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I'm utterly SHOCKED that WRAL doesn't have a front page article about the search warrants on Brad's office. What's up with that?

[Edited on July 30, 2008 at 11:17 AM. Reason : xxx]

7/30/2008 11:17:44 AM

ummm, yeah they do

7/30/2008 11:24:23 AM

Quote :

""In order to even acquire a warrant to search a separate place connected to an individual there has to be probable cause for a judge to believe that that individual was connected with the commission of an offense and evidence would be found there," he said."

not really.

if they don't have anything else to go on at this time, they are going to work with what they have, and thats just a husband, but this does kinda seem fishy. damn brad :/

7/30/2008 11:26:20 AM

So have they arrested anyone yet?

7/31/2008 12:53:56 AM

what could they possibly find on his computer at work that would be hard evidence proving he killed his wife?

a to-killdo list?

they're fishing

7/31/2008 1:15:59 AM

supporting evidence to bolster their case?

7/31/2008 1:45:20 AM

Judge denies request to release Cooper search warrants:

Quote :

"RALEIGH, N.C. — A Superior Court judge on Thursday denied a motion by two local media outlets to unseal three search warrants related to the ongoing murder investigation of Nancy Cooper, a Cary woman found dead more than two weeks ago. Hugh Stevens, an attorney for Capitol Broadcasting Co., the parent company of WRAL News, and The News & Observer Publishing Co. argued for nearly an hour on a motion he filed earlier this week for the documents to be released. Search warrants typically contain detailed explanations as to why law enforcement authorities want to search a particular location and often say what investigators think might have happened to the victim. Judge Donald Stephens said he temporarily sealed the warrants in the Cooper case to preserve the integrity of the case and to ensure that any suspect charged to receive a fair trial. But Stevens said the motion went further than releasing the Cooper search warrants, alluding to several other high-profile cases in the area in which search warrants have been sealed. "We seem to be seeing a proliferation of these kinds of orders lately," Stevens said. "But I'm concerned they're simply being sought for the mere convenience of the authorities. I'm sure it's always easier for them if nothing was public." Judge Stephens, however, disagreed, saying that among the "tremendous volume of criminal investigations" in which search warrants are issued that the frequency of a judge signing an order to seal them "is not a routine event." Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby asked that no part of the warrants be released, saying keeping all the information, including the affidavit and evidence inventory, private at this time is crucial to the case. "I do think, Your Honor, and common sense would know that there are numerous reasons contained in the affidavit (e.g., location, reason for the search, what investigators are seeking to discover) that may be just as critical and sensitive for a time delay as the information in the affidavit," Willoughby said. Cooper, 34, a mother of two, was found dead in an undeveloped subdivision just outside Cary’s town limit on July 14, two days after a friend reported her missing when she failed to show up for a planned meeting. Authorities have said they do not believe Cooper's slaying was a random crime but that they have not named a suspect or person of interest in the case. They've said little else about the case since then. Three search warrants were the topic of Thursday's hearing. One is regarding a July 16 search for Cooper's house and vehicles as well as DNA evidence from her husband, Brad Cooper. A second one, issued July 21, allowed police to search Brad Cooper's office on the Research Triangle Park campus of Cisco Systems Inc.. A third warrant, dated July 25, does not specify a search location. The search warrants will remain sealed until mid-to-late August – 30 days from the date they were returned. Prosecutors, however, can request again that they be sealed for another 30 days. The Cooper case marks the third instance in recent months in which the media have asked documents related to high-profile homicides be unsealed. In May, the News & Observer filed a motion opposing Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall's request to seal autopsy results in the March 5 death of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill senior Eve Carson. The Durham Herald-Sun had filed a similar motion in April asking the search warrants in the case be released."

7/31/2008 6:18:39 PM

Quote :

"Cooper ... was found dead in an undeveloped subdivision just outside Cary’s town limit "

this reminds me... why isn't Wake County Sheriff's Department handling this homicide investigation?

would any lawyers/cops around here like to enlighten me?




[Edited on July 31, 2008 at 6:42 PM. Reason : ]

7/31/2008 6:41:50 PM

nvm


[Edited on July 31, 2008 at 6:57 PM. Reason : dur de dur first line]

7/31/2008 6:56:05 PM

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3317399/

Quote :

"Attorneys' Web page seeks to help find Nancy Cooper's killer Nancy Cooper with family Posted: 13 minutes ago Raleigh, N.C. — Attorneys for a slain Cary woman's husband say they have set up a Web page in an effort to help police in their effort to find out who killed her."

You know - maybe this cat didn't do it. He sure is pulling out all the stops now. They were already in a bitter divorce battle so no wonder the guy was never with the family early on. After reading the court docs about all the drama I bet the two families were like oil and water already.

8/1/2008 4:00:54 PM

Anyone want to provide a summary of that affidavit? I was getting some ADD trying to get through all the bullet points

8/2/2008 1:11:42 AM

^^ so the paid attorneys hired by the man suspected of murdering his wife ...

... these attorney fellers, well they went and set up a website.


yup.

that clinches it.

dude must be innocent.

8/2/2008 1:54:32 AM

got fucking google maps on that shit.


technology.

8/2/2008 10:02:25 AM

This guy went Lacy Peterson on her.

8/5/2008 2:52:12 PM

Umm, Laci Peterson was found floating dead in a river.

8/5/2008 3:45:47 PM

i smell an arrest coming soon.

(maybe not. i just want some new deets besides gossip).

8/5/2008 3:48:37 PM

this is old news

NEXT!

8/5/2008 3:49:57 PM

Quote :

"She was last seen wearing a T-shirt, running shorts and light blue running shoes."

... his lawyer asserts on the webpage. so 'apparently' she did go jogging. interesting.

8/5/2008 3:52:53 PM

^^^^

8/5/2008 4:00:15 PM

yeah where is the fucking update on this story?

8/5/2008 4:01:38 PM

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3337583/

Quote :

"Friend says she never went jogging with Nancy Cooper Raleigh, N.C. — In an affidavit filed late Tuesday, a friend of Nancy Cooper says she never went running with the slain Cary mother the morning she went missing. Cary police say Brad Cooper told investigators his wife went jogging around 7 a.m. July 12 and that he thought she went with a friend named Carrie. In a sworn July 24 affidavit of Carey Clark, Clark said she had no plans to go jogging with Nancy Cooper. Meanwhile, Alice Stubbs, an attorney for Nancy Cooper's family has subpoenaed Harris Teeter, Time Warner Cable and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Chapel Hill for records. The medical examiner's office also filed a motion to quash the subpoena, saying the autopsy report has not been completed and that it needs more time to complete the report before making it public. Nancy Cooper's body was found July 14 in an undeveloped subdivision just outside Cary's town limit. Authorities have not said how she died. Police have released few details about the case but say they do not believe the crime was random. They have not named any suspects or persons of interest in the case. "

So, either the husband is lying and she never went jogging that morning. Or, Nancy lied to her husband to get out of the house.

8/6/2008 11:53:01 AM

i'll go with nancy being a liar...seems to go along with her personality

8/6/2008 11:55:05 AM

agreed

8/6/2008 11:55:26 AM

So Brad said she went jogging - Friend said she never went jogging with her. Brad swears he had nothing to do with it.

I am still of the thought that he knows something but he didn't kill her nor did he have someone do it.
Then who done it?

This is quickly shaping up to be a Prime Time Lifetime Channel movie.

8/6/2008 1:35:24 PM

1) He didn't buy bleach. He bought laundry detergent because, according to him, she called him at the store and asked him to.

2) It's wasn't the middle of the night. It was early morning, like 5am, and he was there buying breakfast items for the kids, again because she asked him to do so.

8/6/2008 1:40:13 PM

*6am

8/6/2008 1:47:06 PM

tdub's afoot

8/6/2008 1:53:03 PM

i'm glad that this is bttt and am really disappointed by WRALs lack of coverage on this issue. not because i really think its a severe issue that needs to be covered but i get bored at work and this is my version of having a soap opera.


perhaps they are looking at his office for that VoIP software that the nosy neighbors suspected he was using in order to randomly disconnect her phone calls. thats all i can think of. between when she disappeared and when they preformed the search would have been more than enough time to get rid of any overt evidence from having killed your wife or payed for someone to do it, so i still think he didn't do that and that isn't exactly for what they're searching.

8/6/2008 2:14:11 PM

Quote :

"Or, Nancy lied to her husband to get out of the house."

that's what i think

8/6/2008 2:18:21 PM

Even Nancy Grace dropped teh ball on this one.

8/6/2008 2:19:20 PM

this woman is far more important to me than natalie holloway

8/6/2008 2:22:47 PM

Quote :

""Or, Nancy lied to her husband to get out of the house.""

i agree with this. she's a lot sneakier than she seemed at first.

8/6/2008 2:49:42 PM

If that is the case she would have taken her phone with her. Or a wallet. Or something. What was she just going to brood by the Lake or something?

8/6/2008 3:15:08 PM

she had to make it look like she was running, and if she never took those items with her previously, it would be suspicious if she took them this last time.

[Edited on August 6, 2008 at 3:16 PM. Reason : commas]

8/6/2008 3:16:37 PM

still, without those items what esle could she have been doing.

Meeting up with someone? She would have had to call them prior and would have taken her phone in case she had to find them.

Buying something? No wallet.

8/6/2008 3:18:29 PM

does anyone seriously believe that? what seems more likely, husband tells people his wife went out for a jog and never came back to cover up for the fact that he already killed her, or wife lies to husband, goes out jogging without money, cell-phone or wallet and randomly ends up dead.. hmm

[Edited on August 6, 2008 at 3:20 PM. Reason : ^ exactly]

8/6/2008 3:19:32 PM

^ unless she had planned to been picked up by some man.


girls are sneaky. you should know this.



prepaid phones you can buy at walmart... leaves no trail
... obviously she was an expert... having had an affair with some other guy and the hubby not finding out. Also, she had suspected him of listening on or cutting off phone calls from her phone so a prepaid phone would have been perfect for this.;




[Edited on August 6, 2008 at 3:27 PM. Reason : x]

8/6/2008 3:25:18 PM

that's what i was gonna say, she probably was going to get picked up by a guy

if they went out she wouldn't want credit card charges showing up

8/6/2008 3:28:33 PM

GOOD LORD YOU PEOPLE ARE FUCKING STUPID

8/6/2008 4:07:13 PM

My man would have solved this shit already if he was on it....

8/6/2008 4:07:30 PM

The First 48 FTMFW

8/6/2008 8:23:49 PM

Quote :

"an attorney for Nancy Cooper's family has subpoenaed Harris Teeter"

wtf? Or is that where he went shopping that morning?

8/6/2008 8:28:54 PM

yes, he went shopping at HT at waverly place - they want the camera and cash register records, i guess to prove what time he was there and what exactly he bought. he maintains he didn't buy bleach. the TWC subpoena was issued probably for phone records, to prove that his wife called him and told him to pick up those things, since that's what he claims happened.

[Edited on August 6, 2008 at 8:57 PM. Reason : x]

8/6/2008 8:57:20 PM

Quote :

"So, either the husband is lying and she never went jogging that morning. Or, Nancy lied to her husband to get out of the house."

all the WRAL article says is that the friend didn't go jogging with her that morning...not that Nancy didn't go jogging

it's basically the most worthless update ever

8/7/2008 1:52:16 AM

^but people will read it anyways because this case is so important for them. Honestly, unless it's a serial killer on the loose that is endangering others, I don't really care what's going on. And if it was someone I knew that was murdered, then I'd want the public to stay the fuck out of the investigation so that true justice can be delivered.

8/7/2008 3:34:54 AM

Quote :

"yes, he went shopping at HT at waverly place - they want the camera and cash register records, i guess to prove what time he was there and what exactly he bought. he maintains he didn't buy bleach. the TWC subpoena was issued probably for phone records, to prove that his wife called him and told him to pick up those things, since that's what he claims happened."

I guess he could have called his phone using her phone, but as an engineer, if that was to be the case, i'd think that he would know that they could use the phone towers to approximate where the call was made.

if i were him, i would have had someone do it, plain and simple. but i don't think that he did, necessarily. she has too much suspicious activity on record for me to write him off as the killer despite how much he had to lose in a settlement. she was becomming indebted to all sorts of people in order to maintain her unjustifiably large spending habits. she probably became indebted to the wrong guy and could no longer afford to pay.

8/7/2008 9:29:19 AM

yup.

couldn't be the jilted, angry husband who was facing a long, drawn-out battle for custody/alimony/childsupport.

it had to have been the Nigerian Mafia.





do you people even hear yourselves?

8/7/2008 2:46:27 PM

still nothing more. if they had found anything in his office by now then he would clearly be arrested or named as a suspect. i still contend that it is not him and that all they are doing is searching to see if he has any connection to the person whom did it.

i believe they know and can tell that it was a calculated crime but can't conclude who committed the crime and thus are searching all avenues and do not have a distinct "person of interest"

8/10/2008 3:51:57 PM

those nigerian mafia and russian loan shark operations are brutal.

8/10/2008 4:51:51 PM

I don't think they know who did it and are still fishing.

I do think that if Brad had done it, they'd have arrested him by now.

8/10/2008 7:16:02 PM