By Aaron Miller-
A self-published romance novelist who wrote an essay called How To Murder Your Husband has been found guilty of fatally shooting her husband four years ago.
Nancy Crampton Brophy, 71, was convicted of second-degree murder yesterday after a US jury of seven women and five men in Portland deliberated chef Daniel Brophy’s death over a two-day period, according to local news station KOIN-TV.
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She said during the trial that she had no reason to kill her husband and that their financial problems had mostly been solved due to cashing in a portion of Brophy’s retirement savings plan.
However, cops discovered that she owned the same make and model of gun that was used to kill her husband, although police never found the weapon.
The 63-year-old was killed on 2 June, 2018, as he prepped for work at the Oregon Culinary Institute in Southwest Portland.
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Crampton Brophy showed no visible reaction as she heard the verdict inside the crowded Multnomah County courtroom.
One of her attorneys, said the defence team plans to appeal the conviction.
Police never found the gun that killed Brophy.
Prosecutors speculated that Crampton Brophy swapped out the barrel of the gun used in the shooting and then discarded the barrel.
Defense attorneys said the gun parts were inspiration for Crampton Brophy’s writing and suggested someone else might have killed Brophy during a robbery gone wrong. Crampton Brophy testified during the trial that her presence near the culinary school on the day of her husband’s death was mere coincidence and that she had parked in the area to work on her writing.
The jury of seven women and five men eventually found Nancy Crampton Brophy, 71, guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday after deliberating over two days in chef Daniel Brophy’s death, KOIN-TV reported.
Brophy, 63, was killed June 2, 2018, as he prepped for work at the Oregon Culinary Institute in Southwest Portland.
Crampton Brophy displayed no visible reaction Wednesday inside the crowded Multnomah County courtroom.
Prosecutors told jurors that Crampton Brophy was motivated by money problems and a life insurance policy.
Crampton Brophy said during the trial, however, that she had no reason to kill her husband and that their financial problems had largely been solved by cashing in a chunk of Brophy’s retirement savings plan.
She owned the same make and model of gun used to kill her husband and was seen on surveillance camera footage driving to and from the culinary institute, court exhibits and court testimony showed.
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