday, Aug. 2. Christopher Porco is on trial for the murder of his father, Peter Porco, and attempted murder of his mother, Joan... More Former neighbor who saw Jeep testifies; prosecution rests 08/03/06 After six weeks, 70 witnesses, and over 440 items of evidence, Marshall Gokey, the prosecution’s last witness, testified that he saw a yellow Jeep matching the description of Christopher Porco’s outside 36 Brockley Drive in Delmar when the... More Joan Porco testifies for a 2nd day; Prosecution asks about Christopher’s travels 08/02/06 On Tuesday, Aug. 1, jurors in the Christopher Porco murder trial heard Joan Porco for a second day. She testified that she was “incredulous” after hearing her son was the main suspect in the ax attack that killed her husband Peter and left... More DNA evidence called into question 08/02/06 The validity of DNA evidence from a Thruway toll ticket allegedly handled by Christopher Porco was called into question by attorneys handling the case for the murder suspect. Dr. Terry Melton, DNA expert and founder of Mitotyping... More Joan Porco testifies; reports that she ID'd son as the assailant made her ‘livid’ 08/02/06 Nearly two years after Joan Porco was critically injured in her Delmar home, the mother of defendant Christopher Porco took the stand in the most anticipated moment yet in his murder trial. Joan Porco testified in a succinct,... More Swabs yield only parents’ DNA; Uncle also heard couch testimony 08/01/06 After five weeks of testimony in the Christopher Porco murder trial, the whereabouts of the defendant in the early morning hours of Nov. 15 still remain in doubt. On Friday, July 28, Porco’s uncle, John Balzano said his nephew told him... More Pathologist establishes time of Peter Porco’s death; Shanks: Chris could not have done it 07/28/06 The defense in the Christopher Porco murder trial made an attempt to cast reasonable doubt into the minds of jurors based on a pathologist’s testimony of Peter Porco’s time of death. Pathologist Dr. Jeffrey Hubbard was called on... More Bethlehem detective testifies; defense likens ax head to horse head 07/28/06 Everything from mobsters to mysterious strangers and a local newspaper headline of a horse head found at the bottom of a pool overshadowed a full day of testimony from Christopher Bowdish, lead detective in the investigation of the murder... More Prosecutors expect to call last witness Monday 07/26/06 As the murder trial of Christopher Porco enters its fifth week, a verdict may not be that far off the horizon. Chief Prosecutor Michael McDermott expects the people’s last witness will be called on Monday, July 31. “Monday there... More Johnathan testifies; Porco brothers don’t look at each other 07/26/06 Johnathan Porco once helped post bail for his brother Christopher after he was charged with murdering their father. On Monday, July 24, in a crowded Orange County courtroom, the naval lieutenant told the jury in his brother’s murder trial... More EZ-Pass, forged transcripts focus of testimony 07/26/06 A forensic investigator for the New York State Police testified that Christopher Porco’s EZ-Pass was found stuffed inside the center console of his Jeep Wrangler when police performed an exhaustive inventory of the vehicle to collect... More Former friend: Christopher Porco knew parents had will 07/26/06 Daniel Kidera, a former high school friend of Christopher Porcos, testified the defendant told him he knew that his mother and father Peter and Joan Porco had a will. “He told me he had seen both his mother and father’s will and he knew... More E-mails between father and son show strained relations 07/21/06 A series of e-mails exchanged between a father and son over an 11-month period from January to November 2004 are at the heart of the prosecution’s evidence in the murder trial of Christopher Porco. Fifty-two computer correspondences... More Judge continues to weigh evidence; roommate’s IM shows loyalty 07/20/06 Information the jury is not allowed to see or hear is beginning to emerge as a major development in the murder trial of Christopher Porco. While the jury listened to several hours of testimony Wednesday, July 19, ranging from a... More Jurors see video of yellow Jeep leaving campus 07/20/06 The jury in Christopher Porco’s murder trial viewed a costly high-tech display from a forensic video expert utilizing 10 large-screen monitors inside the courtroom to identify the defendant’s exact location in November 2004 as he drove... More Fraternity brothers, friends didn’t see Porco asleep in lounge 07/18/06 Seven students from the University of Rochester, which Christopher Porco once attended, testified in his murder trial they did not see their frat brother and friend sleeping in the student lounge at Munro Hall dormitory during the early... More Phone calls to parents go unanswered 07/18/06 Phone calls or the lack thereof made by Christopher Porco to his parents the morning of Nov. 15, 2004 could be the new information soon to come forward in Christopher Porco’s murder trial. Porco has been charged with murder and... More Timeline around murder includes text messaging, exit tolls 07/18/06 Christopher Porco is charged with murder and attempted murder of his mother and father Peter and Joan Porco inside their Brockley Drive home, sometime around the early morning hours of Nov. 15, 2004. Prosecutors believe Porco drove... More Defense team files a dozen motions 07/18/06 Attorneys for the defense in the murder trial of Christopher Porco have filed a total of 12 motions on behalf of their client, many involving information they believe prosecutors obtained from a six-and-a-half-hour videotaped interrogation... More Toll operators identify Jeep 07/11/06 Two tollbooth collectors who work 230 miles apart, in Rochester and Albany, told jurors in the murder trial of Christopher Porco that they recall seeing a yellow Jeep Wrangler with a young white male driving the night Peter and Joan Porco... More Neurosurgeon: Porco mom could have memory lapses 07/07/06 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 lapses following recovery. Dr. Paul Spurgas,... More Under the ax; 4th day testimony centers on murder weapon 07/07/06 Investigators from the Albany County district attorney’s office wheeled a heavy sack filled with evidence into the Orange County Courthouse on Thursday morning, July 6, where the murder trial of Christopher Porco is being held. Part of... More Porco trial: Day 3; Bloody socks and a $100 check 07/06/06 Close to 200 crime scene photos of the inside of 36 Brockley Drive were detailed during testimony at the murder trial of Christopher Porco from the man who took them, New York State Police Troop G Investigator Drew McDonald. Porco, 22,... More IM: ‘My parents are dead’; Former girlfriend testifies 07/06/06 The girlfriend of Christopher Porco during November 2004 told jurors in his murder trial that Porco “wasn’t feeling well” just hours before he learned his parents had been attacked in their Brockley Drive Home. Porco, 22, is on trial for... More Prosecutors present grisly pictures 07/05/06 When Third Appellate Division Court Officer Captain Michael Hart drove up the driveway of 36 Brockley Drive in Delmar on a sunny November morning in 2004, he had no idea from looking at the peaceful pristine outside of the Porco family... More Two legal teams square off in Porco case 07/05/06 The difference between a verdict of guilty or not guilty in the Christopher Porco murder trial may rest in the hands of the attorneys. Criminal defense lawyer Terence Kindlon and his partner in both practice and in life, wife Laurie... More Porco trial: Day 2; Christopher calls police 06/30/06 In one of the few times jurors may hear from Christopher Porco during his trial for murder, prosecutors on the second day of testimony played two recorded telephone exchanges between Porco and a dispatcher with the Bethlehem police... More Jury seated; Porco trial begins 06/30/06 The eight women and four men seated as jurors during opening day arguments in the murder trial of Christopher Porco were, in Defense Attorney Terence Kindlon’s own words, “riveted” as they listened to Assistant District Attorney Michael... More Jury selection continues; trial may begin today 06/28/06 Today, Wednesday, June 28, could be the final day for jury selection in the murder trial of Christopher Porco. A jury pool of five women and two men has been chosen so far. Another five jurors and six alternates will be picked today.... More Porco jury screening: four questions; Judge expects trial this week 06/28/06 Jury selection began Monday in the Christopher Porco murder trial in Orange County Supreme Court in Goshen. Porco is accused of killing his father and severely wounding his mother with an ax inside their Brockley Drive home in Delmar in... More Judge orders Porco trial to Orange County 06/24/06 So much for having to screen over 800 Albany County residents for potential jury selection in the Christopher Porco murder trial. The Third Appellate District in Brooklyn has ordered the trial be moved to the Orange County town of... More Bethlehem PBA defends deceased detective 06/24/06 The president of Bethlehem Police Department's police benevolent association and members of the town police force gathered outside the station Tuesday, June 20 at 11 a.m. to defend the late Det. Anthony Arduini, a 31-year veteran of the... More Public waits for evidence ruling 06/24/06 A toll ticket, a videotape, a nod, and a Miranda Rights issue are at the heart of the evidence being decided in the murder trial of Christopher Porco. Porco is charged with killing his father Peter Porco and attempting to murder his... More Porco trial goes to Orange County 06/24/06 So much for having to screen over 800 Albany County residents for potential jury selection in the Christopher Porco murder trial. The Third Appellate District in Brooklyn has ordered the trial be moved to the Orange County town of... More Porco evidence hearings outcome due this week 06/24/06 Orange County Judge Jeffrey Berry is expected to release his ruling this week regarding what evidence presented in the pre-trial hearing on the Christopher Porco murder trial will be allowed during the trial. Porco is accused of killing... More Day Two: Porco stay calm during six hours of questioning 06/24/06 A second day of pre-trial hearings in the case of Christopher Porco revealed a glimpse of the hours of questioning by the Bethlehem Police Department and Porco's calm demeanor throughout. Porcos' over six and a half hours of questioning by... More Media fights for day in court 06/24/06 Judge Jeffrey Berry presiding over pre-trial hearings in the Christopher Porco murder case denied Porco's attorney Terrence Kindlon a motion to bar the press from courtroom proceedings. Kindlon argued that his client may not be able to... More Porco released on bail 06/24/06 Christopher Porco was released from Albany County Jail Friday afternoon on $250,000 bail, nearly one month after he was indicted for the murder of his father, law clerk Peter Porco, and the severe beating of his mother, Joan Porco, a... More Judge Jefferey Berry defers bail decision 06/24/06 Nearly three weeks after his indictment, Christopher Porco will find out this week if he will be allowed out of Albany County Jail on bail. After almost an hour of testimony from the defense and prosecution at last Wednesday’s bail... More Bethlehem Police head to Rochester 06/05/06 Members of the Bethlehem Police Department headed out Monday to Rochester as part of the 52-year-old law clerk Peter Porco’s murder investigation, which toppled the four-month mark last week. Peter Porco’s 21-year-old son, Chris Porco,... More Out of area judge assigned to murder case 03/07/05 An out of area judge has been assigned to the murder case of Brockley Drive resident and law clerk Peter Porco, if it ever makes it to trial. Assistant District Attorney Dave Rossi said it’s not unusual for judges to be assigned cases... More Grand jury will resume 01/24/05 After a few-week hiatus, the grand jury for the investigation into the November murder of a prominent Delmar resident and the coinciding attack of his wife will resume this Friday. A court officer from the New York State Appellate Court,... More Grand Jury testimony continues 12/20/04 Grand Jury testimony and the investigation into the murder of 52-year-old Peter Porco and the attack on his 54-year-old wife, Joan Porco, continued last Friday and yesterday, with representatives of the District Attorney’s office saying... More Misinformation surrounding investigation 12/13/04 Misinformation surrounding the investigation into the murder of 52-year-old Peter Porco and the attack on his wife, 54-year-old Joan Porco, continues to permeate the media, according to town and law enforcement officials. The condition of... More Murder investigation reaches grand jury 12/06/04 As the investigation into the murder of Peter Porco and the attack of his wife, Joan, reached a grand jury last week, Joan Porco’s condition began, and continued, to slowly improve, according to police. The district attorney’s office said... More Model of thoughtfulness 11/23/04 Hundreds of friends and family members gathered Saturday to remember the loving family man who possessed a quick but quiet wit and an insatiable love of gadgets. Those who spoke of 52-year-old Peter Porco, who was found murdered in his 36... More Police investigate second murder 11/16/04 Bethlehem Police are investigating a second murder in a little over a month, after receiving a call around 11:20 a.m. Monday morning. Peter Porco, 52, was found dead in his home at 36 Brockley Drive in Delmar by a male coworker after... More |
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