l ary ▁was ▁recovered ▁from ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁front ▁yard . ▁One ▁month ▁before ▁the ▁attack , ▁both ▁Christopher ▁and ▁John athan ▁Por co ▁had ▁their ▁e B ay ▁accounts ▁fro zen ▁because ▁they ▁shared ▁the ▁same ▁Del mar ▁address . ▁Christopher ▁had ▁not ▁sent ▁several ▁customers ▁the ▁items ▁they ▁had ▁paid ▁for ▁from ▁his ▁account . ▁During ▁their ▁investigation , ▁pro sec utors ▁discovered ▁that ▁Christopher ▁had ▁pos ed ▁as ▁his ▁own ▁brother , ▁sending ▁emails ▁to ▁the ▁customers ▁f als ely ▁stating ▁that ▁his ▁brother ▁had ▁died ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁items . ▁ ▁Burg lar ▁alarm ▁Tri al ▁testim ony ▁showed ▁that ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Por co ▁family ' s ▁secret ▁code ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁disable ▁the ▁security ▁system ▁at ▁their ▁home . ▁H ours ▁later , ▁a ▁tele phone ▁line ▁outside ▁the ▁Por co ▁home ▁was ▁cut . ▁Pro sec utors ▁assert ed ▁that ▁Christopher ▁Por co ▁disabled ▁the ▁alarm ▁and ▁later ▁cut ▁the ▁phone ▁line ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁his ▁parents ' ▁home ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁burg l ary . ▁ ▁Fin an cial ▁problems ▁and ▁for ger ies ▁While ▁away ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Christopher ▁received ▁an ▁email ▁from ▁Joan ▁Por co ' s ▁account ▁ad mon ishing ▁him ▁for ▁failing ▁classes ▁at ▁Hudson ▁Valley ▁Community ▁College ▁in ▁T roy , ▁NY . ▁In ▁the ▁message , ▁Joan ▁and ▁Peter ▁compla ined ▁to