Nancy Crampton-Brophy Suspicion later fell on his wife, Nancy Crampton-Brophy (born June 16, 1950). Forensic evidence indicated that Daniel Brophy had been shot by two bullets from a Glock pistol. The prosecution entered evidence that Ms. Crampton-Brophy had purchased a
receiver blank kit of parts from the Internet. She contended that the purchase had been made with her husband's support, that she had given the gun to her husband to protect himself while looking for mushrooms, and that the gun components were for research on a new novel involving a woman who carefully acquired gun parts. She received a sentence of
25 to life on June 14, 2022. ==Media depictions==