The upcoming episode of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered on Oxygen examines the mysterious death of chef Dan Brophy, uncovering a surprising link to a blog post titled “How to Murder Your Husband.” On the morning of June 2, 2018, students at the Oregon Culinary Institute in Portland made a grim discovery: their 63-year-old teacher and chef, Dan Brophy, was found dead in one of the kitchens, with two gunshot wounds.
The plot thickens as detectives uncover a blog post written by Brophy’s wife, Nancy Crampton Brophy, years before the murder. The post, titled “How to Murder Your Husband,” catches the attention of investigators as they search for motives and suspects. Three months after the tragic incident, police zeroed in on Nancy as their primary suspect. Traffic camera footage placed her minivan at the institute during the narrow 13-minute window in which her husband was killed.
Nancy claimed to have no recollection of the drive, attributing it to “retrograde amnesia” caused by the trauma of learning about her husband’s death. Despite her claims, Nancy was convicted of second-degree murder on May 25, 2022, and sentenced to life in prison.
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered – ‘Murder in Kitchen One’ airs Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 8:00 PM on Oxygen.