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flag A Iowa farmer's 2021 murder was solved via digital evidence, leading to life sentences for his wife and her lover.

flag Ryan Cooper, a 43-year-old Iowa farmer, was found dead in his home on June 18, 2021, from two close-range gunshot wounds. flag His wife, Karina Cooper, was the sole beneficiary of his $500,000 life insurance policy. flag After nearly three years with no breakthroughs, investigators reopened the case in February 2024, uncovering digital evidence of a secret relationship between Karina and Huston Danker, a younger man. flag Both were charged with first-degree murder. flag In 2025, Danker pleaded guilty and received life without parole. flag Karina was tried, convicted by a jury, and sentenced to life without parole. flag The case, later featured on NBC’s Dateline, highlighted how digital records and persistent investigation solved a long-unsolved murder.

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