A woman who once wrote an essay called 'How to Murder Your Husband' has been charged with murdering her husband.
Nancy Crampton-Brophy, 68, was arrested in Oregon on September 5 in connection to the death of her 63-year-old husband Daniel Brophy.
Mr Brophy was shot in June at the Oregon Culinary Institute in Portland where he worked. He was found wounded in a kitchen at the school, and died of his injuries.
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His wife of 27 years was indicted on a murder charge by a grand jury on Friday (local time). It's alleged she used a 9mm pistol to shoot Mr Brophy.
Crampton-Brophy is a self-published author who has written several romance novels, which often focused on couples having illicit or frowned-upon affairs.
In 2011, she published an essay on her popular See Jane Publish blog titled 'How to Murder Your Husband'.
"As a romantic suspense writer, I spend a lot of time thinking about murder and, consequently, about police procedure," she wrote.
"After all, if the murder is supposed to set me free, I certainly don't want to spend any time in jail. And let me say clearly for the record, I don't like jumpsuits and orange isn't my color [sic]."
She went on to detail the various motives women may have for wanting their husbands dead, as well as evaluating the disadvantages of various murder weapons, including guns ("loud, messy, require some skill"), knives ("really personal and close up") and poison ("it takes a month or two to kill someone").
"I find it is easier to wish people dead than to actually kill them," she wrote.
"I don't want to worry about blood and brains splattered on my walls. And really, I'm not good at remembering lies.
"But the thing I know about murder is that every one of us have it in him/her when pushed far enough."
The blog post garnered several supportive comments from other women, including one that read "I'm calling Dan to make sure he's alright".
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