Romance author, Nancy L. Crampton-Brophy, 68, charged in shooting death of chef husband who was fatally shot in the kitchen of the Oregon culinary school
Oregon based author Nancy L. Crampton-Brophy wrote romance novels books entitled ‘The wrong Series’
Her novels include ‘The Wrong Husband’, ‘The Wrong Lover’, ‘ The Wrong Hero’ and ‘the Wrong Seal’ which she describes as Romance Suspense
Crampton-Brophy, 68, was arrested Wednesday for ‘killing her chef husband at Oregon culinary school’ where he was the lead instructor
Her husband chef Daniel Brophy, 63, was fatally shot on June 2 and his body was found by his horrified students
The romance writer was booked into jail accused of murder and unlawful use of firearm
The day after his murder she had posted on Facebook announcing his death, asking friends and family not to call her saying ‘I’m struggling to make sense of everything’
![Nancy L. Crampton-Brophy [(right]. and her husband Daniel Brophy 1,.JPG](https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Nancy-L.-Crampton-Brophy-right.-and-her-husband-Daniel-Brophy-1.jpg?resize=620%2C344&ssl=1)
Romance writer, Nancy L. Crampton-Brophy, [right] was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of killing her husband Daniel Brophy, [left] who was fatally shot on June 2 on the job at the Oregon Culinary Institute
An Oregon romance writer has been arrested for allegedly shooting her husband dead at the culinary school where he was lead instructor.
Nancy L. Crampton-Brophy, 68, was arrested on Wednesday at her Beaverton home accused of killing her husband Daniel Brophy, 63, on June 2 at the Oregon Culinary Institute.
Crampton-Brophy – who has published novels entitled ‘The Wrong Husband’ and ‘The Wrong Lover’ – was booked into Multnomah County Detention Center accused of murder and unlawful use of a firearm, according to Oregon Live.
Red herring? The day after his murder she posted on Facebook announcing her devastation at the untimely demise of her husband
On June 2, 2018 Brophy was found shot in the kitchen area of the school by his horrified students. He worked at the school since 2006 and was a marine biology and mushroom expert, according to the institute’s website.
Booked into jail on charges of murder and unlawful use of a weapon. – Alleged killer Nancy Crampton-Brophy is seen [right] hawking her novels which she describes as ‘romance suspense’ with titles like ‘The Wrong Husband’ and ‘The Wrong Lover’
Crampton-Brophy is an author and she lived together with her husband in Beaverton.
A day after his death she took to Facebook to share an eerie post announcing his death and urging friends to refrain from calling her.
‘For my Facebook friends and family, I have sad news to relate. My husband and best friend, Chef Dan Brophy was killed yesterday morning. For those of you who are close to me and feel this deserved a phone call, you are right, but I’m struggling to make sense of everything right now,’ she wrote.
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Brophy seen [left], with a friend, was found dead at the Oregon Culinary Institute where he was lead instructor by students
Crime scene: Brophy was fatally shot here at the Oregon Culinary Institute where he was lead instructor
She says her romance suspense stories are about ‘pretty men and strong women, about families that don’t always work and about the joy of finding love and the difficulty of making it stay’.
She was booked into jail on charges of murder and unlawful use of a weapon.
She is scheduled for her first court appearance in Multnomah County Thursday afternoon.
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