‘How to murder your husband’ writer convicted in the killing of husband

A woman who wrote an essay titled ‘How to murder your husband’ has been convicted of murdering her husband.

Nancy Crampton Brophy, the author of the essay "How to Murder Your Husband," was convicted of murdering her husband, Daniel Brophy, in 2018.

She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

On the morning of June 2, 2018, Daniel Brophy left for work at the Oregon Culinary Institute, where he was a teacher. Students arrived later and found his body in a kitchen, dead from two gunshots. The death was investigated as a homicide.

Crampton-Brophy was said to be in financial distress and killed her husband for several life insurance policies totaling around $1.4 million as well as sole ownership of the $300,000 house.

Forensic evidence indicated that Daniel Brophy had been shot by two bullets from a Glock pistol.

The case gained significant media attention due to the ironic nature of her crime, given the title of her essay.

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Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.