Bryan Kocis
| Bryan Kocis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Bryan Charles Kocis May 28, 1962 Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Died | January 24, 2007 (aged 44) Dallas Township, Pennsylvania |
| Cause of death | Death by 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), also known as Bryan Phillips, was a director of gay pornographic films and founder of Cobra Video, a gay porn film studio. 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.
Bryan Charles Kocis was raised in Larksville, Pennsylvania, the first son of Michael and Joyce Kocis. His childhood was mostly happy and he was especially close to his sister, Melody. He attended Wyoming Valley West High School winning several scholarships, graduating with honors in 1980. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology, after which he worked as a medical photographer for a local eye doctor.
After he left the medical photography business, he tried several business ventures, all of which failed. In 2001, he was involved in a cellular phone venture. After being charged with sexual assault on a 15-year-old boy, he was removed as a partner in that venture, and established Cobra Video, also in 2001. Later that year, Kocis filed for bankruptcy in federal court. Kocis created two legal entities with the name "Cobra Video LLC": one in Pennsylvania in 2002, the other in Delaware in 2005.
Cobra competed in the market niche of low-budget, Barely Legal-style bareback films. The company was dedicated to "Capturing the Erotic Essence of Youth" by producing pornographic movies of young men who looked as if they could be adolescents having sex without condoms.
In the five years after, between his bankruptcy and his death, Kocis' Cobra Video did very well financially. At the time of his death, Kocis had amassed personal possessions which included a Maserati convertible, a BMW sport utility vehicle and an Aston Martin car. In addition to his Dallas Township home, Kocis owned two adjacent Rice Township parcels of land, valued at over $400,000, with no mortgages.
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