USUALLY, art imitates life but for author Nancy Brophy, it’s her life that imitates her art.
Nancy, the writer who penned How to Murder Your Husband, stood trial for the murder of her own husband.
Nancy Crampton-Brophy is an author and novelist who resided in Portland, Oregon.
On June 2, 2018, Nancy’s husband Daniel was found dead at his place of work.
Daniel was a chef who taught classes at the Oregon Culinary Institute, his lifeless body was found in the school’s kitchen.
On September 5, 2018, Nancy was named the suspect in his death and was arrested.
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Years later on April 4, 2022, her court trial took place and she faced the jury based on the charges brought against her.
On Wednesday, May 25, the jury found the novelist guilty of the second-degree murder of her husband.
The conviction could potentially result in a sentence the length of 25 years to life.
The convicted romance author will have to wait until Monday, June 13, to find out the amount of time she will be sentenced to prison for.
Until then, true crime sleuths will have the chance to catch up on the case’s details on an episode of Dateline scheduled for Friday, June 13.
After pleading not guilty, Nancy took the defense stand during her murder trial.
The writer described the state of her marriage to Daniel before his death, as well as discussed what her life was like after.
She testified: “It’s like you’ve lost an arm. Like you’re just not as good as you were when you’re with him.”
“You were the best you could be when you were together with him. Now it’s like, yeah, I function, but there’s something missing.”
During her testimony, Nancy also claimed that the firearm and ghost gun materials in her possession were purchased due to research she was conducting regarding the plot of her new romance novel.
The aforementioned events are slated to be covered by Dateline NBC.
Daniel’s gun murder at the hands of Nancy will be retold in an episode titled Murder in Kitchen One.
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Murder in Kitchen One is scheduled to be aired on Friday, June 10 at 10pm ET.
Audiences that miss the initial airing can check out Nancy and Daniel’s episode through Hulu or Peacock.
