Porco Interrogation Tapes Released

The capital region watched the Christopher Porco trial unfold and Tuesday in court, the convicted killer will learn his fate. At the sentencing Joan Porco intends to give a victims impact statement seeking leniency for her son.

Now there's word that the sister of the murder victim Peter Porco will also be making her own victim's impact statement. Patty Szostak of Brattleboro, VT will be allowed to speak at the sentencing, according to Christopher Porco's attorney Terry Kindlon.

Kindlon filed a motion last month to block Mrs. Szostak from speaking, but on Monday Judge Jeffrey Berry ruled that she could make a statement in court. Mrs. Szostak told Ken Screven she feels Peter Porco's voice has not been heard and she will represent a voice that may he his voice. She says she has prepared a page and a half long statement for the sentencing.

Kindlon's motion to set aside the verdict was also denied in court on Monday. He had filed the motion claiming one juror took 140 pages of notes and shared those notes during deliberations. In his motion Kindlon cited the contents of a Times Union article that discussed the juror's note taking.

Trial Judge Jeffrey Berry also ordered the release of a six-hour videotaped police interrogation of Christopher Porco on the night his parents were attacked inside their home. The videotape was not part of the Porco case at trial because Judge Berry had ruled that Bethlehem Police violated Porco's rights during the interview.

CBS 6 also learned from a source close to the Porco family that the entire family, except Christopher Porco's mother Joan, believes he was indeed guilty of the crime that left his father dead and his mother permanently disfigured.