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Thursday, April 5, 2007

Why was Bryan Kocis killed

There have been a lot of questions regarding the timing of Bryan Kocis’s murder to the signing of the settlement agreement between Cobra video and LSG media. I have asked myself did this have a direct connection or was it pure circumstance. Well I was thinking about this and I thought I would do a little checking on things. Well from the news sources and yes we have all read them. The people who lived near Bryan said that he was very reclusive. His neighbor who lives next door and who cut his lawn said that in the months prior to his death he was getting more so reclusive. He would not even open the door to speak to him. He stated on one occasion that he went over to Bryan’s to ask him a question and Bryan would not open the door. He knew Bryan was home so he called him on the phone. Bryan did not answer the phone but called him back 20 minutes later to ask what he wanted. This was not a rare incident from what I can gather.
I understand that he was a private person but he was starting to act a bit more odd as his neighbors put it. He would just go from his house to his car and roar off down the street. Well these statements made me wonder if there was something more to it considering the way he was murdered. Now we all know about the civil case between he and Sean Lockhart AKA Brent Corrigan.
Was Bryan paranoid or did he have other enemies were there treats made to him did he have any recent confrontations with someone? So I have decided to trace the last 60 days of his life. On October 8th 2006 Brent Corrigan announces the launch of their pay site. It was only available for 2 days before Bryan and his attorneys had them shut down. On
October 12th 2006 Brent makes an impassioned plea to his fans for help. It was also during this time period that Brent talks about going with his real name. It was this decision to drop the Brent Corrigan moniker and go with his own name that really started the settlement talks. And we all know about the threats that were thrown back and forth between the litigants. If Sean had done this the Cobra civil suit would have gone down the drain. And Bryan would have had no hold on Sean Lockhart. Now this fact could have made Bryan quite nervous as to the outcome of things. If Sean had released his ID to the police and it showed that he was in fact underage it could have caused Bryan serious trouble. So the settlement was in progress.

November 2006 Brent went to New York to film a movie short and while he is there Bryan shows him an early draft of the settlement agreement which Brent rejects. The settlement talks come to a halt and begin again in earnest. Bryan is more so agreeable now that Brent says that he will use his own name and the talk’s progress.

December 2006 both parties sign a tentative agreement and final negotiations begin to finalize the agreement. Plans are made to meet in Las Vegas to get things hashed out and finalized.

January 2007 The attorney for Sean, Grant and LSG files a motion to withdraw as their attorney
Citing lack of payment of legal fees to the tune of $38,000 and infighting between the partners at LSG, in regards to the settlement with Cobra. As stated in the document, the motion to withdraw is E-mailed to Sean, Grant and Lee on Jan 9th as well as sent by over-night mail to them. Sean and Grant leave San Diego and drive to Vegas for the AVN Adult Expo. It is during this period in Las Vegas for the AVN convention that Sean and Harlow meet for the first time.
Grant and Sean go to Dinner with Harlow and Joeand discuss the possibility of a joint business venture. Bryan also attends AVN Adult Expo and he is accompanied by one of his Cobra Boys, a model named Aaron. Sean and Grant meet with Bryan and discuss more settlement details and they try to get it all together. It is during this same period that Sean and Grant attend the Hustla ball and Bryan and Aaron are also in attendance.
This is also where Sean approaches Bryan and they appear to be on good terms they even dance together and give each other a hug. This is the last day of the convention and Aaron leaves and goes home. Everyone else continues on to San Diego for further settlement discussions. Bryan E-mails Cad and in addition to mentioning the above about meetings with LSG, as Zane mentions in his comment), not working out, he says "Grant is actually coming over later tonight, Sean and Grant will be here tomorrow to meet with me." This is where it is all ironed out and all the papers are signed. While in San Diego Bryan has another model with him named Zane who is present at one of the meetings with Bryan and Grant. Again, according to Zane's comment, Grant and Bryan did meet up that evening and "they had their meeting for 20min or so." Zane Leaves San Diego and goes home as does Bryan. Bryan arrives home on the 19th of January. He spoke with Cad that Saturday and from what I have read said that the settlement was signed and that he was real busy. He has also been in regular contact with the members of LSG Media. The next we here is that on the morning of the 24th of January at around 9:am PST he talks to Brent and then he has a Instant message conversation with Cad at 5:54 p.m. EST he also Speaks to Lee at 3:00 p.m. PST they have a short conversation. Bryan says he was expecting someone at any minute. The next we hear is that at 8:30 p.m. there was a fire at his home and someone is found in the home dead. The coroner ID’s the body with dental records. It is Bryan Kocis and he was murdered before the fire was Set. It is also revealed that his Throat was slashed and he was stabbed 28 times. There are no apparent defensive wound and no sign of a struggle. The door to the home was left open and the fire was set on or behind the sofa where the body was found. There was a knife found close to the body and a bottle of wine on the table near by. It would appear that Bryan knew his attacker(s) and was comfortable with them. The police said that Bryan sent an e-mail to an associate with a picture of a model whom he was supposed to meet with the evening that he was killed. The picture is circulated through the news media and the Internet and the police said that he was “a person of interest with the possible last name of Drake”.
The person of interest was later identified as Harlow Cuadra. The only problem is Harlow was in Virginia when the murder took place. And all the members of LSG Media were in California at the time as well. There was speculation that this might be a murder for hire but it just does not really fit. There is no reason that LSG Media would want to kill him because they would have nothing to gain from his death. The settlement was already in place and Bryan’s death would not affect it. Harlow has no motive, as he did not even know Bryan. The idea of Harlow working for Cobra studios is ludicrous he is not even Cobra material. Harlow is just plain to old to be a Cobra boy. Harlow working for Falcon or Rascal Video that I could see.Harlow is truly not a twink. There is nothing twink about Harlow. Who ever killed Bryan spent some time in that house after they killed him. They could have been searching for something or just destroying evidence. They set the fire to cover their tracks and they also could have sent the e-mail as a distraction. The e-mail is said to have originated from the Allentown area and it is said to have contained Harlow’s picture. I might add that it is quite easy to get Harlow’s picture off the Internet. I did thats why you see it here. Now here is the big what if. Bryan obviously knew his attacker and trusted them enough to let them walk behind him while he was seated on the sofa. The killing wound was the one to his throat and that would have killed him almost instantly. The 28 stab wounds have been called ceremonial or just plain overkill. I don’t think they were Bryan did not die as quick as his murderer thought he would and in a panic they stabbed him 28 more times. The person who killed Bryan had very intense feelings for him. Be they a lover scorned or some one who hated him. Now here is where I have an issue if Bryan was as private as has been said he was not going to let an enemy into his home. So that means it was someone who he cared about. Someone that he had a relationship with. It just stands to reason that his killer is most likely a prior boyfriend or a rejected boy toy who felt threatened by the settlement between Bryan and Brent Corrigan. Now all we have to do is to find out whom Brent Corrigan replaced as Bryan’s boy toy in 2004 and you have your killer. I have read on other posts that to Bryan, Cobra was as much a hobby as a business. In fact I am sure it was more of hobby than a business; even though it proved very lucrative. He enjoyed young men and Cobra gave him access to them. The only problem with boys is that they grow up and become men. So if anybody has more details please feel free to add them.


This is Elmysterio and I’m out

27 comments:

  1. great stuff mr elms ...

    keeping this aussie bloke very happy

    keep it up

    rob

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  2. one question - when did grant appear on the scene?

    rob

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  3. I believe Sean and Grant have been together 2 years.

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  4. elm,

    please don´t approve certain statements as facts.

    we do not know where the lsg people were at the time of the murder. they never said. how do you know they were in califonia?

    there was an assumption that aaron was with bryan in las vegas. someone claimed that but it was never confirmed.

    the only one who claims lee called bryan before this murder are you. you changed the time now from 5 to 6 pm why?

    "If Sean had released his ID to the police and it showed that he was in fact underage it could have caused Bryan serious trouble. So the settlement was in progress."

    sean could have done this long before the law suit even started.

    the settlement would probably not be enforced in all terms. so lsg has something to gain. with the settlements in their hand they are able to operate. without bryan enforcing the full settlement they have another advantage.

    "Now all we have to do is to find out whom Brent Corrigan replaced as Bryan’s boy toy in 2004 and you have your killer."

    we can speculate as much as possible and it would be good to create a list with all possible suspects. but this statement above far away from any logical reason.

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  5. please don´t approve certain statements as facts.

    we do not know where the lsg people were at the time of the murder. they never said. how do you know they were in califonia?

    It was stated by there attorney when he said that they were going to get legal counsel before speaking with the authorities. Apparantly you want them in Pennsylvania with a bloody knife and matches.

    there was an assumption that aaron was with bryan in las vegas. someone claimed that but it was never confirmed..

    Actually several people saw him there and it was confirmed on Jason’s blog

    the only one who claims lee called bryan before this murder are you. you changed the time now from 5 to 6 pm why?

    I made a mistake when typing I have corrected it it was 3:pm pst that would be 6:pm est. just as before I have done my research and I got the answers I needed. You can call Lee and ask him if you don’t believe me.

    "If Sean had released his ID to the police and it showed that he was in fact underage it could have caused Bryan serious trouble. So the settlement was in progress."

    “October 11th 2006 Brent makes an impassioned plea to his fans for help. It was also during this time period that Brent talks about going with his real name. It was this decision to drop the Brent Corrigan moniker and go with his own name that really started the settlement talks. And we all know about the threats that were thrown back and forth between the litigants. If Sean had done this the Cobra civil suit would have gone down the drain. And Bryan would have had no hold on Sean Lockhart. Now this fact could have made Bryan quite nervous as to the outcome of things. If Sean had released his ID to the police and it showed that he was in fact underage it could have caused Bryan serious trouble. So the settlement was in progress.” This is the entire statement I think it explains it self.


    sean could have done this long before the law suit even started.

    Did it ever occur to any of you age doubters that maybe Sean did not want to see Bryan go to prison or face the possibility that he could be arrested as well.

    the settlement would probably not be enforced in all terms. so lsg has something to gain. with the settlements in their hand they are able to operate. without bryan the settlement enforcing the full settlement they have another advantage.

    The settlement is enforceable whether Bryan or any of the members of LSG are dead with the exception of Sean/Brent. If Brent is dead then there really is no need for the settlement this whole case revolves around him and all the people who want a piece of him. He is basically a steak in a den of lions.

    killer." "Now all we have to do is to find out whom Brent Corrigan replaced as Bryan’s boy toy in 2004 and you have your

    This statement is just to show that whoever killed Bryan had a vested interest in the outcome of the settlement and probably felt that they were getting pushed to the side again. I make this statement because Bryan knew his killer and trusted them. Bryan would not of let just anyone in his home. It stands to reason that he did know his killer.

    we can speculate as much as possible and it would be good to create a list with all possible suspects. but this statement above far away from any logical reason.

    You want a suspect list here’s a link to one. Http://www.cobravideo.com then go to the Cobra Boy and page take your pick. One of them did this. Bryan used, manipulated and lied too these boys and then cast them aside. He had an unnatural obsession towards Brent and it alienated the other models.

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  7. Elm, nice work. A couple of minor corrections for you though.

    Sean's member site opened on October 8, 2006. I know it opened on the 8th, because that's the day I purchased my membership. And his blog post requesting donations from fans entitled, "I tried my best," was made on October 12, not the 11th.

    You also state a few things as fact that I do not ever recall seeing or hearing about in the news or on blog sites and I've been following this, as you know, for quite awhile. Could you help me in clearing up some of this confusion on the below topics?

    First, you make mention of Cobra Model Aaron quite a lot in your blog post. The only things I've about Aaron have been from Cad and they stated that he lives or was in New York and had dinner with Bryan not too long before Bryan's murder.

    I do not recall ever seeing it mentioned anywhere that Aaron attended AVN Expo or Hustleball with Bryan. You state the a number of people saw them together and it was confirmed on Jason's blog. Who saw them together and who confirmed it on Jason's blog?

    I also do not recall it ever being mentioned that Sean and Bryan danced together while in Vegas. I recall it being mentioned by Zane that Sean and Bryan hugged, but that's all.

    Also, a number of times you've mentioned that Lee phoned Bryan at 3pm PST, which would have been 6pm Bryan's time, on the day of Bryan's death. However, I have yet to see any news article state that. The closest I've seen is a statement by Atty. John Yates to one of the papers, stating one of his clients phoned Bryan the day he died. He declined to say who and never gave a timeframe. You said to ab that he can call Lee and ask him if we don't believe you. I'm not saying I don't believe you, I'm saying I've never seen it mentioned by anyone other than yourself that this is who called Bryan and at what time. I'm simply asking, do you have the news source for that info?

    You also mention that Bryan and Sean met up in New York to look over early drafts of the settlement. I don't recall Sean ever mentioning he met with Bryan in New York or looked at the settlement terms there and I don't recall Cad ever saying so either.

    One thing about Bryan being reclusive. Another possibility, other than perhaps he was fearful for some reason, was that maybe he was uncomfortable with his neighbors knowing what he did for a living. Cad has often said Bryan was discreet and maybe Bryan was somewhat embarrassed, at least with his neighbors, about his profession, and was worried as to what they may say or think of him. That could have made him paranoid and reclusive as well. This is just another thought to throw into the mix. Don't know if there's any validity to it or not.

    I agree with most of what you say in your post, Elm, but the above are the few statements I could use some clarification on, please. Thanks Elm!

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  8. Wow after all the speculation of the last two months someone comes back to a theory I first posted in early February!Elmysterio I have always been convinced that a Cobra boy ,jilted and infuriated because Bryan was making nice with Sean was the only plausible murderer. And I was rather crudely shot down esp by cad. cad claimed Bryan did not "carry on" with his boys. I have learned 2 things in the last 2 months. Bryan was a lot more "involved " with Cobra boys than cad is comfortable acknowledging. and cad more than likely KNOWS who the murderer is I think bryan told cad in that IM when we KNOW the killer was there. Cad is either protecting his identity or he has been asked by the police to remain silent. It is very telling early on cad said he had no intention of returning to the states. I also would not be surprised if cad was a silent partner in Cobra which means he has a vested interest in seeing Grant arrested. Follow the Money El find out who gets Cobra and who the HELL logged into Cobras My Space yesterday!

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  9. mj it is late but I will draw your attention to this statement "Also, a number of times you've mentioned that Lee phoned Bryan at 3pm PST, which would have been 6pm Bryan's time, on the day of Bryan's death. However, I have yet to see any news article state that. The closest I've seen is a statement by Atty. John Yates to one of the papers, stating one of his clients phoned Bryan the day he died. He declined to say who and never gave a timeframe. You said to ab that he can call Lee and ask him if we don't believe you. I'm not saying I don't believe you, I'm saying I've never seen it mentioned by anyone other than yourself that this is who called Bryan and at what time. I'm simply asking, do you have the news source for that info?" Yes El has the source and I am sure it was "off the record" I have heard the same story and your right it was not from Jason or a news site. I think you can read between the lines here mj some people are talking but not "on the record"

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  10. elm,

    "Apparantly you want them [one or more of the lsg members] in Pennsylvania with a bloody knife and matches."

    "i m as clueless as you are regarding to that murder. i just have certain ideas. i don´t think one of them did it with his own hands.

    howard,

    ...I have always been convinced that a Cobra boy ,jilted and infuriated because Bryan was making nice with Sean was the only plausible murderer."

    the settlement was a business agreement which allowed to work and go for cobra and lsg. it is far from making nice with sean nor a reason for jealousy. lsg should just deliver brent corrigan footage not sean working with bryan together. i can imagine other reasons for a cobra boy being the killer but not that.

    if cad knew the name of the killer, he would have told it to the police as he was/is in contact with them from very early. the police would have concentrated on getting evidences rather look for who is that guy on the pic (harlow) and not raid his house.

    i agree with you that the crime was on strong emotions, hate...

    except sean we never heard accusation or hate from any other cobra model.

    even on this two boards (jason´s and elms) people showed strong emotions to brent and/or bryan.

    for example albert is the prototype of a raving fan. he writes on brent´s blog like a teenage fan girl. on the other side he cannot suppress his hate for bryan even after his death.

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  11. When a 44 year old man gets his throat cut and is stabbed 28 times and there are no defensive wounds, there is a very strong SUGGESTION that the 44 year old man was unconscious or otherwise physically unable to put up a fight when he was killed.

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  12. yeah the bottom line is 28 times.... go through the motions 2 8 times

    thats a long time stabbing - and yes have to aggree that no defence marks - shows many things ... already dead? crime of passion? revenge? 28 .... why 28 ?

    all very interesting ...

    and yes the other partner in cobra ? robert wagner? or who ? and where are they .... much of this whole story is kept closed. keep on digging there has to be a murderer out there

    rob in oz

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  13. Elm,

    I agree with you. Somebody who was with him within that last couple of months knows that something else was going on that had Bryan scared. They probably heard or saw something that they think is of no value and is actually the missing puzzle piece. I wonder if any of those people will post here and give a run down of what they know?

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  14. Hey MJ I hope this helps to clarify things for you.

    MJ said...
    Elm, nice work. A couple of minor corrections for you though.

    Sean's member site opened on October 8, 2006. I know it opened on the 8th, because that's the day I purchased my membership. And his blog post requesting donations from fans entitled, "I tried my best," was made on October 12, not the 11th.


    I will correct this on the time line and my recent post as well thank you for the help.

    You also state a few things as fact that I do not ever recall seeing or hearing about in the news or on blog sites and I've been following this, as you know, for quite awhile. Could you help me in clearing up some of this confusion on the below topics?

    First, you make mention of Cobra Model Aaron quite a lot in your blog post. The only things I've about Aaron have been from Cad and they stated that he lives or was in New York and had dinner with Bryan not too long before Bryan's murder.

    I do not recall ever seeing it mentioned anywhere that Aaron attended AVN Expo or Hustleball with Bryan. You state the a number of people saw them together and it was confirmed on Jason's blog. Who saw them together and who confirmed it on Jason's blog?


    As I recall Cad did mention this on Jason’s Blog about Aaron attending the Hustla Ball.

    I also do not recall it ever being mentioned that Sean and Bryan danced together while in Vegas. I recall it being mentioned by Zane that Sean and Bryan hugged, but that's all.

    I’m sorry about the dancing part. Someone mentioned taht to me but it was not posted anywhere. But they did hug and make nice this was reported on several blogs. Including Jason’s.I also believe Cad mentioning that Bryan had told him.

    Also, a number of times you've mentioned that Lee phoned Bryan at 3pm PST, which would have been 6pm Bryan's time, on the day of Bryan's death. However, I have yet to see any news article state that. The closest I've seen is a statement by Atty. John Yates to one of the papers, stating one of his clients phoned Bryan the day he died. He declined to say who and never gave a timeframe. You said to ab that he can call Lee and ask him if we don't believe you. I'm not saying I don't believe you, I'm saying I've never seen it mentioned by anyone other than yourself that this is who called Bryan and at what time. I'm simply asking, do you have the news source for that info?

    I have a few connections in the legal system who have slipped me bits of information nothing specific but a confirmation here or there. You have to ask the right questions.

    You also mention that Bryan and Sean met up in New York to look over early drafts of the settlement. I don't recall Sean ever mentioning he met with Bryan in New York or looked at the settlement terms there and I don't recall Cad ever saying so either.

    This was posted early on on Jason’s blog as I recall I may be wrong I’m just going by memory.

    One thing about Bryan being reclusive. Another possibility, other than perhaps he was fearful for some reason, was that maybe he was uncomfortable with his neighbors knowing what he did for a living. Cad has often said Bryan was discreet and maybe Bryan was somewhat embarrassed, at least with his neighbors, about his profession, and was worried as to what they may say or think of him. That could have made him paranoid and reclusive as well. This is just another thought to throw into the mix. Don't know if there's any validity to it or not.

    A few of his neighbors knew what he did for a living. The biggest hurdle for him to overcome was the arrest in 2001. That story was all over the papers and if you read the newspaper article it’s also mentioned there how people talk in small towns.

    I agree with most of what you say in your post, Elm, but the above are the few statements I could use some clarification on, please. Thanks Elm!
    April 6, 2007 4:08 AM


    I hope that answers the various question you have. I have not really touched on the age issue in this post but I can say that Sean Lockhart is 20 years old and this is from a very reliable source. I can not reveal who they are but I trust them totally.

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  15. Anon @ 4:28am says, I have heard the same story and your right it was not from Jason or a news site. I think you can read between the lines here mj some people are talking but not "on the record"

    I understand, anon, but I think there's been enough reading between the lines by a number of people over this case to last a lifetime. And all that results from that is more confusion. So, I'd rather ask for clarification when I have a question about something that is presented as fact. Just to be sure.

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  16. Hey Elmysterio, do you ever post on Just us boys?
    I was doing some site searching on Justusboys and found a poster named Elmysterio on this thread, http://justusboys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=139755 you might want to check out the thread again.

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  17. Thanks, Elm, for the clarification. Much appreciated.

    Good point about the neighbors and the 2001 issue. He could have also been embarrassed because of that reason, for what his neighbors may think or say. Another reason for the reclusiveness, perhaps.

    As I've said before, I haven't a clue who killed Bryan. I do believe it's related somehow to the settlement, because of the timing of papers being signed so close to Bryan's murder, etc. and I also think the killer is someone who had a deep seated hatred of Bryan. If the intent was simply to kill Bryan, the wound to the throat, which hit the bone, would have done the job. Why go on stabbing someone who was already presumably dead another 28 times? The only possible reason I could see for that is that the person was getting their anger towards Bryan out by doing that.

    So, it makes sense for the police to look to those who have declared their hatred of Bryan publicly, and work backwards. As much as some of us may not like the idea, Sean and Grant did declare their hatred of Bryan on innumerable occasions and it stands to reason that they would be two of the first people questioned and investigated. It's true that I have never seen a statement by another Cobra model that was negative of Bryan. I've never seen the hatred displayed towards Bryan that Sean and Grant posted on their blog, displayed by anyone else. I'm not saying that no one else hated Bryan. I'm sure others did. I'm just saying that no one was as vocal about it as Sean and Grant were.

    Again, I'm not saying that I believe Sean or Grant had anything to do with Bryan's death. I have no specific theory about his death. I'm simply saying it's understandable and expected that the police interview Lee, Sean and Grant, and investigate their alibis, etc. All in the course of a thorough homicide investigation.

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  18. Victim’s porn ties examined
    Officials look into Bryan Kocis’ adult film business in fatal stabbing investigation.
    By EDWARD LEWIS elewis@timesleader.com

    DALLAS TWP. – State police investigators returned to Midland Drive Friday, two days after firefighters recovered the burned body of homicide victim Bryan Charles Kocis.

    The probe into the stabbing death of Kocis continues as investigators interview individuals who were associated with the convicted sex offender, including some people who live in foreign countries.

    Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information connected to the investigation.

    The focus of the investigation is Kocis’ background, his business and anyone he associated with, according to state police Lt. Frank Hackin, criminal unit supervisor for Troop P, Wyoming.

    Kocis, who died of multiple stab wounds, was found Wednesday night when firefighters responded to a blaze at his home.

    Kocis, who grew up in Plymouth and briefly lived in Kingston before moving to Dallas Township, owned and operated Cobra Video from the basement of his Back Mountain home. The company, established in 2001, produced gay pornographic films and sold the movies through its Web site. Most of the videos featured young males.

    A box at the United Parcel Service store in the Dallas Shopping Center was used as a mailing address for the business.

    Kocis’ death was the topic of conversation on several interactive Web sites, or blogs, that are frequented by homosexuals.

    Police also are hoping to talk to the driver of a light-colored sport utility vehicle that was seen in the area immediately after a fire ripped through Kocis’ home at about 8:30 Wednesday night, Trooper Martin Connors said.

    Luzerne County Coroner Dr. John Consalvo said Kocis died of multiple stab wounds to his torso and neck before the fire was set. The man was identified through dental records.

    Investigators suspect the fire was set to cover up the murder.

    Attorney Albert J. Flora Jr., who defended Kocis several years ago on sex assault charges, met with investigators on Thursday.

    Flora kept in touch with Kocis and briefly represented him in an unrelated civil case. He would not disclose what was said in the meeting or if Kocis had received any threats on his life.

    Flora said he met with investigators voluntarily.

    The defense attorney clarified a mistake that is listed on Luzerne County Court records about Kocis’ criminal case from 2001.

    Kocis was arrested in July 2001, after a then 15-year-old boy claimed Kocis raped him twice.

    Most felony and misdemeanor sex offenses were dropped against Kocis because the boy lied about his age and didn’t want to testify, said Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney Jeffrey Tokach.

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  19. Part 2

    Tokach said the boy was under a contract with Kocis to model for Cobra Video and provided two fake forms of identification that showed the boy was 18 years old.

    Kocis pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of children when authorities recovered a videotape of him having sex with the boy. He was sentenced to one year probation in May 2002.

    Tokach recalled Friday that neither he nor the court ordered Kocis to register with the state police as a sex offender under the state’s Megan’s Law.

    “Sometime after (Kocis’) sentencing, Megan’s Law got changed,” Tokach said. “He was never notified by the court to register. I don’t even know if he was required to do so at that time. Since then, amendments were added to Megan’s Law making (sexual abuse of children) to be a registered offense.”

    Tokach said he believed state police revisited Kocis’ registration requirements when Kocis’ company, Cobra Video, filed a civil lawsuit against an actor in the Southern District of California against last year.

    The lawsuit alleges Sean Lockhart, of San Diego, violated two contracts and misused a trademark name for personal use. A settlement conference involving the suit is scheduled for Feb. 21.

    In July 2006, Flora and Tokach agreed to amend Kocis’ guilty plea from sexual abuse of children to corruption of minors that prevented the boy from testifying at a Megan’s Law hearing.

    “There was a serious mistake of the boy’s age. Nobody really wanted to try this case,” Flora said. “Plus, I don’t think the boy’s family wanted to go to trial.”

    The change was officially made on July 13, 2006, by Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Conahan, who hand wrote on the order, “not subject to any Megan’s Law provisions,” according to court records.

    “It worked out for everyone’s benefit,” Flora said.
    Edward Lewis, a Times Leader staff writer, may be reached at 829-7196.

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  20. This story was already discussed on Jason's Blog months ago but I just re-read it and it appears that Bryan's charges were reduced because they mixed up the Brent Corrigan case with the previous case. Revelation or mistake who is to say but it looks real suspect to me. Oh yeah and Chris that was me posting om the JUB forum. but it looks like they merged to different threads together now.

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  21. I was reading the thread and Chad Belville did have a copy of Sean’s certificate and he handed it over to the other lawyers who apparently rejected it. This was posted by Cadinot4ever on the jub thread. That seems to play into what you and some other posters have said about Sean’s birth name being different. So Sean is really 20 years old?

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  22. yes that is true several people have posted that fact. it is true. and he is 20

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  23. elmysterio said...

    This story was already discussed on Jason's Blog months ago but I just re-read it and it appears that Bryan's charges were reduced because they mixed up the Brent Corrigan case with the previous case. Revelation or mistake who is to say but it looks real suspect to me. Oh yeah and Chris that was me posting om the JUB forum. but it looks like they merged to different threads together now.

    April 6, 2007 3:30 PM


    No, no, no... the case was re-examined last summer by the DA at Flora's (Kocis' PA criminal attorney) request. This occurred because shortly after the Federal Lawsuit had been filed, someone in the Brent camp contacted the PA State Police inquiring whether or not Mr. Kocis had registered as a convicted sex offender. Had the conviction not been revised, it would have completely undermined all of Kocis allegations and legal claims towards Brent Corrigan. With the conviction revised, it could not be presented or referenced by the defendants/counter claimants during trial (should a settlement not be reached) In addition, had the conviction not been changed, it would have further justified any potential federal investigation!

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  24. revision of the final statement in the previous comment should reflect:

    ...would have further justified any potential, pending or ongoing federal investigation!"

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  25. Your comment that Brent Corrigan's Attorney contacted the PA State Police about why Kocis was not listed as a Registered Sex Offender is interesting and very important. If true, this would show that Kocis did in fact have CONNECTIONS in Luzerne County (as everyone suspects); enough connections to get a guilty plea completely changed FOUR YEARS after the fact.

    When have you ever heard of a dead man hiring a criminal lawyer? Kocis' Estate has re-hired criminal attorney Al Flora.

    If Kocis Judge Michael Conahan is sued for his actions in re Kocis, he will be represented by the Luzerne County DA and the DA will probably be assisted in his defense of the Judge by Al Flora (in fact,this is happening now, Al Flora and the Luzerne County DA are maintaining that the change in Kocis' 2002 guilty plea was a result of a clerical error back in 2002).

    NOW, consider the fact the Luzerne County DA is actively trying to mount a defense for Judge Michael Conahan WHILE it is also looking to pin Kocis' murder on somebody.

    This is enough conflicts of interests to have all of America concerned.

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  26. Well you all got me thinking and I now have a new post up that deals with just that. the biggest trip is this story came out in February I believe and we all just let it slip by because we were trying to ID Harlow who now it is quite obvious had nothing to do with this.

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  27. This fact would kind of explain why the police were not intrested in Brent's case. and why they did not pursue it. really quite telling if you ask me.

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