Jury selection began
Wednesday in the Cobra Video murder trial.
Twenty-seven-year-old former escort and porn producer Harlow
Cuadra is accused of brutally killing Brian Kocis in 2007.
Jury selection began
Wednesday in the trial of Harlow Cuadra, the 27-year-old former
escort and porn producer who stands accused of the grisly 2007
murder of Cobra Video founder Brian Kocis.
In one of the most
violent and graphic murders of recent years, in 2007, Kocis was
found dead in his Pennsylvania home with his throat slashed; he
was nearly decapitated. His body had to be identified
by dental records because his home had been burned and with it,
his body.
According to
local news coverage
in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Cuadra said "good morning" and
offered a wave to the potential jurors as jury selection began
Wednesday morning.
Prospective jurors were
questioned on their familiarity with the high-profile case and
asked about their opinions of the death penalty, which
prosecutors are pursuing.
Last December, Cuadra's
former business partner, 35-year-old Joseph Kerekes,
pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to
life in prison without parole.
Kocis was
allegedly the victim of an industry turf
war
. According to reports, Cuadra and Kerekes wanted to make a
million-dollar film with porn star Brent Corrigan. Corrigan
had performed in a number of titles for Cobra Video
before he turned 18 and, until early last year, was still
entangled in a litigious feud over the use of his stage name
with Cobra.
The trial is expected
to begin in the next several days. Judge Peter Paul Olzsewski
Jr. said the trial could last three weeks. (Advocate.com)
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