Judge keeps warrants sealed until Sept. 2.
Published: Mon, Aug. 18, 2008 10:39AM
Modified Mon, Aug. 18, 2008 03:07PM
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closeA Wake County judge ordered that search warrants in the investigation of Nancy Cooper's murder remain sealed until Sept. 2.
Prosecutors in the death of the 34-year-old Cary mother had asked Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens to extend the seal for one month as the investigation continues. He gave them two weeks.
The warrants, which could shed light on the investigation, have been sealed since the July murder.
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Police have not made an arrest or named a suspect in Cooper's death.
Cooper's body was found in an unfinished subdivision near her home in Cary's Lochmere subdivision. Cary police have not said how she died.
Police searched her family's home, two cars and her husband's office in Research Triangle Park. They have also collected blood or saliva from her husband, Bradley Cooper.
The warrants and related documents would show what information led police to conduct the searches and what items were seized.
Stephens told prosecutors he would extend the seal beyond Sept. 2 only if there was an extraordinary unusual occurence.
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