▁kill ers , ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁rest ▁in ▁peace ▁and ▁my ▁sons ▁and ▁I ▁can ▁live ▁in ▁safety ." ▁ ▁Def ense ▁arguments ▁Def ense ▁att orney ▁Ter ence ▁Kind lon ▁emphas ized ▁that ▁the ▁Beth le hem ▁Police ▁Department ▁had ▁no ▁physical ▁evidence ▁linking ▁Christopher ▁Por co ▁to ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁his ▁parents . ▁No ▁finger print s ▁were ▁recovered ▁from ▁the ▁fire ▁ax ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁crime . ▁ ▁In ▁statements ▁to ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁criminal ▁proceed ings , ▁Kind lon ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁Beth le hem ▁Police ▁Department ▁had ▁made ▁Christopher ▁Por co ' s ▁gu ilt ▁a ▁for eg one ▁conclusion . ▁During ▁his ▁opening ▁remarks ▁to ▁jur ors ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Kind lon ▁described ▁the ▁Beth le hem ▁Police ▁as ▁un famil iar ▁with ▁a ▁serious ▁crime ▁investigation , ▁describing ▁them ▁as ▁a ▁department ▁" that ▁ch ases ▁sk ate board ers ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁ 7 - 1 1   ... This ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁F BI ." ▁ ▁Kind lon ' s ▁co - c oun sel ▁and ▁wife ▁Laur ie ▁Sh anks ▁maintained ▁that ▁police ▁had ▁over look ed ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁Peter ▁Por co ' s ▁death ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁ret ali ation ▁against ▁his ▁uncle ▁Frank ▁Por co , ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁Bon anno ▁crime ▁family ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Frank ▁Por co ▁had ▁served ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁lo ans h ark ing ▁and ▁ext