I do feel for her. I went through the same thing. Didn't kill them though. I decided to get on with my life. Had to work through a hell of a lot of anger though.
Me too. It’s not easy when you put your all into a marriage just to see them treat someone better but if you’re strong enough to allow God to intervene it gets better.
Have you or your partner got malignant narcissistic borderline personality disorder like Betty? The reason I say that is because haven’t lived with someone like that then can’t imagine what a living hell that is. It’s nowhere the same as your partner just deciding to go off with someone else.
Betty appears to be a VERY controlling bully, I don't think Dan ever cared for it but how things change when someone else points out the flaws you have grown to ignore/accept. You have to love yourself harder than the anger, or it will consume you.
True but it's every situation is differnt and unless it happened to you, it's easy for us to sit here and say, yeah, let me move my old ass out of his way so he can bang a young secretary.
@@Sunflower20215 agree. Betty still blames Dan for her pulling the trigger 5 times. her disassociation with responsibility will keep her locked up till she expires
I remember one time this was on the tv and my ex said, “she reminds me of you baby” Should have known right there that relationship wasn’t gonna last lol.
LOL....so many jerks out there....glad he is your ex !!! My daughter has had TWO....some of the men out there are complete losers....it's like an epidemic now.
@@Jendromeda speaking of epidemics every time some unbalanced chick wastes her man from Betty Broderick to Jodi Arias to Shayna Hubers they all crank out the same lines about how they were mistreated - truth: they got DUMPED. damn ladies get in line and deal with it like the rest of the grown-ups.
@@Jendromeda don't forget Betty Broderick, Jodi Arias, Shayna Hubers, Diane Downs, Casey Anthony leading an epidemic of their own - and those are just the ones we've heard about
She probably won't ever be released. The parole board would have to approve it and it's as well-known case, so I doubt they'll grant her release. Then again, they let Leslie Van Houten out of prison, so they might someday let Betty out too (she was involved in the Manson Family murders)
@@iwantthe80sback59 You can't always look at it like that. Some people get paroled after less than 20 years for murder. There's all kinds of things that can be factored into that decision.
Ya know I have compassion for her. But she’s insane. You don’t kill your kids father. A healthy person would love their children more than they hate their ex. She focused on the wrong things. She should have focused on herself and kids and moved on!
@@lelelovebug1317 I respectfully disagree. I was burned terribly by a spouse who found a younger model and traded me in. The anger is not replaced by loving your kids.
I wouldn’t call her insane. But I do see your point. I think something that’s not spoke about a lot but it pertinent is that Betty went through a hell of a lot in that marriage. She suffered numerous miscarriages. She floated the bill for Dan’s law and medical schools by working as a teacher early in their marriage. She sacrificed. A lot. And I do think she suffered from mental illness. Add to that a husband who lied and cheated and tried to manipulate and blame you for his misdeeds? Any sane person would likely lose their minds. So it makes sense that Betty lost hers. But it’s sad. And it’s frustratingly tragic for her, her kids, Dan and Linda, and everyone involved.
Those who actually knew them says Betty was a hateful and impossible women. Even after she got a boyfriend of her own, she continued to terrorize Dan and Linda. She was hell bent on revenge. She didn't even care what she put her own children through and still doesn't give a crap to this very day about them. She's completely self absorbed. It's all about Betty and only Betty. If she and Dan fought, she surely dished it back out like a pro. She wasn't a sweet little abused lady. Plus, Betty herself said that Dan never even looked at another women til he met Linda. By that point he was ready to move on from the screaming psycho that Betty was and still is. And all the hate commenters have for Linda is only based on what Betty says about her. Linda can't defend herself because she's dead. Linda was actually terrified of Betty. To say that Betty is a victim is an insult to those who are actually victims.
@Swampzoid ~ 🫡 I concur 100% ... Betty's anger, rage & emotional outbursts started long before Linda Kolkena ever ended up as the receptionist in the downtown San Diego law office where Dan Broderick was practicing law! I grew up in San Diego, my father was a trial attorney who knew Dan Broderick professionally. The Broderick vs. Broderick divorce debacle was well-known around town; and, folks (men) shuddered to think what dealing with an estranged spouse could be like if they unfortunately landed in Dan's (Italian) shoes! Betty COULD have made a new life - she was young enough, had a boyfriend, ample money & MOST of her four children; especially Danny & Rhett still wanted a relationship with their Mother, but Betty would rather RUIN all of their lives in order to attempt the last word in this sad, sad situation!!! The fact that nearly 35 years later, Betty Broderick still has ZERO remorse is very, very telling!!! 💔
@@ShellyBomb you are correct. years before Linda friends and co-workers of the Brodericks remember Betty addressing Dan as 'asshole' and 'faggot' but let somebody insult her ("Dan said I was old, fat, boring and stupid") and she grabs the 'victim' card. it's an old cliche, but if you're gonna dish it out you better be ready for the payback, which obviously she wasn't.
@@keithabney4665 🫡 ~ Absolutely - it's troubling the people in these comments and others posted of The Broderick murders & subsequent trial ⚖️ of Betty Broderick - wherein they say "FREE Betty!" or "Poor abused Betty!" and awful things about Dan Broderick, and, Linda Kolkena (later Broderick)! It's mind boggling Dan was able to focus on his law practice, later being the President of the San Diego Bar Association, etc., not to mention trying to keep his personal life & those of his children intact 🫡!!! I resent the disparaging remarks of Dan & Linda in these and other RU-vid comments. Most likely 95% of those ill-spirited people never knew ANY of the Brodericks, or had even heard about these shocking & brutal murders when they occurred on that first Sunday in November of 1989! In closing, I hope & pray for all involved - Elisabeth (Betty) Broderick remains in prison for the rest of her natural life; God knows - in The End she got a far better deal than that of her ex-husband & his new wife, or the four children she gave birth to from her marriage to Dan Broderick ... 🕊️ 🤍 🤍
She was getting so much money in spousal support, even in today’s economy. She could have worked to get her kids back- at least she had visitation rights. This is a good lesson to people not to let other people get under your skin, it’s not worth it!
you are right, it's a shame that betty didn't just walk away with what she had left and spousal support payments. I wondered always, if she had any extended familly who would have helped her out. So many families are too selfish to help or too entangled in their own problems...if only she had a great support system.
Hard to walk away, when both continued the court actions against her. I feel they wished evil for Betty, desired to enrage her - stir up her emotions, may have sought to push her to be committed, so to save alimony costs. Deceitful tricks to get to any desired result!
Indeed she was a battered women and she’s paid her debt to society! It’s time for her to be released and sent home. Provided she will follow the guidelines of her parole requirements!
Battered woman? No. She battered Dan. Ask her children. Why is it that women, and I’m a woman myself, get a free pass to bash men? It’s not on. It’s not on for anyone to beat anyone else. Or….k/ll!
Dan Broderick was certainty intelligent enough to see that his ex-wife was disturbed, and that his behavior (and to some extent, Linda's as well) was driving her further over the edge. He knew that she had purchased a gun and threatened to use it, and yet despite the fact that he could very well afford it, didn't bother to have an alarm/surveillance system installed, or to even get a guard dog, thus putting both himself and his "newborn" bride in danger. Dan's grearest weakness was his own arrogance. Betty Broderick was pregnant consistently throughout a considerable part of their marriage, and while she brought four healthy children into the world and doted on them in every conceivable way, she also had several miscarriages and lost an infant shortly after it was born; her husband was out of town and Betty had to deal with the loss alone. Betty most likely had undiagnosed & untreated postpartum depression for many years as well as some unresolved grief. As a divorce attorney, Dan knew just how to stick it to the opposing side and enjoyed shafting his estranged wife at every turn. He was also in many ways a controlling, self-absorbed, greedy, sadistic and self-righteousness jerk who had to be right and had to get all the marbles; winning at all costs was everything; that's what made him such a successful attorney. That and the many sacrifices Betty made along the way so he could have it all. Betty knew instinctively that Dan was cheating on her with Linda, but he lied, gaslighted and belittled her for the very purpose of breaking her down. That was his cruel and heartless way of winning, of getting what he wanted; his lack of loyalty and absence of gratitude for the partner that had served him well all those years and through so many obstacles was astonishing. The money Betty was granted was consistent with the exorbitant income that Dan currently made, after both of them had worked so hard to achieve wealth. But nothing could bring back the years that Betty had sacrificed so much for, the opulent life style she had aspired to, or reverse the physical toll of multiple pregnancies, or retain the husband that her identity was so entangled with. Dan got the career and social status he craved without having to sacrifice the children that allowed him to be a father as well as a husband. Dan and the children were Betty's career, but she had lost her husband, her social status and her dignity, all so that her unfaithful husband could start over with a woman that strongly resembled Betty in her youth. The unfairness of it all, the breathtaking betrayal was her unraveling. It's easy enough in hindsight to state that Betty should have just "moved on" as others before have done ; the sad reality was that Betty was too far gone to pick up the pieces after Dan abandoned her. Dan and Linda humiliated her, making fun of her weight gain and erratic behavior. They enjoyed taunting her and the result was she snapped, killing them in an enraged response to the position they put her in, namely that of the abandoned, disgarded and pitiable ex-wife, something that the already unhinged Betty found completely and utterly intolerable. Do I blame Dan for what happened to him and Linda; no, but I do hold him accountable for the appalling way he treated her. I believe that he asked for it in a myriad of ways, and Dan almost always got what he wanted. Almost.
@dianekeane7740 thanks for such a superb analysis. I definitely agree with you. Betty was brought down to the brink of destruction, emotionally, financially, and legally, all due to the cruel tactics of his new bride and his legal connections. She stood one woman alone, abused, verbally abused as well. Remorse should never be a valid reason to deny parole to Betty. Remorse, why, when she was treated so harsh, worse than a rabid dog! No remorse is totally acceptable. Free Betty this next parole hearing, it’s Time that the abuse of Women STOPS. And that even means no matter what the husband’s position is in the legal community. Verbal Abuse, emotional abuse MUST never be tolerated by any attorney with such high connections to the legal system or its affiliates thereof! Plain and simple…….
Hang on….Betty was a gaslighter too. And a narcissist too. The victims here are the children only. There is no poor Betty. She hated X more than loving her children. She love’s attention can’t stand just being a normal person. Normal X’s don’t murder for revenge.
@@catherineharcourt8592 Hang on yourself. I don't agree that the children are the only victims here, nor do I agree with your assessment of Betty. And what's with the "normal" moniker? I made several references to Betty's unhealthy frame of mind; at the same time, never coming close to saying: "poor Betty." Ugh.
@@rainydaywoman5758 And who drove her over the edge? Her cruel, narcissistic husband and the immature gold digger. I truly hope you never put your hard work and sacrifices into a ‘spouse’ only to turn around and they use it against you once they’ve met a barely legal drinking age gd. And before you go off on a superior tirade about her behavior and resolve, I don’t condone it. It’s not an excuse but there are reasons people’s minds break. There is a difference.
@@skel760 Don't blame the man for her wrapping her whole life around his, no one had a gun to her head. You obviously didn't pay attention to her daughter, she clearly said, Betty was obsessed w/her father! Shit happens, people fall out of love, and "you move on" that's what a sane person does. She drove herself crazy because she couldn't let go. She's not the first woman to be dumped for a younger woman and she won't be the last." And, according to her son, she only wanted them to use them against Dan, so don't make her out to be a victim!!!!! Get a grip! I fell sorry for the person you get involved with, you would probably murder them too if they left you, lol.... I would never wrap my whole life around any man." Obviously, I'm smarter than you!!!!!!!!
@@rainydaywoman5758 she could have got recertified as a teacher, healed, married the school P.E. coach, and experienced real love with a non-narcissist. Oh well.
I have now lived long enough to have empathy towards Betty Broderick and her plight....As someone born in the Gen X era, women were taught quite differently in comparison to today's women.. Our husband and children became our complete definition of ourselves...So having suffered at the hands tremendously of both now...i get how this could have driven her to these things in a way my younger less experienced self could not have grasped....She started out this beautiful young woman, who was abused and probably felt fragmented and confused by her husband's behavior towards her...Although i do not get today's modern woman approach persay, i do think giving up your life, youth, beauty and future to sacrifice for very ungrateful people can feel like and be interperted as betrayal!! If i could go back to my younger self, i would instruct her to love and put her self first. ...kids leave without much gratitude, husbands divorce and move on....take care of yourself , spiritually, mentally, financially and physically. Love you most after God of course.....
Gen.X. didn't teach women to submit or take crap from their men. If anything, Gen.Xers we taught to stand up and take NO $hi+ from anyone. I get her pain and anger # being humiliated and betrayed, but murder wasn't the answer.
He was an emotionally abusive, selfish, narcissist. She supported him through medical & law school. He used her, then tossed her aside. He was a powerful, prominent attorney & used that to his advantage in their legal battle. His gaslighting as he repeatedly called her crazy while adamantly denying he was having an affair contributed to her emotional breakdown. However, none of that is an excuse to commit murder. So sad that her actions landed her in prison, leaving her children basically orphans. Her children’s well being should have been her highest priority.
What a bunch of crap ! You can’t seriously believe that. Apparently you didn’t do much research on this case or listen to the children’s interview. 🤦🏻♀️
Betty didn't care about Dan's ruthlessness or negative traits when it was bringing in the bacon. She didn't care about how he was suing doctors as long as she was living in fine style. Near the end of the marriage, she didn't care if Dan had his affair only so long as she remained the legal wife with all the benefits. She was okay with his money until she was divorced and until she was experiencing his ruthlessness herself.
@@olgamakarova5520 Regrettably Betty was raised in a different era. Regrettably Betty wasn't raised to know the wider world, to be part of the wider world.
Betty was an impossible-to-please pain-in-the-ass who eventually blossomed into a hefty foul-mouthed terrorist. who wouldn't have ran screaming into the arms of another??
Betty was verbally abusive years before Linda showed up addressing Dan as 'asshole' and 'faggot' in front of friends and co-workers. she had a black-belt in profanity and could really dish it out but was totally ill-equipped to handle the payback - obviously
I think she meant that it was wrong because they were both awake when she shot them. She said LInda screamed for him to call the police and Dan was talking as well. But I see your point- she walked in on them sleeping but they didn't die in their sleep (she's splitting hairs lol)
@@delilah2839 you are correct. Betty splitting hairs over this detail is yet another one of her many justifications for double homicide - awake or asleep she still took 2 lives
@@haintedhouse2990 I know. I am not disagreeing with you. She's exactly where she should be. I was just explaining what she meant when she said they weren't sleeping :)
@@delilah2839 yes i understood that. i agree. Betty still amuses me when she comes up with nonsense like "i did not go over there with the intention of killing anybody" - and the refresher course she took in firearms training was to protect herself against burglars - please.
How can a semi nude video of Betty be broadcasted, and this not be moved from S. Diego Jurisdiction? She should have been granted an appeal based on so much misconduct by this venue wherein Dan was President of the S.Diego Bar Association. Mighty strong --. - - - - - Powerful forces coming at her. So wrong not to change venue! She was seen being dragged by guards in her undies which was televised.
@@WharfRat44 Completely messed up. Their Divorce trial was ordered to be under closed doors...because of "their children", yet it was OK to publish this Video of mother to public? I guess that did not hurt their kids?
Any attorney with honest interest on Betty’s behalf, would petition the court for change of venue. And in all fairness, no decent Honorable Judge should have denied that motion! She could never get a fair trial in San Diego County, where Dan had so much legal precedence and clout! My humble opinion.
When the world was introduced to Betty she was at her lowest point. Broken hurt and lost. Dan was a narcissist and he used his money and power to control the situation . I’m not condoning murder but Dan played a big part of his life ending
Betty was an impossible to please pain-in the-ass long before the world was introduced to her. friends of the Brodericks were embarrassed by her insults and foul mouth years before Linda showed up. no wonder Dan looked elsewhere.
@@haintedhouse2990 Impossible to please? How would you like your family home to be sold behind your back, and never see your half of the sale? Dan was able to loophole the hell out of Betty... Getting a divorce without settling the financial aspect of their marriage. If Dan had given her half of everything from their years together, which is California law BTW, Dan would be alive today with his 3rd or maybe 4th wife.
@@thesummerof1968 that's correct impossible to please. co-workers and friends were embarrassed while Betty ran with the verbal abuse. nothing Dan did was good enough, even when he screwed up and got her the wrong ring for Christmas she made sure to throw her hissy fit in front of the kids and ruin their Christmas as well. perhaps Betty would've received more of a fair shake from Dan if she could've refrained from leaving daily messages for "Linda the c*nt" or attempted to park her car on the street not through the front door of his house. apart from her being a domestic terrorist she's also a killer. twice.
Betty only had her husband her children. Bearing 5 children, out of which one died prematurely is very tough. She was a hard worker, sole breadwinner when her husband was full time student for almost a decade. Her life revolved around her family. Her husband in some ways used her. Maybe I am wrong. But I feel sorry for the whole family. They could have patched things up and lived a wonderful life if her husband didn't have an affair and later married to his new girlfriend. All the sacrifices made by Betty were made meaningless by her husband. That's so unfair. Her biggest mistake however was taking law into her own hands. That one action damaged her kids more than anything, anyone.
@@marcosjuarez7809 - The Master Manipulator was Attorney Dan Broderick but he couldn't manipulate the bullets on that fateful day.....Betty was a Marksman in college & he should have known that....💀💀
@@Pippa-pw3qw No, the master manipulator was Betty Broderick! Betty Broderick murdered Dan Broderick because she was jealous of Linda Kolkena! She showed no remorse for her actions because she was denied parole three times! That’s why Betty Broderick should remain in prison until she dies! And you? 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 You are justifying her murderous rampage against a man who did not to control her because he wants to divorce her! You even think Betty’s profane voicemails on Dan’s answering machine was justified. How pathetic you are to defend a convicted murderer!
If , as according to her son , she is still “ranting and raving” in her letters to him , “bashing them in her graves” then under NO circumstances should this woman be released . It would appear that she is still presenting sociopathic /narcissistic tendencies as per the psychiatric reports . A clear danger to herself and more importantly to others . Naturally her defence team are going to make claims of “battered woman syndrome” but ask yourself this …….would you be prepared to have this seemingly disturbed , if not deranged woman living in your community , so angry that despite her now age , may well be capable of anything? Does she pose a threat to her children who have been destroyed by her and must continue to live in fear of that which she is capable ? Have you even watched the trials ? Do you have any legal and psychiatric qualifications to justify your “free Betty “ comment . Do you even know her or is this just a bandwagon for you and others? I don’t doubt your good intentions born of your interpretation of the events but I suggest that you address the cold hard facts of her proven character , her marriage and her behaviour and attitude . With respects to you.
It is you that has not a clue nor the empathy for all Betty suffered at the merciless hands of her 2 abusers who sought to antagonize her each step of the way, to create such anger in her from their legal actions to reduce her to less, to enact treatments of control over her own being by, through, litigation, police authorities, etc. Dan, so powerful in the legal community, hard to find any lawyer that would wish to come up against him, I would imagine. She felt like she was hitting her head against a brick wall. Sorry for some who cannot, will not, want to see this for exactly what it was. Perhaps, these are relatives and close buds of Dan who comment oddly.
Oh I believe she was abused by her husband gaslit by him then she got an unfair trial because of the good old boys who new her husband but Betty is right where she belongs
He was a textbook narcissist. I lived through a very similar relationship, minus the kids…thank goodness! These aniseed will drive you to the brink. Narcissistic abuse is real and this happened before it was understood, to the degree it is now. I’ve learned so much since that horrible entanglement, and I understand Betty’s story much better.
I would have done the same thing. I don't think Betty was in her right mind. She took 100 percent care of the kids, the housework put her scum husband through college and supported him. I don't care if anyone disagrees with me. Doesn't phase me. She just snapped. I don't think killing them was right but he wouldn't even talk to her. He had Linda's voice on the phone that was Betty's house. I would have been livid. She basically had no where to turn. Dan turned everyone of their friends to betray her. Betty, I'd loved to meet you. From day one, I said you did the right thing. Dan was a narcissist. He even said he didn't want the kids. The judge of course sided with Dan and that was no admissible. But they made Betty out to look like the bad one. All along Dan wanted the big house, a young chick. He was a disgusting man who ruined so many lives
@@maxineheller9345 Betty was a verbally abusive impossible-to-please pain-in-the-ass who eventually blossomed into a hefty foul-mouthed terrorist - i would've ran screaming into the arms of another as well.
@@maxineheller9345 Betty blows the whole family off the map yet Dan was the one " who ruined so many lives" (??) - you sound as delusional as the big gal herself
@@BrandyTexas214 She's a hero? No, she's an antagonist because she murdered Dan and Linda because of her jealousy. The motive of the murders of Dan and Linda Broderick was jealousy!
Apparently that prosecutor has NEVER been manipulated, used and emotionally abused by a spouse for years, she could not understand the reality of Betty’s life and how Dan and Linda narcissist abused her on a regular basis?? Sad
Are you demonizing Kerry Wells, the prosecutor who put Betty Broderick to prison? Dan and Linda were never the narcissists. Betty Broderick is the narcissist.
@@marcosjuarez7809- Dan was a narcissist & worshipped his money not his family. He thought he could make a fool out of Bettty but he found out you can't play games with a BULLET!! 💀
@@Pippa-pw3qw No, no, no, no, no!!!! It’s was Betty Broderick who is narcissist and worshiped money because she was taking Dan’s money away for that unlimited shopping spree! What the Hell is wrong with you? That woman used his money for that shopping spree and not for his studies to become a medical malpractice attorney!
I have always had a soft spot for Betty, because I feel she really was driven crazy. But if there was ever someone who is their own worst enemy, it is her. Just like not allowing her attorney to argue she was abused. That was all about her ego. Because in her mind, she wasn’t some desperate woman living in a trailer park being hit by a man in a wife beater tank. And even once in prison, she did things that have really hurt her appeal. At the end of the day, her hatred for Dan was stronger than her love for her children. And that is too bad! Because she has missed so much.
Do not forget, there are certain tactile instruments (weapons) used on people that can cause changes in verbal and mind thought. Used against a person without any knowledge of these apparatus. Law agencies generally have privilege to this type of military artillery instruments. It’s silent but hazardous and invades the human thought processes! I fear this may have been illegally used perhaps in this here case for the second trial. People must not eliminate a thing!
Betty should have been kept in the Psych Unit & treated for her Psychosis after ramming her truck into the front door. She needed treatment & observation. She also needed the HALF of the assets she earned supporting her husband for years. She should have been able to continue to live as Dan did & have no financial worries. She did move on with a boyfriend but Dan still controlled the money & assets she helped to build. He worshipped money & status instead of his beautiful family.
Despite what hapoemd Betty did not have to commit murder alot of women are scorned and men go for younger women it happems she had the looks she. Was hurt I get it but she so did not have to kill her ex-husband and hid wife she could have made a new life for herself I pray she never gets out
Many years ago in 1996 my ex did far worse, similar but worse. On top of that I was poor. I landed up homeless. He stole my daughter. I learned about this story at that time. And it was helpful as I realized then when evil is done to a person u must walk away. I did sort of only that I was only able to see my child if I was to have x with him even tho he put me in jail for something I didn't do, and stole my child from my breast and I landed up street homeless. Of course I felt like doing something but I knew it would make my situation worse. I was too poor to fight back. Plus I had to pay child support. If I had done something then I would not have my wonderful boyfriend who has healed me with his unconditional love. I did not have family support as they were abusive. Now I have my own apartment and my own little business and my bf who is leaving me his house. My daughter estranged me and hasn't spoken to me in 14 years. This is common amongst children who were x abused in infant and which is why I fled with her to a shelter in the first place. But he stole her from me at the shelter. I know I did the best I could. I have peace now and my life revolves around my boyfriend and my work. Looking back I should have just walked away and not looked back. It is not worth fighting for people who don't love u if u do u will only get hurt further. I think Betty should have taken Dan's alimony and run with it and built a nice life with that. This is a sad story 3 lives were ruined. But I understand why it happened
The kids lives were destroyed. Betty should have loved her most precious asset... her kids more. Had Betty loved her kids, things would have been different.
She loved her children & raised them by herself much of the time. Dan should have loved his children more than the money & he would be alive today. Betty was a Marksman in college & he should have taken her threats seriously(he didn't) & it was known that she bought a gun. Betty deserved to live the lifestyle she did when married just as Dan did. He thought he was so smart legally but you can't play games with a BULLET!! 💀
Some people totally take Betty's side. Both parents were to blame. Her husband had a great advantage being a big shot lawyer. Life for each of them was about how much money and power and control you could have. Why do people bring children into the world when all they can offer them is suffering? Betty did not love her children, or she would have been satisfied to let go and rebuild her life and enjoy her kids. Betty's actions caused her to lose her children in every step of the way. She doesn't mind her prison sentence because in the end, she got her final say and desired wishes. I hope the children see how selfish she is and build a life far away from her. Her hate for loss of control destroyed many innocent lives.😢 Shame on Betty.
@@susanhardie5440 - Betty loved her children but refused to be treated as a doormat by her cheating, lying Attorney husband. They both made mistakes. Dan continued to get Betty pregnant & she still worked making a home for all of them & he made a fortune. Betty had a boyfriend(better looking than Dan) & was not gonna move on without her children & HALF of the fortune she helped Dan to earn. Dan was an absent parent in his profession as it required the majority of his time to be successful. He also had time to begin his affair with Linda. He should have admitted his affair when he decided to LEAVE & given her HALF of the fortune. HALF belonged to her & she deserved a Custody arrangement to be with her children. She GAVE BIRTH to them not Dan. He thought he could outsmart everyone & mistreated the Mother of his children. He should have done the right things for his family & he would be alive today. BULLETS don't play games!! 💀
@@susanhardie5440 - Her children visit her in prison. I wonder if you have any empathy for anyone. I am a Registered Nurse for many years & l know what empathy is.
She still doesn’t love them enough to say “I have remorse for what I have done or “I’m sorry”, knowing it might bring her home to her kids. She still feels like Dan and Linda will win if she says that. She’s mentally still fighting them.
Betty was verbally abusive years before Linda came around, addressing Dan with 'asshole' and 'faggot' in front of friends and co-workers. she didn't love the guy, he was her business investment - her heart was more broken over loosing her perks at Neiman Marcus.
I don't think so. Here's what we know and people aren't listening. All of her children ha e acknowledged her cruelty, for years towards their father. We can believe Betty, who is obviously mentally ill, or we can believe the kids. I believe the kids. Betty is a pathological liar. I'm surprised Dan stayed married to this nutcase as long as he did. It was so sad to hear her son say that she'd been unwell for decades.
So what? What he gave her was not from the moment of separation and was then, not now. She did not even have to leave the house and shouldn't have. He wanted out, he should have moved in with his girlfriend and had a schedule for visits with their children set up immediately. 50/50. He should have paid all attorney fees and been decent about everything financial and she should have separated quietly.
They left out the part where Dan took it upon himself to "fine" Betty for using profanity. He would "deduct" it from her spousal support. 😆 At his discretion. Um, does that sound like something that you would be ok with?😂
@@peggycoussons6925 i think you meant to say he'll do it to her and that's true. A cheating mentality is when she does not do exactly as you want, you fool around with another woman and lead that woman on instead of helping YOUR woman through whatever the problems are. It's lazy and very very weak. I suffered terrible ordeals with this type. I was his second wife after he had a 38 year old marriage and his first just got up and left on a Saturday night (which I'm sure she planned because she knew where she was staying and had saved money for the exit until she got her alimony.)!he ran after women all over the place, locally, in other states. I was so infatuated with him and he proposed after 2 dates. He flew me to his state, we got married in a week. The week we got married he wasn't home all day and gave me $40 to take his kids out for pizza saying he needed to be alone to "write " Inside of a disasterous month of no sex at all- completely sexless- and flirting with teenagers, I found texts that he was trying to hook up with a woman in another state. So now he's married to his 3rd and I'm told she goes to affairs and stands outside asking for money for HER adult kids. I think I read that Dan Broderick was abusive to Betty on their honeymoon, and she was going to leave and go home to her family in New York, but she realized she was pregnant. Then the pregnancies continued, she worked, he studied.......crap happens.
@@iwantthe80sback59 Thats what I've always said. He would have dumped Linda had they lived. She had nothing in common with him at all, she was a high school drop out and was fired from an airline for fooling around in the bathroom in flight with a coworker. She went after a rich married man, same thing happened to me. My husband was fooled by someone he claimed "respected his adult children." She got him away from me. Once married, she thought he would finance HER adult kids'weddings, events, college, etc. When he didn't after 2 months of marriage, she started attending functions and begging for thousands from his extended family. They are still married, but he's probably trying to figure out how to ditch her for #4. I have PTSD from him after being divorced 3 years. Dan Broderick was scum. I would never have entered his house and given up my life for such a con job.
I feel sorry for Betty. I certainly know it takes two to tango and she is certainly no saint. Now I certainly don't think murder was the answer. I don't believe anyone should take a life unless in self defense and you fear for your own life. I do believe that Betty "lost it". I do think she was mentally abused by Dan. I don't think Dan was the nice guy like some want to have you think. First, he should have kept it in his pants, and second, Linda should NOT have been messing around with a married man. That speaks volumes about Linda and knowing he was married with 4 children. I do believe Linda was not good to Betty and being the young immature age Linda was - yeah I can see her sending those nasty things to Betty. So you had a woman here "Betty" who was already broken and Dan and Linda is going to try to break her more? That was not a wise decision because all they did is drive an already stressed out disturbed lady to MURDER. The true heartbreak here is the children. I have so much empathy for the children having to go through something like this. I wished it had never happened. Betty is paying for her crime and has spent many years in prison. I would like to see her get out and try to re-build her life and re-build her life with her children. Betty sacrificed so much to this marriage and worked hard while he was climbing the latter to success. Then she throwed away like an old shoe and replaced with younger leather. Sad! Children be good to your Mom and love her (we all make mistakes). We only have one MAMA.
i think betty snapped. i think she went nuts, i wish she hadn't allowed herself to get that bad....she could have rebuilt her life, maybe even shoved it in his face when she bounced back....but she went looking for trouble and the rest is horrible.
Her insecurities got the best of her.. she chose to stop her life for him.. n he left her.. no one deserves to be killed because of who they love.. it hurts yes n sorry she felt that pain but she could’ve found happiness with someone else but chose to make their life miserable n stayed focused on them
They had such good looking kids, not sure which son is which, but one of them lolks just like Dan. So sorry they were forced to go through life without their father who seemed to love them very much.
@@bcatblues725 She had more than one opportunity to go about things correctly, but chose murder instead. Also, the more interviews I watch, the more I am convinced that she is a liar and master manipulator. Everything she says seems to revolve around “me me me and me”, there is 0 accountability and she continuously contradicts herself when recounting certain events…I just can’t support her! 🤷🏻♀️
People have affairs all the time, and lie about it. She was leaving sickening messages, and didn't leave her kids out of it. You don't get to murder people, because they leave you.
@bayliedwards6806 ~ ⚖️ Absolutely; I'm beyond surprised at the sympathy that is shown for Betty Broderick! Affairs & failed marriages are old as time itself! I am actually surprised Daniel Broderick stayed as long as he did & remained faithful for as long as he did! Being married to Betty Broderick was NO picnic or walk in the park ... 💔
The fact, also, that she is 76 now, is more proof that this is a lady that should be out of the prison system, which does not go out of its way for the elderly seniors. This case incident happened on November 05, two (2) days prior to Betty’s own birthday, which reflects, to me, the severe emotional trauma of constant duration, that all those current stresses of humiliation and tormented abuse, hindered her mindful reasoning, destroying her thinking clearly processes whereby her nervous system automatically took over and sense of perception of what , who, when; where am I? She was a victim just like a lost lamb, almost to be viewed as a sleep walker, not physically nor emotionally there, to be a fully competent being, of rational mind and actions. Her frame of mind, her capacity for reasoning, was as fractured at that split second, as equally damaging to her entire brain reactivity from the point of human destruction, for which she felt helpless. There was no control left for her mind to have any access to, each part was shred to pieces that evening. A bundle of emotional nervous response driving her further down the road of insanity. She is a. Victim, not a murderer. The mind, when under constant duress, cannot be forced to handle an ounce of more of the same. Rather, it Snaps, enters irrational behavior territory automatically on its own. It takes over, eliminating self-control, self-knowledge - it puts oneself at its own “Twilight ZoneCapacity..” a foreign place! The complexity of the brain when enduring severe duress is not being totally explored here and it does have its place in this case. Severely mentally handicapped is the result that has been overlooked. Abuse of a female takes all forms, coping skills are different for each successive stressor encroached upon said humans, their brainwaves, their sympathetic nervous system. This lady has been fully abused enough, to further abuse Betty Broderick by demanding she must meet remorse as the criteria for her release is just one more further abuse upon a woman that needs to go home!
"i never ever had a thought of shooting anyone" so we can disregard that refresher course she took in firearms training. the woman's disassociation with responsibility is record-breaking.
SHE IS HOME, SHE HAS NO REMORSE 2 HUMANS ARE DEAD . HER SON JUST SAID, SHE STILL BELITTLES 2 PEOPLE THAT ARE DEAD. WHAT MORE DOES MOM WANT. HE AKNOWLEDGES
He may have been emotionally abusive, but he was unhappy with her. Shid, if your partner wants out let them go. There's people taking out the entire families instead of just leaving
@@AlishaSullivan-v5b⚖️ - Did you personally KNOW them or live here in San Diego?!? Betty brought 90% of this nightmare on herself! She was still young, had a boyfriend, lots of money - instead she was STUCK in a vicious cycle of anger & vindictiveness ... 😕!!! Nobody came out "The Winner" here, and, Betty Broderick nearly 35 years later still shows ZERO remorse!!! 💔
We are seeing how ruthless the legal system is currently, so, nothing surprises me. However, this current abuse of Betty, must stop. She has been abused all around by every perpetrator. Wells seemed to have an upper hand with that court. She has had a much longer, harsher, sentence than others that have done same or worse, killing teens or children! Release her and remorse does not apply and isn’t a valid cause to retain her!
She's not the 1st wife whose husband cheated on them, ditched them for a younger and prettier woman. She should of just moved on with her life, used her college degree and got a job. Now those children lost both parents.
I do feel for Betty Broderick. Dan Broderick took advantage of her, exploited her as a wife, mother, housewife, cleaning lady, nanny, etc. Betty Broderick supported him when he was still a student by taking over his typing. She got him ready for his state exam and studied with him day and night. She helped him to pursue a career as a lawyer by working alongside the house and family and supporting him. She was his financial and moral support while he had been acting like an irresponsible boy. He gaslighted and ended up being very ungrateful and exchanged her with his young secretary. Dan Broderick was a sociopath and a psychopath.
Betty Broderick was an insulting impossible-to-please pain-in-the-ass eventually blossoming into a hefty foul-mouthed terrorist - i would've ran screaming into the arms of another as well.
How many times have we seen a husband ditch his wife after she has put him thru school, or a husband who sets up her children against her in the process? It's understandable that her anger scared her children and herself at that critical moment when she actually killed him and his new wife. I have empathy for her situation at the time, however her husband acted out as well. Tragic for the family and Bettys' inability to rebuild her life after he left.
@@alexanderh9878Anybody who married Betty Broderick would have been miserable, especially a calm nice guy. Dan wasn't responsible for her delusion and psychosis.
Why does society never hold accountability to the men who cheat? As if it’s not a sin! The women who cheat with married men should pay out of their paychecks , as accountability for cheating and ruining kids and scorning original wives! Maybe then there would be less cheating! And vise versa with who whoever is the other person involved. More judges should rule that way
@@AyTimetraveler Betty was an impossible to please pain-in-the-ass YEARS before Linda Kolkena came along, addressing Dan as 'asshole' and 'faggot' in front of friends and co-workers. after she had morphed into a hefty foul-mouthed terrorist I would've ran screaming into the arms of another too.
@@keithabney4665🫡 Absolutely - Betty's anger & vindictiveness started well before Linda Kolkena landed as a receptionist in the downtown San Diego building Dan Broderick had his law office ... ⚖️
I don't feel sorry for Betty. She was going to have money to start over. She had 4 beautiful kids to take care of, and she could find another man. She accepts prison because she wanted to kill Dan and Linda. To Betty, if she couldn't have the money and status, life wasn't worth allowing her ex to live.😢😢😢
@susanhardie5440 ~ ⚖️ I concur - Betty Broderick HAD all that, including a boyfriend, Brad W. --- rather than heal herself & children, Betty would rather be consumed with anger & vindictiveness! Thus nearly 35 years later she continues to show zero remorse nor responsibility for her actions before or on November 5, 1989!!! 🤯
@BethBurns68 ~ 💔 I agree completely! The support that is still shown for Betty Broderick is mind-boggling! I lived here then & remain in San Diego today! My father, a trial attorney knew Daniel Broderick professionally. The Broderick vs. Broderick divorce was the most acrimonious in the history of San Diego County! Betty was still young when this occurred (how many marriages are broken by an affair & often divorce is the only remedy?!?), she had money, a boyfriend + she could have sought out psychiatric counseling to heal herself & the lives of her children! Then perhaps later, making some sort of peace with Dan, and, maybe even Linda down the road! However, anger, revenge & vindictiveness was what Betty held onto with a death grip! Honestly, I'm surprised Dan wasn't captivated sooner by a younger, kinder & more loving woman! With the 35th anniversary approaching of these grisly murders - Betty Broderick remains unremorseful nor apologetic --- 🫡‼️
No, Betty you couldn't handle being dumped for a younger woman so you killed them. You will never be paroled because you still have yet to apologize or admit you were in the wrong. You could have moved on but you chose to waste and destroy your entire life.
To be driven to suicide is a desperate attempt and that prosecutor should not have down played it any- why her attorney did not object is horrid. Betty endured much abuse which put her in a fragile state…. Abuse is still abuse, and Betty was receiving it from every direction!
I would never ever say Dan & Linda got what they deserved. That would be ridiculously harsh. I feel they did however push Betty over the edge. Its a shame really that she felt this was her only option. Im sad they dont finally let her out. She's gettin close to 80 yrs old for goodness sakes. I may be wrong, but it seems to me she would never have been a threat to anyone else. He (and Linda to some extent) kept pushing all the right buttons to push her over the edge. I think once they were gone, there was no more threat from her. Just my opinion
i feel more pain for the surviving members of the Broderick and Kolkena families having to deal with this woman thinking she had right to snuff out 2 lives
@@haintedhouse2990 I definitely don't feel one ounce of pity for Linda . Her family portrayed her as an angel, she activity set out to rob Betty's life ...she was an adulterer.
This case makes no sense to me i get he did her dirty but the were divorce for years and she suddenly snapped cause she was scare of him for what? they were not living together she had a boyfriend he had a Restraining order againts her and it was not financially beneficial for her that he died she stole the keys to be there so i think she did plan it at least to scare them
She was harassing him every month up until the murder. She was escalating and she was attacking his home and breaking in. It's not like she was quietly simmering and then suddenly up and went over to his home and shot him. Her going to his house, breaking in, and then going into his very bedroom and killing him and Linda was a part of a natural progression of escalation. Men who do what Betty did often end up killing their targets.
I wonder if I was ever in the same room as Betty. I volunteered at the same prison she is doing time in. I don’t think Dan was a good guy either but he didn’t really deserve to die either. Honestly, they both needed a lot of therapy.
Weak people like Betty can’t cope w real life. They are cowards! Your betty shot two people at 5AM while they were Sleeping!! Oh yeah…she’s tough huh?? She knew she didn’t have the brains or spine to beat Dan fair and square in court since she was consumed w rage/envy and jealousy so she murdered him! You know how to pic winners dontch ya Stephanie!
Some comment said, this judge went to Dan’s wedding. She couldn’t get an impartial trial in this same county. And, Wells, demands of Judge to stop this. Huh? My goodness! And before Christmas when jurors wish to spend holidays at home..
I have no sympathy for Dan or his wife. Betty should have "never" killed for revenge: however, I understand her rage. Walking away forever & establishing a new life would have served her best interest. Everyone lost: there are no winners! For the record: I am not convinced that Betty did not go to that home with "one mission" that was accomplished.
This is a democracy and not a catholic theocracy . Anyone can go to a court house and file papers . She was holding on to something that was over instead of trying to do her best in moving on.
Crime remains a crime You have to bear the consequences It was possible to move forward but unfortunately Jealousy and the And anger Make her lose her mind
friends and co-workers all remember Betty addressing Dan as 'asshole' and 'faggot' years before Linda Kolkena ever showed up. it's a cliche but if you dish it out you better be ready for the payback.
please - she was a foul mouthed impossible to please tyrant YEARS before Linda Kolkena came around, addressing Dan as 'asshole' and 'faggot' in front of friends and co-workers, then she plays the victim when he runs screaming for the door
she was a foul-mouthed pain in the ass YEARS before Linda Kolkena showed up addressing Dan with 'asshole' and 'faggot' in front of friends and co-workers - if you're gonna dish it out you better be ready for paybacks (which obviously she wasn't)
Betty had a black-belt in profanity addressing Dan with 'asshole' and 'faggot' years before Linda Kolkena came around - but sure, she snapped over being called naughty names - please
The sad thing is about this whole story is how much a significant other @can totally affect” the OUTCOME of your life and how little they care how much you helped them be successful in life and then just DROP you like excess worn out trash and expect to so called move on with NO repercussions??? They mentally and emotionally tortured her “for sport” and expected no repercussions??? Sorry it doesn’t work that way!!! Betty was a human being manipulated, tortured and emotionally abused all for Linda and dans happiness?? Sick. Sad
Betty was an impossible-to-please foul-mouthed pain-in-the-ass YEARS before Linda showed up, addressing Dan as 'asshole' and 'faggot' in front of friends and co-workers. a friend told Betty to ease up with the insults, her response: "oh he doesn't care" apparently he did care, so if you're gonna dish out the crap you better be ready for the payback, which she obviously wasn't, but like a good sociopath Betty did her damage then blamed the world, after all it was Dan's fault that she pulled the trigger 5 times. please.
