Crime scene tape blocks the Porco house at 36 Brockley St. in Bethlehem on Nov. 16, 2004.
(Steve Jacobs / Times Union)

Christopher Porco, left, is released on bail from Albany County Jail on Dec. 2, 2005.
(Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Joan Porco and her son, Christopher, arrive at Albany County Court House
for a hearing on May 16, 2006. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Christopher Porco escorts his mother Joan Porco from the Orange County Courthouse
in Goshen at lunch during the third day of jury selection on Wednesday June 28, 2006.
(Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Christopher Porco stands with his attorney Terrence L. Kindlon in the Orange County Courthouse
in Goshen, on Wednesday, June 28, 2006. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Christopher Porco closes his eyes while listening to his attorney speak about the death of his father,
and of his mother's injuries, Wednesday, June 28, 2006, in the Orange County Courthouse in Goshen.
(Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

NY State Court Officer Captain Michael Hart looks at a photo of the Porco home
while on the witness stand Thursday, June 29, 2006.
(Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Court Officer Captain Michael Hart answers questions on the witness stand about arrving on the scene
of the Porco murder and assault in November 2004. Defendant Christopher Porco is seated at left.
(Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Paramedic Kevin Robert points to a photograph showing an axe on a bed where the severely injured Joan Porco was found in her bedroom in November, 2004, during his testimony in the Orange County Courthouse in Goshen on Thursday, June 29, 2006.
(Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

The broken front door lock at the Porco home is shown behind Court Officer Michael Hart as he answers questions on the witness stand Thursday June 29, 2006, in the Orange County Courthouse in Goshen. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

An evidence photograph of the bloodied axe from the Porco home is displayed in the Orange
County Courthouse in Goshen on Thursday July 6.
(Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

State Police Investigator Drew McDonald picks up a blood-stained ax (the ax is wrapped in paper) which is part of the state's evidence, as he testifies during the trial of Christopher Porco at the Orange County Courthouse in Goshen on Thursday July 6.
(Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Christopher Porco approaches his Jeep at the end of the day's court session at the Orange
County Courthouse in Goshen on Thursday July 6.
(Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Christopher Porco, at right, and his attorneys Terence Kindlon and Laurie Shanks, are shown
at the Orange County Courthouse in Goshen on Monday, July 10.
(Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Christopher Porco, at right, talks to defense lawyer Laurie Shanks on Monday, July 17.
(Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

Christopher Porco, right, and defense attorney Laurie Shanks, view a still image from a
surveillance video of what prosecutors say is Porco's Jeep driving near the University
of Rochester on the morning of November 15, 2004.
(Philip Kamrass / Times Union)