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left-of-center2012

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Tue Sep 11, 2018, 10:36 PM Sep 2018

Author of 'How to Murder Your Husband' arrested for allegedly killing her husband

In a twist of irony so devious it would have turned Agatha Christie green with envy, Oregon chef Daniel Brophy was found shot to death nearly seven years after his wife of 27 years penned an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband.”

Nancy Crampton-Brophy, the writer of sensuous mysteries such as “Hell on the Heart” and “The Wrong Husband,” was arrested for murder on Sept. 5 — more than three months after the death of her spouse. Oregon cops were mum on arrest details such as why Crampton-Brophy, 68, was taken into custody only last week for the June 2 shooting.

“Detectives believe Nancy L. Crampton-Brophy is the suspect in Daniel C. Brophy’s murder,” said Portland police, who refused to discuss motive or evidence. Daniel Brophy, 63, who was found dead in the Oregon Culinary Institute in Portland, had worked there as a chef for over 10 years.

A neighbor of the Brophys from Beaverton, Ore., recalled the writer saying she might move to escape her old life. “She said that his side of the bedroom was haunting her,” Heidi Hutchinson told People.

Crampton-Brophy remains jailed for unlawful use of a weapon and murder.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-news-romance-novelist-busted-for-murder-20180911-story.html


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Author of 'How to Murder Your Husband' arrested for allegedly killing her husband (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 OP
Oddly enough, her attorney wrote "How to Rip Off Your Guilty Client" jberryhill Sep 2018 #1
HA... Grassy Knoll Sep 2018 #5
Life imitates art. Throck Sep 2018 #2
So she got the information for her book first hand. democratisphere Sep 2018 #3
Note to self: Do not write a tell-all book before you commit the crime. marylandblue Sep 2018 #4
and trash your hard drive after you have been looking up murder information. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #6
Guess she forgot the how not to get caught chapter. Historic NY Sep 2018 #7
I was hoping Melania tRump was the author. Julian Englis Sep 2018 #8
Irony is DEAD JCMach1 Sep 2018 #9
Did she even read her own book?? Nt blugbox Sep 2018 #10
My wife watches lots of murder mysteries....should I be worried ? OnDoutside Sep 2018 #11

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
6. and trash your hard drive after you have been looking up murder information.
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 11:12 PM
Sep 2018

The POS young mother who killed 2 of here kids was arrested b/c she left all the evidence on her computer.
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