Harlow & Joe Arrested for Murder of Bryan Kocis
Two arrests have been made on charges of criminal homicide for the murder of Cobra Video owner, Bryan Kocis. Harlow Raymond Cuadra, 25, and Joseph Manuel Kerekes, 33, have both been taken into custody in Virginia Beach.
Few details are known at this time, but the story broke just minutes ago by the Citizen's Voice here.
posted by Jason Sechrest at 1:54 PM
51 Comments:
Thank you Jason, for posting this. I am very impressed that the police did not give up their investigation. I'm very anxious to hear why Harlow and Joe (never heard of him before) are being treated as suspects. I was one of Bryan's email friends, and this is truly great news!!!
FUCK FUCK FUCK
Sorry I am in such a buzz. I could not believe it when I received the news.
wow - i guess no will come the "super framed" stories
amazing news
The day this story broke, I said here, that it was a hooker and look whos correct again...To bad this thing took down the boy from San Diego, but he is finished....He may as well move to Palm Springs with the rest of the former porn losers.
Harlow and Joe fucked everything up
This is what Sean said at the very beginning of all of this.
SEAN KNEW WHAT HAPPENED!
Yet he was willing to work with Harlow on a porn shoot?!!
Sean was envolved. He may not be convictable but he was envolved at least on some level.
Well, if they turn out to be guilty, then I admit I was wrong. For a long time now, I have said I did not believe Harlow to be involved with Bryan's murder. I truly didn't. I just didn't see the motive for them? What did they hope to accomplish? They were already successful in their own right so getting involved with Cobra doesn't seem like something they would be trying to do.
You make good points about Sean. He said to Jody that "Harlow and Joe fucked it all up." At the time, we had no idea what he was referring to but now that an arrest has been made, could he have been referring to the settlement and things getting back to normal for Sean? If Harlow and Joe did murder Bryan, then yes, they certainly fucked things up for Sean. No question. Problem is, if Sean knew or even suspected those two of being involved with murder, why would he agree to film with them, let alone meet them in person again as he did just a few short weeks ago?
This all brings me back to the Las Vegas dinner back in January, just a few days before Bryan's murder. Just what was discussed at that dinner between Harlow, Grant, Joe and Sean? Oh, to have been a fly on that wall that evening. What could we have heard?
I always had a feeling that their were two killers in that house with Bryan that evening. I don't know why I thought that. Just the lack of defensive wounds and the ferocity of the murder led me to believe that. I think one kept Bryan's attention focused while the other did the killing.
I'm speechless at the moment, glad someone has been apprehended but still anxious to learn more details in tomorrow's papers.
TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE! - This was an absolutely amazing drama! I want to know more more more!!
- Martin
mj, you ask some very good questions, ones that a lot of people, myself included, want to know the answers to.
I have also thought there were 2 people involved in Bryan's murder - one to distract him and one to eventually kill him.
But like you said, what motive would Harlow and Joe (I'm guessing Joe is really Trent a/k/a Mark?) have in murdering Bryan, and in such a horrible manner?
Wouldn't a gunshot have sufficed? Why such brutality, with someone they hardly even knew?
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Two_Virginia_Beach_men_charged_with_homicide_.html
Cad said...
FUCK FUCK FUCK
Sorry I am in such a buzz. I could not believe it when I received the news.
2:29 PM
That's not surprising! You don't believe anything unless it came directly from Bryan Kocis. So it seems you'll never believe anything again, unless you have a direct line to Hell?
mj,,,,,more to follow
Maybe the reason they came to SoCal was so the authorities could get the additional information they needed to conclude the investigation? Tie up the loose ends so to speak!
Maybe Brent and Grant were in fact working with the authorities at that time?
Maybe that's why Brent looked so distraught in the photos taken? Maybe he was sick to his stomach having to put on a charade with these two? Maybe that's why they came away with no scene or scenes?
4:47, if you are such a big man attacking Cad anonymously, why not show yourself and post under your real name?
A man was brutally murdered and your utter hatred for him clouds everything you say and think.
You da man!
Interesting 4:53, but it doesn't explain why Sean wrote "Harlow and Joe fucked everything up" back when this story first broke.
Unfortunately, Patric, bold face Anon won't reveal himself, although if you take a guess as to who it is, you'll probably be right. That aside, I completely agree with you, now is not the time for petty name calling. After nearly 4 months of little to no news, two suspects are now in custody for Bryan's murder. It took a long time and if the police believe Joe and Harlow are the murderers, I hope they have some extremely solid evidence that will hold up in court. All those responsible for Bryan's murder need to be held accountable for their actions.
rest in peace Bryan.
What a shame and a sad end to this tawdry affair.
Great publicity for Harlow though, if he is released, look at all these sites publishing pictures of his hot cock.
It doesn't make sense to me why Harlow and Joe would kill Bryan!
Harlow's blog is down...
Just wanted to let you know that Julien's Gay Rant Page and Elmysterio's blog are on top of this!
Brent and friends aren't in the clear yet. Based on the referenced article in the Times Leader, I would guess that a deal was cut by the San Diego connection to avoid or lessen any potential impact the murder might legally have on their lives.
Anon said "That's not surprising! You don't believe anything unless it came directly from Bryan Kocis. So it seems you'll never believe anything again, unless you have a direct line to Hell?
4:47 PM "
Part of the reason I am selected to fulfil my judicial role ( and be paid buckets of money ) is an ability to tolerate such lack of appreciation of an independent mind.
I have always believed that the killer would be discovered if only through his/their own arrogance.
I am delighted by these developments.
Rejoice.
To everyone else. Somewhat less pompously I was just astounded when I received news of the arrest.
Please excuse my colourful language.
Anon @ 5:40pm - Harlow's blog is back up now. I do wonder if "mark" will close down the blog and/or the boybatter site as a result of these arrests. Probably not.
mike in TN said...
holy fuck this is crazy!! guess it turns out Harlow IS Drake.
5:48 PM
am confused now, mark is joe?
Anon @ 6:15pm - I'm really not entirely sure. I've heard different answers to the "who is Mark?" question over the past couple of months. The Mark who posts here and on Elm's blog seems to be a promotional/marketing boybatter/boisrus whiz with his long comments praising Harlow and boybatter and their videos. I honestly don't know if Mark is Harlow, Joe, a combo of both or his own person. Others may be able to shed more light on that question.
Ack, no time time to write, but a FULL JIM GLOATFEST is in the offing, I do assure you all! FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS, FOLKS!!!! : )
Hi all. Harlow's blog is back up (if it was ever down).
I just keep thinking about what other horrible shit Harlow and Joe must have perpetrated in the past that no one will ever know about.
Harlow's alleged quip "Don't worry, he went fast" regarding Bryan sent chills up my spine.
Nick, I felt the same way - my blood ran cold.
Mike in TN said...
JASON! please give us some of your thoughts on this, i'd love to know what you're thinking
So do you think Joe and Harlow were both in Bryan's house that night? I wonder, cause there were two wineglasses on the table.
Harlow said he was present when Bryan was murder; Why didn't he just say that he killed him if he did it? Maybe Joe killed Bryan as Harlow stole his stuff?
And why the hell stab him 28 times? Why did they go through all that trouble when he was immediately dead?
So many questions!
Same with me, Nick and eric. It's bone chilling to read those words that Harlow supposedly said to Sean. Absolutely evil, in my opinion.
same with me,
we are totally shocked here
Yeah, it's disturbing.
Why did he say "Don't worry"?
Did he & Joe kill Bryan for him?
Harlow's alleged quip "Don't worry, he went fast" regarding Bryan sent chills up my spine.
where did that come from?
The two men from Virginia Beach facing charges in connection to the stabbing death of Bryan Kocis described the murder while visiting Sean Lockhart and Grant Roy at a nude beach in California three weeks ago, according to arrest papers.
Harlow Cuadra, 25, and Joseph Manuel Kerekes, 33, visitedLockhart and Grant Roy at Black's Beach in San Diego on April 28, where Cuadra told Lockhart about the murder.
Lockhart was a model for Kocis who owned Cobra Video, a company that produced and sold gay pornographic movies.
Kocis was found dead inside his Dallas Township home on Jan. 24.
Investigators said Kocis was stabbed 28 times to the front of his body, and that his throat was slashed before his home was set on fire.
According to the criminal complaints:
Cuadra and Kerekes traveled to San Diego at the end of April and met Lockhart and Roy.
At the nude beach, Cuadra told Lockhart that "(Cuadra) was present when (Kocis) was murdered."
A day earlier on April 27, Cuadra told Lockhart, "don't worry, he went quick," the criminal complaints say.
Investigators used an electronic intercept to record the conversations, according to the criminal complaints.
State police at Wyoming linked Cuadra to Kocis through several e-mail accounts that were set up prior to Kocis' murder. Investigators said that Cuadra leased a vehicle in Virginia Beach that he drove to Luzerne County on Jan. 23.
While in the area, Cuadra and Kerekes stayed at the Fox Ridge Inn in Plains Township leaving on Jan. 24.
Investigators also claimed that Cuadra and Kerekes were regulars at a gym in Virginia Beach and didn't swipe their entrance cards on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24, the criminal complaints says.
Cuadra and Kerekes are each charged with criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, liability for the conduct of another, robbery, burglary, theft, tampering with physical evidence, abuse of corpse, criminal conspiracy to commit burglary, and two counts of arson.
The two men are being held in Virginia Beach are may appear before a Virginia judge at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Read The Times Leader on Wednesday for the complete story.
it will be interesting to find out if Sean and Grant knew they were being recorded with Harlow. I tend to think not. Was the Sean and Harlow filmed porn made before or after these conversations?
Maybe Mark really IS Joe/Trent. The articles said that Harlow and Joe met Brent and Grant in San Diego.
This is from Harlow's blog post about it;
"Mark tried to break the ice, with some comment on the weather(didn’t help)."
If Mark's comment about the weather didn't break the ice, his comments about killing Bryan must have silenced the entire restaurant. ;-)
Great Fresh Article with new details;
Two Beach men charged with murder of Pa. porn producer
By JON FRANK, The Virginian-Pilot
© May 16, 2007 | Last updated 11:13 PM May. 15
VIRGINIA BEACH - A Virginia Beach male escort and his partner were arrested Tuesday in connection with the slaying of a gay porn film producer who was stabbed to death earlier this year in Pennsylvania.
Harlow Raymond Cuadra, 25, and Joseph Manuel Kerekes, 33, both of 1028 Stratem Court, were arrested by Beach police about 10 a.m. on Virginia Beach Boulevard as they drove in their black BMW, according to Barry Taylor, a Beach attorney who represents Cuadra.
The two men, who operate Norfolk Gay Escorts and Norfolk Companions Inc., as well as at least two Web sites, have been suspects in the case since Beach police executed a search warrant at their home in February.
On Tuesday, they were taken to Virginia Beach police headquarters while investigators with the Pennsylvania State Police considered a host of charges against them relating to the slaying of Bryan C. Kocis of Dallas, Pa., on Jan. 24.
Someone killed Kocis, a producer of gay films and owner of Cobra Video, by cutting his throat. He was then stabbed 28 times and burned. His body was discovered by firefighters who were called to a structural fire.
Pennsylvania authorities on Tuesday unveiled a 54-page document that spells out the charges and evidence against the two men. Besides criminal homicide, Cuadra and Kerekes may be charged with robbery, burglary, arson, theft, tampering with evidence and conspiracy, Taylor said.
After the arrest Tuesday, Beach police executed another search warrant at the Stratem Court residence.
Police are investigating whether to charge the men with violating Virginia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, conspiracy to launder money, and conspiracy to receive money from the earnings of male or female prostitutes, according to the search warrant.
Taylor said Tuesday afternoon that the detailed document and affidavit will take some time to digest.
"We are trying to sort through it and see how strong the evidence really is," Taylor said.
Kerekes is being represented by a Pennsylvania attorney, Taylor said.
The Pennsylvania document details a complicated case against the two men, tied together by a maze of e-mails.
Most of the e-mails are between the victim and a person named "Danny Moilin. "
In an affidavit, Pennsylvania authorities claim that Moilin is an alias of Cuadra's that was used to set up the victim.
The affidavit claims that the motive for the crime was money.
Cuadra and Kerekes, the affidavit says, believed Kocis to be their main rival in the lucrative gay pornography business, and they wanted Kocis out of the way so they could form a relationship with Kocis' main pornography star, Sean Lockhart, who is known in the gay film industry as Brent Corrigan.
The affidavit says that extensive electronic communication took place between Moilin and Kocis just prior to Kocis' death. The communication was filtered through multiple addresses in an attempt to disguise its origination point.
It also says that a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle seen leaving the scene was rented by Cuadra in Virginia in the days leading up to the killing.
The affidavit says that Cuadra and Kerekes bought a knife at a Beach gun shop prior to the slaying.
Does anyone know if Harlow/Joe are being held without bail? If not, what's the bail amount?
I think if they do bail out, they'll flee the state in one of their fast cars.
Haven't seen anything yet about bail. I imagine that will be discussed tomorrow during their court appearance. Doubt with that laundry list of charges against them, bail would be an option given to them but one never knows.
Bail is never an option if you are charged with murder
I am kind of beside myself and just really confused. I want to know what motive they had. Would they really KILL Bryan to bring down a "rival gay porn company" and work with Brent? How ludicrous is that?! They would both have to be completely insane to do that. And for two insane people to find each other... I dunno, I just don't get it. There's a motive that we haven't been told about I think.
And Mark told me that he is Joe. So, there you have that for what it's worth.
Will be interesting to see how this whole thing plays out, especially considering that it was a reader of mine and my web site that provided the contact information for Harlow to the police. If they are convicted, someone's getting a reward.
*sigh*
I guess my throwing every little detail I came across up on the site did end up being a help in the end... despite the fact that it made Brent mad at me.
And since we have established that Brent was in contact with Harlow long before all of this happened, why was I the first person to call the police with his contact info? They told me that received no other leads, no phone numbers and were totally grateful.
Why didn't Brent call them before me? Confused on that too.
So many questions. I'm just glad the police are getting to the bottom of it.
Jason, Maybe you'll get to read all about it on someone else's news site!
:)
12:04 - I get 90% of my information from other people's news sites. Why should this be any different and why would I care? lol xo L, J.
Breat being mad at you will do you no harm. You already know nobody will work with him.
I have read through alot of the comments on this page and it seems to me that everyone thinks that Harlow and Joseph are guilty. For the most part, But what if they are not, and that When it comes to the police that they get a one track mind on who is guilty and then the "evidence" follows. Did you ever think that these two men, already had a great life for themselves and didnt need some other persons "fame". But I am sure that everyone can have their personal opinion and I respect that, But I choose to believe they are innocent,(and not until proven guilty, because that does not always mean they did it). And I will support them for as long as I can. I am sorry to hear that Bryan was killed in such a horrific manor, but the police need to find the real killer and stop blaming two people who didnt commit the act.
If you read the affidavit carefully and objectively I think it is fairly obvious that Lockhart has not only been cooperating with the police, but has been participating in the investigation. I don't know that for a fact, of course, but I suspect that the San Diego nude beach was a set up and Lockhard and/or his partner Roy were wired. And the conversation later at a restaurant was also apparently recorded, no doubt with Lockhart's and Roy's cooperation. Kocis was trash IMHO because he used barely legal (and sometimes not) kids to perform unprotected sex, but a number of people seemed to be drooling at the prospect of Lockhard being guilty of murder, even though he was one of the exploited kids. I'm sure they'll be disappointed.
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