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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 of Feb ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 01, 2009
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Victim Details

Jan 26, 2026

Jan 26, 2026

Victor

Marquis Cooper

26

26

6'3 inches

213 lbs

Black

Male

Mar 01, 2009

Clearwater

Florida

Clearwater

Clearwater Police Departmen

727-562-4080

01/26/2026