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The North Carolina Court of Appeals heard oral arguments for about an hour Tuesday morning in the high-profile case of Brad Cooper,…

WRAL News reports on the lengthy first-degree murder trial of Brad Cooper and some of the issues arising from the case.

Superior Court Judge Paul Gessner reads the verdict of the jury on May 5, 2011, in the first-degree murder trial of Brad Cooper.

Richard McGough, a private investigator for the defense, testifies he didn't see Nancy Cooper wearing a diamond pendant necklace in…

Brad Cooper's mother, Carol Cooper, testifies April 27, 2011, that she was watching the news on Oct. 27, 2008, and heard that her son…

Prosecutor Howard Cummings questions Brad Cooper's mother, Carol Cooper, on April 27, 2011, about some wooden ducks from the Cooper…

Lead detective George Daniels testifies April 15, 2011, that he saw red marks on Brad Cooper's neck, but that he didn't photograph…

Lead detective George Daniels testifies April 15, 2011, that Brad had the "motive, means and opportunity" to set up calls and make it…

Lead detective George Daniels testifies April 15, 2011, that he believes anger and pent-up aggression were the motives behind Nancy…

Lead investigator George Daniels said Brad Cooper looked like he was trying to cry following the news that his wife had been found…

Family members cry April 7, 2011, as they sit in court and listen to a 2008 voicemail from Nancy Cooper.

Nancy Cooper's twin sister, Krista Lister, testifies April 5, 2011, that she was angry that Nancy met a man in Florida and was…

Krista Lister, Nancy Cooper's twin sister, recalls a conversation with Brad Cooper following her sister's disappearance.

Hannah Prichard said she told her friend, Nancy Cooper, that Brad Cooper "was crazy."

Hannah Prichard testified March 31, 2011, that Nancy Cooper found some "very disturbing" lists that Brad had written.

A Cary man accused of strangling his wife and dumping her body in an unfinished housing development nearly three years ago was found…

Reaction from the family of Nancy Cooper to the first-degree murder verdict in the trial of Brad Cooper.

Reaction from the Wake County District Attorney's Office to the first-degree murder verdict in the trial of Brad Cooper. (Audio…

Mike Hiller testifies April 27, 2011, that he read Nancy Cooper’s autopsy report six times and posted theories about her murder on…

Mike Hiller testifies April 27, 2011, in the Brad Cooper murder trial that he talked with Jessica Adam outside the Coopers' house on…

A man who says he had an affair with Nancy Cooper testified Tuesday as part of defense attorneys' attempts to discredit Cary police.

The lead detective investigating Nancy Cooper's July 12, 2008, death took the stand late Thursday in the first-degree murder trial of…

Lead investigator George Daniels said he saw markings on Brad Cooper's neck when he met with him shortly after his wife went missing.…

Lead investigator George Daniels said Brad Cooper would not give consent for authorities to search his home and asked if he was a…

Nancy Cooper's friend, Theresa Hackeling, testifies April 5, 2011, that Nancy slept in jeans with keys in her pocket, daughters…

Krista Lister, Nancy Cooper's twin sister, describes a fight between her sister and husband Brad Cooper as they prepared their home…

Krista Lister, Nancy Cooper's twin sister, said plans for her sister to leave husband Brad Cooper changed after he saw a copy of the…

Superior Court Judge Paul Gessner on March 25 reminds jurors of rules that prohibit them from talking about the Brad Cooper murder…