Search Warrants Unsealed In Nancy Cooper Murder Investigation

It's been a while since I've posted anything about the Nancy Cooper murder investigation, but quite frankly, there hasn't been any new developments to talk about. That is, until today.

The search warrants that were originally sealed for sixty days were released yesterday. Although they don't really reveal much in the way of who might have killed Nancy Cooper, they do raise some speculation. In the search warrants are affidavits from the investigators that say that Cary Police were suspicious from the first day they talked with Brad Cooper, two days before her body was found face down on the bank of a storm pond in a cul-de-sac less than three miles from her home. They say his story was inconsistent with what they heard in interviews with family and friends.

A search warrant affidavit also said that on the day they first talked with Brad, he had "small red marks with scratches on the back side of his neck." While Brad did not explain the marks, he did say that he had spent the morning scrubbing and cleaning the house because of an argument he and Nancy had had earlier about the condition of the house.

Brad also told investigators that he had recently cleaned his car because he had spilled gasoline in the trunk. Investigators noted that although the trunk was cleaned, with no odor of gasoline at all, the inside of the car had not been cleaned. The front of the car had not been vacuumed, and there were numerous items in the passenger seat.

Among the items seized from the home were: a green dress, a black sports bra, a red shirt, blue and gray tennis shoes, high-heel shoes, a pink object thought to be a fingernail, a pillow, bed linen, “documents and writings,” two cameras and three computers. Police also seized items from Brad's office at work, including computers and external hard drives.

Authorities have stated that Nancy's homicide is not a random act, but they have still not named any suspects or persons of interest in the case. They haven't revealed her cause of death, either. The only thing the search warrants do say is that she died under "suspicious circumstances."

Brad Cooper said that Nancy went jogging on the morning of July 12 around 7am, but never returned. The search warrants to show that Nancy's cell phone and keys were still in the house, which according to her friends, was unusual since she always took her cell phone and keys with her for protection. A friend reported Nancy missing hours later when she failed to show for an appointment with her.

Nancy's body was found two days later on July 14th by a man walking his dog, less than three short miles from her home.

Nancy's family still has great confidence in the Cary Police Department, and applaud their efforts.