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Ryan Roy Cooper

Case from Traer, IA dated Jun 18, 2021

Victim Details

Ryan Roy Cooper

Male

White / Caucasian

Traer

IA

2021-06-18

42

Ryan

Roy Cooper

07/04/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 18, 2021, a 911 call shattered the quiet of rural Traer, Iowa. Responding deputies arrived at a residence seven miles southwest of the small town to a grim scene. Inside, they found 42-year-old Ryan Roy Cooper, a White / Caucasian male, deceased in a recliner from gunshot wounds to his face. His wife, Karina Sue Cooper, was found sitting on top of him. The Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner later confirmed that Cooper's death was a homicide caused by a g ...
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  • northtamatelegraph.com/: Homicide investigation underway in rural Traer
  • KCCI: Medical examiner releases cause for 'violent death' in Tama County
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