bedroom was his wife, joan, who was still alive, but just barely. a three-foot ax was next to her. to give oxygen, they were supposed to put a bag over her mouth, and they couldn t figure out where her mouth was. joan was rushed to the hospital, her life hanging in the balance. blood spatter analysis showed that joan porco was struck three times in the head with the axe while sleeping. peter porco had been struck 16 times in the head. but why was peter s body found downstairs? apparently, some time after the attack, peter regained consciousness and started to go about his morning tasks. he had actually pulled on some clothes over the top of some wounds and began walking around the house. that s because the top part of peter s brain, the neocortex,
while searching for the person responsible for the brutal axe attack, investigators first tried to uncover the motive. we don t have axe murderers here. it was just an alarming, tremendously alarming case. police learn that peter porco had a relative in organized crime who d been in trouble with the law. the relative is frank porco, known as frankie the fireman porco. frankie was serving time in federal prison for loan sharking. there were rumors that frankie porco would provide state s evidence and information in return for a lighter sentence. it was what they call a signature killing, you know, that the mob would do, and it was a fireman s act because it was retaliation for frankie the fireman. frankie the fireman put doubt on this theory. he was in prison because he wasn t a snitch. and he had been made offers to cooperate with authorities to
highway between his school and his home. there was no recording of his e-zpass going through the tolls that night. forensic analysts found no fingerprints or blood other than the victims on the axe. then police learned that peter porco had once received a death threat. it was from a man who lost custody of his children in a case before the new york state supreme court. the man had vowed revenge. the man told him he was going to get a gun and he was going to come and kill the judge and peter porco. but that man had an alibi for the night of the murder. then there was an anonymous letter sent to the local newspaper from someone claiming to be peter porco s killer. peter porco was not even a challenge. once i got inside, i repeatedly hit him in the head and neck with a small axe i brought with me. i ignored all his pleading screams. also, i beat joan porco, but unfortunately, she survived. the writer took credit for
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we re seeing here. the forensic evidence gave us the cause of death, and it also told us some things that couldn t have happened. the defendant, on the other hand, insisted on an injury pattern that was not reflected on the body. and his story was inconsistent with reality, so that made it pretty straightforward. up next, a home invasion and murder. the injuries she sustained were unimaginable. it was what they call a signature killing. was a family member involved? allegations of mafia involvement. the relative is frankie the fireman porco. the press says the police can t solve it. every day on the news talking about they ve botched this investigation, they can t do anything right. but the police are one step ahead of the press and the killer. working for the supreme court of new york state is a prestigious job. for 52-year-old peter porco, a