Nancy Cooper, 34, of Cary, N.C. #24

[Roy23]

fyi..(just learned this last night w/the Caylee case).. they can tell if hair came out pre- or -post-mortem...if there is a black band around the hair shaft then the person was deceased when it came out. I thought that was very interesting.

The hair on the 'inside trunk lid' along with the fact that he vaccumed the trunk (and not the rest of the car) is huge, IMO.

Yeah, it is. They need to tie something on Nancy's body to Brad or the car and they will have a pretty good case. He vacumed his car trunk without vacuuming the rest of the car? Not real bright to admit on his part.

 

[caryresident]

:behindbar:behindbarI can't wait to hear what BC's lawyers have to say. Something like it was BC's hair in the tires and bumper because he tried to lift the car practicing for his IRON MAN competition. :behindbar

 

[momto3kids]

Yes it is normal to list as one of the things they are or will be looking for. If they thought she had been poisoned you would see an item listed for that too.

Thanks SG....this is still going to prove interesting when DNA comes back. Let's hope she got a slice of his skin under her nail!!

 

[nctiger]

That is just standard language on the search warrant, listing what LE was looking for. The inventory shows what was actually seized, ie, hard drive, IBM thinkpad,thumb drive, etc. There is no detail provided of the exact nature of the "digital evidence" seized.

 

[RKAB]

He is so so so screwed. It sounds like they have quite a clear picture of what they think happened. I think they're only waiting on DNA and forensics, including the in-depth examination of the hard drives.

I wonder what is detailed in "Nancy's writings"?

 

[Apex-mom]

Yeah, it is. They need to tie something on Nancy's body to Brad or the car and they will have a pretty good case. He vacumed his car trunk without vacuuming the rest of the car? Not real bright to admit on his part.

I dont think he admitted it, I believe it was in there as an observation by LE.

 

[jmflu]

That is just standard language on the search warrant, listing what LE was looking for. The inventory shows what was actually seized, ie, hard drive, IBM thinkpad,thumb drive, etc. There is no detail provided of the exact nature of the "digital evidence" seized.

Gotcha. Thanks.
Do you think they will let us look at that?
Maybe we can come to the rescue!! :bananalama:

 

[caryresident]

I'm curious about the green colored plastic and the pillow. Maybe he did strangle her.

 

[DogWood]

Yeah, it is. They need to tie something on Nancy's body to Brad or the car and they will have a pretty good case. He vacumed his car trunk without vacuuming the rest of the car? Not real bright to admit on his part.

Hopefully they'll find his DNA under her fingernails...and tie that to the scratches on Brad's neck.

 

[SleuthyGal]

Notice there is nothing about a window valance OR bed rail, so those 2 things appear to be moot at this point.

 

[SleuthyGal]

Any word on when the cause/time of death and autopsy results will be made available?

No word.

The ME usually completes the written autopsy within 90 days of the physical autopsy.

 

[momto3kids]

In the affidavit it states the bath attached to the bedroom where NC slept and kept her belongings, which would be the master as per their house plans. This is also the room where the dry stain on the white sheet was found.

I thought Nancy moved out of the master suite....

 

[SleuthyGal]

Thanks SG....this is still going to prove interesting when DNA comes back. Let's hope she got a slice of his skin under her nail!!

Agreed. If she did then that's all the DA will need to move forward and prosecute. That + the hair (not to mention his totally wonky timeline).

 

[Skittles]

I dont think he admitted it, I believe it was in there as an observation by LE.

No, Brad said it. From the Probable Cause Affidavit:

Brad Cooper advised that he had 'cleaned' the trunk of the 2001 BMW 325i vehicle while Nancy Cooper was on vacation the previous week.

 

[caryresident]

Is LTF a moot point now? I was hoping something would come up about him going there.

 

[SleuthyGal]

Friends & family of NC said she never went anywhere (incl. running) without her KEYS and cell phone? I read this and wondered about that. I would think she would wear a fanny pack of some kind if that were true...otherwise running with keys and cell phone in one's hand would be very uncomfortable, no?

 

[SleuthyGal]

Is LTF a moot point now? I was hoping something would come up about him going there.

No that is not a moot point at all. It's not in the affidavits or SWs but that doesn't mean LE didn't check it out.

 

[SleuthyGal]

Brad ALSO said he 'cleaned the trunk of Nancy's car because he had spilled gas 2 weeks prior." That makes no sense to me. LE observed no odor. But he appears to have vacuumed that trunk out too.

He was REALLY INTO VACUUMING that day, eh???

 

[Anderson]

Agreed. If she did then that's all the DA will need to move forward and prosecute. That + the hair (not to mention his totally wonky timeline).

Will the hair and the timeline be enough, SG?

 

[SleuthyGal]

Another observation: with NC's cell phone IN THE HOUSE, you know she was getting phone calls from the various friends that morning. Brad is busy cleaning/scrubbing/vacuuming/laundering AND he's ignoring that phone. I wonder if he turned the phone OFF at some point so he wouldn't hear the ringing anymore?