Betty Broderick Judge

Broderick iii and his second wife linda kolkena broderick on november 5 1989.
Betty broderick judge. The 41 year old divorced mother of four bought fresh veal and swordfish among a carload of groceries that cost 400 more than. Instead betty landed herself behind bars for sneaking into dan s san diego home early one morning and shooting her former husband and his new bride linda kolkena broderick to death as they slept in. Betty and her boyfriend however would never get a happy ending. At a second trial on december 11 1991 she was convicted of two counts of second degree murder and later sentenced to 32 years to life in prison.
Elisabeth anne broderick née bisceglia. Broderick iii and his second wife linda kolkena broderick in 1989. Broderick trial because the couple s four. Born november 7 1947 is an american woman who was convicted of killing her ex husband daniel t.
Dan broderick s divorce attorney gerald l. Dan and betty broderick who were married in 1969 separated feb. The case of betty broderick kerry wells rose to fame as the serious prosecutor driven to take betty broderick down and expose her string of lies in the courtroom. San diego la jolla socialite elisabeth anne betty broderick was sentenced friday to the maximum term possible 32 years to life in prison by a judge who said the time had come to set aside the.
In august 1985 the two agreed informally that dan. Elizabeth betty broderick is a convicted murderer as she was accused of killing her ex husband daniel t. The case still finds relevancy decades later and even spawned several tv adaptations including season 2 of usa s. Betty broderick made headlines in 1989 when she committed a brazen double murder.
On a saturday in november 1989 betty broderick went shopping. Dan filed for divorce in san diego superior court on sept. After betty broderick s marriage to successful attorney dan broderick crumbled she sought refuge in the arms of another man. But after the court tv cameras stopped rolling and broderick was securely behind bars wells went on to lead a successful career as a prosecutor and judge.