A ROMANCE author who penned a chilling book called “How to Murder Your Husband” before killing her own partner has been jailed for life. Nancy Crampton Brophy, 71, was convicted of fata…
She reportedly wrote in the now-deleted post: "As a romantic suspense writer, I spend a lot of time thinking about murder and, consequently, about police procedure.
"After all, if the murder is supposed to set me free, I certainly don’t want to spend any time in jail.Nancy reportedly added: “Divorce is expensive, and do you really want to split your possessions?” The blog post also included possible motives for murder, including financial, “lying, cheating bastard” and abuser.
Nancy also outlined several methods, writing that knives were “personal and close up. Blood everywhere,” and poison, “considered a woman’s weapon” was too easy to trace.
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