Nancy Crampton-Brophy was unsatisfied with her life, marriage, and the lack of success garnered by her romance novels. As fate would have it, Nancy would eventually acquire the fame and notoriety she so desperately craved from one of her works: a blog post titled, How to Murder Your Husband. On June 2nd, 2018, Nancy’s husband, Daniel Brophy, was found shot to death at the Oregon Culinary Institute. While Nancy played the role of a grieving widow for a time, it wasn’t long until evidence surfaced that uncovered the sinister truth.
Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Shawn Overstreet discusses the cold-blooded murder of chef Daniel Brophy and shares his experience prosecuting Nancy Crampton-Brophy.
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