A jury in Portland, Oregon, has convicted a self-published romance novelist — who once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband' — of fatally shooting her husband four years ago.
FILE - Romance writer Nancy Crampton Brophy, left, accused of killing her husband, Dan Brophy, in June 2018, watches proceedings in court in Portland, Ore., Monday, April 4, 2022. A jury in Portland, Oregon, has convicted the self-published romance novelist who once wrote an essay titled"How to Kill Your Husband" of fatally shooting her husband four years ago.
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.
Police never found the gun that killed Brophy. Prosecutors alleged Crampton Brophy swapped out the barrel of the gun used in the shooting and then discarded the barrel.
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