An Iowa man will spend the rest of his life in prison for helping kill Ryan Cooper in 2021. Huston Danker said he was guilty of first-degree murder in August 2025. He admitted that he worked with his lover, Karina Cooper, to kill her husband. The judge gave him his sentence on October 3, 2025, in Tama County court.
According to Court TV, Ryan Cooper was a 42-year-old farmer and father of four. Someone found him dead in his home on June 18, 2021. He had been shot in the face twice. The couple’s three children were in the house when it happened. When a deputy got to the scene, he saw something strange. Ryan’s body was sitting in a recliner and Karina was sitting on top of him. Police did not find a gun anywhere, but they did find a .22 shell casing.
