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Nancy Cooper homicide pre-trial coverage
A Superior Court judge on Thursday denied a request to change the location of a murder trial of a Cary man accused of killing his wife more than two years ago.
A judge ruled that more time is needed for evidence testing before Brad Cooper goes on trial in connection with the July 2008 death of his wife Nancy Cooper, a 34-year-old mother of two.
A judge on Tuesday wanted to know if statements submitted to police by the attorneys for Brad Cooper, a Cary man accused of killing his wife more than two years ago, actually came from Cooper.
A hearing on why defense attorneys want a change of venue for Brad Cooper's murder trial in two months was continued until September.
Attorneys for a Cary man charged with killing his wife more than two years ago asked a judge Thursday for a change of venue, citing extensive media coverage of the case.
Family and friends of slain Cary mom Nancy Cooper plan to remember the two-year anniversary of her death with a 5K run to benefit domestic violence victims.
A Cary man charged with killing his wife has filed two motions asking authorities to return some materials seized from his home and his computer.
Brad Cooper will go to trial Oct. 27, nearly two years to the day he was charged with first-degree murder in his wife, Nancy Cooper's, death.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has sided with a lower court's decision to keep sealed three search warrants in the Nancy Cooper murder case.
Prosecutors have turned over evidence against a Cary man charged with the July 2008 slaying of his wife.
The family of Nancy Cooper and her husband, who is charged with her murder, have agreed to suspend an order requiring him to pay child support for the couple's two children.
More evidence, including cameras and cell phones, were seized last month from the home of Brad Cooper, who is charged in the first-degree murder of his wife, according to warrants released Thursday.
At a status hearing Thursday, Brad Cooper's attorney, Howard Kurtz, asked Judge Donald Stephens to order prosecutors to turn over the device as well as a copy of a hard drive.
Local media outlets want the state Court of Appeals to make rules for the proper procedure for sealing search warrants.
More evidence, including cameras and cell phones, were seized last month from the home of Brad Cooper, who is charged in the first-degree murder of his wife, according to warrants released Thursday.
Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens granted a motion Thursday from Brad Cooper's attorney for additional counsel.
Slain Cary mom Nancy Cooper's husband learned Friday that he won't face the death penalty if he is convicted of killing his wife. A judge set a $2 million bond for him to get out of jail.
The parent companies of WRAL and the Raleigh News & Observer filed an appeal Wednesday questioning the reasoning behind sealed search warrants in the Nancy Cooper murder case.
Investigators searched the Cary home late Wednesday, two days after Brad Cooper was charged with murder in the July death of his wife, Nancy Cooper.
Brad Cooper will learn on Dec. 5 whether Wake County prosecutors will seek the death penalty if he is convicted of killing his wife.
Police searched Brad Cooper's Cary home late Wednesday, two days after he was charged with murder in the July death of wife, Nancy Cooper.
Brad Cooper stood expressionless and said nothing Tuesday afternoon as he faced a judge for the first time since being charged with murder in the July death of wife, Nancy Cooper.
Cary police Chief Pat Bazemore said Monday evening that Nancy Cooper, 34, was the victim of "domestic violence of the very worst kind." Brad Cooper is scheduled to appear in court today at 2 p.m.
The judge says she needs more time to review evidence in the legal dispute over who will have custody of the two young daughters of Brad Cooper and his slain wife, Nancy.
Meanwhile, a judge ruled Wednesday that Brad Cooper's attorneys in a custody case cannot have access to evidence in Nancy Cooper's death.
Assistant District Attorney Howard Cummings says Brad Cooper's attorneys' request for police evidence is an attempt to prepare his defense "to a potential criminal charge."
Meanwhile, a woman claiming to be Brad Cooper's ex-fiancee said she was fearful for her physical safety at the end of their relationship, according to a new affidavit.
Family and friends of a slain Cary mother gathered Sunday for a small ceremony. Nancy Cooper was found strangled in an undeveloped subdivision three miles from her home.
Brad Cooper details the morning his wife disappeared and talks about their marital problems in Thursday's filing. But the lead investigator in his wife's murder case says his testimony is inconsistent.
Brad Cooper is in the middle of a custody battle with the family of his slain wife, Nancy Cooper, for the temporary custody of the couple's two children.
An autopsy report released Monday said there were no signs of sexual assault and no drugs in her system except caffeine.
An anonymous donor will provide a granite bench to be placed in Cary's Regency Park in honor of Nancy Cooper.
Brad Cooper is asking a judge to dismiss the custody case involving his two young daughters and is challenging claims from his slain wife's family, according to new court documents WRAL obtained Wednesday.
Kurtz and Blum said Tuesday their decision was an effort to "restore reason to what has become an unreasonable and persecutory situation."
Nancy Cooper's husband wants more than a dozen of her friends to hand over evidence to prove statements they made about his relationship with his wife.
Affidavits police submitted to get the warrants indicate Brad Cooper had unexplained scratch marks on his neck and had extensively cleaned his house the day his wife disappeared.
A judge is scheduled to release three sealed warrants in the Nancy Cooper murder case Tuesday. The 34-year-old from Cary was found dead just outside the town on July 14.
WRAL and the News & Observer appealed Monday, a week after a judge ordered three search warrants in the Nancy Cooper case to stay sealed until Sept. 2.
Cary police say they have no updates in their investigation of Cooper's killing, but the chief says an arrest would be the "best gift" to her friends and family.
Prosecutors said Monday that they still believe the documents have to be kept from public view, the position they took last month.
Wake County's district attorney filed a motion Friday afternoon asking that three search warrants stay sealed for an additional 30 days in the ongoing police investigation of a slain Cary woman.
Cary police chief marked the one-month anniversary of the death of Nancy Cooper on Tuesday by saying the murder will be solved.
In an affidavit filed Tuesday, Carey Clark says she did not jog with Nancy Cooper on July 12 and had no plans to do so that day.
Attorneys for Brad Cooper say they have set up a Web page to help police find out who killed the Cary mother of two.
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.
One new warrant issued on July 21 allowed police access to an office on Cisco's Research Triangle Park campus, where the husband of the victim works. A second one did not specify a search location.
A hearing is planned in Wake County courts Thursday to consider whether search warrants in the case of a murdered Cary mother should be released.
Police handed out flyers asking for any information residents might have about the murder of a Cary mother.
Affidavits from friends of Nancy Cooper say she was in alone in a tense and controlling marriage. But an affidavit from Brad Cooper states differently.
Attorneys for Brad Cooper criticized the Cary Police Department's decision to release the calls, which are public record.
A local attorney specializing in family law says Nancy Cooper's husband, Brad Cooper, could have to testify if he wants to retain custody of his two young daughters – now in temporary care of their maternal grandparents.
The search warrants for Nancy Cooper's home and vehicle and forensic evidence from her husband, Brad Cooper, have been sealed for 30 days. They could be released Aug. 16.
The young daughters of Nancy Cooper carried a bouquet of roses to a memorial service for their mother, whose body was found less than three miles from her Cary home.
Relatives and close friends of a slain Cary mother of two attended a private vigil, while her husband's attorney proclaimed his client's innocence on Friday.
As Cary police continue to investigate the murder Nancy Cooper, her family remembered her Thursday as a “very outgoing person” who made friends easily.
Nancy Cooper's parents and sister claim Brad Cooper has a history of emotional instability and that in the months prior to her death, he engaged "in a pattern of emotional abuse" of her and their daughters.
Investigators returned Wednesday evening to the Cary home of Nancy Cooper, whose body was found Monday in an undeveloped subdivision outside the town's limit.
Cary police are investigating the death of Nancy Cooper, a mother of two whose friend reported her missing Saturday. They have encircled the Cooper home with crime-scene tape.
Investigators said Monday they are interviewing Nancy Cooper's family and friends to learn more about her life.
A woman's body was found Monday evening in Wake County, and Sheriff Donnie Harrison said they were waiting to learn from medical examiners if it was the body of a missing Cary woman.
Investigators said Monday they are interviewing Nancy Cooper's family and friends to learn more about her life.
The search will continue Monday morning for a missing Cary jogger. Nancy Cooper, 34, of Wallsburg Court, went running at 7 a.m. Saturday but did not return home.
The National Guard and the public have joined police officers and K-9s in a search for a 34-year-old jogger who went missing Saturday.
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