WILKES-BARRE – Luzerne County prosecutors say they have 385 “prospective witnesses” they might call to rebut the possible alibi defense of homicide suspect Joseph Kerekes [pictured right].

The prosecutors made the revelation in court papers filed Monday in response to Kerekes’ alibi claim.

Last month, Kerekes’ attorneys filed a notice indicating Kerekes might call five witnesses to show he was at a Plains Township motel at the time Bryan Kocis was being killed miles away inside his Dallas Township home.

Kerekes and Harlow Cuadra [pictured left] are awaiting trial on homicide and other charges in the January 2007 slaying of Kocis, a gay porn producer. Investigators claim the two Virginia men killed Kocis, their rival in the gay porn industry, inside his home and then set the house on fire. Kocis, 44, was found dead by firefighters.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for both suspects.

But Kerekes’ attorneys later filed court papers indicating Kerekes might present a defense that shows he was inside room 211 of the Fox Ridge Hotel on Route 315 at the time of the slaying.

On Monday, Assistant District Attorney Michael Melnick filed his response to those court papers. The list of witnesses included police, firefighters, reporters and others.