Nancy Brophy murder trial: Day 15, morning session | Live stream

Defense attorneys call more witnesses to the stand during the morning session of Day 15 of the Nancy Brophy murder trial.
Nancy Crampton Brophy was arrested in September 2018 in the shooting death of her husband Daniel Brophy.
Daniel Brophy, 63, was killed as he prepped for work at the Oregon Culinary Institute in southwest Portland on June 2, 2018.
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[@Debs440606]

This niece is coming across to me as a liar. She never finishes a sentence, she keeps stopping herself and as if you’re not going to remember discussing who might be responsible for her aunts death. As if you can’t remember your aunt owned a gun when her husband was shot to death. Just tell the truth ! These people who lie and are evasive just make things so much worse for the people they’re trying to protect.

[@AK-47.762]

The niece is a compulsive liar

[@dannil9878]

That niece lies as much as she can -very bad job though

[@rayronnyd4659]

She did not answer questions. Simple yes and knows would be followed with long stories. Just like her aunt, eh?

[@markschindler172]

It’s Nancy’s daughter … don’t let them fool ya, think about it

[@lisafosse6031]

What happened with the shower door just exploding into little pieces? His hands and feet were all cut up? How does this just happen? No one ever investigated this? It was “an accident.” I’m not saying that Nancy did it somehow, but it seems suspicious to me. Anyone else?

[@cadencechrome4783]

For me the defence strategy is backfiring. Showing how "hoarding" Dan was, all his collections and projects just highlights more motive for Nancy. It shows her growing intolerance and jealousy of her much talented and loved (by others) husband. He had to go and the money was her ticket.

[@sleuththewild]

I agree. Anything negative about Dan is gonna backfire: he's racked up a huge amount of sympathy in this trial, as have his parents and step son. Trying to sully his reputation will heighten the animosity against Nancy.

[@benjaminperez1149]

Well, we know Nancy didn't do any hard work. Look at her hands.Those are NOT hands that did chores.

[@KatJ3st]

All her work was in her 'mind' - plotting murder

[@leeprimeau7912]

@benjaminperez1149, yes!!! I cannot believe how young her hands look! I thought I was the only one! I’m in my 60s as well… poor Dan was the one who did all of the work around there (inside and outside the home). He worked two jobs, did all of the cooking at home, did the laundry, and worked tirelessly on the garden, etc. Nancy sat in her bed sipping Starbucks and writing her awful, trashy books that nobody wanted. She had a lovely life, a lovely home, and a lovely husband but didn’t appreciate any of it. She burned through money faster than Dan could make it.

[@virginiajaquez6806]

And this woman was trying to sell insurance??? I would not buy ANYTHING from her

[@debidriscoll8108]

Hearing their schedules it seems Dan was a lot busier than Nancy, I'm shocked he had time to do the laundry. They had a maid so exactly what did Nancy do in the house????

[@sheinFL]

Nothing? I've wondered the same. Didn't help Dan garden, didn't cook, maybe walked the dog? Geez

[@thelmakitty11]

She appears to be a very selfish person. Dan even went out to get her Starbucks everyday. Come on!

[@sheinFL]

@carey probably, she was too busy "writing" lol

[@WobblesandBean]

Nothing. She did absolutely nothing. Dan worked two jobs, walked the dogs, cooked all the meals, and even hand delivered Starbucks to Nancy in bed, EVERY DAY. While she did nothing but lie in bed and spend all his money.

[@WobblesandBean]

@@sheinFL Nope, Dan walked the dogs, too.

[@justanothersmith6012]

I will admit to some bias ( based her van being near the school) but all the defense witnesses are doing a better job for the prosecution, in my opinion.

[@sassysav6859]

I disagree. The 2 defense witnesses saying they worked at BMW didn’t provide much, the officer destroyed the idea that there was a random person on the roof, and the earlier witnesses that did yard work were terrible. The landscaper couldn’t even remember his niece’s last name and the niece was a terrible witness because she lied in the stand.

[@justanothersmith6012]

@@sassysav6859 That’s what I said . The defense witnesses turned out to help the prosecution

[@tourdedogue4952]

@@sassysav6859 What did she lie about?

[@icake1017]

I completely agree the prosecution used a graph that the defense made in their closing. It made me laugh a little. But she's obviously guilty and so unlikable they don't have a lot to work with. Nancy should have never taken the stand. Her laughing and jokes were so inappropriate it was shocking.

[@WobblesandBean]

@@icake1017 Right?? No wonder she went with her defense lawyer, she's just as insufferable and long-winded as Nancy so she hired her based on ego, cuz she certainly didn't hire her based on talent.

[@lesliefisher2322]

I never knew of anyone with a perfect marriage until listening to this trial.

[@dorishenderson499]

I cannot understand why the witness box is so close to the person on trial. All the defense witnesses look over at 'that woman' in such a friendly way, it is like they are just there to have a chat and do not appreciate the serious nature of this trail. I also find her two lawyers to be trying to make it also a casual event, with all their chatty ways. When one of them asked that the male prosecutor not come near, implying that he still had Covid, that was disgusting and the judge was far too weak in the way he dealt with it. The defense game is to drag Tom, Dick and Harry as witnesses never mind they have nothing to say.

[@JustMe-px9qy]

The niece is irritating. It’s obvious she’s Trying to present and Nancy in the best life possible.

[@sleuththewild]

This Susan witness is a variant of Nancy: snake with an overlay of nice. Talky, even though she says she's reserved. She talks to control the conversation. Gives me the creeps. She also keeps rolling her eyes during cross and sending facial messages to defense, and you can tell she's trying to manipulate the answers. Prosecution needs to make her stick to short answers and answer precisely unless they have a plan to hoist her on her own petard, which is very possible. So manipulative. Very coached. Nancy gave Susan enough $$$$ after she murdered Dan to buy a car? And Susan says she did 2 months of work, so much work, so a car was compensation.... I don't live in a universe where 2 months' work buys you a car, and Susan doesn't seem very skilled. If I recall, Dan's folks did not like Susan, though they were diplomatic..... I completely get it. I am creeped out by the nicey nice and soft voice larded over lies and deliberate vagueness. Prosecution should fatigue her by keeping her in the hot seat, and see what happens. Maybe that's why they let her rattle on. At some point, fatigue will take over and she'll lose her temper (it's already flaring), show her true self. Nancy clone.

[@user-vr6io5xb9e]

I hope jury is smart enough to see everything you said in her too

[@willowv1220]

Funny how she was one cleaned the yard.. 6weeks, so what’s the go with the landscapers.. it’s all too strange

[@sleuththewild]

@@willowv1220 So much BS on the defense side.

[@sleuththewild]

@@willowv1220 Yup. Susan is all BS. Snake under nicey-nice. You can tell by the faces she makes, and how she has to work very hard to keep rage under control. Clone of Nancy IMO.

[@jenniferwaddell552]

It was a used car from a family member … prob couple thousand dollars min wage a month bout 1000 or so don’t find that unusual.

[@becyreed]

These Defence lawyers always break the ru,es and then object

[@Elizabeth.C.Holmes]

Listening to NB's niece. Testimony has blown apart with the fact she signed all of Dan's Life Insurance policies and thinks they were years ago.

[@StellaFl]

What about all the money she got (enough to buy a car) for cleaning the yard ? Wow! It seems I'm in the wrong business :P

[@sleuththewild]

@@StellaFl Totally. Susan wasn't even the one cleaning the yard. That kind of job takes hard labor-no company was even able to do it until they finally got the old guy and his niece, and Dan certainly wasn't able to do it. No way Susan cleared the yard. It's unclear whether she did anything at all in those 2 months, as far as I can tell. She didn't pack boxes, she didn't move boxes....nothing. Just like Nancy: never lifted a finger and thought she deserved big compensation.

[@KatJ3st]

@@StellaFl the manipulation business...

[@stephanie37able]

Who lets their 11 year old child go off and live with their aunt for a year on a whim? So odd.

[@sleuththewild]

Prosecution got Susan good when it backed her into a statement that if a family wanted a whole pile of insurance more than one company would underwrite, they could potentially do a bunch of policies in order to get all the desired coverage. Need-based. Nancy's need was $700k+ insurance on Dan. Bingo, per Susan, she had to get many policies even though this was not regular.

[@vernareed2692]

Plus wasn't nb going to get $400,000-$500,000 for the house? So then the insurance money,life ins & workers comp from work!!

[@wth6588]

Evasive and hesitant when asked vital questions and keeps looking at the defence table. But blathers on when complimenting Nancy.

[@dorishenderson499]

'That woman' niece thought she was there to do an educational course on the Insurance business. I am also so confused about these Blackberry bushes because she and her boyfriend spent days to clear them, yet the old feller paid to clear their back-yard was also clearing these before the murder. Then his niece, after the murder, got a nice sum of money for work, including the bushes. There must have been acres of the dam things, smoking mirrors here!

[@Myharoth]

You must not be familiar with Oregon blackberries.

[@KatJ3st]

@@Myharoth hahahahahah

[@KatJ3st]

I seriously doubt they worked too hard...

[@MelancholyRequiem]

Oh yes, the Himalayan blackberry is an invasive species in Oregon. They are thorny shrubs that can grow up to ten feet tall and will take over anything and everything they can grow in. I'm pretty sure they're a problem in New Zealand and Australia as well. My grandfather's favorite nostalgic dessert is blackberry cobbler because of the ridiculous amount of work they had to do as children to keep the blackberries from taking over.

[@jjsuperstar900]

wow! news alert! a chef had cooking pans and cooking supplies all around the house! also, the sloth that did NOTHING had less stuff. amazing.

[@JustMe-px9qy]

Lots of shifty looks to the defense table. I don’t like the niece

[@gala_pi]

I finally realised who she reminds me of: check Dan Markel's ex wife Wendi Adelson in the recent trial. Same wide doe eye look trying to appear innocent, same expression of not understanding a question or being surprised by it being asked. Also Susan's feeling let out when she expressed defensively how she felt like it was so normal to get so much money to buy lexus after helping a family member ..she feels entitled and I think she is a user like Nancy. And she is lying here. Nancy herself admitted that later on the stand saying " her niece was confused". .

[@keithcitizen4855]

Susan just talking facts , who cares what Nancy said.

[@KatJ3st]

well said

[@AK-47.762]

The judge should've threw her testimony out. She's a horrible compulsive LIAR.

[@WobblesandBean]

I don't see where she lied. She may have gotten mixed up on dates and other things, which I do all the time. I really don't get why all y'all hate her so viciously.

[@Jane_under_a_tree_with_a_book]

Why does this witness seem untrustworthy? I don't believe a word she is saying.

[@trishbrennan9452]

She seems untrustworthy to me because she won’t simply answer the questions. She consistently gives more than is asked for which is typical of being deceitful. It’s like she’s trying to convince the listener with superfluous detail. It ain’t working.

[@willstrick9]

I would trust Susan with my life ..she is a good person.

[@virginiajaquez6806]

Uuuugh another liar

[@virginiajaquez6806]

Stuttering and stammering ugghhhhhhh, I can’t stand it

[@nando9195]

This literally makes me gaga. IDK why it's so easy to dislike Nancy's witnesses

[@jodydarby]

These defense witnesses are laughable. I’m sure the prosecution is thinking, ‘why is this person even here?’ I guess when you have no case, you must attempt what you can for your killer client.

[@tourdedogue4952]

Wait. The witness are doing a good job trying their best to provide evidence in a murder trial under a lot of stress, except maybe the experts. They are not laughable. We don't know the defenses reasons for bringing in their defense, weak as you may think it is. She is not a convicted killer. Please, be respectful of the process.

[@jodydarby]

@@tourdedogue4952 I completely respect the process. I just think the defense’s witnesses, are pointless for the most part.

[@tourdedogue4952]

@@jodydarby I totally agree with you. They added nothing defensible or not related to anything. But, I guess it was the way you worded that about them personally.

[@StellaFl]

In the defense's head they do serve certain purposes. For example the TWO mechanics were there to support the narrative that Dan was killed by a burglar. They were obviously called to instil doubt by saying there were frequent break-ins in the area and stuff was stolen. However, in Dan's case nothing was stolen and it's not like he was killed during a fight with an alleged intruder. The man was shot in the back. The lady with the dog testified the door was open (same intruder narrative). Nancy could have left the door open behind her too though. And the question the male prosecutor asked her during cross "Did you feel safe?" was clever. The police officer blew the "footsteps" theory (same intruder narrative) and the niece was a character witness to tell the jury what a wonderful person Nancy is and what a wonderful marriage they had. But facts are facts, there was no way she could circumnavigate the facts she was the witness in all SEVEN of Dan's policies. That made her look complicit imho.

[@mmmrhinogirl5963]

I agree it seems like they called random people just to "have" witnesses

[@sleuththewild]

Who is James Denney that the prosecutor asks about? Susan says she never heard of him. Later edit: he's the landscape gardener nancy hired. Oooh, good one. That prolly means she wasn't in Portland helping Nancy when she said she was.

[@leeprimeau7912]

What an awful witness. It’s so telling the way this niece steals uncomfortable glances toward Nancy and the defense attorneys. She’s so uncomfortable and so afraid of saying the wrong thing.

[@debidriscoll8108]

What was the purpose of the lady with the dog testifying????? She had absolutely NOTHING of value to the case

[@WobblesandBean]

Because the defense is incompetent.

[@tourdedogue4952]

Why has the camera moved to a different location? Now we can't see the defendant's face.

[@sassysav6859]

It doesn’t really matter though

[@tourdedogue4952]

@@sassysav6859 Well, what I have noticed is, my eyes well up hearing a lot of these witnesses and I haven't seen hers well up once.

[@sleuththewild]

Every once in a while, the camera zooms in on her.

[@tourdedogue4952]

@@sleuththewild Yabbut, why change the angle? I think this is more intimating to the witnesses and Nancy gets off free without scrutiny.

[@Elizabeth.C.Holmes]

There is no downside to that.

[@timonza]

A lot of Nancy's witneses benefited financially from her

[@StellaFl]

That's very true.

[@willstrick9]

Lmao now this is funny .

[@willstrick9]

I think you are being fed false info..maybe you should mistrust your fact checking .

[@virginiajaquez6806]

Talk about shady and shifty people 😜🤪

[@Rae_777]

2:38:39 wow wow wow. Her attempts to lie are amazing to watch and so embarrassing 😮

[@Jessica.Rachel]

Good looks

[@susanstoneking5939]

Nancy is really showing her anxiety

[@tourdedogue4952]

I haven't seen any anxiety from her at all. Neither a tear..

[@susanstoneking5939]

I call it anxiety. It might be called something else to others

[@tourdedogue4952]

@@susanstoneking5939 What makes you think it's anxiety. What makes you think so? My hands would be shaking like a madman if I were there.

[@jillboelman5743]

I haven’t seen enough coverage on NB! Wishing the camera was on her more!

[@markschindler172]

Defense is awful, were they court appointed? It’s obvious how much contempt Ms. Maxwell has for Male witness’ , she becomes engaging and soft with female . Her hands in her pockets with her gut hanging out is pretty unprofessional.

[@sleuththewild]

Look at Susan's face expressions around 2:44. So revealing. The prosecutor had a big gotcha.

[@Jason-vp8nd]

Judicial clerk sheher get the hell out of here

[@susanstoneking5939]

She needs to leave her hair alone. The wittness

[@vernareed2692]

Yes she makes me tired with messing with her hair!! And she keeps looking at nb & her lawyers, even asking questions with her eyes & lips!!

[@cynthiameyer3255]

Yes other people in not so loving in front of you but do not MURDER tbeir husband. She was LAZY HAG he did laundry ffs

[@StellaFl]

I was wondering that too. Dan worked 2 jobs, tended to the animals and his garden, did the cooking and cleaning. What on earth was she doing? By looking at the insurance on each of them, it appears Dan was the main breadwinner so she can't have been working THAT hard.

[@sleuththewild]

@@StellaFl I don't think Nancy was doing any kind of work. The prosecution is putting that out there. The bulk of the insurance biz was 2011-2012 with Susan. She was spending more on Starbucks per month than her entire income. She shoulda taken that cook job instead of making Dan do it. She shoulda been working at Walmart, like normal people who struggle to make ends meet.

[@jenny_b_]

Omg he did his own laundry too?! Probably threw a load in on his way out to Starbucks for Princess Nancy before he left to work a 10 hour shift, feed the homeless, and return home just in time to put on a 3 course meal & clean it all up. Oh and care for his chickens!! Dude was AMAZING 🤩

[@sleuththewild]

@@jenny_b_ I believe he might have done her laundry, too. He also walked the dogs, did the grocery shopping. Nancy did nothing except have fantasies about being a writer.

[@susanstoneking5939]

I wonder what she was laughing about

[@tourdedogue4952]

Which witness?

[@sleuththewild]

Who?

[@vernareed2692]

That niece imo is hedging,lying! She stammering, hesitant,mmmm,uuuh,nnno, doesn't answer or will finish answers. I'm surprised the judge let's them answer with a head shake,or uh-huh,yep,yeah. And can't remember, can't recall,starts answering the prosecutor before he's finished with questions! She makes me tired, watching, listening to her!! Worse than nb!!

[@dianahernandez1709]

So the niece’s parents just allowed their 11 yr old to move away because she thought it might be cool. Obviously a disfuncional bunch

[@mariamartinez-tm8ew]

annnnn and repitdly how boring

[@tourdedogue4952]

With all due respect, sounds like watching a premeditated murder trial is not your cup of tea. I don't find it boring at all. This person is facing life in prison.

[@wendyellis7365]

I agree, I’ve watched many many trial, this one is like watching paint dry…

[@sleuththewild]

@@wendyellis7365 Look at the early days of the trial, like 1-5. Mesmerizing. Nancy damaged so many people.

[@mmmrhinogirl5963]

Why blast the lawyers phone numbers on a public forum? Shouldn't it be MUTED?

[@sleuththewild]

They also blasted the VICTIMS' phone numbers right during testimony, as well as the name of a minor child victim.

[@leeprimeau7912]

I don’t think they’re blasting their phone numbers, they announce their state bar numbers every day when they get up and introduce themselves to the court.

[@barbaragrove6097]

Good cross on the niece. Nancy thought Astoria would be a nice place to write.

[@user-vr6io5xb9e]

Yup. She wasn’t into nature and quite life. She wanted to live a life out of a romance novel. Heartless and greedy woman

[@CaraMills0106]

Not that I can recall, or nothing that I am aware of....is much better answer. Cannot pin her down. Its not yes or no. answer.

[@GH-oi2jf]

But there is no prison in Astoria.

[@barbaragrove6097]

@@GH-oi2jf Ha ha, good point!

[@willstrick9]

Susan is one of the most honest people I've ever met ...it's amazing how much insight people get from watching a hour long KZbin video lmao

[@sleuththewild]

You might have to revise your opinion. Susan lied on the stand. Repeatedly. And prosecution caught her out.

[@dannil9878]

You must live in Hell

[@WobblesandBean]

@@sleuththewild He's known her for 20 years. I'm not convinced she's lying, just misremembering a lot of things. I'm pretty scatterbrained and I often jumble up dates, names, etc.

[@dianahernandez1709]

Right….

[@joannepollak5843]

This prosecutor has an awkward way of asking pointed questions that lose the impact of their importance to me. The female prosecutor has a better style and is more effective. He needs to be more focused and less “hesitant”, in my opinion.

[@barbaragrove6097]

I like the way he questions

[@sleuththewild]

The male prosecutor seems to ask questions where his point is contained in the question, not the answer. We found out a few things this way that weren’t in evidence. For instance, Today he emphasized the 7 insurance policies in several questions. No matter what BS Susan answered, a jury would remember the 7. We also found out that Dan and Nancy weren’t married, Nancy only recently was put on the deed, they were sleeping in separate bedrooms, Dan was already planting a new garden….

[@barbaragrove6097]

@@sleuththewild I think his manner puts the witnesses at ease. Things might slip out.

[@sleuththewild]

@@barbaragrove6097 I think that, too. He seems so plain vanilla, boring almost, and then he'll ask a question where the question is what he wants us to know. I get very impressed by this. It's often some key tidbit that we haven't heard before. The highlight is the question, not the answer. I think this prosecutor is very relate-able, even though I wish he was more exciting because that would be more fun.

[@barbaragrove6097]

@@sleuththewild I'm partial to his calm, casual, understated style. Looks like it's working well with defense witnesses.

[@willstrick9]

I've known Susan for over 20 years and she is one of the most honest and trustworthy people I have ever met.

[@sleuththewild]

Maybe you should meet more people so you have comparative data?

[@willstrick9]

Maybe you should watch more court on KZbin and become a judge

[@CR10.07]

Hahaha. Love the banter here🤣

[@factsmatter8667]

I feel sorry for you. Watch your back.

[@willstrick9]

I'll put it on KZbin and you can watch it for me .

[@williami1353]

2:31:28 The prosecutor is SO disgustingly rude. He is not artful enough in his questioning. So he gets agitated and is almost yelling at the poor woman because she is not making statements that fit the narrative that he's trying to weave. This woman did not kill Dan. Nancy Brophy killed dan. So the aggression is not warranted. So he's making this woman look sympathetic. I can see why his law firm failed. probably lost a ton of trials.

[@WobblesandBean]

I don't see him raising his voice anywhere around the timestamp you posted. Can you please be more specific?

[@mrmtoad]

Are you kidding? Watched the whole trial end to end. He was never aggro or rude.

[@dianahernandez1709]

You are probably related to the liars

[@adpaulsen6600]

Behemoth ka load hai tu

[@WobblesandBean]

I don't understand all the hate against the niece. Nancy and her defense lawyer are positively _insufferable,_ but I don't see anything the niece did to deserve all the vitriol she's got in the comments. She seems pleasant enough to me. 🤷‍♀️

[@PinkyakaAyannaj]

Wobbles😢...your breaking my 💙🥺....Now you know, that I know, that your super smart! I think you just need to re-listen to the niece ....this POS is lying on the stand under oath.While doing a horrible job at it. Yes most if not all of the defense witnesses lied alot, but this chick, she lied AAALLLLOTTTTT...and doubled down on it. There is no way that she was with Nancy when Nancy asked for the letter from the police. Nancy was actually with Dan's son when she got that call. However this POS is lying like no other...perfect example 2:41:49 This idiot expects the jury to believe that her and Nancy never talked about the police. Which everyone knows is absolutely ridiculous. If your super close to your aunt(aka your birth mother) there is no way that Nancy would NOT have told her everything about that morning seeing as how Nancy loves to tell stories.... Have a look here...2:43:32 2:47:10 Who lies about going to a memorial 😮 That never even happened.

[@Kaymeron]

The prosecutor doesn't have to be a jerk to all of the defense witnesses. He's incapable of asking simple, non-compound questions. And then he gets frustrated when people don't respond the way that his little script says they should. There is no doubt that Nancy is guilty as sin. But the prosecutor would have trouble convicting in a case where there was actual reasonable doubt. He makes a ton of tactical mistakes and, like Nancy, he thinks that he's smarter than he actually is.

[@WobblesandBean]

I don't see him being rude here, though?