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Chandler Cooper

Case from Magna, UT dated Feb 11, 2016

Victim Details

Chandler Cooper

Male

White / Caucasian

Magna

UT

2016-02-11

22

Chandler

Cooper

07/15/2026

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On February 11, 2016, the body of a 22-year-old Caucasian male, Chandler Michael Cooper, was discovered by hikers near a desolate trail by the Saltair pavilion in Magna, Utah. A resident of the Holladay-Millcreek area, Cooper had been shot twice, once in the face and once in the chest, in what investigators would later describe as an "execution" style killing. His body was left just a few hundred yards from the intersection of the North Temple Frontage Road and 11500 West. At the scene, detectiv ...
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  • Detective says 8-year-old murder cold case has not been forgotten
  • Police: Millcreek man found dead near Saltair was killed | KSL.com
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