It was June 18, 2021. Night had settled over the cornfields of Traer, Iowa. Ryan Cooper, a fourth-generation farmer, was at home with his wife, Karina, and their three children. Ryan had fallen asleep ...

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Murder, Snapchat, and a not-so-secret affair... According to his online obituary, Ryan Cooper was a born and raised here in Iowa. He was born in Waterloo in 1979, and he graduated from North Tama High ...

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The murder of Ryan Cooper, as portrayed in Dateline, shocked many when it was originally reported, and it continues to hang over the city of Traer, Iowa. In this small town, most people know each ...

Dateline’s “The Farmer’s Wife” revisits Ryan Cooper’s 2021 murder and the affair that led to life sentences (Image via NBC) Dateline NBC's latest episode is one you won't forget, aka "The Farmer's ...

“Dateline” is taking a look at the death of Ryan Cooper, who was discovered dead with his wife, Karina, sitting in his lap. She was later convicted of his murder. (Fubo is currently in a contract ...

On June 18, 2021, in the small farming community of Traer, Iowa, 42-year-old Ryan Cooper, a good father of four and a lifelong farmer, was found dead in his home with two gunshot wounds to his face.