# Author of "How to Murder Your Husband" charged with murdering husband \[update: sentenced to life in prison\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 6, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407 "2022-04-06T18:10:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/1 "2022-04-06T18:10:17Z")
Maybe keep an eye on what your spouse is writing about on-line? > **[Author of ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ now on trial for husband’s murder -...](https://globalnews.ca/news/8737819/how-to-murder-your-husband-nancy-crampton-brophy-trial/)** > > Nancy Crampton Brophy has been accused of fatally shooting her husband, Daniel Brophy. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/2 "2022-04-06T18:16:11Z")
I do not envy her defense attorney. Disproving premeditation is going to be a problem. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/3 "2022-04-06T18:21:49Z")
Reminds me of a Denis Leary comedy bit: > I’m up here in Heaven, Lou Gehrig is up Here with me > God love Lou Gehrig, Jesus Christ, poor Lou Gehrig > Died of Lou Gehrig’s disease > How the Hell did he not see that coming? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/4 "2022-04-06T18:22:57Z")
I don’t think “making a killing in the book market” covers this. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/5 "2022-04-06T18:25:37Z")
Holy shit. If someone wrote a mystery like this or the plot of a TV show, people would scoff. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/6 "2022-04-06T18:31:43Z")
awww,I dunno. I’m a little disappointed. An author who can write a title like that ought to at least provide a good story with a complex plot, But all she did was shoot the guy at his place of employment, after driving there in her own car and being recorded on traffic cameras Geez…anybody can do that. I was expecting an Agatha-Christie-style mystery with a surprise ending. ---
**Author:** ![SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/7 "2022-04-06T19:25:14Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > I do not envy her defense attorney. Disproving premeditation is going to be a problem. I’m not completely sure what you are referring to. But FWIW, the judge has barred the prosecution from bringing up “How to Murder Your Husband” in the trial. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/8 "2022-04-06T21:47:47Z")
I’ll wait for the publication of “How to Get Away With Murdering Your Husband.” ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/9 "2022-04-06T22:18:48Z")
Would be even better if her piece was titled “How To Murder Your Husband And Get Away With It” and then her being acquitted in the trial. Could become a seller. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/10 "2022-04-06T23:03:50Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > and then her being acquitted in the trial Then she could write one called “If I Did It” ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/11 "2022-04-06T23:04:46Z")
👍 Perfect! ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/12 "2022-04-06T23:12:23Z")
I’m busy at work, can someone tell me what is actually in that book of hers? Is it a how-to guide? A novel? ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/13 "2022-04-06T23:25:54Z")
Northern Piper’s link refers to it once as “an essay”, and once as “an online post”. It doesn’t give any detail. It seems to be a popular topic. Amazon lists three books with the title: _How to Murder Your Husband: It Came From the Heart (Don’t Try This at Home.)_ by Boo Heisey. _How to Murder Your Husband: A Killer Cookbook_ by Ann Altman and Marilyn Gonzalez. _How to Murder Your Husband and Get Away With It: A Planner_ by H G W. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/14 "2022-04-06T23:34:06Z")
From this page: > **[Nancy Crampton Brophy: Author of 'How to Kill Your Husband' Is Accused of...](https://heavy.com/news/2018/09/nancy-crampton-brophy/)** > > Nancy Brophy wrote an essay titled, "How to Kill Your Husband," in 2011. In September 2018, she was accused of killing her husband, Daniel Brophy. > Brophy’s “How to Kill Your Husband,” was a 700-word essay that was published on the blog, [See Jane Publish,](https://seejanepublish.wordpress.com) in November 2011. Brophy wrote, “As a romantic suspense writer, I spend a lot of time thinking about murder and, consequently, about police procedure… After all, if the murder is supposed to set me free, I certainly don’t want to spend any time in jail.” The motives for the murder listed in the fictional essay are infidelity, greed and being in an abusive relationship. Brophy wrote, “Divorce is expensive, and do you really want to split your possessions?” The essay goes on, “What if killing didn’t produce the right result? Would they do it again? Could they do it again? What if they liked it? Attempting to get to the blog, I get this message: > This site is currently private. [Log in to WordPress.com](https://wordpress.com/log-in?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fseejanepublish.wordpress.com%2F) to request access. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/15 "2022-04-06T23:51:28Z")
Interesting. Wait for my essay How To Make Grace Jones, Salma Hayek And Shakira Pay You For A Fourway. Fingers crossed. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/16 "2022-04-07T01:19:23Z")
Y’know, a 700-word essay kind of puts this in a different light than a novel, like we’d been assuming… EDIT: Especially a 700-word essay from over a decade ago. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/17 "2022-04-07T13:49:53Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > EDIT: Especially a 700-word essay from over a decade ago. Evidently VERY pre-meditated. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/18 "2022-05-26T01:54:25Z")
Convicted! > **['How to Murder Your Husband' author found guilty of murder](https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/how-to-murder-your-husband-author-found-guilty-of-murder-1.5918652)** > > A jury in Portland 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. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/19 "2022-05-26T02:05:46Z")
One look at that pic in the OP was all I needed to identify the woman as a psycho. Should I be worried that my new wife is totally addicted to the sort of fiction where somebody, usually male, dies horribly near the beginning and at the end the primary female characters all go out for white wine? ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/20 "2022-05-26T02:22:37Z")
“Load, aim, fire.” She has to repay all but 0.0043% for the essay. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407.md?page=2)