PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The trial of a self-published romance writer accused of fatally shooting her chef husband has resumed after a pause due to a positive COVID-19 test. Nancy Crampton Brophy was arrested in 2018 and faces a murder charge in the death of 63-year-old Daniel Brophy. KOIN-TV reports that her trial, which began April 5, resumed on Tuesday. The prosecution rested its case April 21 and the defense had hoped to take up their case last week, but the trial was delayed because of a COVID-19 case in the courtroom. Judge Christopher Ramras said a juror remained out with COVID-19 and that an alternate juror replaced that person starting Tuesday.
Romance novelist trial resumes after COVID-19 pause
