State vs Bradley Cooper 4-21-11

[Maja]

Good summary, thanks. I hope defense is able to connect the dots for the jury on the indications of computer tampering. I don't think many people caught them, not even the media but they were definitely there.

I also thought it was pretty powerful hearing that NC used her friend for alibis so often that she ended the friendship. It makes one wonder if she was still doing that.

The affair news was not new. In fact, KL testified to it weeks ago.

 

[jrb0124]

hey I have an honest question. is it well known and sure that brad or someone didn't wipe the phone before the police got it? or is there some reason why everyone says the CPD did it? honest question, just wondering. thanks

CPD wiped NC phone. They admitted it, said it was "a mistake".

 

[less0305]

Really though - how many people thought Mrs. Z might actually point at KL and say, "Oh, she looked like her"?

 

[Cheyenne130]

Thinking about what the jurors are taking home on this long weekend, compared with last weekend. The cross of Det. DD with his admission that there was no evidense that the call was spoofed and was yet another nibbling away at the prosecution's case. That case probably peaked with the Google Maps search, the smoking gun, itself undermined by the FBI refusing to discuss their methods.

Now comes JW, appearing open to a fault, readily admitting to areas where he lacked expertise, but out front. Hard to miss that every time he got close to the critical FBI finding (the Google search) or to the actual contents of BC's laptop, the prosecutors start having fits. Something important they do not want the jury to see, clearly involving tampering with BC's computer and the FBI conclusions. Then no cross of JW. Hard to follow everything said by JW, but it was very important to each side.

Then somewhat less intense testimony -- babysitters, teachers, friends who known the Coopers over 5+ years -- with one bombshell that NC had an affair soon after marrying BC and with someone "politically connected". Week ending with people who might have seen NC on the morning she disappeared, people frustrated by CPD appearing uninterested in what they might have known. The cross exams seemed mostly about trying to trip up the witnesses and to protect the CPD and its investigation.

My guess is that the jurors connected a lot more with and trusted this week's witnesses much more than any of NC's friends early in the trial.

That has been testified to previously so I don't know how it was a bombshell. MOO

 

[cityslick]

hey I have an honest question. is it well known and sure that brad or someone didn't wipe the phone before the police got it? or is there some reason why everyone says the CPD did it? honest question, just wondering. thanks

We'll never know. There is no evidence that says it was or not. Det. Young admitted himself he did wipe the phone after intentionally putting the password incorrectly so we have no idea if there was any data prior.

 

[dramamama]

From the description of what the cops were looking at on the golf course, it sounds like the tip they got was that Nancy's body was in some kind of water drainage area or ditch, because they were focusing on specific locations in which water and drainage and the pipeline sources were the common features.

And of course Nancy's body was indeed right near a drainage ditch, just not near a golf course.

OMG! I never made that connection! How crazy is that? It was mentioned earlier that psychics have helped in LE investigations before....interesting.

 

[cityslick]

The one bit of testimony that was interesting to me was CDittner testimony that JA left her a VM asking her to call AS and give her any negative info on BC.

It's first time I've heard testimony that goes to the notion there was some collaboration between the friends.

 

[sunshine05]

I found it interesting that Cummings got Mrs. Z to talk about how *really hot* it is at 7 in the morning - "In July 90 at 7 in the morning". Hmmm, maybe too hot for a zip up, long sleeve, jacket, long jeans. Nice way that got slid in there.

That came out in DD testimony it was a dry-weave shirt (something like that), actually pretty light weight. Also, I was thinking that all the jeans on the railing kinda showed he wore jeans a lot, even in the summer.

 

[LyndyLoo]

I missed this morning, can you give me a recap on the Levitan stuff...might not have time to watch.

I too will look forward to that testimony..however Det MDreamy has already testified about deleting phone data....and so has many other witnesses..not to mention the lengthy cross on Brad's need to warn (letter) BE VERY CAREFUL with that phone??

With that said..Do you or anyone else think that there is evidence to indicate who would strangle her, and dump her half naked body ?? Does anyone really think she left to have a affair?? or a quiky ..then leave her car keys, phone and computer behind to her ( Nancy's )untruthworthy husband..whom she didnt trust with her private things..and felt compelled to sleep with her girls and keys and lock her bedroom door??..

Key witness to Det. Young screwing up..yepper however, I think Brad truly set that up course wouldnt be able to prove that..he really was a techy person who could do alot of things with computers, cell phones, and Voip callings....I doubt there was anything that would have helped LE in investigating nancy's murder except maybe proving she stopped useage after midnight July12th,2008..Wonder why Brad didnt inform them that it was password protected??..As onscreen it indicated locked..Just wonderin???

 

[sunshine05]

Ben Levitan. He most certainly will qualify as an expert witness and, if he testifies as I suspect, he is pretty much going to sink Young. Google expert/representative will be the Defense final witness.

I'm very glad to hear they are having a Google witness. Thank you.

 

[jrb0124]

The one bit of testimony that was interesting to me was CDittner testimony that JA left her a VM asking her to call AS and give her any negative info on BC.

It's first time I've heard testimony that goes to the notion there was some collaboration between the friends.

Personally, I think that by the time deliberations start the jurors will be setting that stack of matching affidavits on a shelf somewhere out of the way.

 

[dramamama]

hey I have an honest question. is it well known and sure that brad or someone didn't wipe the phone before the police got it? or is there some reason why everyone says the CPD did it? honest question, just wondering. thanks

What we know was that the phone was wiped while Young was trying to get into per cell carrier's instructions. I still wonder if there was a remote wipe utility on the phone...software you can put on that protects data if lost or stolen. (We do know that BC confiscated her cell late that spring)

 

[unc70]

Interesting interview with Ben Levitan. Note particularly near the end the most challenging aspect of his work.

http://www.forensicfocus.com/ben-levitan-interview-080509

 

[dramamama]

I'm very glad to hear they are having a Google witness. Thank you.

i have wondered why the prosecution didn't call the google witness.....

 

[Star12]

That to me was their biggest screwup in the investigation (the phone wipe is a close second). Even if they internally believed it wasn't random, you shouldn't announce that to the media unless you are going to name a suspect soon. I think the fact that it was 'Cary' played a part in it.

that is a common announcement. Not just in Cary

 

[cityslick]

What we know was that the phone was wiped while Young was trying to get into per cell carrier's instructions. I still wonder if there was a remote wipe utility on the phone...software you can put on that protects data if lost or stolen. (We do know that BC confiscated her cell late that spring)

Some phones do have the ability to remote wipe, but the ones I've seen I usually done through the carrier.

 

[unc70]

Ben Levitan. He most certainly will qualify as an expert witness and, if he testifies as I suspect, he is pretty much going to sink Young. Google expert/representative will be the Defense final witness.

Do we have the name of the Google expert?

 

[KellyCrash]

Ok I'm watching today's testimony & something is wrong with this Christina Wells. Don't know what it is, but she's weird.

 

[jrb0124]

i have wondered why the prosecution didn't call the google witness.....

I have a pretty good idea...

 

[sunshine05]

I too will look forward to that testimony..however Det MDreamy has already testified about deleting phone data....and so has many other witnesses..not to mention the lengthy cross on Brad's need to warn (letter) BE VERY CAREFUL with that phone??

With that said..Do you or anyone else think that there is evidence to indicate who would strangle her, and dump her half naked body ?? Does anyone really think she left to have a affair?? or a quiky ..then leave her car keys, phone and computer behind to her ( Nancy's )untruthworthy husband..whom she didnt trust with her private things..and felt compelled to sleep with her girls and keys and lock her bedroom door??..

Key witness to Det. Young screwing up..yepper however, I think Brad truly set that up course wouldnt be able to prove that..he really was a techy person who could do alot of things with computers, cell phones, and Voip callings....I doubt there was anything that would have helped LE in investigating nancy's murder except maybe proving she stopped useage after midnight July12th,2008..Wonder why Brad didnt inform them that it was password protected??..As onscreen it indicated locked..Just wonderin???

What you're suggesting about BC wiping the phone doesn't make sense. If he committed this crime, why not just throw the phone away along with the router, shoes, ducks and sticks? Do you think he had a plan from the beginning to "set the police up"?

As far as what happened to NC, there are some theories and they are mentioned briefly in the alternate theory thread. You would have to fill in some pieces though and I don't know that anyone wants to do that publicly.

The defense doesn't have to make everything fit and identify a suspect, just offer other plausible things that "may" have happened.

Not many have noticed, but JW did provide some very compelling evidence that supports computer tampering. Of course no one here believes it but it is so and I think it will be shown in court next week.