Betty Broderick Trial

Betty broderick found guilty of murder in second degree trial.

Betty broderick trial. Elisabeth anne broderick née bisceglia. At trial though what betty broderick objected to was the selective reading of fragments of her diary which she thought could be exculpatory if read in full a portrait of a person driven crazy. Defense had sought a verdict of manslaughter. Betty broderick first went on trial in october 1990 for the murders of dan and linda.

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. Broderick iii and his second wife linda kolkena broderick on november 5 1989. Elisabeth betty broderick is being retried for the shooting death of her ex husband and his new wife dan broderick and linda kolkena broderick. Prosecutors claim an angry and bitter betty killed the newlyweds in a jealous rage after she and dan s very public and brutal divorce in which he reportedly tried to leave her with nothing.

During the trial her two daughters the eldest of her four children with dan took the stand. Born november 7 1947 is an american woman who was convicted of killing her ex husband daniel t. She faces a sentence of 32 years to life in prison. First trial ended in a hung jury case was re tried a year later and she was found guilty of second degree murder and the judge.