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Victor Marquis Cooper Missing Person Case

Last seen in Clearwater, Florida on Mar 01, 2009

Victim Details

Jan 26, 2026

Jan 26, 2026

Victor

Marquis Cooper

43

26

6'3 inches

213 lbs

Black

Male

Mar 01, 2009

Clearwater

Florida

Clearwater

Clearwater Police Departmen

727-562-4080

07/01/2026

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On March 1, 2009, Victor Marquis Cooper, a 26-year-old Oakland Raiders linebacker, went missing off the coast of Clearwater, Florida, following a boating accident. He was accompanied by three other men: Corey Smith, a free-agent NFL defensive lineman, and two former University of South Florida football players, William Bleakley and Nick Schuyler. The group had embarked on a fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico aboard Cooper's 21-foot vessel.

The tragic incident began on the evening o ...
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