I have aspired to be a writer since I was a little girl. In fact, if I am being really honest, I haven’t just aspired to be a writer, but to be a profound author who has several books published under her name. But I am often told how writing a book is more about learning and gaining experiences in life, than it is about writing them down.
After all, what you’ve known and closely experienced is what you’re better able to articulate. A theory, that was taken a tad bit too seriously by another author across the world who was recently put on trial for allegedly murdering her husband.
And the creepy part is, in the list of what all she had authored, the romance novelist had written an essay titled, “How To Murder Your husband.” Isn’t the irony killer?
Nancy Crampton-Brophy, 71, from Oregon, U.S., had authored the essay back in 2011 and had gone on to share several motives for and means of killing your spouse.
View this post on InstagramLittle did anyone know that her own researched article will one day serve as an instruction manual for killing her husband. Nancy has now been put on a murder trial after she was accused of fatally shooting her husband Daniel Brophy, in June 2018 with a view to gain more than $1.5 million in life insurance.
A report shared by The Washington Post shared that the body of Daniel was found by his co-worker in a kitchen at the Oregon Culinary Institute (OCI), in Portland, on 2 June 2018. He had two gunshot wounds, one to his chest and another in his back.
Upon investigation, it was found that Nancy lied about her whereabouts during the time of death, as she claimed that she was home the whole time. She even took to her Facebook and broke the news of her husband’s death as she wrote, “I have sad news to relate. My husband and best friend, Chef Dan Brophy was killed yesterday morning. I’m struggling to make sense of everything right now. While I appreciate toy loving responses, I am overwhelmed."
She also wrote, "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."
A woman who wrote a paper on how to kill your husband is on trial for murdering her husband. She also wrote a romance called “The Wrong Husband”. https://t.co/J9jrCQCOMv
— A Grand Romance (Kate) (@AGrandRomance) April 5, 2022
However, later in September 2018 she was arrested and pleaded guilty. Whether or not she committed the crime or would be prosecuted for it, is yet to be known, but in the meantime we clearly can’t get over the similarity it has to the film ‘Basic Instinct’.
Guess, writing an essay about how to kill your husband, wasn’t a great choice, after all!
Source: Indiatimes
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