The Ax Murder of Peter Porco: The Christopher Porco Story | Ep 418

This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

This Feels Criminal | Formerly Killer Queens

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

In November 2004, the quiet community of Delmar, New York, was shattered by a brutal late-night attack on Joan and Peter Porco. While Peter tragically succumbed to his injuries after attempting his morning routine, Joan survived to offer a chilling clue to investigators. Join Tyrella and Nikita as they deconstruct the circumstantial evidence, the 200-mile highway trail, and the complex family dynamics that led to the conviction of their youngest son, Christopher Porco. Did he really kill his father and attempt to murder his mother?

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0:00.0	Did you ever hear a story and think, we're not getting the full picture?
0:08.6	That's where we start.
0:10.1	On this feels criminal, we unpack crime, corruption, and conspiracy with curiosity, context, and just a touch of chaos.
0:17.5	We step outside the timelines and ask better questions and explore the systems
0:21.9	behind the story, all in a voice that feels more like a friend than a reporter. Because when you
0:26.4	identify the patterns, you can't unsee how often they show up. All right, today's case is one
0:36.7	that I think is kind of one of those, like, a lot of people in the true crime community are familiar with it, know about it, have heard about it.
0:45.0	I've been very interested in it for many, many, many, many years.
0:48.8	And then while we were researching this case, we found a panel of the prosecutors and the defense team from this
0:59.1	trial. And man, was it mind-blowing? It was fascinating stuff. And as you can expect from us,
1:08.5	we have a lot to say about it. A lot of thoughts.
1:12.0	We're going to get into it.
1:13.3	So let's just get going.
1:16.0	Yeah.
1:16.7	Let's go ahead.
1:18.0	This is the murder of Peter Porco, the Christopher Porco case.
1:24.6	And we did have, no, we didn't have request for it so yeah we did requested by
1:34.6	torella and oh and allie opt-eye oh yeah okay well hey allie hey. Yeah. Okay, I thought we did. I'm not saying it. But, and then Beth wrote it up for us. So, hey, girl. Thanks.
1:52.6	Yes. All right. So let's dive in. Peter Raymond Porco was born on August 22nd, 1952 in Norwalk, Connecticut to Jane Sturdivant and Ralph Porco.
2:07.8	He had a sister named Patricia and a brother named Stephen.
2:10.5	Peter graduated from the University of Albany and then he went to Albany Law School.
2:15.7	He had a distinguished career as a lawyer. He first served
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