“There were multiple stab wounds to the body, to the torso and neck, and we believe that the victim was dead at the time of the fire,” Consalvo said at a Thursday afternoon news conference at the Dallas Township Police Department.Īutopsy results couldn’t determine how long Kocis was dead before the fire started, Consalvo said.ĭistrict Attorney David W. The coroner based his determination on the absence of burnt particles in the victim’s pharyngeal airway and lungs. He ruled the death a homicide.Ĭonsalvo said Kocis died from multiple stab wounds and was dead before the fire broke out. Kocis was identified by dental records during an autopsy on Thursday, Luzerne County Coroner Dr. The burned body of Bryan Charles Kocis, 44, also known as Bryan Phillips, was found by firefighters Wednesday night after they responded to the blaze at his home at 60 Midland Drive. – A convicted sex offender who owned a company that produced gay pornographic movies was dead at the time a fire ripped through his township home, authorities said. Fire may have been set in attempt to cover up killing, police say.ĭALLAS TWP. Coroner says Bryan Charles Kocis had been stabbed to death.
