WRAL.com archive: Samuel James Cooper

Samuel James Cooper was convicted April 6, 2010, on five counts of first-degree murder in a string of shooting deaths in Raleigh and Wake County ranging from May 2006 to October 2007.

After 15 hours of deliberation over three days, jurors sentenced him to life in prison on April 20, 2010.

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Evidence from the trial

Oct. 14, 2007, surveillance video from Bobby's Grocery (graphic content)
Nov. 21, 2007, surveillance photos from bank robbery
'Confession session' excerpt 1: Audio clip | Transcript
'Confession session' excerpt 2: Audio clip | Transcript
'Confession session' excerpt 3: Audio clip | Transcript
Corvin Jan. 22, 2010, forensic psychiatric evaluation (defense's report)
Wolfe Jan. 29, 2010, forensic psychiatric evaluation (prosecution's report)

Pre-trial stories

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SeeClickFix

Raleigh police unveil online system for non-emergencies
Raleigh Police on Tuesday introduced a system that allows people to report some non-emergency crimes online.
Web, mobile app helping to 'fix' Raleigh
Raleigh residents continue to make good use of a mobile and Web-based tool developed by WRAL.com, the vendor SeeClickFix and the City of Raleigh, according to a report from the city.
City: SeeClickFix has good first month
Hundreds of problems, such as potholes and litter, were reported and resolved in the first month of use of a mobile and Web-based tool developed by WRAL.com, the vendor SeeClickFix and the City of Raleigh.