I am a former student of Chef Brophy's. For my externship, I worked at Bob's Red Mill for their cooking classes. Brophy taught a couple of those classes while I was there. Nancy attended (as an assistant) one of the classes that Chef Brophy taught. As she and I prepped for the class, she joked about how she had written an essay on how to murder your husband and get away with it. A few weeks later, she shot her husband. I still have a hard time cooking to this day because this incident haunts me. When I had gotten news that someone had been shot at OCI, before we knew who it was, the woman who ran the cooking classes sent an e-mail to Chef Brophy to see if he was okay. Within twenty minutes, Nancy responded to tell us it was Brophy that had been shot. I had to excuse myself from the cooking classes, and take some time in my car to compose myself. Even at that early stage, it bothered me deeply that she had responded so quickly. Why was she monitoring her husband's e-mails when she should be a newly grieving widow? We now have the answer to that question. Chef Brophy was a hard ass, but he cared deeply about his students. Nancy cut short the life of a wonderful man and the world is a little less awesome without him in it.
@plebelina So very sorry for your loss & your fellow chef students... Dan Brophy sounds like a very awesome guy and YES NB is where she deserves to be 4 the rest of her life... God Bless you 😢💔🫂🕊🕯🥀🙏🏾🪶
"The suspense element in her writing was achieved by the reader hoping that the writing would improve as they were reading the book" had me laughing already. But then you come out with "Her husband may have been her first human homicide victim, but she had been killing plots and story lines for many years" LMAO, wow you've outdone yourself Dr. Grande. Holy, I cackled
Wow. I didn't know this..... hit me hard and saddens me deeply. Chef Brophy was one of my favorite instructors when I attended the culinary school in 1995-96, then called Western Culinary Institute. I was 40 and a career changer. He was a great, funny and very knowledgeable man. I once presented 2 dishes for critique/evaluation and he noticed a hair on one of them. I was horrified, then realized it fell from his mustache! We had a good laugh. What a horrible way for him to die. His wife deserves what she gets. RIP Dan. You were a major positive influence on my culinary career.
thank you for sharing that....he seemed like a very nice man from a short clip on youtube I viewed about Chef Brophy...my take on this, is that things were not so rosy at home for quite some time...something happened in that house...perhaps they've been arguing about the finances and her spending habits, leading her to start purchasing tons and tons of insurance...I would make book that she, in her warped mind started thinking long ago about..reaping all that insurance money...of course Dan, the quiet type was not one to air his problems publicly...so nobody really knew what was going on in that house...both of them gave that sense of harmony in front of others..., with that being said.. I thank this prosecutor in his brilliance of nailing her and the jury for seeing right through her phony facade.....Rest in peace Dan...they got her.
They struggled financially. They took life insurance policies on him, totalling 800.000. They paid over 1000/month of insurance premiums while struggling financially. Nothing suspicious here, really. 🙄
“Her husband may have been her first human homicide victim but she’s been killing plots and storylines for many years.” Dr. Grande just verbally murdered this woman and casually carried on as if nothing had happened.
@@miriammanolov9135 if you want to see a good movie about mushrooms, check out “Pig”, starring Nick Cage. It’s about an ex-badass who retired to the woods to hunt truffles with his pet pig. Some sketchy people from the truffle trade underbelly catch him by surprise, beat the shit out of him, and kidnap his beloved pet. Nick Cage was obviously not happy, and if you’ve ever seen a Nick Cage movie you know it’s not a good idea to upset that man. I won’t spoil the rest but it’s honesty a great film. It takes the John Wick formula and turns it on its head, subverting your expectations in very interesting ways.
@@Im_alex_h oh wow... thanks. My husband wanted to see it and saw the trailer, and I'm like 'nah'... but since you think it has a Wick twist , then I'm in !! Thanks!!
This case has fascinated me for awhile... the prosecutor, Mr. Overstreet was amazing....very chill...he just asked the questions...and let her ramble on. She hung herself on the stand
Absolutely classic Dunning-Kruger effect. I know someone like this. Extremely confident of her mental and other abilities and superiority, but basically not very bright, and surprisingly clueless.
Side note: it's actually pretty common for mushroom hunters in the PNW to be armed. The reason is a combination of random homeless encampments in the woods and violent mushroom hunters that will kill for truffles as some are extremely valuable. I wouldn't believe it either if I hadn't been living in PNW for ten years. But. That's how it be.
I live on the east coast and can confirm it’s not unusual for mushroom hunters to take a pistol or some type of firearm into the woods with them. Because bears and bobcats mostly.
I know many people who are in the woods for various reasons who always carry a weapon. Whether they are birdwatching, hunting, geocaching or hiking it’s not safe to be in a wilderness area unarmed.
I'm surprised it wasn't another mushroom hunter that killed him. It's a very territorial thing in the Pacific Northwest. Mushroom gathering is often a source of income for people in need of money.
@@Ashas.Garden just recently watched the movie “Pig”, starring Nick Cage, which is basically like if John Wick was a mushroom hunter who had his truffle pig stolen by the some big wigs involved involved in the dark side the truffle trade, so I can believe it. Fantastic movie though, def recommend.
The visual of battle hardened mushrooms had me laughing so hard I snorted coffee out my nose....having said that I am fully armed when out in the woods here in the great Pacific NW...not out of fear of embattled shrooms though. Run into just one group of methheads cooking up a batch and you are cured of your fear of 🍄 forever and will forever be loaded for bear when roaming our gorgeous forests. Too many sets of human remains have been found by mushroom hunters as well.....it isn't the mushrooms you need to be watching out for...js....
Remember: It was a gang of mushrooms that attacked him!:D This comment from Dr. Grande made me laugh! What a surprising twist;) Twisted indeed...Don't tell anyone that I sliced and ate portobello mushrooms yesterday. Their families might want revenge..
Thanks for covering this Dr Grande. I followed the entire Brophy trial and you have encapsulated it perfectly. Your explanation of Nancy's "amnesia" makes sense and simplifies what the prosecution was trying to say. She is guilty and thought nothing of taking a life... how could someone do that to someone they apparently loved (the defense called so many witnesses about the great Nancy/Dan love story)
So much circumstantial evidence! I live in Portland & most peeps feel she was way guilty. Excellent points regarding her memory. She is one cold blooded character. Thanks for covering this.
I live in Portland, too. Who would fail to think ahead about security cameras in the area of the max line and the news station? She’s a moron and a ghoul.
Dr. Grande, I was waiting for you to cover the Brophys! I’m an applied cognitive scientist who thought about you during the MMPI and psychopathology testimony. Nancy apparently has manipulated people for her lifetime with many people being drawn to being around her. I’m convinced her exceedingly high self confidence convinced her that if her writing time was self-funded by those death benefits, she’d finally achieve the fame and fortune writer status she believed she deserved. Beware of those killer mushrooms this holiday weekend. I’ve heard those fun guys like to party! 😎
Im surprised you didnt focus on her narcissistic tendencies. I think she created a trauma bond with Dan because she clearly destroyed his life. She bankrupted the business. She spent all of his money. She pretended she was a writer and lunched with her friends. She definitely despised his lifestyle and had know respect for him. How narcissistic is it to want to move her husband from a job he loves his garden and family. She used him up and when she couldn't get more she killed him. And then she had the gall to use the rest of the family to sell his home and possessions. What an evil manipulator.
What about Nancy changing the beneficiary from Dan's son to herself on one of the life insurance policies. He tried to leave his son a hundred thousand dollars if something happened to him and she switched names. Don't know how other than she was the one who sold Dan the insurance. No one should be able to insure someone without their knowledge and certainly not change the names. I think Dan knew little about what she was doing. Horrible woman! Had it made and threw it all away.
So, it’s 2022. She knew how to research on the web. How did she not know that her searches and purchases would be uncovered? She had to pass an FBI gun check - she knew the authorities knew she had a gun. How could she not expect to have been picked up on a camera somewhere? Why did she think she could make up her own psychological disorder and not be called out on it? No wonder she was self published. 🤦🏻♀️
@Cam Robertson switching the barrel and then conveniently losing the extra barrel made it impossible to ballistic check the bullets, as the lands and grooves wouldn't match the only barrel she gave them, the barrel that wasn't used.
The trial for this case carried on for almost a month! I live in the Portland Metro area and this has been a huge story. Too many things worked against Nancy in this case. Her vehicle was found driving past the school 10 minutes later after Dan’s murder! The school closed soon after this murder. She killed him about 10 minutes before students started coming in for his class. Sick woman. Sad case for Dan and his family
"Because everybody knows that when you're out in the woods, and a gang of mushrooms decides to attack, it's important to have a lot of fire power available. Their ongoing war with the truffles has left mushrooms battle hardened and aggressive". Dr. Grande, you are SO witty. I'm still lmao. Thank you for your amusing take on a sad subject. I love dark humor.
I really like your style, Dr. Grande...glad to have come across your channel in seeking answers to my own mental health questions and pure curiosity of disorders in general. Thanks!
The couple didn't buy the insurance policies: Nancy did. Nancy was also the insurance broker. The total insurance haul was upwards of $1.5M because she also made sure she killed Dan on college property, so she could collect the worker's comp insurance + the accidental death amount. Then there was the matter of Dan's SS going to his surviving widow. BTW Nancy had at least 2 Starbucks every day. That's over $3,650 per year, or 2 mortgage payments.
Not exactly the brightest bulb, is she….. On a side note, mushroom picking can be quite competitive. People have been killed to take the mushrooms they gathered to sell. So, taking a weapon when hunting mushrooms isn’t necessarily unheard of.
This is a local case for me! I've been watching the trial, and her behavior was odd to me. Her answers for why she was there that day don't make any sense. All those books, all that research, all to kill her husband who was beloved by the community and completely fail to cover it up. How did she think she would get away with it?
Dan worked all the time and trusted Nancy to take care of the bills. I really don't think he had any idea what all she was up to. His checks were direct deposit and she handled all of it. Sometimes the one you trust the most is the one who ends up destroying you. Sad but true.
Two points you missed, the ghost gun and the gun from the gun shows were different guns, and the slide and barrels weren't interchangeable. The extra slide and barrel that she purchased from Ebay would only fit the gun from the gun show, not the ghost gun. She at first stated that she didn't touch the gun before giving it to police, but in cross examination claimed that she had played with the gun and had removed the slide and barrel just to see if she could. Also they caught Nancy on the video surveillance the day of the murder, the police were dropping her off when it was found. As an aside mushroom hunting can be dangerous around here as the people who usually hunt for them can be very territorial, and can be kind of shady, since there is quick money in it. The rest of your analysis was spot on.
I’m pretty sure that she was the seller and buyer of the insurance policies, she made them to where she would receive more money if he were to somehow die at work on the job. I’d love to hear your take on the case of Joanne Chambers and Paula Nawrocki. Turns out I was naïve about mushrooms and truffles.
There have been a number of violent encounters between mushroom hunters in western Oregon. Its fairly well-known locally, so getting a handgun to protect one's self is actually a fairly reasonable explanation for a new handgun.
One of Nancy’s responses on cross that hit me hard - when she referred to the food he sold on a cart as the CRAP! I promise you I heard her right because I listened to cross over and over like I was going to be tested later!
Dr Grande, your sense of humour is priceless. Every single time. And presenting it with the level of seriousness, superb. Thank you. I have to be careful when eating and listening to you at the same time. Cackling can be deadly with food or drink in the mouth. Much love from Hungary
Here in Montana harvesting morel mushrooms is popular. Where they grow in the back country is bear habitat. It isn't safe to go with out a firearm or bear spray.
This is probably one of your funniest takes to date Dr. G! I laughed so hard I snorted, especially in hearing how battle-hardened the mushrooms had become. Don't ever change Dr. G, you are a gem. By all accounts, so was Dan Brophy, may he RIP.
Dr. Grande, I have to acknowledge your dry sense of humour. It endears me as my late husband also had the dry sense that many might miss. I hang onto every word of your videos and find them very educational. Congratulations on your huge following!
MI - There is a cute exchange in the movie "Get Shorty" when Chilly Palmer is taking to this other guy (forget the character?) Most people die in their beds! Me, I'm going to sleep in chairs from now on! We can't escape! May as well live our lives! ( I now know you are mostly joking🤔😘)
I am relieved she was convicted. I, too was horribly concerned she'd get off. I met her a few times at author's conventions. She hounded me for publisher information. I avoided her once I visited her booth and realized she was nothing but a (what some of us refer to as) "Meat Hook" books. In other words, her tawdry book covers featuring shirtless hunks to hook the reader, were way far off my track! With titles such as "The Wrong Husband, The Wrong Lover, The Wrong Whayever! Thought she was scary then, am relieved she'll be incarcerated for life. One thing did disturbed me. According to a reporter some weeks ago,, her books apparently have been selling, as a direct result of the trial. I'd cringe to think her royalties would be direct deposit to her benefit. Just curious! Because, without a doubt she'll continue to write from her jail cell. What's next???? The Wrong Warden, The Wrong Jailor or, The Wrong Cell Mate????? Who can know? I suppose one of the Streaming giants will produce a movie. May I suggest they title it "The Wrong Murder". Perhaps she should have conducted her research a bit deeper than she did on that pivotal day!!!!!!
I'm an author and sometimes I do weird research on the internet about psychology, guns, etc. and I'm afraid that one day I'll get caught up in some dirty story and my research history will be taken as evidence. 😨 So I write novels, yes... but I stress. 🤪
One thing has always been at the forefront on my thoughts and questions regarding this case; Dan had a total of almost $1.5M in life insurance policies. Did Nancy have any on her? Also, I believe you can take out LI on anyone, without them even knowing about it? Maybe someone can help me out with this one. "Dan Brophy was worth almost $1.5 million to Nancy Brophy if he was dead and he was worth a life of financial hardship if he stayed alive," prosecutors said in court documents. "Nancy Brophy planned and carried out what she believed was the perfect murder. A murder that she believed would free her from the grips of financial despair."
His life insurance was about 800.000, Nancy's about 35.000. Τhere was no definite proof that he either knew or didn't about them but I think he did, given their financial situation.
From what all I've seen and heard I think she was spending loads of money on the book thing. It must be expensive. Dan probably had no clue who she really was and what she was really doing to their financial well being. Love is blind, ya know! Been there done that!
I used to see you all the time on TH-cam. I haven't seen you in a long time no, not until I just Googled the Nancy Brophy case. Spot on as usual! Not sure why you don't pop up anymore when I open TH-cam. I just wanted to share that with you. I watched many of your videos. I was always sure to like them as well. I hope all is well!
Since they turned off all the comments on this case, I am making my comment here. The reporter Amanda Arden has determined that we don't know the motive for the killing when, if you followed all the trial, it was very obvious that it was about the money! Why make it more than what it was or try to put some mystery behind it... she was tired of him and the lifestyle and wanted the money!!!! The prosecution proved that. She even took the blood son off a policy and made it out herself and had several policies on him after they became "officially married" and was put on the deed of the house! They were not married for most of the years they were together.
Why go to the trouble of buying the insurance policies, only to self undermine, by, stupidly, driving your OWN car in front of a surveillance camera. Did she think the cops wouldn't check? How hugely inept, for a mystery writer to commit such a moronic faux pas! Purchasing a 'matching' fire arm BEFORE the untimely death, monumentally asinine. She could've shortened the arrest process by using her credit card while wearing a bright red outfit, and, for good measure, curse everybody while doing so.
Good morning Dr Grande .I personally believe she killed her husband, for the money. I have no doubt that she didn't have retrograde amnesia. I agree with everything you said at the end of your analysis. Thank you Dr Grande. Brilliant analysis and sad topic.
Hello Dr Grande, it's always good to see you have posted. I really enjoy and appreciate your time and work on your videos! Many blessings to you and your family and followers ❤️ I absolutely love your humor! Reminds me of the English lol
Nancy to police: "I was in bed writing a murder mystery book when my husband who has $800K life insurance got shot dead in the back and chest.". Police: "Hhhhmmm ok."
It wasn't clear to me, but I'd certainly hope that none of these life insurance policies were ever paid out due to Brophy's inactions. Also, Dr. G's great ability of analysis of human behavior, his superior knowledge of weapons and the fact that he may be from New Jersey (or at least recognizes the implications of hailing from there........and I speak from specific experience here) most definitely makes him a triple threat! Never try to fool or attempt to get anything over on Dr. Grande!! :>) Jim C.
I was surprised when I saw coverage of her trial on the local news (I'm in Oregon) and I hadn't heard anything about it on any of the many, many, MA-NY true crime channels I follow on TH-cam.
O.J. Simpson: You got it backwards lady. If you wanna get away with it, you commit the murder first, THEN write the book about how "you would" have done it, not the other way around.
In the cross examination with the prosecutor she explained that her husband proposed they live in tiny houses after retirement but she refused as he used a lot of space and she wouldn't cope with a loft bed in the middle of the night. Now she likely has a much smaller space with way worse facilities.
Thank you much for sharing your thoughts on this case. It's so interesting and you make it fun to watch because of your sense of humor...I love it! I Iook forward to seeing your next vid, as usual.
Self-published author is a euphemism for someone who was scammed by the self-published industry. Sad. I wrote a 140 page booklet on diet and nutrition and came within an eyelash of getting published. After that I was approached by a handful of self-publishing houses that I had not approached at all. They kept after me to spend a few bucks which I was well aware that it would be about $10K of my own cash and I would have to do all of the legwork myself - which is the key. I was fortunate to understand the difference between real publishers and scams. I have only heard of one person to have ever been successful with a self-published book. I don't recall who it was, however he was very successful.
What she did sounds similar to the main plot of Basic Instinct - a paperback thriller writer is suspected of murder whose method is quite similar to the way she described in her book. But in this case, nobody wants to see her vaxxna, of course...
This whole video was both brilliant and hilarious! I laughed from beginning to end! - "Because everybody knows that when you're out in the woods, a gang of mushrooms decides to attack." - "It's a novel way of explaining a lie, 'I wasn't lying, my brain was disrupted'.'" - "But she had been killing plots and storylines, for many years" 😅 - "What happens with trauma, is that a memory may never be encoded." (This was incredibly sad!) Incredible content as always, Dr. Grande!! ♡
I feel like she was smart enough to get away with this murder had she cared more. I truly think she was 71, and had the mindset well if she gets caught she gets caught. When you're not happy at that age, what do you have to lose?
I guess what Henry meant is: when they're young, people think that there's not much to live for at 71. Once you're closer to that age, you realize that young people have a rather condescending view on age. You do have a lot to loose at 72. Let's assume she could expect another 10 years to live and will spend them in prison (where it will probably be less life expectancy). 10 years do not seem much for someone who views this from the perspective of a, say, 30 year-old who still has 50 years ahead. These 10 years are worth a lot more for a 71 year-old than for a 30 year-old. And being in prison knowing that you have no hope of getting out until you die is probably not something to be indifferent about. That being said, I don't excuse her deeds. She killed her husband for money and deserves to go to jail. She could have had her last 10 or 15 years to live as a free woman had she chosen to look for a different solution. Then again...what some elderly experience in care homes is not much better than prison, and people usually end up there without having murdered someone. 😳
1st Call11-B: 71 is not old by any means / my husband is 73, going on 33, and still acts as if he's only 40 years old.... He's not in the 'financial trouble' that this lady was in, though, but only because he has been careful all his life not to get into that type of situation. Insurance policies are dangerous temptations for people who let their financial life get out of control, but 71 is in no way an age to be 'letting go' and not worrying about the consequences of your acts.... This perpetrator wanted to live - with the money. She was just delusional, in my opinion.
Daniel deserved better, he was much more physically attractive. In true crime, we learn that usually the more attractive spouse usually is the killer, he/she wants to start over with someone of higher value.
How would a perpetrator know about the small window of opportunity? How about: it is less likely that an uninformed perpetrator would know about the small window... Another great video. Thanks.
😂 Fire power is a MUST out there 😂. Although I have noticed a lot recently (as I’m obsessed with true crime content) that people looking for mushrooms either find bodies, shoot someone themselves or get shot themselves. I wasn’t aware of the level of risk involved in this activity 😂🤔
I am a former student of Chef Brophy's. For my externship, I worked at Bob's Red Mill for their cooking classes. Brophy taught a couple of those classes while I was there. Nancy attended (as an assistant) one of the classes that Chef Brophy taught. As she and I prepped for the class, she joked about how she had written an essay on how to murder your husband and get away with it. A few weeks later, she shot her husband. I still have a hard time cooking to this day because this incident haunts me.
When I had gotten news that someone had been shot at OCI, before we knew who it was, the woman who ran the cooking classes sent an e-mail to Chef Brophy to see if he was okay. Within twenty minutes, Nancy responded to tell us it was Brophy that had been shot. I had to excuse myself from the cooking classes, and take some time in my car to compose myself. Even at that early stage, it bothered me deeply that she had responded so quickly. Why was she monitoring her husband's e-mails when she should be a newly grieving widow? We now have the answer to that question.
Chef Brophy was a hard ass, but he cared deeply about his students. Nancy cut short the life of a wonderful man and the world is a little less awesome without him in it.
Wow thanks for comment u knew them
Was she as asinine and annoying in person as she was on the stand?
@plebelina So very sorry for your loss & your fellow chef students... Dan Brophy sounds like a very awesome guy and YES NB is where she deserves to be 4 the rest of her life... God Bless you 😢💔🫂🕊🕯🥀🙏🏾🪶
"The suspense element in her writing was achieved by the reader hoping that the writing would improve as they were reading the book" had me laughing already. But then you come out with "Her husband may have been her first human homicide victim, but she had been killing plots and story lines for many years" LMAO, wow you've outdone yourself Dr. Grande. Holy, I cackled
It really loved it!!!!
Maybe his best line yet.
I immediately pressed the like button when he finished saying that. Then I cackled. Lol
I'm laughing so hard it hurts 🤣
Lmao I know. His deadpan delivery of the sickest burns is 😗👌 **chef’s kiss**
Wow. I didn't know this..... hit me hard and saddens me deeply. Chef Brophy was one of my favorite instructors when I attended the culinary school in 1995-96, then called Western Culinary Institute. I was 40 and a career changer. He was a great, funny and very knowledgeable man. I once presented 2 dishes for critique/evaluation and he noticed a hair on one of them. I was horrified, then realized it fell from his mustache! We had a good laugh.
What a horrible way for him to die. His wife deserves what she gets. RIP Dan. You were a major positive influence on my culinary career.
thank you for sharing that....he seemed like a very nice man from a short clip on youtube I viewed about Chef Brophy...my take on this, is that things were not so rosy at home for quite some time...something happened in that house...perhaps they've been arguing about the finances and her spending habits, leading her to start purchasing tons and tons of insurance...I would make book that she, in her warped mind started thinking long ago about..reaping all that insurance money...of course Dan, the quiet type was not one to air his problems publicly...so nobody really knew what was going on in that house...both of them gave that sense of harmony in front of others..., with that being said.. I thank this prosecutor in his brilliance of nailing her and the jury for seeing right through her phony facade.....Rest in peace Dan...they got her.
So sad!
Thank you for this.
It's easy to forget that victims were real people and not just punchlines
@manickay Sooo truly sorry for your loss of a great teacher & friend, Chef Dan Brophy sounds like a very nice man, RIP Chef Dan Brophy 😢💔🕊🕯🥀🙏🏾🪶
They struggled financially. They took life insurance policies on him, totalling 800.000. They paid over 1000/month of insurance premiums while struggling financially.
Nothing suspicious here, really. 🙄
@@erdelegy One can't help but wonder what his thoughts were on this indeed.
They even cut out basic cable TV🧐
Doing Mike from That Chapter Life Insurance dance
Insert the That Chapter "life insurance dance" clip 😆 🕺
I suspect he was trying to leave her
If she committed a crime this badly, I can imagine how bad her books are
“Her husband may have been her first human homicide victim but she’s been killing plots and storylines for many years.”
Dr. Grande just verbally murdered this woman and casually carried on as if nothing had happened.
She should've tried writing about the conflicts between the mushrooms and truffles...
@@miriammanolov9135 if you want to see a good movie about mushrooms, check out “Pig”, starring Nick Cage. It’s about an ex-badass who retired to the woods to hunt truffles with his pet pig. Some sketchy people from the truffle trade underbelly catch him by surprise, beat the shit out of him, and kidnap his beloved pet. Nick Cage was obviously not happy, and if you’ve ever seen a Nick Cage movie you know it’s not a good idea to upset that man. I won’t spoil the rest but it’s honesty a great film. It takes the John Wick formula and turns it on its head, subverting your expectations in very interesting ways.
@@Im_alex_h oh wow... thanks. My husband wanted to see it and saw the trailer, and I'm like 'nah'... but since you think it has a Wick twist , then I'm in !! Thanks!!
Wow very clever I love it 🤣
HILFUCKINLARIOUS 😂😂😂😂
This case has fascinated me for awhile... the prosecutor, Mr. Overstreet was amazing....very chill...he just asked the questions...and let her ramble on. She hung herself on the stand
It’s 10pm here in Northern Ireland, just gotten into bed and Dr Grande has blessed me with a video for bedtime listening, perfect 👌🏻
I'm here in England doing the same thing!
Arizona is early afternoon. Perfect Grande time!🍄🍷
I'm snuggled up in Dublin, Ireland. Dr. Grande time, love it
Seet dreams 💤😴🛏
What's the temp there in Ireland?
Absolutely classic Dunning-Kruger effect.
I know someone like this. Extremely confident of her mental and other abilities and superiority, but basically not very bright, and surprisingly clueless.
These kind of people, scare me.
What is reality? There's is just as real as yours or mine. But so vastly different. 🤷♀️
Bingo
Thank you for introducing me to this theory. Just looked it up and it’s very interesting
Millions of sane Americans had to endure someone just like this from 2017 to 2021, and god forbid, the possibility of it again in November 2024.
Side note: it's actually pretty common for mushroom hunters in the PNW to be armed.
The reason is a combination of random homeless encampments in the woods and violent mushroom hunters that will kill for truffles as some are extremely valuable.
I wouldn't believe it either if I hadn't been living in PNW for ten years. But. That's how it be.
I do know that ...truffle hunters..but did he actually hunt for them, though, or did they just take the word of his lying murderous treacherous wife?
I live on the east coast and can confirm it’s not unusual for mushroom hunters to take a pistol or some type of firearm into the woods with them. Because bears and bobcats mostly.
I know many people who are in the woods for various reasons who always carry a weapon. Whether they are birdwatching, hunting, geocaching or hiking it’s not safe to be in a wilderness area unarmed.
I was going to point out the same thing. And I don't even eat mushrooms at all, just have many friends that collect them.
There’s a lot of $$ in mushroom foraging and (often illegal) foragers have their “secret spots” and are very protective and territorial of them.
I'm surprised it wasn't another mushroom hunter that killed him. It's a very territorial thing in the Pacific Northwest. Mushroom gathering is often a source of income for people in need of money.
I know! Dr. Grande mocks this theory of needing a gun to gather truffles, but you sure as heck do! From sunny 🌞 California.
@@Ashas.Garden just recently watched the movie “Pig”, starring Nick Cage, which is basically like if John Wick was a mushroom hunter who had his truffle pig stolen by the some big wigs involved involved in the dark side the truffle trade, so I can believe it. Fantastic movie though, def recommend.
The visual of battle hardened mushrooms had me laughing so hard I snorted coffee out my nose....having said that I am fully armed when out in the woods here in the great Pacific NW...not out of fear of embattled shrooms though. Run into just one group of methheads cooking up a batch and you are cured of your fear of 🍄 forever and will forever be loaded for bear when roaming our gorgeous forests. Too many sets of human remains have been found by mushroom hunters as well.....it isn't the mushrooms you need to be watching out for...js....
Remember: It was a gang of mushrooms that attacked him!:D This comment from Dr. Grande made me laugh! What a surprising twist;) Twisted indeed...Don't tell anyone that I sliced and ate portobello mushrooms yesterday. Their families might want revenge..
@@Im_alex_h When he mentioned truffles I immediately thought of the thugs who kidnapped Cage's character's pig.Brilliant movie.
Thanks for covering this Dr Grande. I followed the entire Brophy trial and you have encapsulated it perfectly. Your explanation of Nancy's "amnesia" makes sense and simplifies what the prosecution was trying to say. She is guilty and thought nothing of taking a life... how could someone do that to someone they apparently loved (the defense called so many witnesses about the great Nancy/Dan love story)
I love how Dr Grande's comedic delivery is so deadpan that you don't see the joke coming! Needed a good laugh today and this did the trick.
Such brilliantly dry humour i love it!
So much circumstantial evidence! I live in Portland & most peeps feel she was way guilty. Excellent points regarding her memory. She is one cold blooded character. Thanks for covering this.
I live in Portland, too. Who would fail to think ahead about security cameras in the area of the max line and the news station? She’s a moron and a ghoul.
Even though the subject matter, your calm, clear and honest demeanor is soothing. Thank You for your work.
Dr. Grande, I was waiting for you to cover the Brophys! I’m an applied cognitive scientist who thought about you during the MMPI and psychopathology testimony. Nancy apparently has manipulated people for her lifetime with many people being drawn to being around her. I’m convinced her exceedingly high self confidence convinced her that if her writing time was self-funded by those death benefits, she’d finally achieve the fame and fortune writer status she believed she deserved. Beware of those killer mushrooms this holiday weekend. I’ve heard those fun guys like to party! 😎
Fun guys 😂😂😂
Im surprised you didnt focus on her narcissistic tendencies. I think she created a trauma bond with Dan because she clearly destroyed his life. She bankrupted the business. She spent all of his money. She pretended she was a writer and lunched with her friends. She definitely despised his lifestyle
and had know respect for him. How narcissistic is it to want to move her husband from a job he loves his garden and family. She used him up and when she couldn't get more she killed him. And then she had the gall to use the rest of the family to sell his home and possessions. What an evil manipulator.
What about Nancy changing the beneficiary from Dan's son to herself on one of the life insurance policies. He tried to leave his son a hundred thousand dollars if something happened to him and she switched names. Don't know how other than she was the one who sold Dan the insurance. No one should be able to insure someone without their knowledge and certainly not change the names. I think Dan knew little about what she was doing. Horrible woman! Had it made and threw it all away.
I’m living in Portland during this trail….this storyline is so unreal, I don’t know how Nancy thought she would not be convicted.
The gun doesn't leave mushroom for doubt.
Very clever!
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Punny! 😂
When I heard this story, I hoped you would make a video on it. Thanks, Dr. Grande!
So, it’s 2022. She knew how to research on the web. How did she not know that her searches and purchases would be uncovered? She had to pass an FBI gun check - she knew the authorities knew she had a gun. How could she not expect to have been picked up on a camera somewhere? Why did she think she could make up her own psychological disorder and not be called out on it? No wonder she was self published. 🤦🏻♀️
Good one!😂
What is a web
@@barbieblue3336 To do research on the web means to do it online, on the internet.
Cam. - She switched out the "barrel?" and thought she was being clever!
@Cam Robertson switching the barrel and then conveniently losing the extra barrel made it impossible to ballistic check the bullets, as the lands and grooves wouldn't match the only barrel she gave them, the barrel that wasn't used.
As soon as I heard "needing the gun for mushroom picking" I immediately began laughing anticipating Dr.G's dark comedic remark.
The trial for this case carried on for almost a month! I live in the Portland Metro area and this has been a huge story. Too many things worked against Nancy in this case. Her vehicle was found driving past the school 10 minutes later after Dan’s murder! The school closed soon after this murder. She killed him about 10 minutes before students started coming in for his class. Sick woman. Sad case for Dan and his family
"Because everybody knows that when you're out in the woods, and a gang of mushrooms decides to attack, it's important to have a lot of fire power available. Their ongoing war with the truffles has left mushrooms battle hardened and aggressive". Dr. Grande, you are SO witty. I'm still lmao. Thank you for your amusing take on a sad subject. I love dark humor.
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The only suspense in her writing is by her readers expecting her writing will improve. Lol
Brilliant analysis. You have an extraordinary ability to concisely, interestingly, humorously and logically connect the dots.
I really like your style, Dr. Grande...glad to have come across your channel in seeking answers to my own mental health questions and pure curiosity of disorders in general. Thanks!
Don’t you just hate it when you murder someone to get the life insurance money but then you get caught and you don’t get the money?
I WOULDN'T KNOW! LET'S ASK MRS B.
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How many times does this not getting the insurance money have to happen before people will stop trying this?
@@bthomson these people always believe they are CLEVERER than anybody else and they will not get caught.
Do u not get the money he did die at work . I hope the family gets it
The couple didn't buy the insurance policies: Nancy did. Nancy was also the insurance broker. The total insurance haul was upwards of $1.5M because she also made sure she killed Dan on college property, so she could collect the worker's comp insurance + the accidental death amount. Then there was the matter of Dan's SS going to his surviving widow.
BTW Nancy had at least 2 Starbucks every day. That's over $3,650 per year, or 2 mortgage payments.
hehe, I was about to go alert people commenting under the trial about this vid when I saw your comment.
All she did the finance so he had no idea how much this insurance policy was . If he even know about
She failed to write up the " - and how to get away with it" part of her essay title. Classic rookie mistake!
Not exactly the brightest bulb, is she….. On a side note, mushroom picking can be quite competitive. People have been killed to take the mushrooms they gathered to sell. So, taking a weapon when hunting mushrooms isn’t necessarily unheard of.
Ha! Yeah, the light is on but no one is at home up there! 😂
This is a local case for me! I've been watching the trial, and her behavior was odd to me. Her answers for why she was there that day don't make any sense. All those books, all that research, all to kill her husband who was beloved by the community and completely fail to cover it up. How did she think she would get away with it?
Because narcissists live in a world of delusion!
Dr. Grande,
The ongoing war with the truffles. I'm dying.
You are the best!
Love from Canada! 🇨🇦
I would love to see the out takes on this one.
OMG! I just saw you, Dr.. Grande, at the end of the Lifetime movie regarding Nancy Brophy! I was saying out loud, I know that man! He's great!!!
I think I would become suspicious if mortgage wasn't paid because of lack of money, but $1,000.00 a month for Life Insurance was!!
Dan worked all the time and trusted Nancy to take care of the bills. I really don't think he had any idea what all she was up to. His checks were direct deposit and she handled all of it. Sometimes the one you trust the most is the one who ends up destroying you. Sad but true.
Thank you for covering this. It got buried in the news because of the Depp/Heard dumpster fire.
Thanks, Dr. Grande.
Happy Friday! I hope you and everyone else watching this video has a lovely Memorial Day weekend!!!
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Two points you missed, the ghost gun and the gun from the gun shows were different guns, and the slide and barrels weren't interchangeable. The extra slide and barrel that she purchased from Ebay would only fit the gun from the gun show, not the ghost gun. She at first stated that she didn't touch the gun before giving it to police, but in cross examination claimed that she had played with the gun and had removed the slide and barrel just to see if she could. Also they caught Nancy on the video surveillance the day of the murder, the police were dropping her off when it was found. As an aside mushroom hunting can be dangerous around here as the people who usually hunt for them can be very territorial, and can be kind of shady, since there is quick money in it. The rest of your analysis was spot on.
Thank you for bringing to light the underreported mushroom versus truffle conflict.
Yes! You are right!!!😂😂😂😂😂
Dr. Grande I Love how you drop sarcastic shade 😂😂😂😂
I’m pretty sure that she was the seller and buyer of the insurance policies, she made them to where she would receive more money if he were to somehow die at work on the job. I’d love to hear your take on the case of Joanne Chambers and Paula Nawrocki. Turns out I was naïve about mushrooms and truffles.
They had her “bang to rights” as Emma Kenney would say. I was actually fearful that they would find her not guilty.
Oh hi doc. I was getting worried when you had not yet posted. Happy to see you're doing well
There have been a number of violent encounters between mushroom hunters in western Oregon. Its fairly well-known locally, so getting a handgun to protect one's self is actually a fairly reasonable explanation for a new handgun.
The moment life insurance policies were brought up I already knew where this was going. I could see and hear the little ThatChapter dance in my head.
Mike is another TH-cam creator I enjoy! Great minds think alike.
“Was Nancy guilty?” Does a brown bear poop in the woods?
One of Nancy’s responses on cross that hit me hard - when she referred to the food he sold on a cart as the CRAP! I promise you I heard her right because I listened to cross over and over like I was going to be tested later!
Yes, “crap on the cart”. Shows how she really felt about Dan. So glad she’s in prison. Poor chef brophy.
It got me that she didn't know which hand he hurt a few days before. Just shows how little she cared about his welfare.
Dr Grande, your sense of humour is priceless. Every single time. And presenting it with the level of seriousness, superb. Thank you. I have to be careful when eating and listening to you at the same time. Cackling can be deadly with food or drink in the mouth. Much love from Hungary
"Love and good wishes." 😂 Dr. Grande's humor gets me every time.
Wow, Dr. Grande, you've outdone yourself with this one. Even I can feel the heat coming off of those burns.
Here in Montana harvesting morel mushrooms is popular. Where they grow in the back country is bear habitat. It isn't safe to go with out a firearm or bear spray.
The suspense element in her writing... :D your sense of humor!!! I just love It, with that straight face I always laugh and laugh!!
This is probably one of your funniest takes to date Dr. G! I laughed so hard I snorted, especially in hearing how battle-hardened the mushrooms had become. Don't ever change Dr. G, you are a gem. By all accounts, so was Dan Brophy, may he RIP.
It could be interesting to speculate on "why the husband didn't see it coming". 🥺
This is the funniest episode yet. Thank you for the humor with the least moisture ever.
Dr. Grande, I have to acknowledge your dry sense of humour. It endears me as my late husband also had the dry sense that many might miss. I hang onto every word of your videos and find them very educational. Congratulations on your huge following!
I've had a lifelong fear of those killer mushrooms...sometimes I'm too afraid to leave my home. 😱
MI - There is a cute exchange in the movie "Get Shorty" when Chilly Palmer is taking to this other guy (forget the character?) Most people die in their beds! Me, I'm going to sleep in chairs from now on! We can't escape! May as well live our lives! ( I now know you are mostly joking🤔😘)
@@bthomson Hahahahaha 🤣. I like it!! "you know what" I'm going to start living life on the edge and sleep in my bed every night!! 🤞🏻🤣🙏🏻
Just saw you on the Teal Swan Doc on Hulu Dr. Grande! Delightful to see you outside of TH-cam!
My dad had dry humor and I find it in abundance with you. Ty
She starts out her first novel "It was a dark and stormy night; "
I am relieved she was convicted. I, too was horribly concerned she'd get off.
I met her a few times at author's conventions. She hounded me for publisher information. I avoided her once I visited her booth and realized she was nothing but a (what some of us refer to as) "Meat Hook" books. In other words, her tawdry book covers featuring shirtless hunks to hook the reader, were way far off my track! With titles such as "The Wrong Husband, The Wrong Lover, The Wrong Whayever!
Thought she was scary then, am relieved she'll be incarcerated for life.
One thing did disturbed me. According to a reporter some weeks ago,, her
books apparently have been selling, as a direct result of the trial. I'd cringe to think her royalties would be direct deposit to her benefit. Just curious! Because, without a doubt she'll continue to write from her jail cell.
What's next???? The Wrong Warden, The Wrong Jailor or, The Wrong Cell Mate????? Who can know?
I suppose one of the Streaming giants will produce a movie. May I suggest they title it "The Wrong Murder".
Perhaps she should have conducted her research a bit deeper than she did on that pivotal day!!!!!!
I can't get over her surly behaviour under questioning! Arrogant and entitled IMHO 🇬🇧
I'm an author and sometimes I do weird research on the internet about psychology, guns, etc. and I'm afraid that one day I'll get caught up in some dirty story and my research history will be taken as evidence. 😨 So I write novels, yes... but I stress. 🤪
Just don’t murder anyone
One thing has always been at the forefront on my thoughts and questions regarding this case; Dan had a total of almost $1.5M in life insurance policies. Did Nancy have any on her? Also, I believe you can take out LI on anyone, without them even knowing about it? Maybe someone can help me out with this one.
"Dan Brophy was worth almost $1.5 million to Nancy Brophy if he was dead and he was worth a life of financial hardship if he stayed alive," prosecutors said in court documents. "Nancy Brophy planned and carried out what she believed was the perfect murder. A murder that she believed would free her from the grips of financial despair."
His life insurance was about 800.000, Nancy's about 35.000. Τhere was no definite proof that he either knew or didn't about them but I think he did, given their financial situation.
From what all I've seen and heard I think she was spending loads of money on the book thing. It must be expensive. Dan probably had no clue who she really was and what she was really doing to their financial well being. Love is blind, ya know! Been there done that!
Dr. Grande, You have the best sense of humor. Thank you for starting my day off with a chuckle.
I used to see you all the time on TH-cam. I haven't seen you in a long time no, not until I just Googled the Nancy Brophy case. Spot on as usual! Not sure why you don't pop up anymore when I open TH-cam. I just wanted to share that with you. I watched many of your videos. I was always sure to like them as well. I hope all is well!
Since they turned off all the comments on this case, I am making my comment here. The reporter Amanda Arden has determined that we don't know the motive for the killing when, if you followed all the trial, it was very obvious that it was about the money! Why make it more than what it was or try to put some mystery behind it... she was tired of him and the lifestyle and wanted the money!!!! The prosecution proved that. She even took the blood son off a policy and made it out herself and had several policies on him after they became "officially married" and was put on the deed of the house! They were not married for most of the years they were together.
Why go to the trouble of buying the insurance policies, only to self undermine, by, stupidly, driving your OWN car in front of a surveillance camera. Did she think the cops wouldn't check? How hugely inept, for a mystery writer to commit such a moronic faux pas! Purchasing a 'matching' fire arm BEFORE the untimely death, monumentally asinine. She could've shortened the arrest process by using her credit card while wearing a bright red outfit, and, for good measure, curse everybody while doing so.
Good morning Dr Grande .I personally believe she killed her husband, for the money. I have no doubt that she didn't have retrograde amnesia. I agree with everything you said at the end of your analysis. Thank you Dr Grande. Brilliant analysis and sad topic.
Ahh the old "..my brain was disrupted..." defence 🤔 🤥
I love to check in with Dr Grande to hear his thoughts on crazy cases like this.
Hello Dr. Grande ! A million thanks for the new video !
A gang of attack mushrooms lmao!! I love how his voice and expression doesn't change, it makes him even more funny!
You crack me up, Dr. Grande! 😂 Excellent analysis, as always! ❤️
Hello Dr Grande, it's always good to see you have posted. I really enjoy and appreciate your time and work on your videos! Many blessings to you and your family and followers ❤️
I absolutely love your humor! Reminds me of the English lol
MS - We like being included in blessings! 🍀
Nancy to police: "I was in bed writing a murder mystery book when my husband who has $800K life insurance got shot dead in the back and chest.".
Police: "Hhhhmmm ok."
Dr. Grande, could you comment on the closing arguments of the Johnny Depp and Amber’s trial
Are you the first doctor /comedian? You are inventing a new genre!
Once again, the one liners are brilliant!
It wasn't clear to me, but I'd certainly hope that none of these life insurance policies were ever paid out due to Brophy's inactions. Also, Dr. G's great ability of analysis of human behavior, his superior knowledge of weapons and the fact that he may be from New Jersey (or at least recognizes the implications of hailing from there........and I speak from specific experience here) most definitely makes him a triple threat! Never try to fool or attempt to get anything over on Dr. Grande!! :>) Jim C.
I was surprised when I saw coverage of her trial on the local news (I'm in Oregon) and I hadn't heard anything about it on any of the many, many, MA-NY true crime channels I follow on TH-cam.
Dr. Grande's channel, of course, being the best!💎
O.J. Simpson: You got it backwards lady. If you wanna get away with it, you commit the murder first, THEN write the book about how "you would" have done it, not the other way around.
I love this guy's dry sense of humor.
Perfect therapist, he knows his stuff and he has a dry sense of humor.
In the cross examination with the prosecutor she explained that her husband proposed they live in tiny houses after retirement but she refused as he used a lot of space and she wouldn't cope with a loft bed in the middle of the night. Now she likely has a much smaller space with way worse facilities.
Thank you much for sharing your thoughts on this case. It's so interesting and you make it fun to watch because of your sense of humor...I love it! I Iook forward to seeing your next vid, as usual.
The good old Dunning Kruger effect! Thanks for that - I enjoyed the Attack of the Truffles. 😊
Self-published author is a euphemism for someone who was scammed by the self-published industry. Sad. I wrote a 140 page booklet on diet and nutrition and came within an eyelash of getting published. After that I was approached by a handful of self-publishing houses that I had not approached at all. They kept after me to spend a few bucks which I was well aware that it would be about $10K of my own cash and I would have to do all of the legwork myself - which is the key. I was fortunate to understand the difference between real publishers and scams.
I have only heard of one person to have ever been successful with a self-published book. I don't recall who it was, however he was very successful.
Time for a “Biggest mistakes to avoid while killing your husband” novel directlly self published from jail 🤣🤣🤣
What she did sounds similar to the main plot of Basic Instinct - a paperback thriller writer is suspected of murder whose method is quite similar to the way she described in her book. But in this case, nobody wants to see her vaxxna, of course...
🤣 I thought of Basic Instinct too but only plot .... didn't think of coochie or associate it w/this lady.
So funny! that that's even possible hahaa
Great analysis Doc.
Thank you Dr.. Grande. Appreciate the humor. GUILTY!
"oh, I figured" - enough said.
This whole video was both brilliant and hilarious! I laughed from beginning to end!
- "Because everybody knows that when you're out in the woods, a gang of mushrooms decides to attack."
- "It's a novel way of explaining a lie, 'I wasn't lying, my brain was disrupted'.'"
- "But she had been killing plots and storylines, for many years" 😅
- "What happens with trauma, is that a memory may never be encoded." (This was incredibly sad!)
Incredible content as always, Dr. Grande!! ♡
I saw u featured on a show about Nancy Brophy tonight!
I feel like she was smart enough to get away with this murder had she cared more. I truly think she was 71, and had the mindset well if she gets caught she gets caught. When you're not happy at that age, what do you have to lose?
@@cht2162 how does that apply to what I said?
I'm sure she will be more comfortable in prison
I guess what Henry meant is: when they're young, people think that there's not much to live for at 71. Once you're closer to that age, you realize that young people have a rather condescending view on age. You do have a lot to loose at 72. Let's assume she could expect another 10 years to live and will spend them in prison (where it will probably be less life expectancy). 10 years do not seem much for someone who views this from the perspective of a, say, 30 year-old who still has 50 years ahead. These 10 years are worth a lot more for a 71 year-old than for a 30 year-old. And being in prison knowing that you have no hope of getting out until you die is probably not something to be indifferent about. That being said, I don't excuse her deeds. She killed her husband for money and deserves to go to jail. She could have had her last 10 or 15 years to live as a free woman had she chosen to look for a different solution.
Then again...what some elderly experience in care homes is not much better than prison, and people usually end up there without having murdered someone. 😳
1st Call11-B: 71 is not old by any means / my husband is 73, going on 33, and still acts as if he's only 40 years old.... He's not in the 'financial trouble' that this lady was in, though, but only because he has been careful all his life not to get into that type of situation. Insurance policies are dangerous temptations for people who let their financial life get out of control, but 71 is in no way an age to be 'letting go' and not worrying about the consequences of your acts.... This perpetrator wanted to live - with the money. She was just delusional, in my opinion.
@@Faristol7 You can’t generalise. I’m in the UK. The average age of death here is 82. My late boyfriend died at 57. Our Queen’s mother died at 101.
A man is incomplete until he is married. Then he is finished.
I've always have found that "love" and "good wishes" are the best ammo in most situations.
Daniel deserved better, he was much more physically attractive. In true crime, we learn that usually the more attractive spouse usually is the killer, he/she wants to start over with someone of higher value.
How would a perpetrator know about the small window of opportunity?
How about: it is less likely that an uninformed perpetrator would know about the small window...
Another great video. Thanks.
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Six of one, half dozen of the other.
😂 Fire power is a MUST out there 😂. Although I have noticed a lot recently (as I’m obsessed with true crime content) that people looking for mushrooms either find bodies, shoot someone themselves or get shot themselves. I wasn’t aware of the level of risk involved in this activity 😂🤔