Nancy Brophy testimony, Day 21 afternoon session | Live stream

[@RS-vz8xd]

I think the most frustating thing is when she says, in such a knowing tone "... all of the food is from Vancouver Island, which, as you know, is not big..." Vancouver Island is massive Nancy.

[@WobblesandBean]

She was a real life Peggy Hill, she thinks every word out of her mouth is the smartest thing ever said, even when it's objectively incorrect.

[@GradKat]

I’m not a writer. If I ever decide to take it up, I have learned a few tips from Nancy. The best way to meet your daily word quota, apparently, is to drive aimlessly round the streets in a nightshirt. And if you want to write about a gun, you need to buy three of them.

[@debbiejones4935]

And remain unencumbered by the weight of a purse. Just put your credit card and phone in your bra🤢🤮

[@WobblesandBean]

And be sure to artificially lengthen every sentence to an absurd degree by stuffing them with as much pointless filler words as possible. "I'm not sure why I don't remember getting coffee that morning, and the reason why I'm not sure why I don't remember getting coffee that morning is because I always got coffee every morning, it was my routine, I got coffee every day and it was just something I did. I would say to Dan, well I DID say to Dan, I really like this one certain type of coffee, and as it turned out they serve that coffee at our favorite bed and breakfast in Vashon Island in Washington, which was always closed in the middle of January, and we never stayed there overnight but we ate there all the time and the food was fabulous. But the only way to get there was....I'm sorry, I forgot what the question was."

[@leapinglaura7343]

​@@WobblesandBean Hahaha, perfect parody!!

[@nikkik7793]

😂​@@debbiejones4935

[@adpaulsen6600]

Drink every time she says bra

[@PointBlankGuns-Ammo]

Haven't cooked a meal in 25yrs. He did laundry He worked 2 jobs all while you done absolutely nothing. Unbelievable

[@salbonpensiero1704]

And she looks like George Washington

[@tpowell3776]

@@salbonpensiero1704 LOL..🤣

[@sandrabentley8111]

He was a chef #1. He was younger than her #2. She had a job selling Medicare #3. He was obviously a hoarder, great guy, but a hoarder, she did all the finances, because he hadn't a clue (in the end she was also a spender), sounds pretty evenly split to me, 25 years and they seemed very close.

[@salbonpensiero1704]

@@sandrabentley8111 #1 she met him taking his culinary class so she knows how to cook too #2 She was a whopping 4 years older, no significant difference imo #3 He was a hoarder but she blew all their finances trying to live above their means and did it behind his back so she did a HORRIBLE job handling the finances. #3 What kind of woman doesn't cook her husband dinner once in 25 years? I'm not saying she should every night but idk like once a year inst too much to expect? She sounds selfish and lazy. It doesn't sound like an even split to me. He worked 2 jobs, sold vegetables/fruit from his gardens and brought in more income than her the entire 25 years. Sounds like she wasted most of her time writing perverted books about her sexual fantasies. But let me guess "he's a man that's his job!" But when it comes to cooking dinner it's "just because she's a woman she doesn't have to cook that's sexist".

[@diannew6066]

Gee, I'd love a house that only needs cooking and laundry done. I guess my 'vacuuming, bathroom cleaning, dishwashing, wood work scrubbing, grocery shopping, floor scrubbing fairy' wasn't assigned to me. My late husband (I didn't kill him) cooked most of the time and cleaned the bathrooms. I did everything else and worked outside the home too. Trust me, 'absolutely nothing' is not what she did if that's all he did.

[@ellecee453]

She appears completely unaware of how bizarre she is coming across. Like an attendee at a board meeting; chit-chatting waiting for lunch to be delivered. Forget the fact that 'someone' murdered her husband.

[@virginiajaquez6806]

SHE UNALIVED him!!

[@boobookitty1441]

Yasssss!!!!! It’s like this is an interview about HER life before and after Dan was murdered… and it’s like she’s talking about Dan as if he just died peacefully in his sleep! Blows my mind how self centered she can still be when on the stand being accused of his murder, she finds a way to make every question about what she went thru and the tragedy his death CAUSED her to go thru and ignoring the fact that Dan has no life at all now bc of being murdered! She’s so disgusting! And then to act like she and Dan’s mother are the only ones who can grieve or grieved for him!! Omg it’s just sick!! Especially when she knows that she was the one who murdered him!

[@jasonmims5057]

Yeah she's rather entertaining to watch.

[@WobblesandBean]

Her incessant cackling is so off-putting. She's on trial for the _murder of her husband,_ and yet she's up there bantering away, having the time of her life! Seriously, Nancy? 🤦🏼‍♀️ The courtroom is eerily silent when she laughs at her own jokes, too. You can tell everyone there is stunned.

[@Sophh33]

Spot on! 👏👏👏

[@sharonloves]

So sad, he cooks,tends to chickens, practices lasagna gardening, fetches her favorite cup of coffee every morning, wow he sounds like a wonderful person too me.

[@tranquilrabies]

Dan sounds like a goddamn Renaissance man! What the hell did he see in this Benjamin Franklin cosplayer?

[@Sarah24871]

@@tranquilrabies "Benjamin Franklin cosplayer" 😅🤣

[@WobblesandBean]

@@tranquilrabies I know. I'll never understand what he saw in that lipless, cackling cow.

[@jjsuperstar900]

omg too funny 😁

[@crazycatlady68]

He sounds wonderful...passionate about cooking. He was wasted on her.

[@KatJ3st]

She just LOVES hearing herself talk! They sure indulged her.

[@GradKat]

Yes. And I think she loved the opportunity to talk about her writing, which - in the real world - nobody could care less about.

[@WobblesandBean]

Ugh, seriously. Her entire testimony took two full days! She talked for over six hours. *_Six. Hours._*

[@kimberleymclean6293]

i notice that the prosecutor isn't objecting to all the leading being done by the defense probably because the more brophy talks the more guilty and crazy she appears. i can't imagine spending 25 years with this loon.

[@ghettoprincess_80]

People who like to hear themselves talk should learn to do so without a lisp. She pronouncing all her S's with a shhhh sound is driving me freaking nuts.

[@leeprimeau7912]

@@ghettoprincess_80YES!!! It drives me crazy too!!!

[@kevinsemple2354]

When SHE mentions FUR LINED HANDCUFFS ! I just wanna RIP MY ARMS OFF

[@WobblesandBean]

I reached that point when she mentioned stuffing things in her bra three times in a single sentence.

[@aimeerestad6521]

And they had more than one pair! Gross. No one wants to think about this hag wearing fur-lined handcuffs!

[@sheinFL]

​@@aimeerestad6521I didn't even know they made fur lined handcuffs😱

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@sheinFL Oh, you sweet, sweet summer child.

[@James-ke4gq]

It’s so gross lmao. She’s so awkward she even has to double down and say-“in fact we had a couple of pairs of those” No one, and I mean NO ONE on gods green earth wants to think of this vile woman with ANY form of sex paraphernalia.

[@babyk6374]

Bottom line...she is on video driving in the area of his work place at the time he was shot. Who else would have had a motive? There was no robbery of either Dan or the business and no valuable type of food was taken. How convenient for her to develop selective memory when this happened. She's a liar and a murderess. Hope she pays!

[@erinw8787]

I don’t know if you watched the trial through until the end but defence decided to double down on blaming the poor defenceless homeless guy and said in closing statements that apparently after he managed to find Dan in that labyrinth he then decided to casually head to the restaurant and steal some wine and one candle . Because you know - why not . And all in around 6 mins .

[@trevordonaldson7634]

@@erinw8787 Precisely what I would steal as a homeless person. Not any food, not the pocket money of the man I had randomly murdered... but a candle. That makes perfect sense.

[@sandrabentley8111]

But the bullets that killed her husband, were not a match for her Glock! Truly there really should be reasonable doubt here. Yes the vehicle on cctv is a big problem for her, but really they both seemed like the perfect, slightly cookie, older couple. I think she loved him a lot and vis versa.

[@lisayork2624]

@@sandrabentley8111 Hopefully you’re never on a jury.

[@salbonpensiero1704]

@@sandrabentley8111 that's because he was killed with a ghost gun she had hidden and didn't tell the police about until they looked through her bank statements and saw the transaction buying a different slide for the same exact gun. The Glock was just a front gun she owned to throw police off, which she gave to them immediately. They didn't retrieve the hidden ghost gun until later after going through all her totes when she was moving. The bullets did match the second slide she bought for the ghost gun that conveniently disappeared and has never been found. Why would she buy a separate identical slide for a gun that already had a perfectly functional slide? The only logical reason is so she can shoot the gun with one slide, get rid of that slide and replace it with the unused slide to make the gun appear that it had never been fired. The "I was obsessed with gun parts because I was writing one of my perverted books" excuse is so lame and unbelievable. There is NO reasonable doubt whatsoever, her car was literally on camera at the crime scene during the murder and she lied to police and said she was home the entire time. The ridiculous life insurance policies that only make sense if you plan on the person dying soon and the fact she told Dan's mother he was dead before she was even told by police makes her 100% guilty.

[@virginiajaquez6806]

I’m even suspicious about the “fire ten years ago” probably another insurance scam

[@WobblesandBean]

Probably.

[@louisehensen]

2:02:51 ‘I talk to him every day, he is a little quieter than he was’ So she jokes about her husband being dead.

[@tianna1116]

Damn that’s crazy, she’s so cold!

[@WobblesandBean]

She told another one in the death notification. She told the cops "Dan's not having a good week". Yeah, that's, uh... that's a yikes. 😬 How can she think any of this is funny? She's up there laughing at her own jokes, but the courtroom is *dead silent.* Everyone in there is just as appalled as we are.

[@kpmaddre1023]

I never caught that!

[@f.frederickskitty2910]

Wow. That crazy red nose. She looks like W. C. Fields. 😮

[@Ifuckwithtrinkets]

You’ve never heard of dark humor?

[@barbaragrove6097]

NB's diarrhea of the mouth suddenly stopped when Maxfield started questioning about June 2. She was instructed to keep her answers to the bare minimum. It was a treacherous crossing for defense. That was the most silence from NB all day. If she had not killed Dan she would have had the green light to blather on as usual about every insignificant random detail of her life during that period of time. Guilty, 100%

[@alemontwisted9508]

Not a single tear. She’s so focused on being right that she doesn’t realize she’s incriminating herself. “I didn’t call the detective in 4 days, I called in 2”. I was thinking Shut Up Nancy!!

[@sheinFL]

Drama queen

[@WobblesandBean]

Right? She straight up contradicts herself many times, then gets angry when the prosecutor calls her out on it. 😂 She tries so hard to avoid answering questions about how she can be so sure she didn't shoot him if she doesn't remember that highly specific 8 minute window.

[@WobblesandBean]

@@sheinFL Right?? She even paused for dramatic effect when she said "that's when I knew...waitaminnit....when I knew DAN WAS DEAD!" 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@bangbangboogie8671]

Later on, I love how prosecutor brings up how she hasn’t been emotional, and the second he brings it up, she has a very lame attempt at seeming sad. But of course it instantly it goes away.

[@WobblesandBean]

@@bangbangboogie8671 Yuuuuuup. No tears at all. She tries to sniffle but her nose is bone dry, and her voice goes from her usual squawking to...well more squawking, but an octave higher. Then within seconds, she INSTANTLY drops the act. All this after she told her own lawyer how much she "hates crying in public". 🙄

[@zyaneric1]

I keep coming back to this, fascinating, Lawyer and Client digging a hole that cannot be climbed out of. Especially like how Nancy kept looking at her Attorney after questioning. The Prosecuting Attorney never got that look.

[@brianking2771]

I've been watching this and all other videos with this story for weeks..I can't stop..she's really sick!

[@buddyzpal]

@@brianking2771 You’ll love the podcast, “Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy”

[@brianking2771]

@@buddyzpal I'ma check it out

[@PinkyakaAJ]

​@@buddyzpalI listened to the Podcast and it's crazy

[@toasted_.coconut]

Nancy's demeanor is very off putting. Either way her behavior doesn't match the situation. She's a murderer that shouldn't be laughing and cutting up with her lawyer. OR she's a innocent widow of a murder victim that's about to lose her freedom; that terrifying fate wouldn't allow her jovial attitude.

[@tourdedogue4952]

Do you think she is so confident she'll get off then?

[@tourdedogue4952]

I found her very charming and very intelligent.

[@tourdedogue4952]

omg - yes, it IS a murder trial. FM

[@barbaragrove6097]

@@tourdedogue4952 People thought the same of Ted Bundy

[@whatchamacallit70]

@@tourdedogue4952 so did Dan and look where it got him.

[@Patricia-kb5qv]

Hahaha "I like a nice bath." How bout that irony. She is gonna be showering in a stinky, mildewy stall with other convicts. Much deserved Nancy. You got your just desserts.

[@thelmakitty11]

Ha. And no more Starbucks!

[@spiritwalker9903]

@@thelmakitty11 ahahaha

[@Lilaann-o1g]

lol ,😂 let's hope she keeps dropping the soap! " Crap on a cart" 😮 🛒😠

[@gazXspace]

​@@Lilaann-o1gI doubt she's in a men's prison you melt

[@sleuththewild]

Instead of working, Nancy was organizing the plot to kill Dan. This plot has a lot of moving parts: backstories, running plot lines for holes with her “writer” friends, gun purchases, gun practice, timing, SS, taxes, insurance, house…

[@WobblesandBean]

Yup. I forget who said it, but it was some some of indicator when someone is lying because they add way too many useless details trying to look more genuine. With Nancy, she has a whole ass essay of ancillary nonsense for every single response 🙄

[@jenmdawg]

Yes. She had to plot a murder over many months (years?) while budgeting for the ghost gun, Glock and slide barrel, stay on top of life insurance before foreclosure, feed stories about her writing/research, poll the family about their gun ownership, scout the school on a Saturday and not raise suspicion from Dan (what did he think when she left before he did that morning?!) then lastly fool the cops. It really would have been simpler - let alone better - to just keep a job, curb her spending and be a good, if prtend, loving gramma. She baffles me.

[@ionaadventure]

@@WobblesandBean I watched The Behavior Panel analyze her. That's exactly what they said about too many irrelevant details. It's a way to distract and deflect. Their analysis was fascinating. These guys know guns and they thought she was laughable about her gun "knowledge."

[@WobblesandBean]

@@ionaadventure I'm still laughing at the fact that she clearly bought the ghost gun to use in the murder, couldn't figure out how to put it together, so just bought a slide and barrel on *_friggin' EBAY_* thinking it wouldn't link back to her! 😂

[@lisayork2624]

@@WobblesandBean But she immediately deleted the eBay account. How’d they ever figure that out?! 😂

[@jamiepatterson558]

The way her demeanor changed after she warmly thanked her lawyer & in her next breath said, "Good afternoon" spitting icicles, damn near gave me whiplash! Watching her "act", for the 3rd or 4th time so far, reminds me SO much of watching a more mature Amber Heard. They both try to anticipate the expected emotions & just can't pull it off. They just stop & start dramatically crying or wistfully smiling, laughing even, with a faraway look, as if remembering the good old days. It's fascinating that these kind of people are just out there, trying to assimilate, until they're busted for something.

[@Loopiepoopiedoopie]

I hope the only books she has access to while rotting away in prison are her own.

[@casscass1778]

😂😂😂

[@rickebrite5409]

She would probably love it she loves herself sooo much

[@dukecity7688]

Hers or books written by other failed murderer authors like John Orr or Michael Petersen.

[@KM-hv1jg]

Now that’s cruel and unusual punishment.

[@mbutts1000]

Lol 😂 How Ghastly !

[@OWEN-CASH]

Sounds like she had a great life with what most women would consider a dream husband. Now she's rotting in prison because she thought she could get something better with his life insurance payout.

[@lisayork2624]

She thought she’d become a character in one of her own terrible, romance novels. Living in Portugal, sipping wine in a hot tub with a former navy seal.

[@MARKWHITE007]

Whoever her cellmate is, I hope they can find a way to turn their hearing off.

[@WobblesandBean]

1:36:50 Biggest regret of the judge's life. She took 4 whole minutes to answer one question. FOUR. MINUTES. If that doesn't sound like a lot, set a timer for 4 minutes and do nothing. It's agonizing.

[@MrAllysonn]

😂😂😂

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@MrAllysonn For real though, I honestly cannot tolerate this woman! She clearly dgaf about mindfulness of others, or respecting their time. I have never seen anyone testify for more than two hours, let alone *_two whole ass days!_*

[@sheinFL]

She thinks shes so interesting. Shes a bore.

[@gazXspace]

​​​@@WobblesandBean How many times have you watched this ? Your comments are all over this - was she quite fascinating?

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@gazXspace Lol way too many times. I often put this on to help me sleep, cuz Nancy's rambling causes my eyes to glaze over and my brain to shut down.

[@bmx_helisman8252]

This woman is insufferable. The way she says yes drives me crazy. Did the defense attorney really think she was going to come across as likable to the jury?? Her attorneys are so out of touch.

[@itsunbeweavable2656]

I’m sure they advised her not to take the stand

[@billymayaya1416]

It appears her lawyers simply went through the hoops of court procedures after they realised she was a narcissistic basket case.

[@markschindler172]

Her lawyers didn’t appear to prepare her for cross, heck they weren’t prepared for direct . I’ve never witnessed such inept lawyers . These 2 women will be famous someday , my idea is they will be showcased in a law class showing what not to do while defending a client .

[@f.frederickskitty2910]

The fast little "Um hum" is also cringe and beyond annoying

[@Jersey.D3vil201]

For me it's the uhhhh, uuuhhh, uhhhh, uhhhh...spit it out, lady! Drove me up the wall lol

[@christopherrankine1364]

‘How to convince everyone you murdered your husband’

[@romeosaintsmusic]

💀🤣

[@gwenintexas4080]

With this shooting there could have been multiple victims, some killed and some wounded. When the cops pulled her aside she seemed to be certain that Dan was definitely killed, without question. Why? My first reaction/questions would be how bad is he hurt? What hospital is he being taken to? Can I go to him? I wouldn’t assume that he was dead unless the authorities told me directly. Anyone else catch that?

[@annieb5647]

I thought before she got there she had heard there was a fatality. Right?

[@gwenintexas4080]

@@annieb5647 Supposedly she had heard there was a fatality but she seemed to know it was Dan who died when it could have been someone else instead.

[@britth5333]

On the way over it was reported someone died and that they had been shot. There aren’t many people at the school at that time. When she said she was the wife of Dan brophy a teacher here they said wait someone will come talk to you. That is supposedly why. She for sure did it. But she remember there were ‘reasons’ why.

[@PointBlankGuns-Ammo]

Thank God that girl came secs agreed Nancy pulled away. She would've seen Nancy fleeing OCI Nancy would if shot and killed her. That's really scary agreed very lucky.

[@ivannio8519]

Point is she thinks she is smarter than others. Uncharming arrogance

[@sleuththewild]

Let's see... Dan did all the cooking; Dan walked the dogs; Dan worked at Abamer to pay off their credit card debt; Dan had to take $35k out of his 401k that he probably slaved for because Nancy didn't pay the mortgage; Dan did his garden and provided food, but Nancy hired someone to dead head her flowers and mow the lawn (the front garden); Dan brought Nancy Starbucks in bed; when Dan reached 70, he was going to contribute way more Social Security than Nancy because he'd worked so hard... And what did Nancy do? Let me see...... She had a catering business for a handful of years, and lost a lot of money (per cross). She wrote a bunch of insurance the one year Susan was around. She sold 2-3 Medicare policies in 2017 (per opening statement). She has a meager SS. She was a hack writer with self-published novellas in 2015, typos and all, reviews from her mystery club friends. No volunteer work.... Nancy was DOING nothing.

[@StellaFl]

Did you notice Susan's excuse for breaking up the "successful partnership" with Nancy? She said that her daughter had had her first heartbreak and needed her so she had to go and be by her side. Fishy much?

[@tourdedogue4952]

She also mentioned, 'the maids are here early today". Lawn Warriers didn't show up. Whatever that means except, I was surprised they had enough money for 'maids'. Who calls people doing domestic, personal work for you, Maids? Bugs me.

[@barbaragrove6097]

@@tourdedogue4952 I saw maids on the On Point statement. Not being able to afford something didn't stop Nancy from spending.

[@starrlove2060]

And lets not forget she was living in a dorm room on ssi use free financial aid money when she meet Dan without a car.

[@barbiekat6352]

@@starrlove2060 where did you find that info about her? I’m interested in reading more on it!

[@sleuththewild]

When Overstreet asks Nancy the question about envy, she has a BIZARRE response. She says she was not remotely envious, and proceeds to tell a story about free appetizers being offered at a restaurant because of how much the chefs admired Dan and wanted him to try a recipe. The story shows Nancy completely out of the picture at the restaurant. A nonentity. And note the tight mouth: she's in a rage about this incident, though she claims to be "proud" (she sounds like a mom talking about a teenager, too, who needs a little puffing up). This is a story which illustrates ENVY, not a story which argues against it. Check out 2:57:45 to get a snap shot of where she is with this: sneering and arms crossed.

[@sheinFL]

I doubt if many came up and recognized the world famous author that Nancy wanted to be lol yeah, she was jealous of Dan's abilities.

[@JustMe-px9qy]

Good points. That for your insight

[@WobblesandBean]

She was clearly bitter, but still tried to steal his thunder by claiming credit for herself. "Oh he's with me and I am the only person responsible for making him such a great man, so everyone loving Dan means everyone loves me by default."

[@WobblesandBean]

@@sheinFL LOL this lipless cow organized a book signing for herself, and nobody showed up. 😂

[@AnonymousAnonymous-xy9tz]

Then he asked if Dan was jealous of her and she said "I can't see why he would be"

[@I.AM.JUPITER]

It occurred to me that the Brophy‘s parents, they did not know that she was even a suspect, I bet it was a complete surprise to them that she was arrested in September. Because the police would’ve kept that tight…. I feel so badly for his parents.

[@WobblesandBean]

Me, too. My heart breaks for the Brophys. Nancy stole their van, forced their son to work two full time jobs on top of doing all of the cooking and cleaning, ruined his credit by taking out cards and loans in his name, and alienated their only grandchild out of their lives because of her meddling. There are no words for how irredeemable, insufferable, and utterly *_infuriating_* that wretched woman is.

[@JustMe-px9qy]

@@WobblesandBean- take comfort in knowing she’s miserable in prison. She deserves it!

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@JustMe-px9qy Oh I take great pleasure in it! I hope Dan's family are together for Christmas while she's alone and miserable in her jail cell.

[@JustMe-px9qy]

@@WobblesandBean - there’s no Starbucks in prison. And Miss “ I like a nice bath” isn’t getting a nice bath in prison either. I’d love to hear how she’s adjusting to her new life.

[@Letsberealish]

1:34:34 When your own attorney has to ask if you're talking about a real memory or just making shT up...

[@leapinglaura7343]

Lol, exactly!

[@WobblesandBean]

I feel like that was code between them for "are you perjuring right now?"

[@foreverblessed879]

I swear this is the most laid back courtroom I’ve ever watched. There’s no objections at all and witnesses and Nancy just freely talk about whatever they want. Judge only talks when it’s time for a break. Very very strange to me. It’s just so quiet.

[@trevordonaldson7634]

There were more objections throughout the trial. Can't really object without a basis.. I would assume the prosecution has no problem with Nancy talking on and on, she can't keep up with her own lies. She jumped in things before having a plan, but she "rarely jumps in without a plan and without following through". She researches researches researches yet she's impulsive and does things when the mood hits her.

[@jmarietv]

absolutely..the weirdest shit i have ever seen!

[@sleuththewild]

No need to object: Nancy's shooting herself in the foot. Let her blab...

[@WobblesandBean]

Right? Her lawyer is standing there, brazenly asking leading questions, and I only heard one single objection!

[@9LivesToGo]

It was like the twilight zone. The judge seemed to know zero about the case.

[@mindymcclellan9221]

The logic of her feeling the need to buy a gun after the Feb school shooting she read about seem odd to me. She claims she was worried for Dan because he taught at a school and she was worried for his safety, but yet Dan didn’t carry the gun for safety at the school…just doesn’t fly to me.

[@cindytartt4048]

Or to go mushrooming! I’m an Aus, so different culture, but in QLD, NSW, & SA we didn’t need guns for protection due to precious Mushrooms Owners. 🍄🍄🙄🤣

[@Anonymous38572]

Huh? Why can't she be worried for him and why would he bring his firearm to a school?

[@sleuththewild]

She had already bought the gun by then, maybe even 2 guns.

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@Anonymous38572 The point is, she bought a ghost gun kit, couldn't figure out how to put it together, so she bought a glock thinking she could just swap out the slide with the ghost gun one. But she's an idio† and bought a different model of glock, so she went on eBay and specifically bought a slide for the glock. Not once did Dan carry the gun, plus she bought and wrapped it for herself for Christmas, not Dan, so her story that she got it for his protection is pure BS.

[@debbiejones4935]

Her constant "mmhmm" instead of "yes" wore on my nerves. She was that uninterested in this that she couldn't utter a "yes". I'm surprised the attorneys didn't call her on it, if for the court reporter alone.

[@sherryhoward7298]

This woman KILLED her husband and is lying like a MF and the lawyers defending her are trifling.

[@gazXspace]

Shez that was a bit harsh -

[@blues7160]

2:42 is so incredible how Ms Nancy switches from cackle to stone face in less than 2 seconds

[@celiaedenholm6448]

The Amber Heard effect!

[@Anonymous38572]

Like the tik toks where the thots show off their acting skills by crying then stopping abruptly to show its an act.

[@WobblesandBean]

She's infuriating. Aside from that cackle, the way she snorts and loudly slurps her water is making my blood pressure rise.

[@BartendressTwin]

#Fact

[@WobblesandBean]

Did you mean 2:42:00 instead? For me, it's not just that she laughs inappropriately, but you can hear a pin drop in that courtroom. NO ONE is finding any of this amusing, Nancy.

[@CaraMills0106]

I thought at first she needed to testify....and now I just want her to stop. She is not helping her case, she is too flip about their life and I find her jokes not in good taste. I know the evidence against her is too much. And her lawyer is annoying.

[@starrlove2060]

Right I listen for 2 seconds then the lies I just couldn't allow in my brain

[@angelaburroughs4584]

Right… at this point her mouth is her worst enemy

[@trevordonaldson7634]

I think that's why defense attorneys seem to usually advise their clients against taking the stand and personally as a juror, I think I would understand a defendant that doesn't. Even if a person is innocent.. it's just creating extra opportunities for the jury to make opinions based off feelings or their own expectations rather than facts. I think we forget how dramatically different other people's realities are and just how vastly different people can react to/think about situations. Whose to say that a person shouldn't or wouldn't be laughing/making jokes etc about/after the loss of a spouse.. however, to probably most people that is going to feel odd, unsettling or just "wrong". Honestly, I would maybe feel the slightest bit bad for Nancy and the reason being "ineffective counsel". After watching almost all of the days up til now.. it seems like Nancy and her lawyers spent more time chit chatting rather than preparing for a murder trial.

[@MajorTomGroundControl]

Her lawyer did Nancy zero favors. I would love to hear another lawyer's thoughts on where she went wrong in her direct.

[@sandrabentley8111]

What evidence? The gun that killed him wasn't the Glock!

[@sleuththewild]

Wow, on Nancy’s changing demeanor between direct and cross. She went from cry-ish, to duper’s delight, to evil-face seething.

[@WobblesandBean]

She _haaaaaated_ the prosecutor. Her real personality showed through in cross. That recorded phone call where she demeans Dan's student who testified before her was a glimpse of the real Nancy, too.

[@JustMe-px9qy]

@@WobblesandBean- yes. We saw the real Nancy. Nasty

[@catherinearmstrong388]

She thinks she’s the smartest one in the room.🙄

[@Elizabeth.C.Holmes]

Alarm Bells going off in every direction I thought my head would explode!! Did I hear that right? NB is claiming she doesn't remember going out that morning??? Are there medical experts to validate her "fog claim" or is this from the diary of Jodi Arias? She also admitted during direct that DB didn't lock doors. She is sketchy on finances when cross examined. And whoa boy...prosecutor brought up a point that 35 people came and helped the alleged murderer clear the property for sale which would NOT have happened when DB was alive. She gets Dan out of the way; gets money; gets benefits from his work; gets her property cleared for sale; gets to play the poor widow and is comforted by DB's friends, family, students, and colleagues. I mean she had it all AFTER DB was murdered. I picked some other gems out but again, my head is exploding. Oh yah, who the HELL sits casually with their arm around the back seat as if they are in a movie theatre during intermission?? Arrrrgggg. PS: And lots of sniffing BUT ZERO tears. ZERO.

[@mairelocwudu922]

Guess she was sleep driving......

[@barbaragrove6097]

My head was exploding too.

[@StellaFl]

@@barbaragrove6097 Same here.

[@tourdedogue4952]

I saw her nose red and her having phlegm in throat like she was holding in the snot.

[@sandranash3944]

Are you serious? She got $8000 nothing else was paid. It was a murder no one gets anything until the investigation is over. All Dans murder did was put her in severe financial hardship. What she was entitled to get and what she did get are 2 totally seperate things. Maybe listen closer, all your points are mute as they were hypothetical scenario's put forward and not actual facts, except for help cleaning the property.

[@joannepollak5843]

Her entire gun buying story doesn’t make any sense. A convoluted story trying to explain why she would suddenly buy a gun, ghost gun, and additional slide just for research for a “story”. Most husbands would want to accompany their wife in buying a gun too. I’ll bet that Dan didn’t know about these purchases at all. And coincidentally, he was shot to death just 4 months later?

[@barbaragrove6097]

Totally agree. Convoluted. Good word for the way she explains and describes. Her *thinking* is convoluted. She said that Dan had said it's OK to get a gun after the school shooting in FL. When she got the gun she testified that he said maybe they should sell it since they had both decided they weren't going to use it, after which she immediately bought the slide and barrel. Who knows what Dan said &/or knew. She can say whatever she wants. And she makes things up as she goes. Barely makes sense half the time. Too many twists and turns in her stories, things don't add up.

[@tourdedogue4952]

@@barbaragrove6097 Thought provoking, thanks.

[@tourdedogue4952]

@@barbaragrove6097 Yes, you're right. After listening to her entire testimony today, my head is rather reeling from all her stories.

[@StellaFl]

@@barbaragrove6097 Yup, nothing she said added up. First, she wanted the gun for Dan's protection (mushrooms and school), she never mentions she was going to be carrying it around. But then, she says the nice gentleman at the gun show persuaded to get a particular model as it was more suitable for a woman. Then she glosses over the purchase of the barrel (which apparently was stolen by the good people who volunteered to help her clean the house) by saying that "at that point I was obsessed with parts". What BS is that?

[@GrizzlyUrsusArctos]

Exactly

[@WobblesandBean]

2:42:00 The way she keeps taking all these little jabs at Dan is abhorrent. She's supposed to be putting on an act of the grieving widow, yet she just can't help but to put him down while complimenting herself.

[@heathernikki5734]

And that DEAD expression after she’s done cackling. She’s utterly creepy.

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@heathernikki5734 Ugh, that cackle, I just can't with her. I have never heard a human being squawk like a cockatoo, but here we are.

[@alycialee4048]

That letter from the “agent” absolutely took me OUT. And not it being dated literally 7 days before Dan’s murder. Then when prompted to produce this manuscript that agents were interested in, NB’s response is that most of her plotting and story lining is in her head, so there’s no notes Wtf would she be showing these “agents” then

[@sleuththewild]

You're not a writer unless you actually write. Making things up in your head is not writing. Nancy is not a writer. It's all delusional BS.

[@WobblesandBean]

She thinks she's smarter than everyone in that room, including the judge, prosecutor, and the jury. Her doublespeak is infuriating, and she's far too arrogant to see that everyone can see right through her bad acting and lies.

[@Youmeandacupoftee]

I have a couple of books in my head. Hey look at me, I'm an author....

[@suzyq_lasvegas4536]

I was on a jury and they amazed me with all the things they picked up on. People may have liked her, but facts are facts. Just the fact that she told her mother-in-law Dan was shot and killed before the police told her it was Dan, this makes her guilty.

[@laradesautel3013]

And then ALL the inconsistencies and her demeanor on cross - that’ll be the cherry!

[@sleuththewild]

It is hard to tell if people liked Nancy for Nancy, or because Dan cooked when Nancy had friends over. We didn't have any witnesses just like her. I don't think anyone really knew a lot about her. They knew a lot more about Dan.

[@boobookitty1441]

Ikr! It’s like u think someone in that situation would be saying to their mother in law ‘Im here at the college and I haven’t seen Dan yet but I will call u when I do or as soon as I find out where he’s at’, but she just immediately says it’s Dan and he’s dead?? Like really lady? U jus knew bc someone hugged u? And I swear she hears a narrator in her head while she’s on the stand pretending to care and telling HER life story and everything SHE went thru. Me Me Me! I can’t imagine her having many friends at all with her self centered personality.

[@tommymcdonnell6734]

She will die in afew years in a prison hosp by herself alone and than she will feel the pain of being a heartless killer

[@royadartube]

I think at that postion you don't look at speculations, it is about human's life and only facts can do.

[@Jersey.D3vil201]

The aaahhh aaahhh aaahhh's were infuriating. She's absolutely ridiculous, and I can't imagine what being married to her was like.

[@gazXspace]

There's nothing to say she wasn't hygienic and fresh - that was a bit ageist

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@gazXspace What on earth are you talking about? Are you even replying to the correct comment?

[@WobblesandBean]

Right? I get the impression that the "ahh ahh you know ahhh ahh" is her verbal holding pattern so that no one else can jump in and actually get a chance to talk. She just keeps ahh'ing and you know'ing until she can think of another pointless topic to blather about.

[@zyaneric1]

thank goodness she didn’t kill someone on the road while “writing “ and driving.

[@diedreware2412]

Wow. I waited for this day to see NB on the stand. She never answers a question directly. She is laid back as if she is sitting in her living room with her arm resting on the end of a sofa, which I find disrespectful to the court (I hope the judge or her attorneys tell her to sit straight up tomorrow) as she continues to weave her lies and tries to convince the jurors and folks watching that she is innocent of killing her husband. I thought when she avoided answering questions, instead, going down the so-called "rabbit hole" would be considered "argumentative." Hours were wasted in the court today. NB is (to me) writing her next book in her head as if she was trying out her ideas to a book club. Some of her phrases (I am paraphrasing); tears are wasteful, secrets inside a mayonnaise jar, to my favorite; I had food in places where food didn't belong; I found tomatoes 🍅 in my linen closet. In my opinion, NB is a narcissist. I am sure Dan's family's eyes must hurt from rolling them all day - she thinks she is more intelligent than everyone in the room - the "fake" laugh, loss of memory, and dry humor doesn't look good on you, NB! Day 22 tomorrow... answerer

[@chickenhead33]

Ugh I know… it’s like the past 4 years she had written this book ( in her head) and is playing the character in the book .. seems very phony . Who is that happy and talkative giving a testimony??!! She wants to try and get the jury to get a full picture of this fictional story . I’m not buying it

[@Elizabeth.C.Holmes]

During Direct it is not argumentative. And the prosecution is brilliant to let her babble on. She babbled so much during direct she gave the prosecutor lots to explore. He cannot come across as harsh because the jury will not like that. He will narrow her focus when it suits him. Her direct was short compared to other trials.

[@tourdedogue4952]

@@Elizabeth.C.Holmes Very good. I hope the jury will discuss all this...

[@tourdedogue4952]

And, I agree, the prosecutor has an especially soft voice with her. Knowing she just might be a grieving widow. Pretty brilliant. This is such a helpful forum.

[@peace-yv4qd]

I find her testimony uncomfortable to watch even when her attorney was doing the questioning. Her laid back mater of fact way of describing her and Dans relationship and how she can recall the tiniest details unless the questions from the prosecutor get too close to home and then she claims ignorance or amnesia.

[@vladimiravrcic]

Imagine the sanitary conditions of her cataring business when the person in charge thinks it's ok to have credit cards/phone in her bra. Incredible.

[@WobblesandBean]

Not to mention she was defrauding her suppliers, refusing to pay her employees, and cutting all sorts of corners with the food going to clients. So yeah, it checks out.

[@debbiejones4935]

That is such a gross practice. Just....ew

[@Lisa-hc3uq]

So disgusting 😖

[@dollyhadbraces9361]

@@debbiejones4935 warm up for prison

[@debbiejones4935]

You misspelled "disgusting "😅

[@joannepollak5843]

Self published “author” never made any money from her books. Certainly her reason for buying all that expensive gun paraphernalia was not justified by her “research”. Poor Dan. He married a monster shortly before she killed him for some life insurance money. A special spot in hell is waiting for her.

[@tourdedogue4952]

😰 I know a few monsters. She sure spent a lot of his money on retreats and writers-groups meetings. Sylvia Beach's Hemingway room isn't cheap. I live not far away. And, the 'hole in the wall' she talked about is ARR place with the best food in the PNW and quite expensive, especially with wine. Yes, he would have loved it. So, that seemed genuine. But, free for all with money, which she admits.

[@tourdedogue4952]

>He married a monster shortly before she killed him for some life insurance money

[@StellaFl]

Research my foot! Why put it in storage then? This whole story sounds made up to me. She claims she had shared the storyline with her writer friends but none of them discussed it on the stand so we only have her word for it.

[@sleuththewild]

She killed him for the SS money too. I would guess that’s at least $1k per month ‘til she dies. She might even be collecting it now.

[@sleuththewild]

Great to know!

[@sleuththewild]

Look at the teary drama at 2:20....She can't even sustain it for more than a moment. Her face goes back to happy and full of it. Then she goes back to the teary thing.

[@boobookitty1441]

Omg it drives me crazy how much she says mmhmmm after every word the lawyers say!

[@WobblesandBean]

And "you know". If this had been a drinking game, we'd all be dead by the 30 minute mark!

[@boobookitty1441]

@@WobblesandBean for sure!! 😂😂

[@Youmeandacupoftee]

@@WobblesandBeannot to mention when she says " hey" 😂

[@kateg5448]

Real frankly

[@jonlaurin]

I just love watching this knowing this woman is in prison. Absolutely love it!

[@igotbandaids]

Please forgive me, I simply don’t like her. She acts like she’s entertaining a party. Her bantering with the attorney is disturbing to me. Her husband is dead. I’m more upset about it. It seems. God rest his soul, poor man.

[@JustMe-px9qy]

Nancy is lazy, selfish, and mean spirited. Poor Dan lived with this woman for 25 years. She’s bizarre, cruel and cold. I’m so glad she’s sitting on her oversized rear in prison.

[@BartendressTwin]

Yes

[@leoniemary3850]

That woman makes me feel physically sick

[@sleuththewild]

The prosecutor got in the whole line of points about how envious Nancy was of Dan. He covered a lot in this section. How she basked in his fame, how he got all the kudos.... Nancy did very poorly with this: the rage was patent, distorted face, sneering, seething. She was almost spitting out words. Nancy also had the arrogance to state (not even imply) that it was she who made Dan successful and popular: she says otherwise he would have had no status or appeal or recognition. Yep, it was all due to her! No mention in her discussion of Dan's hard work and talent and that's how he got where he was. (The role of hard work and talent in the route to success has escaped her personally her whole life, BTW.)

[@barbaragrove6097]

"Nancy also had the arrogance to state (not even imply) that it was she who made Dan successful and popular". I thought that's what she said but wasn't sure. WOW JUST WOW. She's quite grandiose, narcissistic, delusional.

[@tourdedogue4952]

wow - spot on. It shocked me the minute it came out of her mouth. Who says things like that?

[@saharaussery6799]

Apparently she's smarter than her own insurance expert too🤣

[@torstenscholz6243]

Yeah, that shows what an egomaniac narcissist she is - obviously it was Dan who was successful and brought the money in while she struggled to make money with her awful books, but of course, it's all due to her. 🙈🤮

[@sleuththewild]

She might actually have been correct on the insurance detail (but I’m not sure exactly what pros was asking) but she had no hesitation in making her expert witness wrong.

[@laurahoward5426]

I do not understand 2nd degree murder, when she totally planned this way in advance....and 2 shots into the heart, from behind and in front....

[@debbiejones4935]

I don't understand that either. I'd love to get an attorneys take on it

[@rayronnyd4659]

​@debbiejones4935 just look up Oregon homicide laws.

[@juliana76310]

I’ve listened to Mr Overstreet’s interview on the FOX true crime podcast multiple times now. He is incredible! Truly a genius, and once again highlighted to me the art that was his cross examination of Nancy Brophy. I recommend it to everyone who has seen this testimony.

[@WobblesandBean]

He did an interview?

[@juliana76310]

@@WobblesandBean Yes!! Its very new. I think a few months old at most. I listened to it on spotify. Search the FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno. Honestly i didn't like the interviewer's questions but his answers were really long an insightful so it was still a really good interview! He shared some things that didn't make it to the courtroom.

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@juliana76310 That's awesome, I'll have to check it out. Thanks!

[@itsunbeweavable2656]

“I talk to him everyday; he’s a little quieter than he was” 😮 😞

[@WobblesandBean]

I audibly gasped when she said that!

[@jeng8401]

And she probably thought that line was so funny and endear her to the Jury. I wouldn't doubt she thought she could use that line in a future book. God she is vile.

[@WobblesandBean]

@@jeng8401 She really is. I'm sure she felt she was being endearing every time she cracked a joke at Dan's expense or laughed at inopportune times, too.

[@gsdogsmom]

She's glib. She's heartless. She's empty.

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@gsdogsmom Yup. Have you heard the police death notification? She tells them about how last week he needed stitches because the shower door "mysteriously" shattered when he touched it, then followed that up with "he's not having a good week". What. The. FU€K.

[@alitn588]

1:59:10 defend And then Cross examination start At 2:22:50 She never ever said even one sentence about how much she loved her husband (like a any normal person in love ) ! For me, is a big gave a way !

[@aimeerestad6521]

And Dan’s best quality (according to her) is that he loved her! Serious narcissist!

[@WobblesandBean]

I rolled my eyes when she said that. Then her lawyer asks if either of them could run a business, and she says "I did". Asked if either of them could run a household, same answer. Didn't even mention his name, despite the fact that he was the only one running a business AND the household. 🙄

[@aimeerestad6521]

@@WobblesandBean I know! Same thoughts. How she got by as long as she did with her level of narcissism is amazing. The way she and her lawyer went on like they were having lunch just bothered me so much!

[@doremefasolateeda]

😂...this emoticon has more tears than Nancy does describing approaching the school where she murdered her husband.

[@breanna8937]

At 3:02:53 after going on and on about Dan’s tea preference coming from a literary reference, out of nowhere she goes “we were a team”. What the heck does that have to do with what she was just rambling about?! She is so rehearsed in the things she thinks she should be saying that she just sprinkles her little phrases in wherever she can and hopes that the jury will remember them.

[@barbaragrove6097]

I find her impossible to follow. She contradicts herself every other sentence. Must be con artistry. Spin the listener around, sow confusion, so as not to be caught in a lie. Everything she says sounds like a lie to me, with bits of apparent facts/truth sprinkled in. Almost impossible to tell what's what.

[@sleuththewild]

@@barbaragrove6097 Imagine living with this! It's gaslighting. She can always deny she said something and claim she said the opposite.Whoever she's talking to would just think they heard wrong. Problem is, she can't in a court of law, 'cos it's all being recorded, her lies are back to back, and the prosecutor won't be gaslighted.

[@laceyivy7755]

So damn TRUE YOU NAILED IT

[@laceyivy7755]

Call me over zealous furiously looking for more obvious and blatant reasons to DESPISE this so called"wife/woman" but ummmm the unatuural and borderline evil type pursed tight mouth and lips along with her almost inability to ever spill out a single word of truth is absolutely driving me nuts!!!

[@itsunbeweavable2656]

You’re right also @ 2:21:30

[@tyradorman4637]

People who can’t see her as a selfish, narcissistic, grandiose, manipulative person make me nervous. How can you not see that? Sense that? Yikes.

[@WobblesandBean]

You just answered your own question. Narcissists are by nature grandiose and manipulative, just look at Anthony Todt. These people don't show their true colors openly. In Nancy's case, she's used to steamrolling other people in conversation. No one has a chance of digesting her lies, let alone call her out on them, before she's already gone on to the next rambling story. She counts on that. That's why it was a good strategy to let her ramble on the witness stand for hours. If you let a narcissist like Nancy talk long enough, they will inevitably contradict herself. She tells so many lies that she can't possibly track them all, yet can't fall back on her usual tricks to hand wave away her inconsistencies.

[@Ray-03645]

Nancy said that she’s a chatter. A lying one at that.

[@leapinglaura7343]

I guess Dan woulda REALLY scared you, then!

[@angelaburroughs4584]

Honestly.. she didn’t realize what she had or in her mind all the good he was wasn’t enough.. cuz seems like he was pretty amazing and many people who are looking for life partners would love a person like Dan . Shame on her

[@tranquilrabies]

Dan seems like an amazing human being. What he saw in this Benjamin Franklin impersonator is a bigger mystery than Bigfoot. Maybe she reminded him of a mushroom?

[@lisayork2624]

@@tranquilrabies 😂She also resembles Archie Bunker

[@swedishgrrl7287]

@@lisayork2624Yes! And she has the same amount of self-awareness (none)!

[@heathernikki5734]

@@lisayork2624lmaoooo

[@Marion-gj7bo]

Yeah, that's what i was thinking...

[@laceyivy7755]

Call me over zealous furiously looking for more obvious and blatant reasons to DESPISE this so called"wife/woman" but ummmm the unatuural and borderline evil type pursed tight mouth and lips along with her almost inability to ever spill out a single word of truth is absolutely driving me nuts!!!

[@WobblesandBean]

Right? It's so off-putting! I have never seen anyone with no lips. None! Just a tiny slit. That bothers me, along with her horrid, tasteless "jokes" she kept laughing at, often at Dan's expense.

[@lisayork2624]

Don’t forget her twangy speech impediment. Like nails on a chalkboard

[@barbaragrove6097]

How does this work? She has no memory where she was or what she did during the time her van was near OCI but she testified that she did not kill Dan. Huh?

[@sandranash3944]

The vehicle was identified by a mark on the back passenger side rear panel. It's still 4 years later and the vehicle has still not been identified by registration, Vin number nothing. They also cant definitively say Nancy was driving. The Van arrived before Dan even did so she apparently layed in wait for him. But he was shot in the back. Thats not in and out quickly.

[@Aboma2012]

@@sandranash3944 lol that is absolutely her and she even testified it was her. You honestly believe she is innocent?

[@leeprimeau7912]

Even Nancy admitted that was her in those grainy videos… wearing her black nightshirt with the white lace. I could definitely tell it was her. The prosecutor pulled it all together perfectly with the timing and the videos in his closing argument.

[@mindymcclellan9221]

Ironic they save every dang thing and are packrats, but the ONE thing she can’t find in all her stuff is the gun slide after Dan’s death…that’s her nail in the coffin to me.

[@WobblesandBean]

For me it's the camera footage of her practically stalking OCI in her car the hour leading up to the murder, and then making a beeline back to her house right after the murder was committed. The closing argument by the prosecutor did a great job of laying all of the facts out and showing the timeline of events the morning of the murder.

[@leapinglaura7343]

​@@WobblesandBean Yes, that circling, circling of oci looks so predatory.

[@jamiepatterson558]

1:21 makes me physically ill. I truly can't stand this woman.

[@Beachbucket]

When did Dan find out they were 35k behind on mortgage payments? I bet he found out that morning?!

[@DezleySD7]

Imagine being stuck in a cell with this fruit loop. I’d rather be in solitary

[@nonmihiseddeo4181]

OMG She was the quintessential distracted driver. It's a miracle she didn't cause a wreck.

[@jzimm1075]

She’s a terrible writer. She was prior to the murder. Is there anyway we can file a class action law suit against her for being an even worse actress?

[@WobblesandBean]

I'd like to join that class action lawsuit.

[@l.g.4075]

This awful woman’s “we”, “us”, “our” campaign is nauseating. Enough already.

[@StarrBucks]

The craziest thing is that they didn’t use the Starbucks card or app. She missed out on a lot of points. Her spending habits are ridiculous for her big age.

[@lifeofatruckerswife]

If she was smarter...she may have gotten away with it... She f'd up buying the kit online from her own i.p, most likely from her phone using her personal debit card.. Then she didn't count on the c.c.t.v around the culinary school The gun from the gun show... If she would have bought the right slide an barrel to begin with...and figured out hiw to get to the school... without detection... Glad she was caught. Dan didn't deserve what she did too him..he seemed like a very nice guy who just wanted a simple life, and to pass along his knowledge and passions to others (I firmly believe ol nan...did something in the bathroom...so dan would fall out of the shower..and it backfired when the glass door shattered) Side note: the layout of this courtroom is so weird...why is the witness stand on the side it is? The defense and prosecution is where it traditionally is...but that witness box...its bothering me...lol

[@WobblesandBean]

Right? For someone who thinks she's smarter than everyone else, she did the worst possible things anyone could do at every point in this ridiculous plan.

[@moon1205mn]

I was more nervous when I was short $5 at the grocery store last week! This woman is atrocious.

[@StellaFl]

If I had any doubt before the performance....I mean tesimony :P, now I have none! a) Straight out of a Greek tragedy she describes the morning of the murder when she arrived at the Institut. Cries and says she was praying Dan was not dead and blah blah but she forgets we've heard the recording of the death notification in the van. She only asked what happened to Dan after "shooting the breeze" (I borrowed this from a comment by Doris Henderson) with the detectives for 16 minutes!!!!!!! b) She remembers ridiculous details from 20 years ago but NOT the morning of the murder. c) She glosses over the reason for purchasing the barrel!! Says she was "obsessed with parts" which is not corroborated by anything else. The kit gun was in storage and the other Glock she had per her testimony was never used. None of that sounds obsessive or makes sense. d) She claims she bought the Glock cause she was worried about Dan's safety when he was mushroom hunting and also about the "school shootings" . Yet she also says that at the gun show, she opted for a gun that was better suited to a woman, ie herself. e) She also "doesn't know" where the barrel is. Her defense's insinuation that any one of the 25-35 good Samaritans who helped her clean out her house has stolen it is despicable.

[@tourdedogue4952]

Well, I've hunted for mushrooms on a trail leading to the beach many times, as a good friend taught me where to find them. I was out on the Jetty trails with my dogs through mushroom trails and, I got freaked out. Weird men lurking just beyond the next tree. So, somebody talked me into buying a gun and thought I'd strap it to my ankle, outside of it, which is legal in Oregon. And, like Dan, there's no way I was going to do it out mushroom picking and running dogs in the gentle coastal woods.

[@barbaragrove6097]

Same here. I was keeping doubt alive, until today. No doubt now.

[@StellaFl]

@@tourdedogue4952 She said she bought the particular model as it was "better suited for a woman". So, it was not for Dan after all ;)

[@sandranash3944]

So the gun was in storage after the fact, after the house was cleaned out, after Dan was dead. He no longer needed protection and if my spouse was shot dead. Id remove all guns from my house. Researching and writting a book would be the last thing on my mind. So the gun being in storage means shit and if she had 25/30 people helping clean out the house chances are the gun and parts were in the house at that time. Its not out of the realm of possibility that someone with no idea about guns could have thrown it in the rubbish, which is more likely than being stolen.

[@tourdedogue4952]

@@sandranash3944 No, I don't think that's it. The gun was in her bedroom on a shelf and she freely offered it to the detectives who drove both her and her van home. (that's how they got the pictures that the detectives on scene noticed it was her van). When they did a search of her storage pod, they found the Ghost Gun, tucking the bottom of a box filled with scarves and purses. The slide & barrel she purchased on eBay was never found. The Willamette River is a few blocks away from that area, so - well, simple enough.

[@Cochise6666]

She doesn't seem like a stupid woman...but to be that oblivious to the normal parameters of human behavior? I would be so sad, defeated if i were on trial for killing my wife when i was innocent, knowing the police were SO far from catching the real culprit that they are years invested in me. There wouldn't be an ounce of light-heartedness. None.

[@leapinglaura7343]

Exactly.

[@Patti-sg1fv]

That superior attitude won't fly in prison. Not for a second.

[@anuv2960]

What makes people think their life and happiness is more important than another human being's life, especially a spouse's.

[@debbielockhart7762]

They are psychopaths. No feelings or caring for anyone but themselves.

[@WobblesandBean]

I'll never understand. My guy is the love of my life, I can't imagine hurting him even by accident, let alone ending his life. I'd rather die first than he involved in his death in any way.

[@toasted_.coconut]

All these policy's feel very scammy. I feel like Nancy thought she was gaming the system when really she was throwing good money after bad.

[@tourdedogue4952]

They make no sense for retirement income, whatsoever.

[@barbaragrove6097]

@@tourdedogue4952 They also make no sense if they will result in losing your home.

[@toasted_.coconut]

@@tourdedogue4952 exactly. Spending 1k a month in life insurance policies. Pay off your mortgage or put it into 401k account.

[@jborrego2406]

She use to do policy . So she knows the loop holes an what u can add

[@sleuththewild]

She was gaming the system. She lied to the insurance companies about the policies she already had on Dan. They would never have let her insure him for as much as she did.

[@misanthropiq]

Her lawyers are awful and absolutely unprofessional. Disgusting.

[@PallasAndDove]

I thought they were deliberately awful.

[@cassondraraef7719]

She's up on the stand trying to put on a show. It's so rehearsed but she made several slip ups. I find her to be a big liar! Writing her story. She's up there laughing and so casual as if nothing ever happened . Poor Dan who had to live with this manipulating calculating liar who thinks she is the one who made him successful !. Liar. What a joke.

[@MajinWamu]

For my own reference, cross examination starts at 2:22:50

[@misanthropiq]

She is one of these people you feel absolutely unpleasant and uncomfortable when they around you.

[@369blueneptune]

"How am I😢going to get by without him?"😢 IN PRISON, YA LOUSY MURDERER - THAT'S HOW! 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@WobblesandBean]

That's the only reason she is upset he's gone, because now she has no house slave to wait on her hand and foot. Nancy claimed credit for everything, but Dan was the only one doing anything. He cooked, he cleaned, he walked the dogs, he did it all, while she did nothing but sit in bed all day.

[@markschindler172]

@369blueneptune did you catch the part where NB said she had a plan? To go to bed cover her head and wake up in 2050. I think her plan is going to be reality. I actually laughed at that. What a horrible women she is. I wish someone would post a 2023 update on her in prison or do an interview.

[@369blueneptune]

@@markschindler172 It would be be great if someone would do an interview with her. With her ego, you know she would jump at the chance.

[@rabbitsrule9437]

Why the hell would you buy insurance with no family age 35? Who’s going to be the beneficiary?

[@willowv1220]

why isnt there tears???? shes putting on to cry, but there is nothing there..

[@Ray-03645]

Did anyone catch the fact that when Nancy’s attorney asked her did she kill Dan she batted her eyes?

[@swedishgrrl7287]

1:28:40 If she was truly innocent and didn’t in fact kill her husband she would have had *some* emotional response to being arrested, both at the time and while recounting it on the stand during her *murder* trial. Where was her anger at being wrongfully (in her mind) arrested?

[@WobblesandBean]

Yup. Her only reaction upon being arrested was "You're arresting me? Gee, you must think I killed my husband."

[@leapinglaura7343]

​@@WobblesandBean Yup! Every time I'm arrested for murder, I'm a trifle surprised. But not a bit curious.

[@sleuththewild]

Did y'all notice Nancy sits on the witness chair like it's a couch? She arranges her right arm like she's using the back of a sofa. Nancy is treating this like an after-dinner conversation when everyone has had a few.

[@tourdedogue4952]

Yes, I thought that showed a great deal of openness and wanted to read about that in body language. What did it mean to you? She rarely crosses her arms in defense. Very confident.

[@barbaragrove6097]

@@tourdedogue4952 confident as in sociopathic grandiosity. confident in her ability to lie, con, defraud.

[@sleuththewild]

@@tourdedogue4952 To me, it reads arrogance, as in "we're doing social bonding. See, how I'm the life of the party and couldn't possibly hurt a fly? And, I'm so relaxed, I can't be lying." Every movement Nancy makes-her face, her arms, her position-is designed to manipulate. This woman is TERRIFYING. And she's rehearsed all these stories she's telling.

[@tourdedogue4952]

@@barbaragrove6097 wow

[@tourdedogue4952]

@@sleuththewild Well, Sleuth - omfg! You're serious? People are this good? err...come to think of it - the X

[@susannormand7486]

I don't know about any of you, but even though she is "crying" I haven't seen one single tear roll down her cheek. I think she has been well-rehearsed. I'm still not buying it, though. She goes on way too many rampages about absolutely nothing. It's one lie after another. I also found it really odd that she remembers so many things in great detail, except the morning she killed Dan! The prosecution started and she immediately contradicted herself. She did say purple "envelope" and Dan's picture was on the folder. When Overstreet asked again, she denied saying envelope, and the folder had Dan's picture on it. Nancy did confirm that her niece Susan did not arrive until the Friday after Dan's death which totally contradicts Susan's testimony that she was there when Nancy called her insurance company & they told her to get a letter from the police exonerating her of Dan's death. If you remember Susan's testimony, she said she was there & heard the conversation with the insurance agent. Another one of Nancy's friends or relatives (I don't remember which one) also said Susan did not get there until Friday in time for Dan's memorial at OCI.

[@I__am__Sal]

THANK YOU! not a single tear

[@alycialee4048]

Exactly! She’s supposed to be crying but somehow doesn’t skip a beat in her answers and finds her words extremely easily She switches too fast between “crying” sniveling, and flat affect It’s weird

[@bahjrh1296]

Her sarcasm and attempts to be witty are so inappropriate.

[@virginiajaquez6806]

Also how do you “love life insurance??”

[@Ebenezer....]

Is it just me that gets kinda irritated whenever they say Dan "passed away" or they say "he died"????? Because in my opinion he didn't just "die" or simply "pass away" HE WAS KILLED, HE WAS MURDERED!!!! There's a huge difference between the two, I think so anyways... What do you think??

[@ajordan1976]

Yes it does. I wrote your exact question in another cases comment section. I was told they can't say murdered until proven so in a court of law. It's purposeful that they are saying he passed away. It takes the brutality out of it. I would think they should say killed, not passed away. He most definitely didn't pass away. He was killed. Ambushed and murdered. It does bother me. Nothing new though.

[@Joannebird-ou6in]

Omg how many times can she go ahhhhhhh driving me crazy 🤪

[@ghettoprincess_80]

And say "ya know". She says "ya know" every 5 words and it's driving me nuts! But the lisp is worse..... "yeash, and I shaid to shomeone that Dan'sh inshurance washn't...." ARRRRGH 😡

[@starmiesteele1034]

It's the mmhnms that make me poke out my minds eye

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@ghettoprincess_80 Right? I actually counted, at one point she says "you know" eight times in a single minute. *_Eight. Times._*

[@zyaneric1]

Step, step, breathe. All those offers given to you Nancy, by your and Dan’s friends for a place to stay, you have that place to stay, you will be surrounded by folks that are not your family. ..Prison is too good for you. And while in prison Nancy, please read the transcripts of your trail , and recognize your guilt. While 12 jurors came to the conclusion of guilty, and rightly, many of us agreed.

[@susanm4424-w6k]

very sad story, rest in peace Dan. You did not deserve this!

[@MB-sd8fr]

She has not shed one tear

[@lauraditchburn1857]

If ,she ever felt real grief she would know that crying is inevitable either sooner or later, sometimes years later. This woman is a cold, calculating narcissist whose only tears would be for herself.

[@zyaneric1]

Watching this interrogation of Nancy Brophy, I watched her eyes. She would glance towards her Attorney after her response as if to get an ok.She would repeat this side long glance toward her Attorney upon interrogation from prosecution as if to see if she was responding correctly . Many marriages, sadly don’t work out. Divorce and go both ways, live separate lives and live those separate lives.To deny life (murder) to another should result with the same consequence.

[@kitchenlife1516]

Is it just me, or are these defense attorneys really unprofessional? I’ve noticed it all along, but so much more with Nancy Brophys testimony.

[@GH-oi2jf]

The judge commended them (when the jury was not present). Can you give just one example, with an indication where it occurs?

[@saharaussery6799]

@@GH-oi2jf the judge was commending the defense team's exhaustive work on finding and presenting witnesses...another way he is insuring the conviction will be unappealable...no "ineffective assistance of counsel" claim available now. The unprofessional behavior would be the laughing and joking with the defendant like they are at a tea party instead of a murder trial. First, her jokes are not funny, and their behavior together is not making Nancy more likeable. Why? Because this is serious business (LWOP), and they seem like they are just having a fun time chatting away...meanwhile Dan is still dead! Even if you don't think this behavior is unprofessional...it's still very off-putting, so it ain't doing Nancy any favors.

[@tourdedogue4952]

The Defense is highly rated and I think they've put on an excellent case.

[@tourdedogue4952]

Thanks for that. Yes, it's too casual.

[@wendyellis7365]

@@saharaussery6799 ..I agree, even the judge is unprofessional, can’t remember things said, can’t remember evidence that’s been admitted, 104 hearings galore, I’ve watched hundreds of trials, never saw anything like it.

[@snarkmark]

NB tip no 1: When you just can't manage to fake crying, just touch your face and say "just give me a minute" and everybody will think that you are being brave and stoic. Works like a charm every time! 👍

[@WobblesandBean]

I literally rolled my eyes when she did that. My god, how artificial can she be? "And Dan wasn't there.... waitaminnit... And that's when I knew, waitaminnit... when I knew **pause for dramatic effect** when I knew...I knew Dan was DEAD!!" 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@ionaadventure]

No wonder she wasn't a successful writer. She's not a convincing storyteller.