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How Murder Your Husband and Get Caught. Nancy Brophy Couldn’t Pull Off This Real Life Thriller


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For this week's case, Tabitha is taking us to the Pacific Northwest to Portland, OR. Our story centers on Nancy Brophy and Daniel Brophy. Dan was a husband, culinary whiz, and instructor at the Oregon Culinary Institute whose life turn a tragic turn for the worst in 2018 when Daniel was found dead at the Institute with one bullet in the back and one bullet in the chest. 


Nancy claimed she had been at home all morning during the time of the murder, but CCTV footage spotted a van with distinct scratches matching her van around the institute in the early hours of June 2nd when she was supposedly at home. Students of the institute were questioned, but no leads came out of it. 


“If you have to be so methodical, you dumb bitch, why didn’t you make it look like an actual robbery!? All you had to do was take his wallet!  – Gretchen (35:55)


The police were baffled as to how such a beloved chef and instructor could be gunned down in cold blood. Then an old essay about murdering husbands surfaced, financial troubles came to light, and discrepancies with her gun were discovered. With so many pieces of evidence pointing at Nancy Brophy, could this loving wife of 25 years be the killer after all? 


“She paid on those insurance policies, she learned Dan’s schedule, and actually, just three weeks before Dan was murdered, she showed up at Dan’s work at 7:30 in the morning…If you ask me, I think it was a dry-run.”  – Tabitha (44:45)


In This Episode


(1:15) Gretchen’s calendar conundrum, Dolly Parton’s birthday, and dieting fails

(7:40) Nancy and Daniel Brophy’s love story, a culinary delight 

(16:01) How Nancy knew she wanted to marry Dan 

(22:00) June 2nd, 2018: the tragic execution of Daniel Brophy

(25:15) Culinary students ready for class were the primary suspects, but all of them checked out

(27:30) Nancy talks with the police and gives off weird vibes

(32:50) Police catch a break in the case with a distinct van on CCTV

(34:33) An old essay, insurance records, gun kits, and other evidence surfaces

(48:20) Nancy brought herself down in the trial


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