

People weighed in on Internet forums and amateur sleuthing sites, discussing their own opinions and theories about the case as though they were talking about characters on a TV drama.
WHERE DID NEGATIVE NANCY COME FROM TRIAL
The trial put Nancy and her family under the microscope.

Brad Cooper was sentenced to life in prison. Jurors came back with a unanimous verdict: Guilty of first-degree murder. The trial lasted two months, with 36 days of testimony from dozens of witnesses. It was just over two months after Nancy’s murder. In the quiet moment of a break, he looked down at his wedding ring, turning it slowly on his finger. A video shows him sitting before a shelf of books. 2, 2008, Brad Cooper gave a deposition as part of an application by Nancy’s family for custody of their daughters. When they said goodbye at the airport, Nancy clung to her mother sobbing, “Mom, I just want to go home.” They had retained a lawyer for Nancy, and were making plans to figure out custody of the children and get Nancy her out of the house, or buy out Brad’s share. Her parents left the vacation knowing something had to change.

On a beach vacation in South Carolina with her parents and sister in July 2008, the happy, confident, larger-than-life Nancy had faded into someone almost unrecognizable. Just to be sure, Garry asked, ‘Are you afraid for your life?’ Article contentįriends in Cary said she slept with her daughters with the bedroom door locked, and her car keys in her pocket. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
