Kurtz & Blum Sept. 2, 2008, statement

A Sept. 2, 2008, statement from attorneys representing Brad Cooper:

Three search warrants related to the Nancy Cooper case were released this afternoon. This has been widely reported as a meaningful development. The release of these search warrants makes public the state of the police investigation as it was some six weeks ago. They contain nothing new and shed no light on who killed Nancy Cooper.

In any homicide investigation, an important early step is to check into the people who surround the victim. As Nancy's husband, the Cary police rightly scrutinized Brad Cooper at the beginning of their inquiry. Spouses, other romantic entanglement, friends and associates are among the first people an investigator must seek to rule out as suspects. Since that time, warrants were served, searches were conducted and items were collected and presumably studied in-depth to determine if they held any evidentiary value. The police investigation has also had access to information received as a result of the extensive cooperation that Brad Cooper has given and continues to offer. Despite all of this, the police have made no arrest and named no suspects. Had substantial, credible evidence pointed to Brad Cooper, he would be in custody.

We fervently hope the efforts of the police will allow them, very soon, to arrest the criminal or criminals who committed the heinous attack on Nancy and to bring peace and closure to the Cooper family. We ask again that anyone with information that might assist in the identification and capture of Nancy's murderer or murderers, please give that information to the Cary police. If you are uncomfortable going directly to the police, you can instead contact us at www.kurtzandblum.com through our Nancy Cooper investigation page. To date, we have turned over to the police all information received through this site; we intend to continue this cooperation. Keeping your information to yourself helps no one. If you know anything that could be helpful in solving this case, please bring it to light as soon as possible.

Howard Kurtz
Seth Blum