05/21/2007
Gay Porn Murder Plot Revealed in 21-Page Affadavit
A 12-page affadavit released by investigators details the actions of Cuadra Harlow, Joseph Kerekes, and Sean Lockhart leading up to and after the January murder of gay porn producer Bryan Kocis, in what police say was "a misguided effort to strike it big."
Unfortunately for the killers, "Cuadra was totally unaware that police were taping his every word. Police would not reveal how they did it."
Their plan: "In the movies, Kerekes goes by the stage name Trent and portrays a tough Marine. Cuadra is the baby-faced 'twink' - slang for a young-looking male model with little or no body hair, suggesting an underage boy. Cuadra and Kerekes were still only bit players in the gay-porn world...Cuadra and Kerekes imagined themselves as major players in the twink market. Their most ambitious project was one that would pair two of the hottest twinks on the Internet: Cuadra and a young man from California who went by the stage name Brent Corrigan. That was Sean Lockhart, who was already under contract to Bryan Kocis, a porn producer who lived in Dallas, Pa., just outside Wilkes-Barre."
Not long after the plan was hatched, firefighters responded to a fire at Kocis' home in Pennsylvania where they discovered the murder. Kocis' throat had been slit and he had been stabbed 28 times before his killers burned the body.
Cuadra had apparently shared wine with Kocis, and drugged him. Finally, "Cuadra talked about watching Kocis die. 'Actually, it's sick, but it made me feel better inside. It almost felt like I got revenge.'"
Lockhart reportedly "drove home, upset" when he heard the news.
A much more detailed chain of events here:
Affidavit lays out details in porn producer's slaying [pilot online]
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I'm a little confused here. Is Lockhart/Corrigan part of the plan or not? It doesn't seem like he's being charged or questioned but he seems a bit more involved than I was previously led to believe. Anyone know more about that?
Posted by: RSL | May 21, 2007 9:13:54 AM
Yeah RSL, I'm a little confused too. I'm not real sure about Lockhart's involvement at this point. Can we get some clarification?
Posted by: Matt | May 21, 2007 9:25:54 AM
The news article linked to says "One of the men at the Las Vegas dinner with Cuadra and Kerekes informed police about that meeting after the slaying." There were only 4 people at that dinner. Could the informant have been Lockhart/Corrigan? Since he hasn't been charged I assume he was either the tipster or police feel as of this moment that he had no involvement in the murder beyond being the "product" the killers wanted to steal away.
Posted by: phil | May 21, 2007 9:41:43 AM
People like this should be taken out back and shot in the head. I hope people don't jump to their defense with lame excuses.
Posted by: ousslander | May 21, 2007 9:47:15 AM
harlow is so hot!!!!
Posted by: alan brickman | May 21, 2007 10:33:33 AM
I don't get it. They did a porn movie or were hoping/planning to do one. Then killed the producer???
Can anyone clarify for me
Posted by: stephen | May 21, 2007 10:47:05 AM
Stephen, they wanted to do a film with Brent Corrigan, but he was contractually obligated to Kocis. So... Harlow and Joe killed Kocis to get him out of the way, so they could film Harlow and Brent together.
Posted by: RP | May 21, 2007 10:55:33 AM
So, is it a 21-page, or a 12 page affidavit?
Posted by: Victor | May 21, 2007 11:16:49 AM
Alan, why don't you get yourself incarcerated in the same jail as him? Then you'll have him allllll to yourself...
Posted by: Will | May 21, 2007 11:50:18 AM
And now they'll be doing porn whether they want to or not, without a camera.
Posted by: 000000 | May 21, 2007 12:05:11 PM
So the authorities had all this information and let the man be killed?
Also, I now that twinks are supposed to look young but I think 18 is young enough. They are supposed to look like underage boys? Oh great anothere so called link to pedophiles. And young "teens" advertised on str8 porn aren't suppose to look young too?
Posted by: Mike | May 21, 2007 12:43:01 PM
Sorry just read the link. The po po claims to have connected the dots after the killing.
Posted by: Mike | May 21, 2007 1:06:24 PM
This gets crazier!
Posted by: Travis | May 21, 2007 4:03:52 PM
Video killed the radio star.....
Posted by: danielhh | May 21, 2007 10:35:40 PM
If Lockhart/Corrigan was involved, he may have gotten immunity from prosecution by wearing a wire and taping the San Diego nude beach conversations. If not, then the other shoe will drop on him very soon.
Posted by: Richard | May 24, 2007 11:51:39 PM
I don't get their motive... Sean Lockhart's "Brent Corrigan" persona was under contract. He just had to pick a new stage name as he did for Falcon when he did "Velvet Mafia" as "Fox Ryder" (during his lawsuit with Koscis.) No need to kill anyone. They must have been pretty stupid.
Posted by: pxlforge | May 26, 2007 1:40:19 PM
also... the comment that smooth twinks are meant to look like underage boys is just straight media's ignorant inerpretation. Some gay guys like hairy guys and some don't. They make it sound someone who prefers smooth guys is a gateway pedophile or something. C'mon, you'd think professional journalists could write the news without ignorant editorial comments?
Posted by: pxlforge | May 26, 2007 1:44:22 PM