He was a beloved chef. She was a romance writer. One is dead, and the other goes on trial this week.
on the grounds that older jurors more likely to view the defendant in a favorable light would likely skip jury duty for fears of catching the disease.
The evidence detectives unearthed was circumstantial, but juicy. For motive, there were the half-dozen life insurance policies Crampton-Brophy stood to collect upon her husband’s untimely death, a figure boosted by several hundred thousand dollars if he died on the job.
Crampton-Brophy described a mostly idyllic life and marriage, “in the beautiful, green and very wet, Northwest , married to a Chef whose mantra is: life is a science project. As a result there are chickens and turkeys in my backyard, a fabulous vegetable garden which also grows tobacco for an insecticide and a hot meal on the table every night.”
In the next section, “Motives,” Crampton-Brophy starts with the financial aspects. “This is big. Divorce is expensive, and do you really want to split your possessions? Or if you married for money, aren’t you entitled to all of it? The draw back is the police aren’t stupid. They are looking at you first. So you have to be organized, ruthless and very clever. Husbands have disappeared from cruise ships before.
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