On November 15, 2004, in Delmar, New York, Christopher Porco attacked his parents with an ax inside their family home. His father, Peter Porco, was struck 16 times. Despite catastrophic head injuries and blood loss, a trail of blood throughout the home revealed that Peter performed several habitual tasks before collapsing and dying from blood loss. His mother, Joan Porco, survived but suffered severe head trauma and permanent disfigurement. At the scene, a detective asked the severely injured Jo