TAMA COUNTY, Iowa — Karina Cooper, who was found guilty in the first-degree murder of her husband, was sentenced on Friday.
Karina Cooper was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the Tama County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday afternoon.
A Linn County jury found Karina guilty of first-degree murder in the 2021 death of her husband, Ryan Cooper, in July.
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In June 2021, the Tama County SO was called to a home in Traer where Ryan Cooper was found having suffering multiple gunshots. Ryan died for his injuries at the scene. According to criminal complaints, Karina told witnesses she “wanted Ryan dead and could shoot him in the face.”…