I’ve been thinking about what Ann Peterson said during oral arguments, how the defense was thwarted again and again at trial and how no one seemed interested in getting to the Truth. I thought it might be interesting to create a list of all the obstacles faced along the way, beginning long before the trial…
As many of you are aware, the State computer experts’ testimony wasn’t videotaped, so we were unable to hear it live. This was disappointing because it’s some of the most important testimony of the trial. Now that I’ve had an opportunity to read that portion of the transcript, I would like to share some of…
During the trial, the prosecutor was questioning Detective Young about old love letters “found on the kitchen table” in the Cooper home. The defense objected when they started asking him to read them aloud to the jury. Clearly they were inadmissible and had nothing at all to do with this case. They predated the Cooper…
Recently I came across a law blog written by attorney Jeremy Rosenthal. He discussed the importance of proving that computer evidence can be linked to the accused with absolute certainty. From his article: The biggest challenge for the prosecutor is to ‘put the Defendant’s fingers on the keyboard.’ In other words, the prosecutor must show…
Chief Bazemore made a public statement “this is not a random crime” before the investigation even began. Someone started an unfounded rumor that Brad purchased bleach at 4AM and even the media latched onto it. It was untrue, yet some still believe it. Chief Bazemore knew Brad never purchased bleach early on, but wouldn’t admit…
Despite the very lengthy 10 week trial, there was very little evidence presented in this case and none of it connected Brad to the murder. In any investigation, but especially this one, it’s crucial to explore every possible lead and to consider all information obtained, including information from children. The afternoon that Nancy disappeared, Bella…
Update: 2/17/14: This blog post was written just a few months after the trial. Since that time, I’ve made several videos that highlight each item that’s discussed here. The videos are now included with each topic. This post will provide a more complete overview of the extensive misconduct that occurred in this case, and it…
There’s so much to this case so I’m going to try to break it down so that people will understand why this trial was so unfair and why so many of us are trying to inform others about what occurred during the investigation and trial. I’ll start with the Google search because it was the…
Brad Cooper Case 