Friends of Karina and Ryan Cooper say there were several signs of strain in the couple's marriage ahead of Ryan's June 2021 ...

Forensic analyst Kenneth Martin details bloodstain patterns from the crime scene where Ryan Cooper was shot and killed.

Several friends testified Monday that Karina Cooper, who is on trial for fatally shooting her husband, often was angry or upset with her husband over finances and ...

Jurors also heard testimony from the insurance agent responsible for Ryan Cooper’s life insurance policies. Karina Cooper ...

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 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Karina Cooper carried out a “deliberate and calculated” plan, with the help of her “lover” to kill her husband ...

Emotions ran high inside the Linn County Courthouse on Wednesday as the first degree murder trial of Karina Cooper, a rural ...

The Tama County woman charged with first-degree murder for her husband's shooting death in 2021 appeared in Linn County court ...

The Tama County jury heard opening statements on Wednesday in the trial of Karina Cooper, who is accused of killing her ...

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Karina Sue Cooper’s first-degree murder trial will proceed as scheduled beginning July ...

Karina Cooper is accused of working with Huston Danker, the man the state says she was having an affair with, to plan and execute her husband Ryan's murder.

But Karina did have something to “gain if Ryan dropped dead” because he had a $500,000 life insurance policy, Kodiaga said. Karina Cooper is charged with first-degree murder.