Brad Cooper: Video and Statement

Brad Cooper, whose wife disappeared after jogging a week ago Saturday, has declared his innocence through his attorney on Friday, but he hasn’t spoken to the media since his wife’s body has been discovered.

Nancy Cooper’s family gained custody of the couple’s children because they believed Brad Cooper was a danger to the children.

The judge found that Brad had recently threatened to commit suicide, that he “has a history of emotional instability,” and that he is under “intense scrutiny . . . as a result of the ongoing criminal investigation of Nancy Cooper’s murder.” (Ottawa Citizen.com)

The only video that has surfaced of Brad speaking to the media at this point is when he briefly spoke out to thank people for their search efforts. This was while the search for Nancy was still underway.

The video doesn’t give me much to go on. All I can say is that he is very nervous and appears to be under notable stress. The nerves and stress can come from speaking in front the news cameras, or it can be due to other reasons, such as foul play or deception. I can’t determine the cause from this video at this point because Brad doesn’t say anything noteworthy. I really need to see him talk about his wife and the crime to see if he is being deceptive or not.

While Brad’s actions are unusual, if he and his wife were truly in the process of separating, this would be an awkward situation for anyone to be in, if he is, in fact, innocent. So it is possible that he might withdraw as we are seeing, if there family tensions prior to the murder.

At this time, I haven’t seen Brad talk about his wife’s murder to make any opinions. What the media says about Brad doesn’t bode well for him and I acknowledge that, but I am not willing to draw anymore conclusions at this time.

If you see Brad talk about his wife’s murder, please let me know and I will glad share my thoughts.