Some gays in Providence have spoken out about Cox. He would not elaborate on what the new evidence is. Leyden said Cox was questioned within weeks of Moon's murder but that 'he had an alibi, so we didn't look at him real hard.' Leyden said Cox is not officially a suspect but that police are evaluating new evidence that could change that. Now police are looking at Cox as a possible suspect in the 1999 bludgeoning death of radiologist Alfred Moon. They said that Cox had been living in Boucher's home for about a week before the attack. Police said Cox repeatedly kicked Boucher in the face.

Police arrested Cox, 34, and charged him with one count of first-degree robbery, one count of larceny of a motor vehicle, and one count of assault with a deadly weapon-his shoe. Cox has allegedly starred in gay erotic films under the name Vince Cobretti.īoucher was found in his home January 4 with facial injuries so severe he could not communicate and required surgery for a blood clot in his brain. State police major John Leyden said Tuesday that investgators have taken a 'renewed interest' in Theodore Cox since he was arrested January 6 in connection with a brutal assault on Edward Boucher, 65. The arrest of a gay-porn star in connection with the brutal beating of a Rhode Island man has led police to reopen an investigation into a 1999 bludgeoning death of another man, reports the Woonsocket Call.