A Beloved Chef Was Killed in His Own Kitchen — True Crime Documentary

Years before her husband was shot in his own kitchen, she wrote an essay called "How to Murder Your Husband." Then the cameras caught her minivan. On June 2, 2018, beloved Portland chef Daniel Brophy was shot twice while preparing for class at the Oregon Culinary Institute. His wallet, phone and keys were untouched. His wife, romance novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy, said she had been at home. But investigators uncovered mounting debts, $1.4 million in life insurance, a ghost gun kit, a Glock bought at a gun show, a spare slide and barrel ordered on eBay that vanished — and surveillance footage of her minivan near the school at the exact time of the murder. ⏱ Chapters 00:00 How to Murder Your Husband 01:13 Saturday Morning in Kitchen One 02:51 The Chef and the Novelist 05:21 The Widow 06:51 The Money 08:23 The Ghost Gun 10:17 The Missing Piece 11:39 The Minivan 13:38 Reconstructing the Morning 15:08 The Trial 17:35 The Verdict 18:48 Fiction and Reality 20:12 Final Thoughts Do you think the essay should have been allowed at trial? Tell me in the comments. 🔔 Subscribe for new true crime documentaries every week. This video is based on court proceedings, trial testimony and published news reports (CBS News, NBC News, KGW, KOIN, KPTV, Court TV). It is intended for educational and documentary purposes. The essay "How to Murder Your Husband" was excluded from evidence at trial. Nancy Crampton Brophy was convicted of second-degree murder in 2022; her attorneys said they planned to appeal. #TrueCrime #NancyBrophy #DanielBrophy #HowToMurderYourHusband #TrueCrimeDocumentary #CrimeStory #RealCrime