IA v. Karina Cooper: Widow's Words Murder Trial

Jury selection begins this week for Iowa woman accused of husband's murder

Jury selection begins Tuesday in Linn County for the murder trial of an Iowa woman accused of killing her husband.Karina Cooper was charged with first-degree mu

IA v. Karina Cooper: Widow's Words Murder Trial

TAMA COUNTY, Iowa (Court TV)  — An Iowa woman is facing life in prison without parole if convicted of murdering her husband. According to an affidavit, Ryan Cooper was found with two gunshot wounds to his face in their Traer home on June 28, 2021. A deputy noted Ryan’s body was in a recliner and his wife, Karina Cooper, was sitting on top of him. The couple’s three children were also in the home. FILE – Karina Cooper and Huston Danker (Iowa Depa…