Murder Goes from Blog to Book...

The Times-Leader reports that first-time author Peter Conway describes his true crime book that chronicles the Dallas Township murder of Bryan Kocis as a page turner.

Conway and published author Andrew E. Stoner worked together to write a 300-page book about the heinous murder in January 2007 and the coast-to-coast investigation.

http://www.timesleader.com/news/Murder_goes_from_blog_to_book_07-17-2011.html

Update @ 07/21/2001: Gay Porn Times also picks up the story...

A FLURRY OF MOTIONS...

Three years ago... the long path to trial for Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes was getting underway in earnest as motions were flying fast and furious.

The District Attorney’s office started off with motions requesting an independent psychiatric evaluation of both Harlow and Joe, and a request to include Justin Hensley’s previous testimony at trial. Interesting, Hensley recently showed up asking a question on the Cobra Killer Facebook page.

Attorneys for Joe Kerekes, three years ago this month, gave every indication they were headed for trail. They made their fourth request to sanction prosecutors, requested to move the trial out of Luzerne County, and to have a separate trial from Harlow Cuadra.

Team Kerekes also sought to prevent prosecutors from using any statements Joe made to coppers down in Virginia Beach upon his arrest on murder charges. They also sought to block the contents of any conversations reharcorded at a San Diego, California beach, and the contents of any evidence seized from Kerekes’ e-mail account and Virginia home. They also wanted evidence of any prior criminal history for Joe shieled from jurors.

As we now know, Team Kerekes went 0 for 7 on all seven motions filed.

It was all an exercise in motion writing anyway – Kerekes taking a guilty plea and avoiding a trial.

Harlow Cuadra’s attorneys also kept the typists and courthouse recorders busy filing separate motions to move any trial out of Luzerne County or to have an outside jury brought in because of pre-trial publicity, and to separate his case from Kerekes. Cuadra’s lawyers also sought to block photographs of the victim, Bryan Kocis, kept from the view of the jury because they could be inflammatory.

Like Kerekes, Cuadra sought to block prosecutors from using any statements Cuadra made to police because he was questioned while in custody but never informed of his rights. Moreover, they attempted to block recorded conversations of Cuadra at the beach kept out of trial because the interception violated the law and Cuadra’s rights. Finally, they attempted to block presentation of evidence seized from Cuadra’s Virginia residence and e-mail account kept out of trial because it was obtained with invalid warrants.

Cuadra won a partial victory on one count – victim photographs were limited – but suffered a devastating loss with not only the admission of transcripts from the beach where Cuadra made incriminating statements, but also transcripts of the same.

A technical motion from Cuadra to have all the charges against him thrown out because prosecutors failed to present sufficient evidence at a preliminary hearing was wishful thinking from the start – and was promptly tossed.

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So who's on First?

While other websites have taken my work and used it for their own good or ill, let's not forget the fact that I was the first to post the infamous Blacks Beach and Crab Catcher Transcripts, Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes' Financial Issues, pre/post Court Filings, Harlow and Joe's recent prison pics... and the list goes on... so what's next? You'll see soon! :)

I guarantee you it'll be another "first"... and sadly once again... I'm sure a few sites will take credit for something they never did. Imitation is the most serious form of flattery and I thank you... even though you won't take the time to thank me. Fact is... if it weren't for me and my blog(s), you probably wouldn't have the information in the first place.

- PC

Pennsylvania: Love It, as You’ll Never Leave It...

A lot can happen in just four years – in fact, it was four years ago this month that Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes got their marching orders to take their very last steps outside the Commonwealth of Virginia. On June 27, 2007, as reported on PC’s original trial blog, an extradition order was approved by then-Virginia Gov. Tim Kane (D) to ship Harlow and Joe from the custody of Virginia, to their counterparts in Pennsylvania. Since their arrival to Pennsylvania on July 27, 2007 – Harlow and Joe have never left... and they never likely will.

Four Years Later...

It's been four years since Bryan Kocis' life was snuffed out, but the men responsible for his death have continued to live. New photographs released of the killers (exclusive to this blog), Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes, reveal that prison life has not been favorable to them.

Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes Then (05/2007):

Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes Now (03/2011):

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