爱荷华农民2021年的谋杀案通过数字证据解决 导致他的妻子和情人被判无期徒刑 A Iowa farmer's 2021 murder was solved via digital evidence, leading to life sentences for his wife and her lover.

Ryan Cooper,43岁的爱荷华农民,于2021年6月18日在家中被发现身亡,死于两处近距离枪伤。 Ryan Cooper, a 43-year-old Iowa farmer, was found dead in his home on June 18, 2021, from two close-range gunshot wounds. 他的妻子Karina Cooper是其50万美元人寿保险单的唯一受益人。 His wife, Karina Cooper, was the sole beneficiary of his $500,000 life insurance policy. 2024年2月, 调查人员重新调查此案, 发现了Karina和Huston Danker(年轻男子)之间秘密关系的数字证据。 After nearly three years with no breakthroughs, investigators reopened the case in February 2024, uncovering digital evidence of a secret relationship between Karina and Huston Danker, a younger man. 两人都被指控犯有一级谋杀罪。 Both were charged with first-degree murder. 2025年,Danker认罪并获得不得假释的无期徒刑。 In 2025, Danker pleaded guilty and received life without parole. Karina受到审判,被陪审团定罪,被判无期徒刑,不得假释。 Karina was tried, convicted by a jury, and sentenced to life without parole. 这个案件后来出现在NBC的《日期线》上, 强调数字记录和持续调查如何解决了一起长期悬而未决的谋杀案。 The case, later featured on NBC’s Dateline, highlighted how digital records and persistent investigation solved a long-unsolved murder.