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

[Kemug]

Yes, strange that they only pretended to be married for so long. I could see this happening perhaps if one party wanted to get married and the other didn't, that the wannabe spouse might pretend to others that they actually were. But not for both of them to pretend. To me, that would only make sense if there was perhaps some legal impediment, eg a still existing marriage for one or both of them. However, I assume that wasn't the case, or we would probably know by now. Curiouser and curiouser.

 

[Niner]

Day 6 - morning session:

Day 6 - afternoon session:

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, April 13th:
*Trial continues (Day 7) (@ 9am PT) – OR - Daniel Craig Brophy (63) (June 2, 2018, Portland) – *Nancy Lee Crampton-Brophy (68/now 70) “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).
Court hearings from 9/6/18 thru 2/18/22 & Jury selection Day 1-5 (3/14 to 3/18/22) & Trial Day 1-5 (4/4 to 4/11/22) reference post #217 here:
OR - Dan Brophy, fatally shot at Oregon Culinary Institute, 2 June 2018 *Wife Arrested*
4/12/22 Tuesday, Trial Day 6: State witnesses: Det. Anthony Merrill, lead detective continues on stand. Det. Scott Broughton, Portland Police Dept. in homicide detail. Det. Rico Beniga, PPD, homicide detail. Officer Aaron Dauch, PPD patrol officer; worked thru videos. Det. Travis Law, PPD in homicide detail, looked into vehicles from videos. Kelsey Guay, PPD, investigative analyst for all detectives’ division at the time of murder. She put together the videos for detectives. Will continue video tomorrow.
For more info see post #222 here:
OR - Dan Brophy, fatally shot at Oregon Culinary Institute, 2 June 2018 *Wife Arrested*

Trial continues on 4/13/22. Will end early Wednesday if weather is bad, no trial on Friday.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Nancy Brophy murder trial: Minivan, guns, cellphones

 

[Gardenista]

Morning stream

 

[RickshawFan]

The story that she went to a gathering and went around the room and everyone else said they had a gun never happened. She made it up. Even the people she said were there didn’t remember anything of the kind; everyone who’s been asked looks very puzzled.
Viz.Witness testimony Day 2, both Brophy parents.

 

[RickshawFan]

Well, the insurance agent talked in a muddle for some of the time, but IMO he did an admirable job, especially since there was time pressure on getting his report done and he had never been a trial witness. Explaining insurance is difficult even in easy times.

I hope the prosecution asks the actual commission on these insurance policies. As far as I can tell, the biggest ones were term or accident, and wouldn’t have generated a lot of commission. Whole/universal life does, but from my days as an insurance agent in OR, diddly-squat for term.
The defense says NB bought these policies on Dan for the commission.
On the topic of policies, the footnote on one of the pages for the agent’s chart says the beneficiary was changed in NB’s favor in 2017.

 

[Niner]

Here's Day 7 afternoon session - 4/13/22

 

[Niner]

Thursday, April1 4th:
*Trial continues (Day 8) (@ 9am PT) – OR - Daniel Craig Brophy (63) (June 2, 2018, Portland) – *Nancy Lee Crampton-Brophy (68/now 70) “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).
Court hearings from 9/6/18 thru 2/18/22 & Jury selection Day 1-5 (3/14 to 3/18/22) & Trial Day 1-6 (4/4 to 4/12/22) reference post #223 here:
OR - Dan Brophy, fatally shot at Oregon Culinary Institute, 2 June 2018 *Wife Arrested*
4/13/22 Wednesday, Trial Day 7: State witnesses: Kelsey Guay, PPD, investigative analyst for all detectives’ division at the time of murder continues on stand. Watched video she compiled.
For more info see post #225 here:
OR - Dan Brophy, fatally shot at Oregon Culinary Institute, 2 June 2018 *Wife Arrested*
Det. Darren Posey, Portland Police Bureau in crimes related to firearms; Was in homicide detail when crime occurred. Played video/audio of phone call with him & Brophy.
for more info see post #225 here:
OR - Dan Brophy, fatally shot at Oregon Culinary Institute, 2 June 2018 *Wife Arrested*
Brittany Davis on stand. She heard a juror talking outside of court regarding trial. Judge asked her questions. Jurors brought in & she did not identify anyone. Trial continued.
Steven C. Santos, works for a brokerage firm; insurance analyst.
for more info see post #228 here:
OR - Dan Brophy, fatally shot at Oregon Culinary Institute, 2 June 2018 *Wife Arrested*
Trial continues on 4/14/22. No trial on Friday.

 

[RickshawFan]

LOL! I noticed that too. And she looks right into the camera when it's on her.... scary!!

The defense has now corralled NB behind the table and is making her wear a mask (they got her a different style). She doesn’t fixate so long on people. I would guess defense is using the tried and true technique of consulting WS for audience reactions.

 

[Niner]

The defense has now corralled NB behind the table and is making her wear a mask (they got her a different style). She doesn’t fixate so long on people. I would guess defense is using the tried and true technique of consulting WS for audience reactions.

I truly believe a lot of lawyers come here to see reactions to their cases... or so I've been told!

 

[RickshawFan]

Yes, strange that they only pretended to be married for so long. I could see this happening perhaps if one party wanted to get married and the other didn't, that the wannabe spouse might pretend to others that they actually were. But not for both of them to pretend. To me, that would only make sense if there was perhaps some legal impediment, eg a still existing marriage for one or both of them. However, I assume that wasn't the case, or we would probably know by now. Curiouser and curiouser.

Maybe it will come out when she’s on the stand. Prosecution could ask about the many mileposts in 2017, e.g. change of beneficiaries, putting her on the deed for the house, getting married officially. These were 3 things Mom Brophy couldn’t answer to on the stand.

 

[RickshawFan]

I truly believe a lot of lawyers come here to see reactions to their cases... or so I've been told!

In that vein….
What do you think prosecutors should be asking the insurance agent?
My starter list:
What percentage is the commission on those insurance products?
Is the commission one and done or a drip drip drip over the life of the product?
How many dollars does that commission equate to?

The reason I’d go after this is that defense argued in opening that Dan had all those life insurance policies because NB wanted the commission. I call baloney: there isn’t a lot of commission.

 

[RickshawFan]

Yes, strange that they only pretended to be married for so long. I could see this happening perhaps if one party wanted to get married and the other didn't, that the wannabe spouse might pretend to others that they actually were. But not for both of them to pretend. To me, that would only make sense if there was perhaps some legal impediment, eg a still existing marriage for one or both of them. However, I assume that wasn't the case, or we would probably know by now. Curiouser and curiouser.

I’m thinking a tax advantage for filing jointly, perhaps something like being able to write her expenses off his (larger) income, or maybe the couple taxes were overall lower. I am only guessing here, and the law might have changed in, let’s say, 2017?

 

[RickshawFan]

That book by Michael Pollan they found in DB’s truck…. No one thought to mention it’s about magic mushrooms and the advantages of hallucinations.

 

[Niner]

Today's trial - Day 8 morning session

 

[RickshawFan]

Listening to this cross of the insurance agent.... The defense seems to be deliberately misconstruing what he's saying and doing so over and over, especially on his ballpark 10%-20% for ALL insurances. She keeps saying $800 in life insurance premiums on DB was only 20% of his income, so all's good, right? He keeps saying no. She keeps getting her manipulative wording out there about $800 being an appropriate amount.
IMO it's a very bad idea for defense to be heckling some of these witnesses. There will be someone on the jury who will TOTALLY sympathize with this insurance guy, 'cos he's just a regular guy, he's worked very hard to get this right, and he 's very sincere.

FWIW very few people on the jury will have life insurance coverage on one member of a couple that is $700k. That number will look wacko to most of them, no need for all this quibbling.
Also, FWIW, Santos is so insistent on the 10%-20% ballpark number for ALL insurances and keeps focusing on financial planning.... you wanna bet the jury members are sitting there doing mental math with their own budgets? They're probably all glazed over with this defense nitpicking and busy playing with their own finance numbers in their heads.
I wish prosecution had asked Santos to list the kinds of insurance people typically have, instead of vaguely "property and casualty" or "health": life insurance, homeowners, flood insurance, special riders for theft, long term care insurance, dog insurance, car insurance, disability insurance, travel insurance, Medicare supplements, health insurance, dental insurance....

Another thing that drove me crazy here.... The defense manipulation that an "all paid-off" condo means you don't have any outlay for housing. Homeowners fees on a condo in Portland are probably higher than NB's and DB's home mortgage in rural Beaverton and would be subject to unpredictable increases.

 

[RickshawFan]

Wow, per Nathaniel (DB's son), NB was the only one in her whole family who wasn't an attorney. After her brother died, she was the executor. Prosecution asks, Why Nancy and not all those attorneys?
I guess all those family attorneys are paying NB's legal bills? The defense attorney seems to be "average", not anything special. You'd think a family of attorneys would go for something special if there was a snowball's chance in hell of being successful in a defense.
Nathaniel is a gun aficionado. NB never asked him for help with her gun "research".

Nathaniel also didn't know DB and NB weren't married..... Wow...

Nathaniel is such a compelling witness IMO. Direct and plain-speaking. Clear. These poor Brophys...

 

[RickshawFan]

Mr. B from a moving company says NB asked in August 2018 if her destination address would be confidential and no one would know where she had gone....

Yikes!

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So far, no witness has let defense twist their words and none of them have been happy when defense did. Actually, they get annoyed....

 

[RickshawFan]

No trial tomorrow, Friday. Back on Monday.