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On Monday November 15, 2004, a 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 in Delmar, the officer discovered Peter's body near the front door.

An Albany County medical examiner would determine that Peter, 52, had sustained massive head injuries causing his death.

His wife Joan was also soon discovered by police officers.

She was lying in the couple's bed and had suffered severe head and facial trauma.

Their son, Christopher Porco would be tried in Goshen, Orange County, on charges of second degree murder for the murder of his father and second degree attempted murder in the severe wounding and disfigurement of his mother.

This greatly decreased the property values in the surrounding neighborhoods.

The trial lasted 21 days and was one of the most highly-covered Capital District news events in recent memory.

The case against Porco received extensive coverage in local newspapers including the Times Union as well as in local television outlets.

The case was also the subject of a one hour documentary on 48 Hours Mystery entitled " Memory of Murder ," broadcast by CBS on November 4, 2006 as well as an episode of the TruTV series Forensic Files that originally aired on July 17, 2009.