Karina Cooper was found guilty of the first-degree murder of her husband Ryan Copper who was found dead with two gunshot wounds to his face inside his Traer, Iowa home on June 28, 2021. Huston Danker was also charged with first-degree murder in the case for 'acting in concert' with Karina to kill Ryan who was found in a reclining chair with a gunshot wound to the head and with Karina sitting on top of him. Karina Cooper was arrested on February 19, 2024. Danker was arrested in April 2024 after telling investigators he planned and assisted Karina with the shooting of Ryan. Witnesses have told investigators that Karina had talked about wanting Cooper dead and 'could shoot him in the face'. Karina testified about how her relationship evolved from cutting Danker's hair to exchanging messages on Snapchat and having sex in February 2021. Karina claimed she cut off in-person contact with Danker because she felt 'disgusted' and fearful of jeopardizing her marriage. Karina insisted Danker acted alone to kill Ryan. However, messages entered into evidence at her trial showed the lovers communicating just before Ryan's murder, including a message from Danker to 'remember those shell casings' about an hour before Karina called 911.