A US writer who penned a tract titled How to Murder Your Husband was on Monday sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting her spouse.
Nancy Crampton Brophy, 71, would be eligible to apply for parole in 25 years, a judge in Oregon told her.
Crampton Brophy’s murder trial heard how the author had used a gun barrel bought on eBay to kill her husband in the hope of collecting hundreds of thousands of US dollars in life insurance.
The weapon which she claimed was acquired as research for a new novel has never been found.
Chef Daniel Brophy was in
Los Angeles (AFP) - A US writer who penned a tract entitled "How to Murder Your Husband" was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for fatally shooting her