Life term for How To Murder Your Husband author who killed spouse

Nancy Crampton Brophy, left (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, Pool, File)

A self-published romance novelist who once wrote an online essay called How To Murder Your Husband has been sentenced to life in prison – for murdering her husband.

Nancy Crampton Brophy, 71, was convicted of second-degree murder on May 25 after a seven-week trial. Her sentence includes the possibility of parole after 25 years in custody, KGW-TV reported.