GUILTY OR - Dan Brophy, fatally shot at Oregon Culinary Institute, 2 June 2018 *Wife Arrested*

[Niner]

for Wed., May 4th - morning session:

for Wed. May 4th - afternoon session:

 

[Niner]

Thursday, May 5th:
*Trial continues (Day 15) (@ 9am PT) – OR - Daniel Craig Brophy (63) (June 2, 2018, Portland) – *Nancy Lee Crampton-Brophy (68/now 71) “wife” arrested (9/5/18), charged (9/6/18) & arraigned (9/17/18) with felony murder & unlawful use of a weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Bond was denied (4/29/20).
Trial bean on 3/14/22 with jury selection & ended 3/18/22. Trial began on 4/4/22 (expected to last to 5/20/22). Prosecutors rested their case on 4/21/22.
Court hearings from 9/6/18 thru 2/18/22 & Jury selection Day 1-5 (3/14 to 3/18/22) & Trial Day 1-13 (4/4 to 5/3/22) reference post #298 here:
OR - Dan Brophy, fatally shot at Oregon Culinary Institute, 2 June 2018 *Wife Arrested*
5/4/22 Wednesday, Trial Day 14: First Motion to Compel of images/slides that the State’s used in opening statements. Defense believes they have that info & will review their drive. State wants a 104 hearing for Dr. Rubenson, defense’s economic loss analyst.
Defense witnesses: Tiffany Couch, accountant analyst (CPA) back on stand.
After jury went to lunch court had a 104 hearing on Dr. Daniel Rubenson. Defense will change Exh. 269 to read “estimates”.
For more info see post #301 here:
OR - Dan Brophy, fatally shot at Oregon Culinary Institute, 2 June 2018 *Wife Arrested*
Defense witnesses: Richard Freimark, knows Nancy thru his Temple (1995) which she was catering. Dr. Daniel Rubenson, economic loss analyst. Frederick Hartvedt, mechanic at BMW near the culinary school at the time of murder. Francisco Jaramello, worked with Hartvedt that Saturday in June. Melanie Hammericksen, worked for OCI for 10 years with Dan about 5 to 6 years & was a student of Dan’s. Sgt. Sarah Taylor, with OPD & responded to murder on June, 2018. Detective Brad Clifton, with Portland Police Bureau & responded to murder on June, 2018.
For more info see post #301 here:
OR - Dan Brophy, fatally shot at Oregon Culinary Institute, 2 June 2018 *Wife Arrested*
Trial continues on 5/5/22. No court on Friday, 5/6/22. There will be court on Friday, 5/13/22.

 

[Gardenista]

I thought I heard someone gasp! Did not know it was her!

Well, I guess I should say it was an assumption because both prosecutors, the court reporter and the judge looked her way. I'm sure both defense attorneys knew about it, so it wasn't them, and the prosecutor didn't look over his shoulder like it was someone in the gallery.

 

[Niner]

Well, I guess I should say it was an assumption because both prosecutors, the court reporter and the judge looked her way. I'm sure both defense attorneys knew about it, so it wasn't them, and the prosecutor didn't look over his shoulder like it was someone in the gallery.

Okay - you are correct - DA did look that way!

 

[RickshawFan]

I thought I heard someone gasp! Did not know it was her!

I assumed it was her, since I don’t think an attorney would do that.
The witness in question is in federal prison in Texas for fraud. Yep, birds of a feather hang together. Not just NB’s life of smoke and mirrors, but consider the whole 20+ years when she claimed to be married to DB. She even took his name and had an elaborate “origin story” of when she decided to marry him. He never married her until right before she killed him. Here’s the big fraud: she filed taxes all that time as though married. The penalties and taxes on that would run to hundreds of thousands of $$, and maybe jail time.

Origin story is on her website: About

The tax info was in the opening statement of the defense. The fact there was no marriage was confirmed by DB’s mother and son.

 

[RickshawFan]

Well, I guess I should say it was an assumption because both prosecutors, the court reporter and the judge looked her way. I'm sure both defense attorneys knew about it, so it wasn't them, and the prosecutor didn't look over his shoulder like it was someone in the gallery.

I don’t know that there were folks in the gallery at that time. The jury wasn’t present.

 

[RickshawFan]

Day 14. Defense is masterful at calling witnesses for the prosecution… One after the other. More tears at the terrible loss of the lovely DB.

Then, defense didn’t have enough witnesses on hand, so court had to end early. The judge is royally ticked.

 

[RickshawFan]

So, consider the dimensions of NB not being married to DB.

No divorce was possible, so no “no fault” division of property.
If she just plain killed him, the house would have gone to DB’s son in the absence of a will. So, she had to get married and she had to get on that deed.

per the commercial realtor witness:

Now, the interesting thing about the deed….NB was on it for the first few years. DB appears to have taken her off. Or else, the mortgage was refinanced, and the bank decided NB was making no financial contribution to the household.

Also, subdividing the property would unlikely result in a net $$ gain. He told NB so way back when. So, all this defense line of a life plan to subdivide the property was bogus.

The finance expert witness was so scruffy looking, I’d not jump to the conclusion he was a reliable source for any info about money. I want my financial experts to look like they have some. Show me a tailored suit, a Wall Street (i.e. not Walmart) tie, and a good haircut, off the neck. Gotta be sharp and smart.

I guess defense couldn’t even round up a spiffed up insurance sales person to vouch that spending $16,000 per year on insurance when you’re behind on your mortgage is a smart plan.
If defense’s insurance case was remotely viable, they could simply have hired a local CFP to verify or called the CFP Board for an expert.
CFP = Certified Financial Planner. Many are fee-based, not commission-based, and would have had no problem offering up a credible, neutral, opinion on the insurance matter.
I used to be a CFP and insurance rep in OR. I also did stuff for the CFP board. That’s how I know this stuff….first hand.

For the good of the order, the CFP Board site is: CFP Board

While questioning the gardener, the prosecutor let drop that DB had a new garden. So, far from intending to clean up the garden to sell the property, he was getting it cleaned up so he could “re-work his canvas”. The majority of the work and payments, as well as the tie between garden clearing and house sale was ALL NB.
The gardener and his niece were AWFUL to listen to. I just couldn’t stand it. He couldn’t remember anything, and she was just plain rude and making stuff up.

 

[RickshawFan]

Another factoid, just so we’re clear. NB’s wish for a condo or any housing other than DB’s home would have involved MORE $$$$, because of the price of real estate and rentals. Condos (evidently her goal) also have HOA fees that will escalate on you, just like a rental. This was certainly no “downsizing”!

The mortgage on DB’s home was only $250k or so, monthly payment around $1500. As of about 2002.

IMO NB should have gone to work at Walmart to fund her financial ambitions. She was on Social Security, and might have used the pay to get by, like half the universe of senior citizens. But no, she was at the shooting range or Starbucks while pretending to hawk insurance. And planning to murder her husband.

 

[RickshawFan]

This trial has been blessed by two FABULOUS women police officers. Professional, extremely competent, and very articulate. Bravo to them.
The one defense called yesterday—Sarah Taylor—was masterful in not allowing defense to twist her words. They had called her because she put in a call from the scene that she heard footsteps “upstairs”. Defense wanted this to be some nefarious stranger lurking in the ceiling panels. In the next moment at the scene Taylor realized the footsteps were other police officers who had entered through a back door. Simple explanation. Taylor made sure the jury got this. Totally clear. Explained it, like, 5 different ways. Nuked a major defense point in, like, a minute.
Side note: Taylor is kinda petite, and she was almost swallowed up in police accoutrements, radios, cameras, bullet proof vest. All spiffed-up. FWIW I suppose you can’t but swagger in all that get up, she had the all-important swagger, too. Loved it.

 

[RickshawFan]

Onward to Day 15. Maybe we’ll get NB on the stand and no more dredged-up witnesses doing defense no favors.

 

[RickshawFan]

This Sarah witness is a NB clone: snake under nicey-nice. NB's niece. She's lying and manipulative. Oozey, patronizing, glop-etty glop. Blech. She rolls her eyes, and keeps checking in with defense. Makes me shudder. I couldn't watch it all.
She's also been heavily coached.

NB gifted Sarah a car for 2 months' helping around the house.

 

[Niner]

for Thursday, May 5 - morning session:

for Thursday, May 5 - afternoon session:

 

[RickshawFan]

A defense witness let drop that Nancy has a whole lot of stuff stored in his basement, and that he's never been through it. What do you want to bet that prosecution took advantage of the day off trial to execute a search warrant to look for the missing Glock slide and barrel? That, and making the last arrangements for Nancy's ex-bunkie to testify?

So far, the defense witnesses are magically becoming prosecution witnesses....

 

[Niner]

Monday, May 9th:
*Trial continues (Day 16) (@ 9am PT) – OR - Daniel Craig Brophy (63) (June 2, 2018, Portland) – *Nancy Lee Crampton-Brophy (68/now 71) “wife” arrested (9/5/18), charged (9/6/18) & arraigned (9/17/18) with felony murder & unlawful use of a weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Bond was denied (4/29/20).
Trial bean on 3/14/22 with jury selection & ended 3/18/22. Trial began on 4/4/22 (expected to last to 5/20/22). Prosecutors rested their case on 4/21/22.
Court hearings from 9/6/18 thru 2/18/22 & Jury selection Day 1-5 (3/14 to 3/18/22) & Trial Day 1-14 (4/4 to 5/4/22) reference post #298 here:

OR - Dan Brophy, fatally shot at Oregon Culinary Institute, 2 June 2018 *Wife Arrested*

Monday, May 2nd: *Trial continues (Day 13) (@ 9am PT) – OR - Daniel Craig Brophy (63) (June 2, 2018, Portland) – *Nancy Lee Crampton-Brophy (68/now 71) “wife” arrested (9/5/18), charged (9/6/18) & arraigned (9/17/18) with felony murder & unlawful use of a weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without...

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5/5/22 Thursday, Trial Day 15: Defense witnesses: Ellen D. Levine, via video conference & lives near OCI. Susan Estrada, niece of Nancy’s. Michael Peterson, is a chef & went to school at OCI. Matthew Gitchell, wife’s aunt. Sergio Perez, works as video expert for litigation. Josiah Roloff, digital forensic examiner.
For more info see post #313 here:

OR - Dan Brophy, fatally shot at Oregon Culinary Institute, 2 June 2018 *Wife Arrested*

for Wed., May 4th - morning session: for Wed. May 4th - afternoon session:

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No court on Friday, 5/6/22, trial continues on Monday, 5/9/22. There will be court on Friday, 5/13/22.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trial of novelist charged with murdering chef husband resumes on Monday

PORTLAND, Ore. — The murder trial of Nancy Crampton-Brophy is set to continue on Monday. The romance novelist is accused of shooting and killing her husband, Daniel Brophy, at the Oregon Culinary Institute in 2018. Students and staff found 63-year-old Daniel's body on the morning of June 2 of...

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[RickshawFan]

The Crampton Brophy trial has had a series of NB-clones who are her relatives. They all do fiction babble. They have all been coached. Their family is all "personal injury" attorneys.
I'm beginning to think everything about Nancy is a scam. We know the marriage was (they weren't married until right before the murder, even though she took DB's last name). The insurance polices were almost certainly a scam (she didn't tell the insurance companies about the existence of other policies). She called herself a writer, but all her books but 2 were dated the same year, and she really can't write very well. I wonder if she plagiarized...

 

[Niner]

Monday, May 9th - Day 16 - morning session:

Day 16 - afternoon session:

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, May 10th:
*Trial continues (Day 17) (@ 9am PT) – OR - Daniel Craig Brophy (63) (June 2, 2018, Portland) – *Nancy Lee Crampton-Brophy (68/now 71) “wife” arrested (9/5/18), charged (9/6/18) & arraigned (9/17/18) with felony murder & unlawful use of a weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Bond was denied (4/29/20).
Trial began on 3/14/22 with jury selection & ended 3/18/22. Trial began on 4/4/22 (expected to last to 5/20/22). Prosecutors rested their case on 4/21/22.
Court hearings from 9/6/18 thru 2/18/22 & Jury selection Day 1-5 (3/14 to 3/18/22) & Trial Day 1-15 (4/4 to 5/5/22) reference post #315 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...tute-3-june-2018-wife-arrested.375803/page-16
5/9/22 Monday, Trial Day 16: Defense motion for transcript of Shona Mansengill's is denied. Hearsay. Re State's rebuttal witnesses hearing on Friday, 5/13/22 from 9am to 12 noon.
Defense witnesses: Tom Bethel, employed by OCI (Director of Education). Sarah Gitchell, niece of Nancy’s. Vicki Schmall, retired from Oregon State Univ. knew Dan thru OCI. Janet Brown, Nancy’s cousin.
for more info see post #318 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...tute-2-june-2018-wife-arrested.375803/page-16
Defense witnesses: Janet Brown continued in afternoon session. This witness via video conference: Rita Hood, friend of Nancy’s 15+ years. Lydia Dennehy, worked for Nancy about 9½ months. John Lenz, owns insurance agency & a financial planner.
for more info see post #318 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...tute-2-june-2018-wife-arrested.375803/page-16
Trial continues on Tuesday, 5/10/22. There will be court on Friday, 5/13/22.

 

[RickshawFan]

LOL I turned on the live trial, saw and heard the woman in the witness box and thought it must be NB's sister. Word salad, voice tone, hurried speech, build, and face shape. Turns out, it's the clinical psychologist.