Background
On Monday November 15, 2004, a New York State courts officer was ordered to the home of Peter and Joan Porco. Peter, a State Appellate Division court clerk, had not reported to his Albany office for work that morning. Upon entering the two-story home at 36 Brockley Drive in Delmar, the officer discovered Peter's lifeless, blood-soaked body near the front door. An Albany County medical examiner would determine that Peter, 52, had sustained massive head injuries causing his death. Joan Porco was soon discovered by police officers. She was lying in the couple's blood-drenched bed and had suffered severe head and facial trauma. Joan would lose her left eye and a portion of her skull.
A fireman's ax belonging to the Porcos and used in the attack was found in the couple's bedroom.
As Joan was rushed into emergency surgery, Bethlehem Police quickly focused their investigation on the younger of the couple's two sons, Christopher, then a student at the University of Rochester, 230 miles westward. Less than two hours after authorities arrived at the scene of the attack, an all-points bulletin for Christopher was issued.
Christopher Porco was at the University of Rochester when his parents were discovered. He was accidentally notified of the attack by Simone Sebastian, a reporter at the Times Union who attempted to contact Porco's roommate with questions about the family.
That evening, Porco returned to Delmar and was questioned by Bethlehem Police detectives about the attack.
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