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Dec 2020
31m 29s

The Preppy Axe Murderer

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In November 2004, the axe murder of Peter Porco and the brutal attack on his wife Joan shook the small town of Delmar, New York. Police began taking a closer look at the picture perfect family - especially their son, Chris. But could a preppy, clean-cut college kid really turn into an axe murderer?


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