The Real-Life Story of Betty and Dan

Betty and Dan seemed to be a great fit for each other after dating shortly after her 18th birthday on a chaperoned football weekend at Notre Dame, where Dan was a senior. Betty said in an interview: “He promised me the moon. The guy asked me to marry him every day for three years.” 

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The couple married in a lavish ceremony in 1969. Betty no longer had to struggle and save for her family, as she sat at home and raised the couple's four children while enjoying their growing fortune and the opulent lifestyle.  However, the marriage would soon begin to fall apart.

When Betty found he had been having an affair with his legal secretary Linda Kolkena, the schism between them further widened. Betty said Dan, a prominent lawyer at the time, was abusing his "legal influence to cheat her out of her fair share of his seven-figure annual income" during their divorce battle. Additionally, Betty's defense attorneys also claimed that she was subjected to mental torture by Dan.

"He took my home, my kids, my money," Betty said in an interview in 1991. "His was the white-collar way of beating you. If he had hit me with a baseball bat, I could have shown people what he did and made him stop." Betty then took her daughter's key to Dan's house on November 5, 1989, crept through, and shot her ex-husband and his new wife as they slept in their bed.

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Betty stated she only intended to approach Dan and Linda and kill herself. "It made sense to me: Taking the gun to make them listen to me," Betty told Oprah in 1992. Much of the country was both shocked and outraged by the incident. Betty was portrayed by some as a cold-blooded killer, whereas others disagreed and sympathized with her allegations of Dan's abusive behavior.

Much of the country was both outraged and angered by the case. Betty was portrayed by some as a cold-blooded murderer, while others doubted and sympathised with her allegations of psychological torture. Betty blamed her behaviour on the divorce and didn't change her story of what transpired that night when a similar disagreement arose in 2010.

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"Linda came at me and the gun went off." (She insisted throughout her prosecutions that the murders were not planned while admitting to ripping the Brodericks' phone out of the wall so Daniel could not call for help.) Betty has never denied firing the gun, but she has claimed that she committed the double homicide after experiencing significant emotional and psychological abuse throughout her 16-year marriage's painful divorce.

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Is Betty Broderick Still in Prison?

Betty Broderick has been in prison for 30 years after being found guilty of murdering her ex-husband and his new bride in their bedroom. She is unlikely to be released anytime in the near future. In 1991, Betty was convicted to 32 years to life in prison for the murders of her ex-husband Dan Broderick, 44, a well-known San Diego lawyer, and his wife, Linda Kolkena Broderick, 28.

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Deputy District Attorney Richard Sachs, who was present at the hearing, argued against parole and described his reasoning. "Betty Broderick is an unrepentant woman," he said. "She has no remorse and zero insight into the killings…She just basically said 'they drove me to do this.'"

Betty's sentencing took place about 30 years ago. At 73 years old, Betty is still alive and confined at the California Institution for Women in Chino, California.She is anticipated to be imprisoned for the rest of her life.

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Did Betty Broderick get Parole?

Betty is still behind bars, charged with second-degree murder. In 1991, she was sentenced to 32 years to life in prison, including two 15-year terms for the murders. She is currently incarcerated at the California Institution for Women, where she has been rejected parole twice: once in 2010 and again in 2017. The court refused her parole for the maximum period (15 years), which means she would be eligible for re-eligibility in 2032. She might be allowed sooner if she meets specific criteria, such as good behaviour. The parole board in California unanimously decided to oppose her release. Therefore, she'll be 84 years old when she's up for parole again in 2032.

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What happened to Betty Broderick Children?

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Betty Broderick's three children are now married and have children of their own. Rhett Broderick and Kim Broderick (who married under the name Piggins) have two daughters each, while Daniel Broderick IV has three. Daniel Broderick IV lives in California, while Kim Broderick and Rhett Broderick live in Idaho.

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Betty stated in her 2015 memoir that she still communicates with and sees her children, Kimberly, Kathy Lee, Dan Jr., and Rhett. Her children was testified during Betty's parole hearing in 2010. The siblings were separated at the moment on if she should be permitted to walk around freely.

Kathy Lee mentioned, "she should be able to live her later life outside prison walls." Her son, Dan Jr., however, said that Betty was still “hung up on justifying what she did.”"In my heart, I know my mother is a good person," he said. "But along the way she got lost. Releasing a lost person into society could be a dangerous mistake."

Where can I watch Dirty John?

The series is told from Betty's point of view and details the events leading up to the night she shot and killed Dan and his second wife, Linda Kolkena Broderick, on November 5, 1989. As depicted in the show, Betty and Daniel Broderick were a married couple with four children—then he cheated on her, left her for his secretary, and sparked one of the most contentious divorces of its time.But the drama didn't stop there! Daniel and his new bride Linda were slain in their own house by Betty. The documentary will follow the Brodericks from their initial years to their legal fights, as well as her trial and eventual imprisonment.The show is available on Netflix. Dirty John Season 1 was released on November 30, 2018.

Season 2 started airing from May 31, 2020. 

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