CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Five years after Ryan Cooper was shot in the face twice, her wife Karina Cooper faces a judge and jury for her murder.
Ryan was shot and killed in June of 2021 in his Traer home. Police found Karina on his body that day but she wasn’t charged with the crime until February of 2024.
One year later the murder trial starts after it was moved out of Tama County court into Linn County. A jury was seated Tuesday in the trial and will begin Wednesday with opening statements and testimony…