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It was November 15, 2004, 52-year-old Peter Porco woke up like he always did: early, well before his alarm, with a few minutes to gather his thoughts in the quiet of his Delmar, New York, home. Peter was a fixture in the local legal community, serving as a state Appellate Division court clerk.

Peter got out of bed, walked to the bathroom, and stood at the sink.  He then made his way to the kitchen to pack his lunch for the day, just like any other workday. He always enjoyed the quiet mornings before the day started. He performed his morning routine like he always did. He started to load the dishwasher. He packed his lunch. He even wrote a check to pay a parking ticket. 

Peter was known as someone you could count on to be there every day, doing his job no matter what. So when Peter failed to show up to work, one of his coworkers was sent to his home to check on him. When he arrived at the Porco home, something immediately stood out. The house was eerily quiet, the blinds drawn. He tried calling the landline. No answer. He called the police. 

Officers arrived on the scene and approached the front door. He noticed something strange: a smear of blood on the doorknob, small droplets trailing down the porch.  The front door was slightly ajar. With a sense of dread, Officers opened the door. And that’s when he saw it.

Peter Porco was on the ground, his face covered in blood and his eyes wide open. Peter was dead.

Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Family Ties, Killer Lies: The Murder of Peter Porco.’

Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS

All music is by our editing team @theinkypawprint

Sources:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-porco-murder-did-a-college-student-take-an-ax-to-his-parents/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0911062/

https://www.timesunion.com/porco/

https://abcnews.com/US/LegalCenter/story?id=2179489&page=1

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/christopher-porcos-bid-to-overturn-conviction-in-the-hands-of-schenectady-prosecutor-albany-kindlon-bethlehem-axe-murder

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https://www.spotlightnews.com/news/2006/08/11/jury-delivers-quick-verdict-porco-mom-absent/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK_5DMwS20Y

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pc8B9PQ0To

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https://www.spotlightnews.com/news/2006/12/12/christopher-porco-gets-maximum-sentence-convicted/

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This month's special, Cam and Jen talk with Jenny from It's Murder Up North. Her podcast covers crimes from the north of England; everything from the obscure to the infamous.

In 1986, Diane Sindall's van ran out of gas, and she set off on foot to find a gas station. Her body was found in an alley. She had been sexually assaulted and beaten to death. Peter Sullivan was convicted of Diane's murder the following year.

In 2023, DNA from the crime scene was tested and exonerated Sullivan as Diane's murderer. He was finally released from prison in 2025. Leaving Diane Sindall's murder unsolved and Peter Sullivan as one of the UK's longest wrongful imprisonment cases.

Jenny did want us to mention that Sullivan had been diagnosed with the mental age of a ten-year-old, but she misspoke; she was thinking of the case she is working on currently. A psychologist said that Peter is "suggestible" and has a "limited intellectual capacity."

Please make sure to subscribe to Jenny's podcast, It's Murder Up North. Her 10-part series of the White Farm House Murders is fantastic.

Listener Discretion by Edward Octoberpod from Octoberpod AM

Editing and music by Nico & Jesse from The Inky Paw Print

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For many young travelers, a gap year is a chance to explore, to grow, to feel free. For Grace Millane, it was all of that and more.

She had already crossed continents, shared daily memories with her family, and embraced every moment of her journey. But in Auckland, New Zealand, a simple date would mark the beginning of her final known hours.

When Grace suddenly went silent, those closest to her knew something wasn’t right. As investigators retraced her steps, a chilling picture began to emerge, one that would leave an entire country asking how something like this could happen.

If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic abuse, you’re not alone. Help is available through the following numbers

In the United States

National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text 8878

In the UK

0808 2000 247

In Australia

1800 737 732 or text 0458 737 792

In South Africa

0800 150 150

If you would like to donate to the charities mentioned in this episode:

Visit Love Grace at https://www.lovegrace.co.uk/

to donate  https://www.lovegrace.co.uk/donate

Visit the White Ribbon Campaign at  https://www.lovegrace.co.uk/donate

A huge Thank You to our team:

Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen

Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint

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Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/07/grace-millane-trial-cctv-footage-shows-uk-backpackers-final-hours

https://www.the-sun.com/news/32364/grace-millane-inside-blood-stained-hotel-room-where-brit-backpacker-was-strangled-to-death-by-tinder-date/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Grace_Millane

https://youtu.be/QSwuN4pgTmw?si=53XtPF74rqZx7xOG

https://youtu.be/uP3lSc3jwMw?si=0Wk5cYYmBf7-UmG7

https://youtu.be/qvrTGrQZtSs?si=iBoAQ78eM30ewGXq

Faking It: Season 1 Episode 1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1125339782/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1135744594/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1133440647/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1126113738/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1217485915/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1217485905/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22 (rough sex article)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1126158104/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1126153960/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1159276964/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1137086337/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/512871617/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1217468266/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1217353512/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1137052189/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1133183143/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1128428887/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1126025057/?match=1&terms=%22Grace%20Millane%22

https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6628&context=jclc

https://historyandpolicy.org/policy-papers/papers/the-rough-sex-defence-lessons-from-history/

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In 1970, 85-year-old Nellie Farmer lived quietly in a modest retirement hotel. A retired schoolteacher, she had spent her life helping others and asking for very little in return.

One night, that safety was shattered.

An intruder broke into her room while she slept. Nellie Farmer had been brutally raped and strangled with a scarf. Her body was discovered face down on the bed, partially covered by blankets, as if someone had tried to hide what they had done.

At first, it looked like a single, terrible crime. But it wasn’t.

Police quickly arrested a man who admitted he had been in Nellie Farmer’s room the night she died, but he insisted someone else was responsible. His story pointed the finger at a mysterious accomplice known only by a nickname. That testimony would send a man to prison, but was he the right man?

As the years passed, the case began to unravel because Nellie Farmer’s murder was not the end of the story. It was only the beginning.

Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘The Stocking Strangler: Carlton Gary.’

Listener Discretion is by our bestie Edward OctoberpodVHS

That fabu music you hear is from our EP and Editor Nico @theinkypawprint

Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20121210082304/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/carlton_gary/1.html

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article173673116.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20180520193920/http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/NewsRoom/PressReleases/gary-execution-final-media-advisory

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https://www.themarshallproject.org/next-to-die/ga/6tn2v24m

https://www.aetv.com/articles/carlton-gray-serial-killer

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https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/last-words-stocking-strangler-talks-faith-innocence-and-truth-hours-before-execution/85-528753134

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0prdgKP11g

https://web.archive.org/web/20120415164736/http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/DNA-Links-Georgia-Killer-to-Local-1975-Murder-Case/-hJVZ-1q7ECe3VOlVbyi2A.cspx

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114369053/woman-84-apparently-strangled/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-troy-record-strangulation-ruled-in-w/114368426/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114369053/woman-84-apparently-strangled/

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/gone-cold/the-hunt-southern-ghosts-a-serial-killers-stranglehold-on-the-past/85-520576459

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In November 2019, hikers traveling through a remote mountain region in British Columbia discovered a burned-out truck abandoned on a rugged forest trail. The area lies deep within the Tolkien Range, far away from any roads and even farther from the life of the man who owned the vehicle.

The truck belonged to 26-year-old IT student Marshal Iwaasa, who had last been seen nearly 700 miles away in Alberta. How his truck ended up there and what happened to him remains a mystery.

Just days later, another man, Daniel Reock, disappeared under strange circumstances not far from the same region.

Are these two cases connected, or is it a chilling coincidence?

Join Cam and Jen as they discuss '700 Miles to Nowhere: Marshal Iwassa.'

If You Have Information

Marshal Iwaasa


5'11", approximately 170 lbs


Brown eyes, curly brown hair


Distinct tattoos


Last seen wearing red high-top sneakers, a green hoodie, a gray knit hat, and black denim pants


Driving a blue 2009 GMC Sierra (Alberta plate BLL-1099)

If you have information about Marshal’s disappearance, contact:


Lethbridge Police Service: 403-328-4444


Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-8477 or p3tips.com

Case #19030078

Daniel Reock

If you have information regarding Daniel’s disappearance, contact:


Squamish RCMP: 604-892-6100


Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-8477File #2020-121

A huge Thank You to our team:

Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen

Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theinkypawprint.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9tbUSK__3M 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yueni460aM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Marshal_Iwaasa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHJ5t0YLASY&t=1s

https://www.newspapers.com/image/619970689/?match=1&terms=Iwaasa

https://www.newspapers.com/image/680176348/?match=1&terms=Iwaasa

https://www.newspapers.com/image/616734014/?match=1&terms=Marshal%20Iwaasa

https://www.newspapers.com/image/616731902/?match=1&terms=Marshal%20Iwaasa

https://www.canadaunsolved.com/cases/tag/Marshal+Iwaasa+missing

https://www.newspapers.com/image/913493820/?match=1&terms=Marshal%20Iwaasa

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Wedding

https://www.squamishchief.com/local-news/squamish-vigil-aims-to-keep-daniel-reochs-memory-alive-7837653

https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/dead-surrey-man-had-crime-related-link-to-prince-george-3737747

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