US Crime: The Bookkeeper of Death and the Axe in the Night

Today's episode examines two chilling homicide cases involving Arthur Gary Bishop and Christopher Porco. The first deals with Bishop, a seemingly quiet bookkeeper from Salt Lake City whose façade fell apart when investigators tied him to the murders of five boys across four years. His confession, delivered in an eerily flat voice to a seasoned detective, revealed the full extent of his actions. The second follows the investigation and trial of Christopher Porco, accused of attacking his parents with an axe, killing his father Peter and leaving his mother Joan with severe injuries. Prosecutors relied on circumstantial evidence while Joan publicly defended him, a contradiction that shaped the entire courtroom fight. Together, these cases show the pressure surrounding homicide investigations, the emotional weight carried by each trial, and the long-term damage inflicted on the families.---------------------------------------------------------Don't forget to subscribe to the Casefile Confidential podcastTwo chilling episodes will be released every week, on Tuesdays and Fridays.---------------------------------------------------------- Visit tonysale.com for original case files, in-depth articles on unsolved and forgotten crimes, and a collection of books that dig deep into the world’s darkest chapters.