Investigation into the Death of Nancy Cooper

Kurtz & Blum is assisting Brad Cooper with the investigation into the death of his wife, Nancy Cooper. On July 12th, 2008, at approximately 7:00 a.m. she left her house at 104 Wallsburg Ct. in Cary to go running. Between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. that same morning, Brad spoke with two of Nancy's friends and determined that Nancy was not with either of them. Brad, along with friends, searched for Nancy around the Lochmere neighborhood. At about 2:00 p.m., one of Nancy's friends called the Cary Police Department and reported her missing. Subsequently, their efforts were joined by those of the Cary Police Department. On July 14th, 2008, at 7:35 p.m., a body was found in a drainage pond at the end of an undeveloped cul-de-sac off Fielding Dr. near the Cary neighborhood of Lochmere by a man walking his dog.

The Medical Examiner has reported that the body was that of Nancy Cooper and that he believed her death to be a homicide. Few additional details have been released or confirmed by the police. The cause of death has not yet been made public. Brad has cooperated extensively with law enforcement in an attempt to find the killer or killers.

Nancy Cooper is described as a white female, 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 120 pounds. She has hazel eyes and brown hair. She was last seen wearing a T-shirt, running shorts and light blue running shoes. Below are two photos of Nancy:

If you were in the vicinity of the Cooper house from which Nancy went jogging, near the cul-de-sac off Fielding Dr., or anywhere in the Lochmere area between 7:00 a.m. on July 12th, 2008, and 7:35 p.m. on July 14th, 2008, and if you saw someone matching Nancy Cooper's description, you may have information valuable to this investigation.

If you believe you may have seen Nancy or if you witnessed any suspicious activity that you feel could be relevant to this investigation, we implore you to come forward and speak with us. Please call our offices at (919) 832-7700 and tell the receptionist that you have information about the Cooper investigation. To contact us via email, please use the form on the contact page of our website at www.KurtzandBlum.com (note- we no longer insert our email addresses in text online to avoid an abundance of spam). If you would prefer, you may also contact the Cary Police Department at (919) 469-4012. Below are maps of the relevant locations:

We know that coming forward can be intimidating. However, the help of the community is our best tool to ensure that justice is served. We appeal to your sense of civic responsibility.

Howard Kurtz & Seth Blum