Episode 449: The Murder of Daniel Brophy

<p>On Saturday June 2, 2018, students at the Oregon Culinary Institute (OCI) arrived at class that morning to find their instructor, sixty-three-year-old Daniel Brophy, dead from gunshot wounds to the back and chest. With more than fifty years’ experience in the culinary field, Brophy was a popular chef and instructor and, while detectives couldn’t rule out a disgruntled student, no one could imagine his killer was a member of the OCI community.</p><p><br></p><p>A massive thank you to Caleb for joining Ash on today's episode! Go check out Scream! and Horrorsoup anywhere you listen to podcasts. </p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to the incredible David White for research assistance!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>References</p><p>Court TV. 2022. <em>OR v. Crampton-Brophy: Romance Novelist Murder Trial.</em> June 15. Accessed March 8, 2023. <a href="https://www.courttv.com/news/or-v-crampton-brophy-romance-novelist-murder-trial/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courttv.com/news/or-v-crampton-brophy-romance-novelist-murder-trial/</a>.</p><p>Flynn, Meagan. 2018. "Novelist who wrote about 'How to Murder Your Husband' charged with murdering her husband." <em>Washington Post</em>, September 12.</p><p>Green, Aimee. 2019. <em>Details of murder case against romance writer should become public in 2 weeks, judge rules.</em> April 5. Accessed March 12, 2023. <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/04/details-of-murder-case-against-romance-writer-should-become-public-in-2-weeks-judge-rules.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/04/details-of-murder-case-against-romance-writer-should-become-public-in-2-weeks-judge-rules.html</a>.</p><p>Karimi, Faith. 2022. "This romance novelist is on trial in her husband's killing. It's like a plot twist from one of her books." <em>CNN Wire</em>, April 7.</p><p>Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon. 2019. <em>Gun parts bought online at center of Oregon romance novelist’s suspected spouse slaying.</em> April 4. Accessed March 12, 2023. <