Murder of Daniel Brophy
Did money become a murder motive in the Brophy case?
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54 mins
Explore the 2018 murder of Daniel Brophy, a chef and instructor at the Oregon Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon, found shot dead in his classroom. Discover how investigators turned suspicion toward his wife, Nancy Brophy, a romance novelist whose writing on murder drew attention.
Ep 1:
How to Murder Your Husband
A romance novelist secretly penned an essay on killing her spouse years before her culinary-instructor husband was executed—and lived a double life of debt and dreams.
Ep 2:
The Blueprint for Murder
Nancy's dark fiction and a chilling published essay reveal a woman rehearsing murder in plain sight, while her search history builds an untraceable gun plot.
Ep 3:
Six Minutes to Kill
On a quiet Saturday morning, Daniel Brophy is gunned down at work—and a twenty-minute van sighting begins unraveling his wife's carefully staged grief.
Ep 4:
The Widow's Web of Lies
Nancy's alibi crumbles under surveillance footage and shifting stories, as a jailhouse informant threatens to expose the truth she never wrote down.
Ep 5:
Orange Was Never Her Color
Nancy takes the stand with implausible excuses, but the jury sees through it—delivering a verdict, a life sentence, and a lasting tribute to Daniel.
Discussions (5)
Bella
Level 3 · 4 mo agoI completely disagree with Sean calling her essay a masterclass in premeditation LOL she googled ghost guns on her home wifi and literally kept the murder weapon. She is an absolute imbecile 💀
Lola
Level 6 · 4 mo agoClaiming she bought that Glock to protect him from territorial mushroom hunters made me laugh so hard 😂 Who gets into a shootout over a fungus? She thought she was a genius but left a massive digital footprint.
Matthew
Level 10 · 4 mo agoBro the essay isnt proof
