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Jogger in Mystery Murder Abused by Hubby: Family

Posted Jul 18, 08 9:37 AM CDT in US,  Crime & Courts 

(Newser) – The family of a woman found murdered in North Carolina has won custody of her two children after they told the court that her "mentally unstable" husband had been emotionally abusive and had been involved in an affair. No suspects have been named in the mystery murder, but police have taken a DNA sample from the husband.

The body of the 34-year-old woman was found earlier this week in a subdivision under construction near her Raleigh-area home.  Her husband told police that he had last seen her when she went out for a jog early on Saturday morning, although her family claims she never went jogging that day.

Sources ABC News, National Post (Canada)

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Brad Cooper says his wife Nancy went out for a jog at 7am Saturday morning and never returned. Her body was found in a pool of water at a nearby construction site.   (dreamindemon)
Krista Lister, twin sister of murder victim Nancy Cooper, talks about her sister's death.   (AssociatedPress)
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The family of Nancy Cooper talks about the 34-year-old from Cary, North Carolina, whose body was found at a construction site.   (AssociatedPress)

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