# Author of "How to Murder Your Husband" charged with murdering husband \[update: sentenced to life in prison\]

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/21 "2022-05-26T03:24:25Z")

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eh nm

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-of-how-to-murder-your-husband-charged-with-murdering-husband-update-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/962407/22 "2022-06-13T17:40:03Z")

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She was sentenced today to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years. At her age (71 today, 72 in 3 days), that’s pretty much a true life sentence.

> **[Nancy Brophy sentenced to life in prison for murder of her husband](https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/nancy-brophy-sentenced-romance-novelist/283-f3a60358-084d-4084-8538-5d5f328ff322)**
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> Crampton Brophy, 71, was found guilty of second-degree murder on May 25, following a trial that lasted more than seven weeks.

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