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NEWS FLASH: Damon Kruezer found me innocent today! He used that 5000.00 to the best of his ability and got me off of all the charges that I am facing. I should be back in court around July 8th and 9th for the judge to let me go free. All due to Damon. Thank you Damon for finding me not guilty……

If you believe this I will sell you part of Damon’s website for five dollars a share. There are twenty shares. Who will be the first taker.

Damon recently posted a letter on his site that was wrote by Harlow Cuadra. This letter was sent to him to get him to post it so that he could look like the asshole that he is. He lied and told fabrications at every turn. He used the same 5000.00 to pay for everything within my legal issues. He has lied over and over. He still continues to lie about the interview that he did with Joe, and still to this day states that it was me “Harlow Cuadra”. When will this Demon ever learn. People are tired of his crap and do not want to put up with it anymore. When does he come to the reality that he needs mental help, and quickly at that.

Damon you have destroyed many lives and have wrote many untruths about myself and alot of others, this is now coming back to haunt you. Who would ever believe that I went straight in jail in a matter of months when i have been gay all my life? You really need to get your head examined. Now besides the story about the interview that you did with Joe what else do you have? NOTHING. You can only get Joe to acknowledge this interview because he is the one that did the interview.

Now Damon I feel sorry for you that all of your issues have come from you being a tranny and all. But don’t you think it is time to let that go and move on in life. Maybe you should find a new career. Something in the janitorial field, trash seems to be your greatest asset.

After many months of not posting here due to the controversy. We are releasing an update on Harlow and his attorney situation. As of today Friday Jan 25,2008 Harlow is represented by Demetrius Fannick. Demetrius Fannick will represent Harlow at trial.

This is the Defense Harlow needed to get him through this, this is a fair trial for him now.

We are still excepting donations for his expert withness’s fees at www.freeharlowcuadra.com, this site will also be updated over the weekend with new information.

The second night while I was in medical isolation, an elderly man was placed in my cell.

He barely knew any English. I could hear his frustration, trying to communicate with the nurse. Almost immediately I noticed that hew was Latin. He had the typical strong accent as he uttered the few English words he knew towards the nurse.

I jumped off my bunk and politely offered my help translating for the nurse. Annoyed, she said, “Just tell him that he will start his medication soon and in a few days he will be returned to a different section, in general population.” Then she quickly walked out locking the door behind her. My new cellmate was about to ask her a question, but she departed so quickly that she left him in mid-sentence.

I climbed in to bed and tried to return to sleep. A few minutes later, I awoke to the sound of my new cellmate crying. It was an uncomfortable moment. This was maybe the third time in my life that I have heard a grown man cry. Especially with Latin men, we are brought up to bottle it up.

Politely I asked him if I could be of any help, if he wanted to talk about anything. There was a long silence. I figured that I may have accidentally embarrassed him (we embarrass easily too), so maybe he was ignoring me.

He all of a sudden spoke. He explained to me (in Spanish) that while in general population he received a tuberculosis test on his left forearm. He ended up testing positive and that the other inmates did not want him around them in fear of becoming infected.

“Pienso que me voy a murier (I think I am gonna die),” he yelped.

Oh boy, I thought to myself and jumped off of the top bunk in order to console him. I sat close to him (Indian style) on the floor and began to explain to him the medical treatment procedure ahead for the treatment of T.B.

He was surprised that I did not keep an exaggerated safe distance like the other inmates. I responded by saying “Ignorancia (ignorance),” and that because of it he was having a hard time. I began to explain to him how he may have come into contact with it, how he would be on a certain medication with a “B” vitamin for a few months, and that he would need yearly X-rays to make sure that things are OK.

He let me know that he has a wife and kid at home, so I strongly recommended that he get them checked as well. He thanked me for the brief lesson and also for not treating him like some leper.

I advised him that one they move him into another cell unit to keep his T.B. status to himself. That there was a lot of ignorance around and they would just give him a hard time again.

Sensing that his fears were calmed, I ended the conversation. “Gracias Doctor (Thanks Doc),” he said. This made me feel good inside, made me quickly think back to my days as a Navy Corpsman.

His accent sounded familiar, so I asked him if he was Cuban. Surprised, he asked me how I knew? In Spanish I casually replied by saying it was just a hunch.

Anyways, one conversation led to another and then I felt comfortable enough to ask him how and when did he make it into the U.S.?

The question was a bit bold, but there’s nothing like a virus to break the ice.

So Began His Story… Sergio’s Story

WARNING: I have very little experience with Spanish spelling. (Hey @ least I tried!)

In the mid 90’s, Sergio was convicted of obtaining and using American currency to purchase food and medication. This violated a few laws in Cuba; because its residents were to use Communist “ration cards” in order to receive those items.

The Cuban government sentenced Sergio to 4 years in prison. A few months into his prison term, Fidel Castro decided to grant safe passage to anyone that chose to leave Cuba.

Secretly, Fidel had his army gather every vagrant, hooker, drug dealer, and political nuisance and forced them to leave. He also ordered the prisoners out as well. Some inmates that were scheduled to be released soon refused and did not want to leave their country or family. “Muerte o estados unidos (death or the United States)” was his ultimatum. Sergio and his two other cellmates took the later option.

Out of an old truck’s inner tubes and wood, Sergio and his new companions made a raft. During the construction of the raft, they spent around $15.00 U.S. currency for the supplies and parts.

Sergio’s family pleaded with him no to go. They feared that he would drown. Sergio was in his mid 50’s back then. With tears in his eyes, Sergio restrained his anger and apologized about his sudden trip. He explained to them how he had no choice. “Uno des estos dias voy a mandar por ustedes (one of these days I will send for you).” Those were among the last words he said to them.

Sergio, Carlos, and Miguel set out at night. They used the cloak of darkness to depart, in order to avoid young vandals robbing them. Sergio explained that the neighborhood thugs knew that the men and women leaving took money and other valuables. This unfortunately made them a lucrative target.

The next morning, Sergio and company awoke to the sight of NOTHING! Sergio explained that they awoke in the middle of nowhere. He also told me how Carlos began to get hysterical and agitated. Panicked, Sergio and Miguel decided to drop Carlos off in Cuba and continue the journey later without him.

They were annoyed at the delay it would cost them, especially after Carlos explained that he would miss his pet dog too much. Miguel griped that his little Papillon by the name of Celia was not worth all the trouble.

As the three crewmembers approached the bay of Cuba, they were intercepted by a Cuban warship. The Cuban sailors forced them to board the ship at gunpoint. The ship’s Captain was amused at seeing them row towards Cuba. Laughing at Sergio and his friends, he said, “This is the first time I see people rowing to Cuba instead of away from it!” Embarrassed, Sergio explained that Carlos was not up to it and to please let them continue on their journey. The Captain agreed (after a bribe of $3.00 U.S.) and kicked the tow off the ship (literally kicked off).

As they rowed away, Sergio yelled at Carlos, “Quida la pera (take care of the dog).” Sergio never saw Carlos again.

A day later, their little raft was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard. They joined a few dozen refugees aboard the ship. At night they were moved aboard a Navy vessel. Sergio explained how the joyous crew started to panic when they noticed the ship navigating back to Cuba. Some of them threatened to jump off the ship then be taken back. To calm the party down, a Spanish speaking Navy crewmember calmed their fears. He explained how first a trip to Guantanamo Bay was needed for processing. This made them happy again. Once they saw the Bay of Guantanamo they were verrry cheerful.

Sergio explained to me that people were happy to see Guantanamo because it was forbidden. They could only read about that section of their home in books or listen to the elderly talk about it. “I was in my fifties and seeing for the first time a part of my country that I never had seen before,” he explained.

They sat in the heat for days. Then all of a sudden they boarded the Navy ships and headed towards Panama for the last of their processing.

Extensive criminal background checks along with medical examinations began shortly after their arrival in Panama.

Miguel knew a good amount of English and was of great use to Sergio translating. Sergio grew suspicious of Miguel’s past and advised him not to speak any more English once they began the criminal checks. Sergio feared that this would stir suspicion. “Muy tarde (too late},” he said. Sergio explained that the woman (a U.S. soldier) performing the checks uncovered that Miguel had once cartel ties and that he was a fugitive. It turned out that Miguel was part of the Notorious Cocaine Cowboy era of the late 70’s and early 80’s. She gave him a strong warning that he was not to enter the U.S. again! Miguel escaped the camp but was later apprehended and deported back to Cuba by Panama officials.

Welcome to America

Sergio soon found himself in Florida. He was lucky to land a job that later turned into a trucking position that paid well. Sedano’s the place was called. Sedano’s is a small grocery chain of stores owned by a Cuban who came over to America in the 70’s.

The owner was reluctant to hire Sergio, fearing he was just another criminal that floated over. To prove otherwise, Sergio removed a locket with a picture of his mother inside of it. He handed it to the man and told him “Esto es todo lo que yo tengo. Si algo des parese, es tuyo. (This is all that I have. If something disappears it is yours.)” The owner returned it to Sergio, hired him, and had him shadow another employee until properly trained.

A few years later Sergio was able to purchase a home, “de tamanio descente (of decent size)” and his dream car, a Cadillac Fleetwood. He told me that shortly after arriving to America he fell in love with Cadillacs of the early 80’s. “Grande y espa cioso (large and spacious)” he described as his favorite reason for it.

Surprise, Surprise!

Sergio had acquired a CDL license, and with a good employment and driving history, he was soon approached by larger companies. In early 2005, Sergio accepted a job offer by a large trucking company up north.

As he packed the last of his items into a moving truck, Sergio decided to visit his favorite “cafetera (Cuban coffee stand)” one last time. As he sipped on a “guarapo (sugar cane shake)”, Sergio noticed a familiar face.

Miguel (the fugitive) was at the cafe too! He approached Miguel with enthusiasm and asked how he made it over and where Carlos was?

Miguel explained that once he was returned to Cuba, he and Carlos made another raft. They set sail again with the addition of a new companion. Carlos brought his little female Papillon by the name of “Celia”.

They were intercepted once more by a Navy ship, but they refused the boarding of Celia. The Master at Arms made it clear that he did not want animals on board.

In defiance, Carlos boarded the raft again. He told the sailors that if “America did not want Celia, America does not want Carlos!” … LOL! Sergio almost dropped his shake at hearing this.

Sergio then asked Miguel how he made it through the criminal check? “Facil (easy),” he said. Miguel removed his Florida identification from his wallet. Sergio was shocked to learn that Miguel took over the identity of Carlos!

On queue, within 3 days, they transferred Sergio on to a new “block”. Out of good jailhouse etiquette, I never asked him his charge. Sergio, a gentleman, never asked of mine either.

He was possibly one of the top 40 people I have met in my life.

Thank you for stopping by the site. Y’all come back now, ya hear!

HRC2

[Note from the Angel of Truth: Harlow wrote and sent this post a few weeks ago. I apologize for the delay in posing it.]

This is a 2005 Suzuka Blue Honda S2000. There are many like it, but this one is mine. That was the thought coursing through me as I drove away from the dealership the day of purchase.

3 months I spent lurking online (szki.com), learning about maintenance costs, mechanical flaws, pricing, and general owner feedback.

Every time I passed by the Honda dealership, I would look around. See which colors were on the lot. Some days it would be “Silverstone” metallic; others “Grand Prix” white, even a few “Imola” oranges. All the cars were named after racetracks. The available colors were cool, but not my thing.

One day driving by the stealership… err… I mean dealership; we noticed an unmistakable silhouette of an S2000 in the showroom. I normally stay away from the shark pit, oops, I mean showroom, but this time, encouraged by my friend (Tommy from BoyBatter), I decided to go on in. Due to the buildings tinted glass, the color would remain a mystery until I was brave enough to open the door. I gripped the door handle with a nervous, sweaty grip, swung it open, and immediately fell in love. ♥

The color you ask? “Suzuka Blue Metallic”, named after a track in Japan. It just happens that it’s my favorite track in the video game “Gran Turismo”. So it was a double bonus.

At first I was skeptical on the color. Online pictures of it did it little to no justice. But in person, Bravo! It looked so creamy, clean, and sparkly. A dealer approached with a smile and kindly removed a sign, on the hood, that read “DO NOT TOUCH”. Without further invitation, Tommy and I got in the car. It felt good sliding into its supple blue interior. It smelled so new a shower was needed to get the newness scent off. The interior was so inviting. Felt like a leather-lined cachet. Small and comfy. Verry purpose built.

Steering wheel felt nicely padded, seats snug, and pedals sooo closely spaced, they just begged for heel and toe action at the track.

The drive home was a thrill. Blue (nickname Tommy gave it) purred like a bad little kitten. Tommy and I did some stoplight to stop light shenanigans that had me smiling so much my cheeks hurt from it. Even the shifting was outstanding, better than the feel of a rifle bolt on a hunting rifle.

A few weeks later, friends and I caravanned up to Virginia International Raceway, a.k.a. V.I.R. We had a friend there whose company had rented out the track for the day to compare the grip of his tires versus the competition. He let us have full run of the track once the car magazines finished their own independent tests. From this day forward, Blue would slowly change.

After three laps around V.I.R., Blue let me know of his shortcomings… Power! Racing around a track occupied by Corvettes made me feel so slow. Even though Blue clocked consistent times on the track, I wanted more go.

After some online research, I found a shop located in Northern Virginia called Inline Pro. They definitely had what I needed for more power… a turbo kit! I began reading the 16 digits of my credit card number, when the shop owner interrupts me with a warning, “The additional power will unstabilize the car, many other components would have to be upgraded as well.” Whatever, I thought (I was cocky), and continued with payment info.

7 days later, UPS leaves several large boxes at my doorstep. Amazed I was at how many pieces were part of this kit. Bewildered I became upon finding no assembly instructions. Rolling up my sleeves “no sweat” I thought and headed for battle in the garage. What I thought would be no harder than an erector set, ended up bruising my ego in 1 day. I got nowhere and knew it quick. Tommy came by and made the suggestion of turning the surgery over to Millennium Autosports, out of Portsmouth, Virginia.

I explained to the shop owner that the internet advertising promoted the kit as a project for be-ginners. The ad said “simple install”, I told him. He responded with “Yeah, simple if you have done it a bunch of times, in a shop with lots of tools.” We negotiated an install price and I hesitantly handed over the keys. 420 horsepower later, I was glad I did.

The Steering Wheel

Since Blue spent more time on the track than on the street, I ran the risk of having the driver air bag blow up in my face while lightly tapping a competitor’s back bumper (trading paint). Something I avoided, but still happened occasionally.

During some research, I decided on the Spoon Sports (a Japanese tuning company) steering wheel. It was light, ergonomic, and, best of all, looked cool!

I spent about 4 days locating the part. Everywhere I called, the response was the same, “sorry no”, “It’s a made to order part only”, and my favorite, “out-of-stock”. Painfully reaching the bottom of the barrel, I hit pay dirt. A company out of California advertised itself as a Spoon Sports distributor. A young woman answered the phone with a friendly “Hello”. At first she gave me the same disappointing news, but placed me on hold quickly before I could utter a word of disappointment. She returned to me excitedly, explaining how her father was at the Spoon factory in Japan. She told me that her father would pick one up before his return flight and bring it to the states as a carry-on. Fully excited, I provided my payment information. She also discounted the part since her father would not pay the import or shipment container fees.

A week later the part arrived to me with a note from the owner, Mr. Lin, “You should have seen the look on the customs officer’s face when I showed the wheel as my item to declare.”

The Seats & Belts

The added power of Blue bounced me around while hard cornering at the track. Even though I was properly restrained for everyday street driving, it was useless around the corners of V.I.R. While price shopping, I lucked out and found a forum member on szki.com parting out his “Show Queen” (a poser with real race parts). He had the exact seats and 5-point seat belts I was looking for. Through multiple private messages, he named a price I would not refuse, then sent his phone number to make arrangements.

As I dialed his number, I noticed that his member name was “krazy korean”, he lived up to it.

Communication was tough! He huffed and puffed, mostly because we could barely understand each other. Plus he was hard of hearing (say again!)

Two weeks later the seats arrive. They looked so mint I doubted they were used (a true show queen). The seats were beautiful, finished in the same blue as the factory seats. Waaay lighter too!

The green “Tahata” harnesses were mint as well, with over 3 years left on the “FIA” tag of offi-cial race use. (FIA equipment has expiration dates.) The seats and belts were more than I needed, but all that I wanted.

Justin (from BoyBatter) was hanging out with me that day, so I quickly “volunteered” him to help me in installation.

Justin and I spent the whole day, into the night, performing the install. Removing the stockers and swapping in the new ones was harder than we thought. Justin’s little hands came in handy when tightening bolts in hard to reach places. Multiple trips to the hardware store slowed us down too. But our biggest handicap was the multiple Corona’s Justin kept smuggling into the garage. Taught us that drinking and wrenching was just as dumb as drinking and driving.

Once completed, Justin hopped in one of them and secured the belts around himself. He looked like an over-grown trailer park baby with a beer bottle instead of a binky.

Joe (Trent) walked into the garage once all the labor was done. His encouraging comment was, “Yeah, like you really need all that just to drive to Burger King”.

The Roll Bar

The additional power and the added seats encouraged me to go faster and faster at the track. 3 close calls later, I decided to add a roll bar. It was either that or “slow down” a track official said. Wanting to continue my high-speed bravado, I went with the first option. Since I was giving in to the rules of “the man”, I decided to do it in style and ordered a 4-point chromoly roll bar (in blue, for Blue) from a popular racing manufacturer out of Japan called “Cusco” (not Costco… LOL). After waiting an eternity for its arrival (2months), it finally arrived. The installation of my newest ego… err… safety device was a total BITCH! I so regretted going with an option (A). Sever boys from BoyBatter were enlisted for this project (it takes a village to build a car), however only Justin and Tommy were worth a damn. Justin was the true trooper of the operation. The entire interior was removed and placed back together (including the pain in the ass seats) several times, until we got it right. The rear tires had to be removed, the fuel filler and entire trunk carpeting was also removed. Justin became a pro text messaging with one finger his “hoochy mama’s” while wrenching with his other hand. 3 weekends of bruised knuckles, cussing, and sweaty nuts later, we finally tightened the last bolt… or so we thought. Justin and I sneaked two cigars out of a secret stash (Trent) and along with some stomp hole whiskey (moonshine), quietly celebrated in the garage while picking up our tools. Justin noticed a peculiar smell coming from the real of Blue. Upon closer inspection, we quickly stomped out the cigars after we noticed that the fuel lines were loose still and the filler undone. Oops!

Getting Greedy

Knowing that the Virginia wet and chilly season had arrived, Millennium Auto gave me a call asking how I was “enjoying the car”.

I told them that I loved it. Also explained to them that the drive, from my home to the local bur-rito bar was exhilarating.

Then the head of the shop made a sneaky sales pitch. After massaging my ego and pumping my imagination with tales of more power, I gave in and dropped Blue off for his next round of surgeries.

A bigger turbo, a tweak here, a turn there, and a few months later (Easter ’07) and Blue was dropped off at my doorstep. The shop owner (Gary) walked around the car with me explaining all the things performed. The minute the hood was propped open I could tell that Blue was all business. The new snail (turbo) was bigger than my … Anywho, I turned the key and immediately goose bumps decorated my arms. The car’s melodious cacophony of new mechanical sounds filled the atmosphere. Deep bass made your torso vibrate. I love the smell of race gas in the morning!

Fully entrance by Blue’s new evil ways, I placed him in 1st gear and dabbed some throttle and the most amazing thing happened… Nothing! The back stock tires spun so fast I did not move at all. The shop owner approached the driver side slowly, leaned in like a state trooper whiffing for the scent of alcohol, and said in a Southern accent “Ya gotta get wiiiderrr tires there chief.”

My Last Ride in Blue

I awoke May 14th to attend to some errands. I ended up just blowing off all responsibilities to cruise around. I just felt like living for the moment that day. So glad I did.

Anyway, Blue was never meant to be a comfortable, or pleasant, car… for the passenger. Blue’s sole purpose was to be an excellent drivers car. Both hands on the wheel. Gear-up. Gear-down. Double clutch, ease it out. To drive Blue was to be committed to Blue. I had suc-ceeded in building a toy car, kinda like the car simulator games at the Chucky Cheese’s ar-cade section. I loved doing that as a kid. (Still do! Shhhhh…)

I wrapped up he days drive by visiting a friend on the other side of town.

The weather was perfect. Football weather (not too hot, not too cold.) Placed the top down and felt like a king.

By this time Blue was mechanically complete. The rest of his body panels were either at home or on their way.

Pulling out of the driveway the morning of the 15th, all I could think about was yesterday’s drive and deciding how many coats of clear the body shop would apply after a fresh paint job.

The memory that most sticks out about the last drive was when I parked Blue, out on the driveway to cool down. I stood back and admired the hard work and was grateful for all the people that helped complete my project. As was customer, I tapped his rear fender that night, same as I do after every drive, and said “Good night Blue!”
HRC2

We have heard all of the voices, and the comments posted behind the voices, some we like some we dont, there isnt much that any of us can say about peoples opinions, I would ask that we try to refrain from being so graphic in our posts. Some of you seem to think that you can post whatever you feel like posting even threats, these are uncalled for. We all have our opinions and we would all like to express them, but this is totallly unnecessary to go this far.

Joe has started his own blog, www.josephkerekesonline.com if any of you would like to write to him his address is posted on there.

For all of you that have wrote to Harlow and have sent him books and letters we thank you for your continued support! This is going to be a long drawn out process that will take some time to be figured out, and during this process, it would be great for Harlow to have the continued support from you.

Offically on Sept 5th, 2007 Harlows auction site goes up and will be auctioning some of his personal items off to the highest bidder, we wish you all happy bidding and hope for the best on the items being sold on his auction site. Please check it out as we will have various items on there for sale.

For all of you folks with the running imaginations, let us clarify some things for you, there are no deals for Harlow or Joe, there haven’t been any deals for Harlow or Joe, and Harlow nor Joe will be taking any deals, there are way to many loop holes with the prosecutions case, this will show in the up coming months. Then there is the burglary and the conspiracy to commit burglary being dropped, this is a good thing for the defense, ( as some of you dont understand) the burglary and the conspiracy to commit burglary are mitigating factors for the death sentence, this means this was a victory for the defense whether any of you think so or not.
Grants testimony is not as solid as the prosecution wants us to believe it is, see the article on tempcity and you will see what we are talking about, it is common knowledge that Brent and Grant where in legal litigation with Brian over a contract dispute, a contract that was not enforceable! Now think if Grant and Roy had not gone to the police telling there story ( and i mean story) then the police would of had them in custody right now, they had motive with out a doubt, and any jury would find this to be true. Brent on the other hand has caused some much turmoil in other peoples lives over the last few years including Brian, that he would be very hard to believe unless he pulled the feel sorry for Brent syndrome on the stand. It is amazing that when the police had a perfect motive for the crime and they just over looked the people lying to them. Could it be that Brent really is that good of an actor? Seems he must be for the act that he put on for the prosecution, they sure ate it up and ran with it and just totally over looked Brent and Grant. This will not be for long. Brent and Grant were into some things with Brian that had them caught up in an investigation that no one wants anyone to know about. Well that is the reason everyone wants Harlow and Joe just to take a deal , so that all of this won’t come out at the trial, well get real folks, it will all be coming out at trial, there will be no deals for the defense, not Harlows or Joes. The motive was to great for this…..
Now lets get to what the coroner stated when he testified, that the wound started on the right side of the neck and ran to the left side of the neck with the deepest part of the wound on the left side of the neck , almost severing the head from the body, ok so lets take a look at this, standing in front of Brian you would slash in a downward position and the wound would not be as large on the left side of the neck, so that leaves us to believe that the neck wound was done from behind him with the knife running from the right side to the left side of neck, of couse where the deepest part of the wound was found. Now in order to get that good of a cut from the right side to the left side you would have to be left handed To date Harlow and Joe are right handed and have always been right handed. So to sum it up, who’s the lefty?, Robert Wagner? Brent?, Grant?, I am sure someone knows out there! There are alot more things to come out that will have these same issues with the prosecutions case, look for them in the near future.
And for those of you that are so narrow minded that you cant think past Harlow and Joe’s guilt, please remove yourself from this blog, this is not a publlic forum this a private run blog! If you don’t like our opinions then please go elsewhere, believe me there are plenty of other blogs out there that would be more then willing to have your comment posted on there blog. Thank you for your interest but no thank you for the comments. To all of Harlow and Joes well wishers, we thank you all for your support!

The continuation of Harlow and Joe’s Preliminary Hearing convened at 1:05 PM on Thursday, August 23, 2007.

First on the witness stand yesterday was Grant Roy of San Diego, CA. The majority of Grant’s testimony centered on a conversation between himself, Peter Pan, Harlow and Joe, that occurred on Saturday, April 28, 2007. This conversation took place at Black Beach, which is a nude beach near La Jolla. According to Grant, both Harlow and Joe spoke openly of the meeting with and murder of Bryan Kocis… even stating that Harlow brought up the subject. Grant claims Harlow described sharing a bottle of wine with Bryan. He went on to testify that Harlow described items in the house, including a plasma television, expensive stereo equipment, and model contracts and release forms that were waiting for him. Grant also testified that Harlow went on to say that the doorbell rang and that when Bryan went to answer it, he was stumbling from the wine he had drunk. Grant then explained that Harlow made the comment “that was it”. Grant also stated that Harlow made the comments that it “went really quick” and that Bryan “never saw it coming”. Grant also went on to say that Harlow described an upstairs bedroom were Peter Pan had stayed as well as Bryan’s Rolex.

Grant went on to explain that when asked what they did with the stolen property, both Harlow and Joe stated they had watched the master tapes and then incinerated everything because it was “too hot”.

Under cross examination, Grant explained that while there were other people present at Black Beach, there was no one else in earshot during this conversation. He also stated that the conversation had been recorded and that he had been cooperating with the authorities. Grant was asked if he thought it was unusual to be speaking about the homicide, and responded, “No its not”. When asked if Harlow stated, “I killed Bryan,” Grant replied “No”. When asked if Harlow said, “I started the fire” he again replied “No”. Grant also admitted that he did not ask Harlow and Joe why they came to Pennsylvania, how they got to Pennsylvania, what times the conversation and murder occurred, how long they stayed in Pennsylvania, why they took the items, or how and when the items were destroyed. He also stated he had no advance knowledge of Harlow and Joe’s plan to go to Pennsylvania and that he had never been to Bryan’s house.

He also stated that he had reviewed the tape and the transcripts at the State Trooper’s bar-racks before his testimony. Despite the defense attorneys’ best efforts, the Judge did not permit for the tape to be played during the hearing.

Grant spent a total of one hour and 13 minutes on the stand.

The next witness was Trooper Brian Murphy, who has 13 years experience with the Pennsyl-vania State Police. He was asked to read his qualifications into record. Trooper Murphy stated that he had visited the crime scene. He advised that a laptop computer was found in the living room, computer towers were found in the basement, and multiple external storage devises were found in the dining room, where it was apparent that other computer towers had been present. At the prosecutions request, he defined what an I.P. address is and what a Webmaster is.

Trooper Murphy explained that Bryan’s Webmaster forwarded copies of model applications, photos, and e-mails to the police. He also explained that e-mail records were obtained from both AOL and Yahoo!

The court was shown copies of two model applications in the name “Danny Moilin”. Several of the attached photos were shown, as well as most of the e-mails collected that showed com-munication between Bryan and “Danny”. He testified that the Danny Moilin account on Yahoo! was set up by someone using an I.P. address assigned to Harlow’s Cox Communications account. He also went on to testify that many of them also came from a computer connected to an air card that was registered to Harlow. He also testified that the “Danny Moilin” account was only active for a few days. There were a total of about “3 dozen e-mails” most of which were shown in court.

During cross examination, Trooper Murphy did state that there was no way to tell where the computer using the mobile air card was physically located, since the cell tower information is not retained by the service provider. He also indicated that there is no way he can tell who was actually using the computer when the e-mails were sent. He also was unable to testify who set up the account with Yahoo! since it is a free account and also had no way of knowing who knew of the account and its password. Trooper Murphy also testified that to the best of his knowledge, none of the items reported as missing from Bryan’s home were seized during the raid on Harlow and Joe’s home. Trooper Murphy provided login records from Yahoo! that show that two different e-mail accounts were logged into from Harlow’s mobile air card at the time of the homicide. He indicated that e-mails might have been sent from the computer, but that he did not have the relevant records with him at court.

Trooper Murphy stepped down at 4:53 PM.

The next and final witness of the day was Corporal Leo Hannon of the Pennsylvania State Po-lice. He gave testimony that a “box cell phone” or “throw away cell phone” was purchased. The first call from this phone was connected via a cell tower in Virginia Beach. A map was displayed showing the all the cell towers that the phone had connected with. He testified that these towers roughly followed the I-64/I-95 route to Wilkes Barre from Virginia Beach. There were a total of three cell towers in the Wyoming valley that the phone connected to.

Corporal Hannon also testified to the fact that Harlow rented a car from Enterprise in Virginia Beach. A copy of the contract was shown. He also had a tape played recorded at Superior Pawn & Gun shop in Virginia Beach that showed Harlow and Joe buying a gun, ammunition, range membership, and a knife the day before the homicide. Corporal Hannon also testified to the registration card from the Fox Ridge Inn that was shown in court on Monday.

He testified that the theft charges against Harlow and Joe were solely based upon the tape that Grant Roy had testified about.

Corporal Hannon stated that the rental car was not searched until about a month after the homicide. He was also present at the February 10, 2007 raid on Harlow and Joe’s home. He stated that cameras and camera equipment was seized during the raid and that two of the cameras were of the exact same model as those listed as missing from Bryan’s house. He testified that the serial numbers on these cameras were “obliterated”. When asked to clarify this term, he said, “forcibly removed.” He also stated that for the purposes of the investigation, “Danny Moilin” does not exist. He went on to testify that when first speaking with Grant Roy about the taped conversation, Grant was able to provide “non-public information” that he claimed to have received from Harlow and Joe.

Under cross-examination, Corporal Hannon admitted there was no proof of who purchased the box phone. He also admitted there was no way to tell when the serial numbers were removed from the cameras. He did testify that samples were “seized” from the rental vehicle. He also stated that no false information was given on the car rental application or on any of the required fire arms paperwork filled out at the gun shop. He went on to state that there was no evidence that Harlow was trying to hide who he was and that he used his own credit card.

Corporal Hannon stepped down from the stand at 6:42 PM.

Closing arguments were given between 6:54 PM and approximately 7:25 PM. Both sets of defense attorneys went through each individual charge and gave their legal opinions why and how the state had not met the burden of proof for each.

The prosecutor then gave his closing argument explaining how the state had proved their case.

Judge Tupper rendered his verdict at 7:26 PM. He bound over all charges on both defendants for trial, with the exception of Burglary and Conspiracy to Commit Burglary.

While yesterday’s testimony and evidence was much less favorable to Harlow and Joe, the good news is the dropping of the two charges each. The defense attorneys made it quite clear that there is a long road ahead and that the hearing had gone much as they expected. Both Harlow and Joe were very active in assisting their attorneys during both days of the hearing.

The next big event in this case will be the Arraignment in front of an Upper Court Judge, which has not yet been scheduled and will probably be a few months down the road.

The preliminary hearing ended this evening with the outcome of the burglary and the conspiracy to commit burglary being dropped off the charge list, this is great for the defense and show the defense that the states case is not as solid as previously thought. If the states case had been as solid as they announced it to be in the affidavid, then non of the charges would of been dropped today, please check back shortly for a detailed account of todays court procedings.

As most of you are aware, the first day of Harlow and Joe’s preliminary hearing was held yesterday, August 20, 2007 at 9:00 AM. The first day of the hearing went very well. There were a total of eleven witnesses.

The first witness was the Deputy Coroner, Bill Lisman, who is not a medical doctor. He testified as to the location and condition of Bryan’s body. Photos from the crime scene were shown during his testimony. He also gave his observations of the condition of the living room.

The Coroner, Dr. John Consalvo, testified next. He provided descriptions for the photos from the autopsy that were shown.  He stated that the head and fingers were so badly burned that dental records had to be used to positively identify the deceased as Bryan Kocis. He explained that there were no drugs found in Bryan’s system and that his blood alcohol level was the ecquiveilent of having consumed two 1-ounce drinks. He was shown a copy of the death certificate and confirmed that it listed the cause of death as “multiple stab wounds”. However, he also testified that the stab wounds were all post-mortem. He indicated that the neck slash, which nearly severed the head, was the cause of death. He testified that the knife used was straight edged, but that no measurements were taken to determine the depth of the stab wounds or any other characteristics of the knife.

The next witness was the manager of the Fox River Inn. He testified that a registration card had been filled out on January 23, 2007 in Joe’s name. He also testified that a photo ID would have been requested and that he had the person write down the ID number. He testified that the room was paid in cash for two nights and that no credit card imprint would have been taken. He also stated that he could not remember the person who registered and would not be able to recognize him. He testified that he did not receive any reports from the staff about any unusual or bloody items being found in the room and that nothing was reported missing from the room.

Then a neighbor who lived up the street from Bryan was called to the stand. He testified that he was walking his dog around 7:35 PM and saw a gray SUV parked in the driveway of Bryan’s house. He testified that it was not parked where he normally saw cars parked, but did not write down the license plate. He stated he did not see the SUV drive away and that he saw nothing unusual or suspicious while walking in front of Bryan’s house. He then testified that he remembers hearing the fire trucks drive by and looked out his front window and saw Bryan’s house in flames. He stated he recalled this being around 8:15 PM.

The next witness was a girl visiting the Bryan’s neighbor. She testified that she saw a vehicle back out of Bryan’s driveway. She could only say that it was “light colored” and was “bigger than my car… maybe a truck or SUV”. She did not see the occupants of the vehicle. She also testified about being alerted to the fire and leaving the neighbors house.

Then BoyBatter’s own Justin testified. His testimony was mostly about Joe and Harlow’s relationship and the business. He testified about his time working with BoyBatter. He also gave testimony about phone conversations and e-mails he had with both Joe and Harlow about trying to work with Peter Pan. He was unable to definitely identify who wrote the e-mails. He did testify that he had never heard Bryan’s name until he it was on the news after the murder. While he did testify that Cobra video was considered to be a rival, he also stated that there were many other companies (“thousands”) in the business and that they were all potentially rivals.

At this point the hearing was recessed for lunch and reconvened at 1:00 PM in the afternoon.

First up after lunch was the Fire Chief. He testified that he was actually at the firehouse when the dispatch call was received at 8:35 PM that night and that the firehouse is only about 1/3 of a mile from the crime scene. He indicated the first firefighters arrived on scene at 8:37 PM. He gave testimony about fighting the fire and sending teams in to search for any people in the house. He testified that once the body was discovered, he followed normal procedure and called in the Fire Marshall. He did state that he entered the premises briefly and then secured the scene while awaiting the Fire Marshall’s arrival.

The Fire Marshall then took the stand and gave testimony, accompanied by more photos, of his arrival around 10:15 PM. He then testified about his investigation. He indicated that he found no natural or accidental causes for the fire. He also indicated that he did not find any evidence of accelerants. He testified that he found evidence of a pillow and paper materials at the origin point. He also stated that he found evidence that the front door was at least partially open at the time of the fire. He did testify that the two smoke detectors in the house were found in locations other than where their mounting brackets were. He did not check them to see if they had batteries or if they worked and he did not collect them in to evidence. He also stated he did not collect any samples of the burned materials. He testified that he determined the cause of the fire was arson. He was unable to provide an estimate of the time the fire started and had not performed any tests to determine how quickly the fire would have started and spread to the level it did.

The next witness was a representative from the insurance company who testified briefly that he had processed the insurance claim on Bryan’s house. He stated that because the repair costs would exceed the value of the house, it was considered a “total loss”. He did state he received a report of items missing from the house.

Bryan’s father, Michael, then took the stand. He gave testimony about the items missing from the property. He was also questioned about when he was last in the house. He also stated that Bryan’s house was demolished last Friday at his request.

The final witness for the day was Robert Wagner, who stated he was “Bryan’s best friend”. He provided additional testimony about the missing items. He also testified that Bryan had told him about an appointment the night of Wednesday, January 24, 2007 with a new model. He said Bryan did send him photos of the model, but did not tell him the model’s name. He indicated that Harlow was the model in the photos. He testified that he had been at Bryan’s house the weekend before the crime and had been working on updating Bryan’s computer records. He stated he had a phone conversation with Bryan around 6:30 PM on the night of the crime. He also described the application process Bryan used for “fresh blood” (new models). He indicated that Bryan was a very private person, almost to the point of being a recluse.

Court adjourned at 4:00 PM with the hearing being continued until 1:00 PM on Thursday, August 23, 2007.

For those of you keeping score, the prosecution so far has proved that there was a murder, that there was an arson that someone checked into a hotel, that a car was in Bryan’s driveway and that the car left before the fire was reported. They have also proved that things were reported as missing from Bryan’s house and that someone made an appointment with Bryan by sent him pictures of Harlow.

Stay tuned for further updates.