Nancy Brophy, 'How to Murder Your Husband' writer, sentenced to life in prison for killing her husband

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Nancy Brophy, 'How to Murder Your Husband' writer, sentenced to life in prison for killing her husband
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The judge who presided over the trial said Nancy Crampton Brophy will be considered for parole after 25 years.

Judge Christopher Ramras, who presided over the trial, said Crampton Brophy will be considered for parole after 25 years, KOIN-TVThe sentencing included impact statements from Daniel Brophy's family members, including his son, Nathaniel Stillwater, the station reported.

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. 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.

A prosecutor, however, alluded to the essay's themes without naming it after Crampton Brophy took the stand in her own defense.

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