MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

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February 11, 2026·25 min·4-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode tells the chilling story of Nancy Crampton Brophy, a struggling romance writer who allegedly murdered her husband, Dan Brophy, to escape financial hardship and live out the dark fantasies she had long written about. The case unraveled when a decade-old blog post titled *How t

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Nancy Crampton BrophyDan BrophyMrBallen

Books

How to Murder Your Husband

Companies

Oregon Culinary Institute

Topics

Cold CasesForensicsFraudSerial KillersTrue CrimeUnsolved MysteriesWrongful Convictions

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