Then, to rub Betty's nose in it, and even jab at Betty's age and weight.And a man of Dan's education, and social standing, to flaunt his mid-life crisis with a younger version of his wife is appalling. They pushed Betty over the edge. Earley said such evidence includes the testimony of an alleged hit man, who, in a widely publicized incident during the second trial, was denied the opportunity of taking the stand by San Diego County Superior Court Judge Thomas J. Whelan. Betty's eldest son, Daniel Broderick Jr., supported the ruling. She is a horrible heinous person who should rot in jail. Season 2 of "Dirty John" isn't the first time Betty Broderick's harrowing story has been dramatized by Hollywood. How many men post how they wish they could have had a hard working, suppotive wife like Betty. Betty Broderick was thrust into the spotlight in 1989 when she committed the harrowing double murder of her ex-husband Daniel Broderick and his new wife, Linda Kolkena. Most hypercritical, because, truth of the matter, you DON'T know what you would do in that situation until you ARE in that situation. Earley, who will not handle Brodericks appeal, said grounds for a third trial should be based on the exclusion of evidence (during the second trial) regarding Dans state of mind before the homicides. In treatment you hear only what you WANT to hear. I can tell all of you one thing that has NOT been in movies, or books or websites. The divorce hearing took place, Earley said, later that year and in 1989. Dan refused Kolkena's suggestion to go around in a bulletproof vest. Actually murder is a single! She had the house, the money and freedom.Instead, she decides to be a freak show and make their lives hell, including of her own children. Dan amended his will on Aug. 9, 1988. and having 16k per month minimum per month and a boyfriend !!! She gained weight. Kim was reportedly kicked out when she was 18 years old, though Dan changed his mind and funded her college education. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for Broderick Lee. The Broderick children were occasionally used as ammo in Dan and Betty's prolonged battle. Instead of hearing WHY someone's life went off the rails they will hear HOW to further numb your brain.Families, especially wealthy families should never be co-dependant or bank roll bad behavior. But Betty's relationship with Lee was anything but ideal. Of all the Broderick kids, Lee was the most supportive of her mother throughout the ordeal. Betty stood up to the piece of shit and wanted answers and did not lay down and allow him to run her over, yes, she was crazy, he drove her crazy, telling her she was crazy and he was not having an affair. Betty need help. Just my opinion. He should be in jail.Seems all of Dan's family were just as bad as him. It was not like she was down in the street on skid row. She has been locked up for over 30 years. Betty did in fact attempt to get some help for Lee's marijuana useLee was cut from that will because she refused to give up on her mom, simple as that! (Actually the sequel, watched the original earlier this morning) I think what happened is that Betty felt that Dan had taken HER life. If you think about it, if Betty could just take two minutes to seriously think about this situation, she could have gotten out of jail on probation. However, without more specific information, its impossible to say for certain whether she earned money from the Dirty John series. All I'm saying is I completely understand how she felt and why she snapped. Distractify (opens in new tab)reports that Lee had a troubled relationship with her father. The way he f'd her over in the divorce with his Epstein credits just added insult to injury. That's when Betty decided to make what she claimed was the strongest statement just shy of killing him. "I have never had emotional disturbance or mental illness except when he provoked a 'disturbance,'" she told the Los Angeles Times, adding, "My 'emotional outbursts' were only a response to Dan's calculating, hateful way of dealing with our divorce. Betty needed to go to jail, OF COURSE she did, but I tell ya, sometimes you can kind of understand why someone might commit an act such as this A lot of people seem to miss the point. She had the cutest overbite. answer the question why did broderick disinherited daughter, which will help you get the most accurate answer. He psychologically tortured Betty for years. She snapped. She's already been denied parole twice: Once in 2010 and again in 2017. "He had told me before that he was going to write me out, but I didn't think he would. I am glad betty killed them.. supported him an the household while he went to school. "She should be able to live her later life outside prison walls," she said, according toThe San Diego Union-Tribune (opens in new tab). Very few have said that they "deserved to die." The exact reasons behind the decision are unknown. Betty and Daniel Broderick weren't average San Diego residents. I was at Dan and Linda's wedding, I went to Linda's bachelorette party in Los Cabos Mex. The will, originally dated Feb. 18, 1986, was amended on Aug. 9, 1988, to include this phrase: I specifically make no provision in this will for my daughter, Lee Gordon Broderick., Reached by telephone on Tuesday, Lee Broderick, 18, said, He had told me before that he was going to write me out, but I didnt think he would. And when that cash cow died, he stole from innocents. Me, id have taken the kids & moved to another country, but Im sure had she tried to pull that one off -Dan wouldve had her extradited for kidnapping. I have no doubt in my mind that Betty was driven to "the edge", and you ALL know, she is not the only one, neither will she BE the only one to say "I'll KILL you", male or female, but.the difference is we don't act on that emotion. Lee Broderick was born in Idaho on June 24th, 1970, and is of white ethnicity, as both of her parents are of European descent. After her conviction, Lee and her siblings were raised by their maternal grandparents. Round 7 (No. Plus, seemed something she was trying to keep under wraps, as even she was ashamed of it. She has served years beyond her sentence! Im not impressed with his barroom conversations with his buddies, either. Guess where old broken hearted would have end back up with?Betty right! She claimed that one month, she had racked up so many fines that Dan owed her -$1,300. He was in the lumber business, and the spotted owl (controversy) really hurt him.. She claimed Daniel Broderick and his new wife would call Betty disparaging names like "fat, disgusting, beastly, the Beast, the Monster, on the rampage, on the warpath." And to trash the place. It is also a fact that dans daughter got pregnant and Linda helped her get an abortion. The couple held two country club memberships, as well as a membership at a private resort that served as a hotspot for San Diego's upper crust. Of course she had drug problems. In her shoes I would have killed them too. By Erin Clements. Finally, a voice of REASON!! Even worse, Betty reportedly had a history of using her four kids as ammunition against her husband. Dan reportedly amended his will before his death to exclude his second daughter from inheriting any of his fortune (though, it reportedly was due to her problems in school and with drugs, not because of Lee's relationship with her mother). No one deserves to be murdered in their own home while they are sleeping, no matter what. I think if anything they would have banked it for the kids when they got older.The lawyer that paid monthly support for the kids paid it to a non-relative and Larry Broderick' s EX wife. hyppe bar not working. At seventeen they have the right to consent or not consent to mental health or drug treatment. The extent of her crime was the extent of the hurt she was experiencing. Send letters to the Governor for clemency. On November 5, 1989, 41-year-old Betty Broderick shot and killed her ex-husband and his new wife in San Diego, California. Published: 17:17 EDT, 27 June 2014 . Read the testimony of this other 3 kids that supported him. On one occasion, she got beaten with a fly swatter. I think about poor Betty all the time. May they both rest in peace. Dan was still controlling everything through the court system. No surprise he hit it off with Linda Kolkena. The youngest of the four Broderick kids, Rhett learned about the death of his father and stepmother through a family friend. According to NBC News, Board of Prison Terms Commissioner Robert Doyle delivered the decision, telling the mother of four, "Your heart is still bitter, and you are still angry. Oh & let's not forget the x sister n law got a good amt as well!!! With some of the comments on this page, it's no wonder this country is a f#cked up as it is. CBS premiered a made-for-TV movie called "The Betty Broderick Story" shortly after her conviction and sentencing. I had a drug problem when my father died, heroin, and in his will, the money and such was divided evenly between my siblings. She testified on her mother's behalf and has always been there for Betty. If an heir to the DuPont fortune can enter detox homeless and on a county bed, much to the families credit, then why the judgement over a Broderick child? Betty is a survivor and should be released asap. I hope they are both burning in Hell!The Pervert and the slut! I'm glad she killed them. I think you are right,maybe a friend of Dan. Netflix owes us answers after that ending. (She reveals in her memoir, her husband did not allow her to use birth control.). Convicted of second-degree murder, Broderick, 45, is serving 32 years to life in the Central California Womens Facility in Chowchilla. You are now making me wonder about who you "truly" are. Betty also alleged that it was unfair Dan got to spend five years with another woman while she still felt like his wife who didn't get closure but Betty wasn't alone. All Rights Reserved. Nothing worked. Look at the parenting. First of all, he had so much money and could have hired a driver. My gosh.. Had the father left before he had an affair from obviously not being happy and had he offered a realistic amount of an allowance, the Mother may have been ok and the kids could have had a normal life. Men get screwed over too, like myself. There are a lot of psychopaths walking among us. She fell for it hook line and sinker and i knowshe wanted too. As far as moving on that was the issue. Dan and Linda did NOT deserve to be slaughtered. I learned about this listening to one of the boys interview on the net. You show no significant progress in evolving. No one really knows when Dan and Linda started to having an affair. The Brodericks oldest child, Kimberly Curtin Broderick, 19, is a college student in Arizona. THAT'S WHY they stuck with Dan & Linda, & turned away from Betty. A hearing to review the will has been scheduled for Nov. 27 in Family Court. Betty's paid for her crime . Your facts are mixed up, I promise you. I'm out peace,love and happiness . Or just stupid? You are still back 20 years ago in that same mode. Linda probably helped him to finally make the decision to leave. Dan taunted Betty about her weight, sold the family home w/o speaking to Betty about it and then admitted she was right, he was having an affair w/his secretary, being discarded after YOU have put a man thru law school and bore his children.FREE Betty. Why instead of killing them she just got on with her life? Other times, she reportedly threw food. Kerry Wells, who prosecuted Broderick in both trials. Go Betty! In 2017, after she was denied parole for a second time, she told People that she was a political prisoner and should have been released in 2010. If she doesnt want to act remorseful, thats her choice. Also that is was improper for the lawyer to visit the ex-wife of Larry for more than a few days at a time. Guess where old broken hearted would have end back up with?Betty right! In the TV show, Kim's name is changed to "Tracey." Just curiousDid you know Dan and Betty Brodrick personally? Betty felt isolated there as well and once more decided she wanted a divorce. He rubbed Linda in her face. I totally agree,speaking from a married womans point of view i can simpathize with betty but fact remains 2 people lost there life if Dan wanted to move on that was his right she had NO RIGHT UNDER ANY CIRCUNSTANCES to end somebody life because you hurt. We have the details. Earley has also been critical of Deputy Dist. Lee was disinherited by her father, Dan Broderick, before his death, for a variety of reasons. This is something even the richest of the rich families have learned this. How anyone could defend them blows my mind. This is the mentality we are dealing with when it comes to human emotions. Then, with little introduction, the 42-year-old divorcee related her sad story--about her divorce from prominent attorney Daniel T. Broderick III, his remarriage to a younger woman, her. "I'd knock on the door, and, if nobody was home, I'd have to go somewhere else," she said. Kim Broderick heard the same threats as her uncle. Post-conviction, Betty Broderick hasn't shown much public remorse. Get real people, it was sad, the whole story is sad but the reality is he played a lot of mind games and he got his. She helped contribute to the breakup.of betty's marriage. the kids that do not support their mother should be ashamed. Dan filed for divorce in September 1985. It says in the Bible youre not supposed to get divorced. In 1991, Betty Broderick was found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Beth Broderick Lost00:00 - Which child did Broderick disinherited?00:22 - Why did Dan Broderick cut his daughter Lee out of his will?00:42 - What were Dan Br. No anger over being cut out, money was not a concern to her. Per the Los Angeles Times, Betty believed the repairs were an excuse to push her out, especially because Dan Broderick who claimed he was unhappy moved back into their damaged house just a few months after they first left. When Dan came home, she ordered him to leave, but he refused. During her initial parole hearing, the consensus of the two-person panel was that Betty showed little remorse. An as soon as he is rich he wants a 21 yr old slut enjoy the richness in hell am sorry betty is still locked up.. she should have a statue in honour of her, what is wrong with you people? The first version of Dan's will was reportedly entered on Feb. 18, 1986. However in this country you can not allow your actions to dictate the fate of others. However, Betty didn't think Baxter was deserving of such accolades. The housewife told the Los Angeles Times that Dan stopped putting forth effort before the honeymoon was even over. That was pure punishment.Betty should have gotten herself psychiatric help. Thank you.. gilber palacios, you have the facts wrong. And secondly, wonder where Lee got the addiction gene from? "On multiple occasions [my brother and I] went to my dad and said to him that we wanted to live with my mom, and that not having her kids was driving her crazy," he said. And I am those three things. Source: Twitter Article continues below advertisement Fearing he'd call the police, Betty disabled the phone before fleeing the scene. The exact reasons behind the decision are unknown. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Northern California town on edge after second fatal stabbing in a week, This 4.0 student needed $4,000 to attend his dream UC school. She told the Los Angeles Times that her younger siblings, Rhett and Lee, begged their mother to not leave them there. What she did was wrong but a person can only take so much & they took her house, her kids, her friends, her dignity. In 1991, after a bitter custody battle, Lee and her younger sister, Kim, were later on sent to live with their fathers sister, Kathy Broderick, and her husband, Richard Broderick. Following the murder, Betty was arrested for interrogation and as a result, Lee and her other siblings were sent to live under the care of their maternal aunt and uncle. It was a mess, and Dan couldn't MAKE Betty happy, EVER. "But I think she's handling it better now. Really? I just listened to a online video clip of the adult children talking at their mother's parole hearing. They are afraid that if their kid gets the money, they'll use it to indulge in drugs which will either kill them or land them in prison. Shame on Kim and Danny - shameful. Strong women don't let a man destroy their mentality and drive them to kill. The issue of their daughter using drugs-it was pot. The whole situation devolved over the sale of their Coral Reef home. Things also frequently escalated to violence. Happy twelfth wedding anniversary to the Prince and Princess of Wales. Unless you were there or close friends with Betty, Dan, or Linda; then how do you know what happened. Brugler described Wright as . Dan and Linda were an example of the lowest form of scrum. Wish I had Betty's courage to drive through the front door and trash the place. As expected, the law quickly caught up with her and she was separated from her children and had to stand for trial following which she got convicted. Betty will probably never be released from prison if she doesn't take responsibility for what she did. According to theL.A. Times (opens in new tab), Dan's will stated his estate be divided equally among his other three children. On Friday, Wells declined to disclose the amount she was paid or comment on Earleys charges of a conflict of interest on her part. Actions speak louder than words. Wright was asleep in Betty's bed when the murders happened. You supporting her shows your character. All the show tunes! She hopefully will be kept away from the majority of decent human beings. To Lisa L. Would you have been having a tawdry affair with a married man before he even filed for divorce? One of the primary reasons for Dan's decision to disinherit Lee was his concern that Betty would use any inheritance to continue her campaign of harassment and revenge against him and Linda. "He'd come around to my window and whisper, 'Kim, let me in,'" she said. Am watching the movie as I write this. Also, we can't forgot to spin/stream . He was hammering into me and everyone else that I was crazy. "He always looked straight from Polo. The Broderick kids, born during the first 10 years of their parents' marriage, have spoken out at various times about the tragedy that enveloped their family, starting with oldest daughter. This was a crime of passion and Betty is long overdue to be released. Kim released a 2014 book titledBetty Broderick, My Mom: The Kim Broderick Story (opens in new tab),and opened up about how she and her siblings handled what happened(essentially agreeing to disagree). He didnt care about feelings and hurt. Shame on her children for betraying her. Describing Dan, Betty said, "He was very ambitious, very intelligent and very funny. Atty. We can all sit here with our own opinions of what WE would do if it was us, or "HooRah" for Betty, but the bottom line is, those are all just opinions. According to news reports, Daniel had allegedly become estranged from Lee and Rhett due to conflicts over their relationships and behavior, and he believed that they had become too influenced by their mother, Betty. so please believe me when I tell you, it DOES happen. Dan Broderick was so full of integrity, he greased palms in the San Diego courts so their divorce proceedings were not public. New York, You don't harrass someone for five years to try and make them come back to you that is ludicrous. What is amazing to me is that this story lives on and there are posts that defend both sides 25 years after the incident. Interestingly . After struggling for years and her supporting him through school, they had finally achieved success. For those saying they deserved it, get off line and get your damn heads examined. I guess we'll never know the truth about this story , but if that Dan dude really put her through all of this shit , which I do not condone , he did deserve Karma to strike him but still she shouldn't have killed him She could have been way smarter by trying to get over his crap and taking care of her children thus she'd have gained their love and respect and regained control of her lifeHowever , I think that she might be mentally messed up too because she abused her kids which is just so totally fucked up. Betty was a mess and may still be, but I can surely understand why she lost it. She doted on Dan & the children. Yes cheating is wrong, but it's crazy to say Betty is justified for killing them. Our morals have gone away, there is no such thing as values, you people need to wake up and put the blame for MURDER on the MURDERER. He also wouldn't allow her to file a restraining order, despite the many times she asked a lawyer to prepare one. Betty could never move on. I guess the money & prestige was too tempting!! Love you Betty, Men get screwed too just like me. I heard Jur's say, how did she last so long. Lee Broderick is the second child of Betty Broderick, who also believes that her mother should be given a chance by being let out of prison. Dan and Linda Broderick deserve what they got. Ok then why not reach out to the many judges & other attorneys that he talked to & saw everyday? Betty Broderick's first trial ended in a hung jury, but according to an interview with Oprah Winfrey, the troubled housewife was ultimately convicted of two second-degree murders, and could very well spend the rest of her life in prison. Visit our corporate site. For the biggest infraction taking their children without notifying him beforehand Dan reportedly docked Betty's support check by $1,000. Betty allegedly also called Kim a "traitor" on more than one occasion. Taking his 17 yr old daughter out of the will because of marijuana??? Are 90% of the commenters on here high? I totally have to agree nobody could have known how far Betty would go. He had all control over her and he wasn't even with her anymore. Let her go so she can spend the rest of her life in peace. Justhe my opinion. LET HER GO ALREADY! I understand that. I would have killed them too. This comment has been removed by the author. He traded her in like a used car. To me, the movie depleted Dan and Linda being the victim.I agree with someone who said, Betty should have put her big draws on and moved on. I wish Linda had lived. Furthermore, the same judge who presides over a divorce or custody issue will be the same judge who hears every last motion or ex parte hearing. Lee had moved into her own apartment even under age 18, Dan provided that for Lee, yet, Lee still was very nasty to her Dad on a regular basis. She has served her time - LET HER GO! Marie Claire is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Want to get on the wrong side of any judge and never recovery? Betty needed mental help, but refused to get it. She was weak and a coward. It was her mother that tried to put her into treatment, not her father. She is aged now.If you read the entire book, Betty was the sweetest, kindest soul in the world. During the turbulent period, Daniel also decided to remove his second-oldest daughter, Lee, from his will, in a step that has long baffled outsiders. 'Yes, giving money to someone who is able bodied enough to get clean and get a job, is ENABLING. Daniel Jr. was a bit more proactive. Our laws have changed. Vengeance is mind said the Lord. Anyone who agrees with her is someone to also fear. Read Bettys book Telling on Myself Great Book. That's just hypocritical, un-Christian, and illogical. I could've done my 'superior' dance," she said. He had more than one instance of drunk driving and may even have been some arrests.Betty alluded to this in a letter she wrote him.Yes, Betty was off her rocker. He always depended on Dan for support. 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