Wednesday, May 25, 2011

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

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

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Cuadra Loses Again...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied convicted murder Harlow Cuadra's appeal:

"AND NOW, this 3rd day of May, 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED."

Cuadra sought an appeal with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, stating then-Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr., made mistakes in rulings before and during the two-week trial in March 2009.

I'll try to have more shortly. Meanwhile, more about Harlow's failed appeal(s) can be found HERE.

Update @ 05/04/2011: Nothing more to add... the Pennsylvania Supreme Court does not issue a written opinion when they refuse to hear a case.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

We're Done... Book Deal Completed...

Magnus Books to publish a nonfiction work tentatively entitled "Cobra Killer":

Cobra Killer presses the “play ” button to uncover the real world of online pornography--an industry that generates billions in revenue and makes ordinary people overnight-stars and millionaires.

For the first time, authors Conway and Stoner tell in full detail the twisted story of a pair of young, aspiring gay adult film producers whose quest for fame at any cost leads to the gruesome murder of the man who stands in their way, gay porn entrepreneur Bryan Kocis. News of the killing of the 44-year-old (stabbed 28 times, his throat slashed to near decapitation of his head) in his suburban home sends shock waves through the bucolic Pennsylvania town. Neighbors are horrified to hear about the murder but equally astonished to learn that Kocis ran a small but thriving online porn operation from his home, sometimes employing underage young men as models.

The murder investigation leads police and prosecutors to the far reaches of the country, from Virginia to New York City, to Las Vegas, and to a nude beach in San Diego where investigators facilitate an incredible clandestine suspect surveillance. The manhunt nets a former U.S. Navy veteran and a former Marine, turned male models, turned hustlers, turned porn producers, who ultimately land at the bottom of a delusional conspiracy. Twenty-six-year-old Harlow Cuadra and his 35-year-old partner and lover Joseph Kerekes are implicated and eventually convicted in the brutal January 2007 murder of Kocis. Their motive? An ill-conceived attempt to lure a rising gay porn star named Brent Corrigan away from the grips of Kocis and into their crumbling, self-built porn empire.

Cobra Killer takes readers into the sometimes alluring, sometimes dangerous and often surprising world of gay porn and the deceit, schemes, and ultimate betrayals lying underneath the fantasy.
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Publishing dates, price, etc... will be announced shortly. If you thought the original blog was good... just wait until you read the book!

PC

Monday, January 24, 2011

We're Close...

Just got off the phone with the editor/publisher... things look very promising! Hopefully we'll have a signed contract this week.