Novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy, famous for writing a blog post on “How to Murder Your Husband,” was found guilty of murdering her husband.
A jury in Multnomah County found Crampton Brophy, 71, guilty of second-degree murder for shooting dead her chef husband, Daniel Brophy.
The jury in Multnomah County announced its decision on the author of “How to Murder Your Husband” on Wednesday morning after a five-week trial.
On June 2, 2018, authorities found Daniel dead inside a kitchen at the Oregon Culinary Institute. There were no traces of force or struggle, and no signs of robbery, according to detectives. Brophy still had his wallet, phone, and car keys with him. (softlay.com)
Nancy Crampton Brophy was arrested on September 5 and has been in jail since. According to documents presented in court, traffic cameras showed Crampton Brophy’s minivan approaching and departing from near the institute close to the time of the shooting.
The trial of the writer accused of fatally shooting her chef husband started on April 4.
Nancy Crampton Brophy: More on the case
According to Multnomah County Senior Deputy District Attorney Shawn Overstreet, Nancy Crampton Brophy was motivated by greed and a $1.4 million insurance policy.
Nancy bought the same make and model of gun that was in use in her husband’s murder, according to prosecutors. They believe she swapped out the barrel to make the weapon harder to trace.
Nancy’s gun purchase, according to the defense, was for research purposes in her profession as a novelist. The jurors, however, did not appear to believe that claim.
Nancy Crampton Brophy had authored another novel, “The Wrong Husband,” in addition to the essay “How to Murder Your Husband.”
The sentencing for the guilty novelist is still pending.