Gay Porn Models Charged with Murder of Producer
Two gay porn actors have been arrested for the murder of gay porn producer Bryan Kocis in January. Harlow Raymond Cuadra, 25 (left), and Joseph Manuel Kerekes, 33 (right) have been charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, abuse of corpse, robbery, burglary, theft and two counts of arson. They were taken into custody in their home town of Virginia Beach and are being held at the Virginia Beach Detention Center.
In January, firefighters responded to a fire at Kocis' home in Pennsylvania where they discovered the producer's body. His throat had been slit and he had been stabbed 28 times before his killers burned the body.
According to the Virginian Pilot, "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 (right)."
The Times-Leader reports: "The investigation took a dramatic turn three weeks ago when investigators electronically intercepted conversations the two men had with Sean Lockhart and Grant Roy in San Diego. Lockhart is a former model for Kocis’ company, Cobra Video, and is a partner with Roy in LSG Media, a San Diego-based company that markets gay pornographic movies...According to the criminal complaints, investigators recorded a conversation near a hotel in San Diego on April 27 in which Roy asked if Kocis 'felt any pain.' Cuadra leaned toward Lockhart and said, 'Don’t worry, he went quick.'"
In February, after investigators had fingered Harlow as a suspect, he told the Scranton Times-Tribune that he did not know Kocis and was "freaked out" that his photo was part of a murder investigation. Guess he had good reason.
Two arrested in local gay porn producer’s killing [times leader]
Two Beach men charged with murder of Pa. porn producer [virginian-pilot]
Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Manuel Kerekes Arrested! [queerclick] (NSFW)
Update On Harlow Cuadra Arrest [gay porn blog] (NSFW)
Well Virginia is a red state and so since they are gay and do porn they will get the death penalty.
Posted by: Matt | May 16, 2007 9:21:43 AM
hey matt, he was killed in pennsylvania...i'm pretty sure they get jurisdiction, since, ya know, the murder happened there.
Posted by: nycredneck | May 16, 2007 9:32:12 AM
Not to make light of murder, but I am already casting the Logo movie.
Lance Bass. Ian Zerring, Sunshine from QAF
Posted by: Marco | May 16, 2007 9:40:04 AM
Just came over from the Falwell thread to read this. Jerry sure treated us terribly, but he never stabbed someone 28 times and then lit them on fire (as far as I know).
Sometimes we're our own worst enemies.
Posted by: Zlexar | May 16, 2007 9:42:13 AM
thanks nyc...obviously i should pay more attention...penn is pretty conservative too
Posted by: Matt | May 16, 2007 10:01:35 AM
I'm from Pennsylvania. It's a blue state. anyway.
Who new there really IS a gay mafia?
Posted by: JLS | May 16, 2007 10:28:04 AM
I'd still fuck the one on the left :X
Posted by: jLS | May 16, 2007 10:29:51 AM
"Jerry sure treated us terribly, but he never stabbed someone 28 times and then lit them on fire (as far as I know)."
No, his channels were hate, the media, Republican politics, greed and weak-minded fools. All spread out over several decades. I think Jerry Falwell's reputation as public enemy number one is well deserved.
Posted by: mark m | May 16, 2007 10:43:27 AM
Is this the gay version of the rap/hip hop wars where people kill off their rivals?
Posted by: Zeke | May 16, 2007 10:45:12 AM
Jerry Falwell may not have stabbed and burned gay people personally but he was certainly an accessory to killings of MANY gay people, whether through murder or suicide.
Posted by: Zeke | May 16, 2007 10:48:20 AM
Um...can we get off Jerry Falwell. He's dead. Jeesh. Moving on.
Posted by: Matt | May 16, 2007 10:50:12 AM
and what's the point of being fixated on him, really? He was *one person*. We still have Ralph Reed, Pat Robertson, James Dobson, Fred Phelps, Phyllis Schafly, various nutcases in the Republican Party, various journos, etc. And he did his damage and that's going to last for a long time-most likely longer than out lifetimes. So his dying of natural causes after a long, damaging life makes no difference in the general scheme of things-he helped foment a movement which will be hard to counteract. It's not like we finally broke him down and ended his life ourselves.
Posted by: Charles | May 16, 2007 10:53:44 AM
Jerry Falwell and his hateful rhetoric go hand-in-hand with this story of two queer punks who don't even respect their own lives let alone the life of another gay man.
Internalized homophobia.
Careful -
You might catch it!
Besides, we've had decades of abuse from Falwell. We're going to need at least a week of celebration and reflection before moving on.
Posted by: Rey | May 16, 2007 10:55:34 AM
Murder is not unknown in the hetero pornography business either. I've enjoyed porn as much as anybody, but it seems like it does attract some edgy characters.
Posted by: MJ | May 16, 2007 10:55:46 AM
QUOTE: I've enjoyed porn as much as anybody, but it seems like it does attract some edgy characters.
LOL -- OMG -- Hold on...I gotta pick myself up off the floor from laughing....Wheeee dogies, that was a good one. "Edgy characters!" Dude, you oughta be on Leno -- you're a natural.
Posted by: Becks07 | May 16, 2007 11:30:17 AM
The porn aspect of this case is pretty salacious, but it's important to remember that there are screwed up people out there in all areas of society, not just porn.
Most of the murder/corpse burning events have nothing to do with gays, porn or any other facet of the adult industry.
Posted by: Brian | May 16, 2007 11:46:36 AM
Andy, I loved your wording here: "In February, after investigators had fingered Harlow as a suspect, he told the Scranton Times-Tribune." I bet Harlow liked being fingered. :) (Yes, I'm 14.)
Posted by: Martin | May 16, 2007 11:49:44 AM
Brian, my thoughts exactly. Porn has its share of bizarre characters, but, hmmmmmm, I guess we've never heard of a lawyer or a judge or a doctor committing a grisly murder? Ever watch "Court TV", guys? It's so easy to pin the "wacko" title on gay porn stars. Who, by the way, I'm willing to bet identify themselves as straight (gay for pay). Talk about the classic profile of a gay-basher...
Posted by: Nathan | May 16, 2007 12:07:21 PM
The closeted members of the homicide investigation dept prolly jumped on this case with the quickness.
"gotta go, i have to research these gay porn stars"
Posted by: john | May 16, 2007 12:27:11 PM
Stabbed 28 times; the murderer obviously enjoyed what he was doing. What a sick fuck. And it appears that at least two of Kocis' "stars" were aware of the plot. Nice people, real nice people. Lock 'em away forever.
Posted by: Bill | May 16, 2007 12:35:17 PM
I think stabbing someone 28 times and lighting them ablaze warrants the death penalty, gay or straight, if there is a death penalty in existence. (I'm not wildly pro- or con-death penalty.) It's funny to me how many Brent Corrigan fanboys were defending him like NO WAY could he be involved. Uh, chatting with the murderers about the murder = balls-deep involvement. They all deserve whatever they get. As for Falwell, I think it's a good point that there are others, but ultimately, Falwell was the #1 on that side. Period. He invented the Moral Majority, he is the original "God's revenge" AIDS guy, he was the one-man vast right-wing conspiracy to which Hillary Clinton famously and correctly alluded. Maybe Pat Robertson is #2. There will always be others, but decapitating blows are helpful in shaking things up. So allz I'm sayin' is I'm happy about it.
Posted by: Matthew Rettenmund | May 16, 2007 12:40:21 PM
Harlow and Joseph (aka Trent) are both known to be arrogant assholes around here in Norfolk/VB.
They both prostitute for http://www.norfolkmaleescorts.com/
Posted by: RP | May 16, 2007 12:55:50 PM
Harlow and Joseph (aka Trent) are both known to be arrogant assholes around here in Norfolk/VB.
They both prostitute for http://www.norfolkmaleescorts.com/
Posted by: RP | May 16, 2007 12:58:22 PM
Johnny Hannsen just returned to Falcon & the small screen and they've given up their lives to the cellblock thug with the most cigarettes over brent corrigan?
Sucks to be them.
Posted by: lexxicuss | May 16, 2007 1:14:25 PM
"Innocent until proven guilty" notwithstanding, the position here (or perhaps the size) of professional photos of these creeps seems a bit out of place...
Posted by: Gianpiero | May 16, 2007 1:34:54 PM