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Ryan Cooper was fatally shot in the face in June 2021

Three years later, his wife, Karina Cooper, was arrested after police discovered that she had plotted the murder on Snapchat

Karina and her alleged lover, Huston Danker, were charged with first-degree murder

Dateline , which airs on Friday nights, has investigated yet another chilling homicide.

In June 2021, Ryan Cooper was found dead in the Traer, Iowa, home he shared with his family. His wife, Karina Cooper, told police that she was sleeping when her husband was shot twice in the face while sitting in his recliner, per CBS2 Iowa .

But her Snapchat messages revealed a different story, and she was charged with first-degree murder in February 2024.

At her trial, prosecutors claimed that Karina was messaging he

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