Bryan Kocis | |
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Born | Bryan Charles Kocis May 28, 1962 Larksville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | January 24, 2007 | (aged 44)
Cause of death | Stabbing |
Other names | Bryan Phillips |
Occupation | Pornographer |
Known for | Cobra Video founder Brent Corrigan controversy Publicized death |
Bryan Charles Kocis (May 28, 1962 – January 24, 2007),[1] also known as Bryan Phillips, was a director of gay pornographic films and founder of Cobra Video, a gay porn film studio.[2][3] Kocis was murdered at his Dallas Township, Pennsylvania, home on January 24, 2007; arson was used in an attempt to disguise the circumstances of his death. Two escorts, Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes, were charged and convicted for Kocis' murder and subsequently given a sentence of life imprisonment without any possibility of parole.