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Ted Cox's Murder Trial
Ted Cox was always one of those old timey gay porn stars that always seemed to stand out. In flicks like Boys on the Block, and others like that he had that combination of fuckable twink/bad boy look, the latter probably because of the smoking skull tattoo on his shoulder. I'll admit that I fapped to his pictures or videos more than once, and sometimes with him just inhabiting my imagination.
I had heard that he was charged (and acquitted) in a grizzly murder trial in New York state, and that after that he seemed to get more roles in prison porn stories. I was curious about the case, but could never find out much from internet searches.
Then recently I read Michael Hone's book called Rent Boys: A History from Ancient Times to the Present. Hone sucks (and not in good way) as a writer, but he did have a few details about the murder case. Here's what I learned (and thought I would share via this blog if anyone is interested.)
Ted Cox (real name Michael Kelley) was charged with the murder of Michael Frank, who was found stabbed 22 times. Cox/Kelley was arrested in 1991, denied bail, and sent to Ryker's Island while his trial was pending. According to Hone, Cox/Kelley was released after police investigated his alibi. The alibi was not believed at first, but later it must have checked out because it was said to be the reason for his release.
According to Hone, Cox (let's just call him that) was arrested in 2003, for a vicious assault on 65 year old man named Edward Boucher, who was kicked in the face and his injuries were nearly fatal. Cox was also charged with stealing Boucher's car. Cox was 34 at the time. Hone doesn't say if Cox was convicted for the crime, and if so, what his sentence was. He does allege however that Cox was also investigated for the 1999 murder of Dr. Alfred Moon, a radiologist, who was bludgeoned to death. Once again, Cox was said to have had an alibi so he was not charged for that crime. A detective, who probably didn't intend a double entendre, is quoted by Hone as saying that because of Cox's alibi, "we didn't look at him real hard." Hone does claim that Cox had a reputation for hustling older men, with the intention of swindling them.
I'm just curious if anyone knows anything else about this case, and if there is a link to anything about it on the net that I couldn't find. Somehow knowing that this guy might be pretty nasty has downgraded his appeal as fapping material for me, but he still is pretty cute in those old videos that some people have uploaded to this site.
And feel free to post any pictures of him if you have any. I thought there was a good gallery of him in the photos section, but I can't seem to find it now.
Who is Ted Cox?
"Ted Cox." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 26 Apr. 2025. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/ted_cox>.
Just Us Boys threads:
"Does anyone have any information on Ted Cox. He used 2 b 1 of my favorite performers."
Mar 3, 2012
ted cox is in prison for murder I believe
Mar 18, 2012
I answered this somewhere else on the boards. In the mid or late 80's Cox was arrested & held on Riker's Island, NYC for murder. He was never charged, was let go. It seemed he & a "lady friend" were staying with an older man, who was murdered. The NYPD realized it had been the woman who killed the guy, reason, TMK, unknown.
Cox returned to CA. He added a few more tats, & made one last movie for Chi Chi, then retired & vanished. The movie was Courting Libido in 95, just a JO scene.
Cox had been in NYC for an appearance @ the original Saint on 2nd Ave. Tony Davis & Joey Steffano, among others of the time, also appeared, for a theme party. I got there after their "show", but I saw them in the balcony all naked & playing around, with each other......HOT!
Thanks for the update on Ted Cox.
The information regarding the arrest of Ted Cox varies according to different websites. Some have stated that Ted was arrested in the early 90's in NYC for murdering a man he had dinner with one evening and the man was murdered later that night. He was the last person to see him and was arrested on murder charges and spent about a year in prison until his girl friend provided an alibi.
He returned to LA and made several more videos one of which was a spanking video for Control-T-Studios which is quite chilling according to its description.
It has been reported that Ted's real name is Michael Kelly and is married with children. He also attended a military high school in Long Beach CA.
Mar 29, 2012
I think there is alot of mix-up between Ted Cox and Tim Lowe. Both were accused of murder, and both eventually got away with it.
Apr 5, 2012
Once again, Ted Cox did NOT commit murder. Someone else was convicted. Tim Lowe did murder someone, was jailed, then parolled & vanished
Sep 20, 2012
aagold76 said:
"Ted went to prison, I think and Kevin made a comeback in the early 2000s"
^^^^^^^^You are mistaken here... Ted did not go to prison, he was held in jail (not prison) while awaiting trial and was aquitted of all charges. He was released, but never made a come back.just faded away.
Sep 20, 2012
I thought Ted Cox was accused of murdering his sugar daddy. Or was that Tim Lowe? Or was it both of them?
Sep 20, 2012
^^^^^That was Tim Lowe.
In the early 90's Ted Cox was arrested in NYC & held for about 2 weeks on Riker's Island for murdering a man that Ted & his "lady friend" were staying with. The NYPD realised their mistake, & released him. (If I'm not mistaken, the lady friend was later arrested). Ted had an alibi for that night, he wasn't at the apartment. Police realized it was a spur of the moment thing, she was possibly caught stealing.
Ted returned to CA. In 1995, Ted made his last (TMK) porn flick, for Chi Chi, called COURTING LIBIDO,
His scene was a solo JO (unfortunaately). He'd bulked up some, & added some more tats.
That's the last time, TMK, that he's been heard of in the porn industry.
Feb 7, 2014
Ted Cox I think is now back doing gay porn again with many many tatoos Tried to look for pics of him older but cant find any Sorry
According to GEVI, Ted's last vid was COURTING LIBIDO, in 95. For one of Chi Chi's companies. It's a solo, he did have a few more tats, & seemed bulkier. I saw it, did nothing for me since I always enjoyed him as a bottom, If you go to a VOD site & can find this vid, you can sample the scene
Talk back then was that he was "coming back", but it never happened.
Here's his GEVI page. Anything later than 95 is compilations or rereleases: http://www.gayeroticvideoindex.com/S/5/23645.html
It's a pretty well documented story but Cox was sent to jail in the early 90s since he was suspected of the murder of "an older male friend" in NY. He was acquitted for lack of evidence and returned to porn for a short period afterward. No word on whatever happened to him and unfortunately he has such a common real name that he would he hard to find.
• https://www.gayporntube.com/galleries/ted-cox-244603.html
• https://www.gayforit.eu/video/322260/Wilde-In-The-Tub
• https://www.onlygayvideo.com/videos/6436/the-boys-on-the-block-1989/
Confusion reigns!
Theodore Cox is not Ted Cox, and Tim Lowe was tried and convicted of murder, not Ted.
• https://www.advocate.com/news/2003/01/23/gay-porn-stars-arrest-reopens-murder-investigation-7544