Bryan Kocis
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), 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.