After all - thatd be letting Dan win in the long run & as much as shes been through how dare he get the last laugh, even if its his spirit laughing. This seems harsh though as she could have been given the opportunity to clean up her act so as to still benefit from her dads wealth. He told friends and the various judges over the many years of divorce proceedings that he felt the kids were being badly influenced by his presence and Betty's horrible negative actions towards him. What a total jerk-off.Betty should have found another way to exact her pound of flesh, but Dan and Linda are not "innocent" victims.Linda was a gold digging, home wrecking slut, and Dan was an abusive, narcissistic, middle aged man-slut. Six feet under! I met Dan when Linda was his secretary (and several other attys' secretary at the same time also-she was NOT Dan's personal secretary-she worked for a group of attys). Ok then why not reach out to the many judges & other attorneys that he talked to & saw everyday? Our laws have changed. I heard Jur's say, how did she last so long. According to the Los Angeles Times, she'd threatened to kill Dan numerous times, in front of their children. Yes cheating is wrong, but it's crazy to say Betty is justified for killing them. Elisabeth, 42, is scheduled to be arraigned today. Season 2 of "Dirty John" isn't the first time Betty Broderick's harrowing story has been dramatized by Hollywood. A friend, Sharon Blanchet, told . ", At the time of the couple's 1989 divorce, Dan had full custody of all four kids. He had all control over her and he wasn't even with her anymore. Keeping her in prison isn't really helping her. Now people get "prescriptions" and they are not treated like she was.. as the BAD person. ", 'Betty Broderick' Is an Experience in Gaslighting. If I had to go home to arguments everyday I would have left too. "The only two people she was a danger to are dead.". Wow, what an unlikable character this man was. Well I have to say that Murder is never the solution unless you raped or physically harmed my wife or kids then it's on, but as far as what happened in this situation many years ago and still happens today is so F-ed up, the fact that she did everything possible to put all her needs aside to support him while he went to school and not to mention had his children which became a full time job for her at home where she was unable to further any type of career to make a name for herself, so as far as I could get out of it she was proud to take on the role of homemaker and supported her husband and his career, so as he screwed her over so badly and to go to extremes to make sure he screws her over, and I'm sure Linda had supported and most likely wanted him to give her zero support, we'll in all Fairness he should have been legally ordered to pay her even more then she asked for, Cmon 2 million a year, n she was sidelined supporting him to become who he became and raise his children, Wow she got so screwed and he flaunted it and ruined her life through friends and all due to his legal status and his influence which was very powerful in that Town, sad people will side with the one who has the money and power, sadly been the way things roll from the dawn of time, so nobody can say bad about his Betty unless you were in her shoes and sacrificed all that she did only to have the rug and everything else along with it pulled from under her feet, and for Linda it's obvious she had her eyes on the jackpot, since money has been around so have gold diggers. After all, how long was this young, vibrant girl was going to be faithful before she wakes up and say,DAMN he's old and getting unattractive, now I got a piece of the pie & security, it's time to get a young buck." Enough is enough! It can be spurred by hurt, spite, fear, experts say, or because the head of. Dan & Lindas infidelity ruined so many lives. 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. He moved her and the children into another house, but Dan Broderick took out restraining. Betty Broderick's marriage further unraveled after Dan Broderick hired a new legal assistant, a 22-year-old former flight attendant named Linda Kolkena. Accept the responsibility of what you have done, sincerely (if that is possible), and learn to build your life again. Send letters to the Governor for clemency. LINDA Kolkena is a young dead homewrecking WHOREA DEAD WHORE LOL. Actually murder is a sin! Hes a lawyer using courts to punish everyone, not fix anything. I'd grab Danny and hide in the closet. Marie Claire is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Lees lifestyle makes it difficult to gain insight into her personal life. According to a 1998 profile in the San Diego Reader, she even sent Betty care packages. And I am those three things. According to an anecdote, Lee was the first person Betty called after shooting Dan and Linda in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 1989. One of them is Lee Broderick who presently resides in Idaho and stays out of the spotlight. And it doesnt give Betty or anyone else the right to play judge, jury, and executioner. He didn't protect his precious new wife. And what a hypocrit Dan was!! The way he f'd her over in the divorce with his Epstein credits just added insult to injury. Sneaking into a bedroom while they slept and shot them. She claimed that one month, she had racked up so many fines that Dan owed her -$1,300. He removed his child from his will because she used pot? Yes, Dan and Linda should have handled their relationship differently but come on, they didn't deserve to die. Betty reportedly had a habit of throwing things in a fit of rage. "She was unrepentant, unremorseful, and callous," he said,explaining how during the hearings, Betty was "banging her fist calling [her ex-husband] an SOB apologizing to his friends, saying 'I'm sorry you lost your drinking buddy.'" One story I heard about their final break up, and yes, it was BEFORE he dated Linda..Betty through frozen food across the kitchen at Dan and the kids-- and very soonafter he moved out from La Jolla again, for the final time. It is simply not right. You don't harrass someone for five years to try and make them come back to you that is ludicrous. But, no sign of Lee. He rubbed Linda in her face. Everyone here would like herif they spoke with her on any topic other than my dad. He could have asserted he was unhappy, and left. He and Linda both continued to rub their relationship in Betty's face after he left her. When she suspected him of cheating he would tell her that she was crazy; that she was imagining things and was sick. That lawyer became a "very close friend of the ex-wife" . At that same parole hearing in 2010, eldest son Daniel Jr. said that his mother was still "hung up on justifying what she did" and shouldn't be released, perThe San Diego Union-Tribune (opens in new tab). The Brodericks oldest child, Kimberly Curtin Broderick, 19, is a college student in Arizona. A tragedy of epic proportions. Her name was the only one left out which means that she was not married at that time. Instead of Dan belittling & making Betty out to be the crazy wife, he should've gotten her mental treatment. That is why she was written out of the Will. She was disinherited by her own father, Hollywood legend Tony Curtis. She drove her car thru their front door for god's sake. Just horrible! After her private Catholic school education, she pursued an English degree at Mount Saint Vincent, an all-girls Catholic college. During both trials, Lee Broderick testified for the defense, Kim Broderick for the prosecution. By then, Dan was pursuing an affair with his legal assistant, a twenty-something ex-stewardess named Linda. No one deserves to be murdered in their own home while they are sleeping, no matter what. He was a sociopath and he and Linda absolutely pushed Betty too far. You DO NOT get to kill anyone, ever. Dan refused Kolkena's suggestion to go around in a bulletproof vest. It happens. Unless you were there or close friends with Betty, Dan, or Linda; then how do you know what happened. Dan talked her into getting her overbite corrected & it changed her facial appearance, she was still very attractive but getting that surgery attributed to her looking older in years instead of the cute tiny teenager looking Betty she was before the surgery. Though Dan was granted access to his kids by the court, his relationship with Betty which seems to have been marred beyond repair made it impossible for Dan to have a significant presence in his kids life. Friends of the family say Lee Broderick, 21, lives in San Diego and works as a hostess at a restaurant. A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? 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. Most people that commit murder in the states, get the death penalty, or life, MEANING life! The amendment, which listed Broderick as unmarried, also omitted all reference to Elisabeth. Dan was a piece of fucking shit!! . Dan had every right to leave his crazy wife and marry someone else, it happens everyday. He knew all the tricks & had the money & training to know just what buttons to push to ruin Bettys life. In 2020, Betty's story became the subject of the second season of USA Network's "Dirty John," a drama originally adapted from the eponymous Los Angeles Times podcast about a different, albeit just as fascinating, true crime story. I dont know why betty cant just pretend to be remorseful to get out of prison. Table of Contents show. Oprahinterviewed Rhett (opens in new tab)on her show after his mother's crime. He always depended on Dan for support. God bless Lee and Rhett your mother's pride and joy. !yeah him and his Nothing Ass whore! Broderick III disinherited his second-oldest daughter and left his entire estate to his other three children, according to the terms of his will on file in Family Court. He however disinherited Lee because of drug issues and school problems. Red sports car, new condo for his secretary? He was in the lumber business, and the spotted owl (controversy) really hurt him.. No one deserves to be slaughtered especially while their resting peacefully in the comfort and privacy of their own home. Read your bible ! They deserved to be shot for what they did to Betty. Her graduation is shown as a major point of contention for Betty, who was upset that Dan's new girlfriend Linda was also in attendance for her daughter's big day. When she was told she was written out of the will, her response, I have a job at Chucks (Chuck's Steak House" and I can take care of myself. Betty received half of the pension fund, which was roughly $240,000, which she could not touch until she was 65 years old. After her conviction, Lee and her siblings were raised by their maternal grandparents. The way Betty was treated was disgusting. "In one scene, I'm in a negligee, or something feathery, doing my nails. It took legal steps to notify the lawyer that it was a conflict of interest to give the monthly (support) money for the boys to the ex-wife. She brought in he income to support him through two degrees. Nothing worked. If Dan genuinely cared for her he would have taken her to some detox center and gotten her out of drugs instead of leaving her out of his will she was a scary woman. Kim spoke toPeoplein 1992 to share what her mother would tell her in calls from jail: "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be here." That was pure punishment.Betty should have gotten herself psychiatric help. Perhaps Betty was being antagonized in the manner in which she described in her court testimony. And secondly, wonder where Lee got the addiction gene from? During her initial parole hearing, the consensus of the two-person panel was that Betty showed little remorse. He took Lee out of his Will because she supported her mother and would sneak away to see her when he forbid her to. According to theLos Angeles Times, Betty's supporters were mostly women who sympathized with her alleged domestic situation, although they didn't condone her actions. Wright was asleep in Betty's bed when the murders happened. Larry had borrowed money from Dans pension plan and hadnt paid it back, said an attorney, who asked not to be quoted by name. The dispute over Lee was who had to take her, I think she was 17 and wild . I knew them all, I promise you that. I do believe Dan did what Betty said, with that being said, she will never be remorseful for her actions. No one really knows when Dan and Linda started to having an affair. Betty Broderick was reportedly plagued with anger issues throughout her marriage. And if I could have gotten a gun I would do the same thing. The exact reasons behind the decision are unknown. Apparently, Dan disowned Lee after he dropped out of school and allegedly omitted her from his will. If he would have had the integrity to leave before having an affair, none of it would have happened. The housewife told the Los Angeles Times that Dan stopped putting forth effort before the honeymoon was even over. Once she allegedly threw a stereo at Dan Broderick. According to the Los Angeles Times, the malpractice attorney who had degrees from Harvard Law School and Cornell School of Medicine made $1 million a year at his career's height. The whole situation devolved over the sale of their Coral Reef home. Did Uncle Larry ever give back the money he stole from the Broderick boys including the outlandish amount that was paid to his ex wife for "caring" for them? How long can you live like that?". We were from the same kind of background." 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. The way he treated Betty was beyond wrong! All I'm saying is I completely understand how she felt and why she snapped. After the divorce, Betty Broderick was receiving $9,036 a month in spousal support, but the Los Angeles Times reported that she still continued to harass her ex. I can understand completely why she snapped and did what she did. Would you have been able to sleep at night knowing that your lovers children were at home, wondering where Daddy was? Lee is one of the Broderick children who approached the heartbreaking matter with a more empathetic mentality. You've got to be one cold SOB to cut your 19 yr-old out of your will. Again, though, she found herself pregnant and chose to stay. In her2015 memoir, (opens in new tab)Betty explained this was not the ending she had in mind for her family. According to theSan Diego Reader (opens in new tab), Betty claims Lee is most like her. I love how people moralize in sometimes explicitly Christian terms about how sinful Dan and Linda were, and then somehow come up with the conclusion that the justified solution is murder. Occasionally, she'd hit Kim and her younger sister, Lee Broderick (above). I am glad betty killed them.. supported him an the household while he went to school. Betty allegedly also called Kim a "traitor" on more than one occasion. She cannot be paroled until 2010. (She reveals in her memoir, her husband did not allow her to use birth control.). The first version of Dan's will was reportedly entered on Feb. 18, 1986. Showing an impressive presence of mind in his conversations with his mother, the young boy begged his mother to stop causing a rift in their family with her jealousy and hateful words. I don't live in the states now. Why was Lee Broderick left out of the will? Im not impressed with his barroom conversations with his buddies, either. He always depended on Dan for support. To suggest that two people somehow deserve to die and four innocent kids deserve to be orphaned is nuts. Single, beautiful, and carefree. 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. This guy was a delusional narcissistic prick who thought he had all the power and control and thought nothing could touch him. So, what happened to his will? I love you Betty and always praying for you. The girls are the older children, the younger boys were the custody dispute. 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. She had the house, the money and freedom.Instead, she decides to be a . This is exactly why. As far as his "new wife", she was a young girl who was okay with being with somebody else's husband.. No I guess that they didn't deserve to be murdered, but had Linda not been screwing Betty's husband from the get go, just a cpl of months after meeting him mind you, then maybe her life wouldn't have been cut short. 2017 was a new year, but the same old story. Thank you.. gilber palacios, you have the facts wrong. I attended their funeral 6 months after their marriage. He was hammering into me and everyone else that I was crazy. Dan was as low as they come and Linda what can you say about a stewardess fired for having sex in the bathroom of an airplane with a passenger she just met!! Earley contends that Whelan also acted inappropriately in barring, from the second trial, testimony about Betty Broderick having been physically abused. She testified on her mother's behalf and has always been there for Betty. There's only so much a person can take before they go off the dip end. She claimed all she was doing was finally putting an end to Dan Broderick's alleged psychological attacks against her. "And that she could do something extremely irrational if she didn't have us." Who Are Wynonna Judds Children and How Many Are they? According to the Los Angeles Times, it only took about a month before Betty's mind fixated on a possible affair, which she later chalked up to a midlife crisis when Dan purchased the stereotypical sportscar. 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. According totheLos Angeles Times, BettyBroderick was resistant. Doesn't clear her for murderbut Dan Broderick may have pushed her over the edge with his control tacticsin my opinion only Slain Lawyer Amended Will to Leave Out 1 Daughter November 15, 1989. 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! Does this mean that every situation you encounter, life's dealings, you will react in a manner NOT acceptable by society. And Linda was just ad bad as he. Yes DB had an affair and lied about it, but people get divorced every day. I wanted to grab the chainsaw yell timber and watch it all crash, Love you Betty. You are still back 20 years ago in that same mode. really. But looking at Linda's behavior, so did she. No wonder she snapped!Interesting that people here are criticizing Betty for not PRETENDING to be remorseful so she can be released. This is a primary example of how instability is a thin line between love and murder! Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. 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. Now instead of Betty being 'crazy' for accusing him of cheating Betty was 'crazy' for being angry about his affair. She went on to study at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she graduated with a degree in political science in 1999. I'm not surprised Dan and Betty's marriage ended.two Scorpios are a time bomb waiting to explode. I wish I had the courage Betty had to drive the car through the front door. "My lawyers hate it, because there's no law that says I can defend myself against his type of onslaught," she told theLos Angeles Times in 1990, adding, "He was killing me he and she were still doing it in secret.". Sorry he was dead, but he was not a smart man at all, because he made enough money to leave her everything and buy everything ten times more for he had the money, and he could of been honest from the beginning. In 1991, Betty Broderick was found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder. Dan Broderick is a cheating dead scum bag. The facts are written in only one book-by a real journalist. He did not fight fair. Dan though of himself and his "new love" and nobody else. then, he becomes rich and left her for a younger version. Betty and Dan, who had had an ugly and public five-year divorce, shared four kids together: Kim, Lee, Daniel Jr., and Rhett. Betty stocked up on self help books, hoping Dan's attitude toward her would be short-lived. are you all just a bunch of sick lonely people who think murder is a normal thing? The case made national. It's amazing how many comments about the homewrecker and the bad person. Dan Broadrick was a fucken pussy. I just lived my life, and watched that relationship go down the toilet about 6 months later. the world is full of stupid people, as evidenced by a lot of these comments. (Betty wont be eligible for parole again until 2032.). However in this country you can not allow your actions to dictate the fate of others. Is Brittney Griner Trans, A Man or Woman? Betty had problems. After completing her education with a degree in political science fromVanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, Lee pursued a career in law. Lee was 17 at the time, something could've been done.Remember he cared about it sooo much..Doubt it! LET HER GO ALREADY! It was very expensive to repair, but he wanted to keep the home together with the children and try to make the marriage work. (Need an abortion you know who to go too for help a slut like linda) Dan is lucky he was not my father because betty went to easy on them, they deserve worse.My father never even spoke a bad word about my mother thats called coming from a decent family. Ha! Betty didn't have the resiliancy to start over and she snapped. And yes she was a gold digger.but can't you just imagine the pitch he put on her ! Betty reportedly told Lee on the call, "The bitch is dead.". Betty's paid for her crime . And when that cash cow died, he stole from innocents. Plus, seemed something she was trying to keep under wraps, as even she was ashamed of it. 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. I was a Delta Flight Attendant in ATL, when Linda was too. I think about poor Betty all the time. YES ! Having said that, Betty Broderick is right where she deserves to be. answer the question why did broderick disinherited daughter, which will help you get the most accurate answer. Dan and Betty had been separated once before Linda ever showed up in San Diego-- their house in La Jolla had a huge foundation crack, Dan and Betty moved to separate homes when that was being repaired, but they reconcilled and Dan moved back in after the home was repaired. I helped Linda drive out west before she moved to San Diego. With some of the comments on this page, it's no wonder this country is a f#cked up as it is. Her husband wasn't there, but evidence of a party was. Also, we can't forgot to spin/stream . The court hardly lissens to your feelings, only your deeds count. Lee Broderick, 18, said, "He had told me before that he was going to write me out, but I didn't think he would. A good parent would have found held for the minor-Cutting them out of a Will ? In treatment you hear only what you WANT to hear. The exclusion from the will could have been a message to her to get clean or you get nothing. Read Bettys book Telling on Myself Great Book. I have letters in my attic from Linda to me when she worked for Dan, but was IN LOVE with the San Diego Union Cartoonist, Steve Kelley. I look at like this Betty real did them a favor the way the dan and linda slept around (fact 1 month before the wedding linda was having sex with her x boyfriend!) Two days before her 42nd birthday, Betty got dressed early, drove to Dan and Linda's home in Marston Hills, San Diego, Calif., let herself in with her oldest daughter, Kim's key, and murdered the couple with a 38-caliber handgun. Despite this, Kim who got married and had a child of her own regularly visited her mother in prison. That's it really, .. You were given a lifeline, and . well.. Ah yes,the wife who supports her husband while he betters himself, then once he's achieved his goals, BAM! One time, after Lee snapped that Betty's spankings didn't hurt, the housewife graduated to a fly swatter, which she allegedly used forcefully enough that it broke. "I just remember thinking, 'Wow.' They all said he was a tyrant who they were literally afraid of. You took TWO lives, amd yet, you were thrown a life line. He didn't want to have anything to do with Betty right? Actions speak louder than words. Betty began unexpectedly dropping the kids off at their old house, thinking it would teach Dan a lesson in parenting. The Broderick children were occasionally used as ammo in Dan and Betty's prolonged battle. I saw an interview where betty said she felt safe in prison then to go back to what was happening before the shootings. More than once during Rhett's childhood, he was sent to live with family relatives or in boot camps for troubled kids. Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023. 1 1.Why Did Dan Broderick Leave Lee out of His Will? She continues to maintain that she was driven to commit murder by the cruelty of her ex-husband and his second wife, and, according to friends and family members, has shown little or no remorse for the slayings. Want to get on the wrong side of any judge and never recovery? It is NOW, I start to lose sympathy in your plight. Late last month, Union Bank of San Diego filed suit against Colorado businessman Laurance G. (Larry) Broderick, the brother of Daniel Broderick, accusing him of failing to repay two-thirds of a $450,000 loan--money owed to Daniel and Betty Brodericks sons, Danny, 16, and Rhett, 14. You simply CANNOT take another persons life because they wronged you, and get away with it scot free. Linda was known as a slit by the SD legal community. They werent the first couple do that behind a wifes back and they wont be the last. REPOSTING THE CORRECTIVE NOTE). The youngest daughter smoked pot. On Friday, Wells declined to disclose the amount she was paid or comment on Earleys charges of a conflict of interest on her part. 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. About him? According to theL.A. Times (opens in new tab), Dan's will stated his estate be divided equally among his other three children. The receptionist reportedly admitted that both "Dan and Linda had been gone for most of the day." 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. Betty could never move on. It is VERY COMMON FOR NARCISSISTS TO DISINHERIT ONE CHILD, THEIR LEAST FAVORITE, KNOWN AS THE "SCAPEGOAT" CHILD. She lied repeatedly. I am glad that Betty did live through this and is known to help many abused women. I don't have a strong dislike or any ill feelings against her because in short of all of her irrational behavior, she was what most women are; a homemaker, a great mother, and apparently a great friend to many. Linda Kolkena suspected that Betty was serious, and the couple employed a security team when they got married. When the home finally sold, Betty was reportedly so upset that she rammed her car into the front door of her ex-husband's new house. She loved her family more than life itself. However, without more specific information, its impossible to say for certain whether she earned money from the Dirty John series. Dan & Linda started that catalyst into action the minute they committed adultery. I am from San Diego, and worked in the judicial system during the crime and trial.We ate and slept this case.While Betty went too far by murdering Dan and Linda, I marveled that a woman could sleep with her boss, knowing he is married with a family. She also remained in the San Diego area where she worked in a restaurant as a hostess. Dan and Linda did NOT deserve to be slaughtered. Im so Angry .Betty I have no idea if she's still alive.why They Ever locked her up like they did .The Prosecuting Attorneys. She threw his bespoke outfits out into the yard and set them ablaze in front of their children. They pushed Betty over the edge. I'm glad she killed them. We can write about what should have been done,what I would have done and how things should have went. Lee, the second-oldest Broderick child, also testified in court; Lee was the first person her mother called after firing the gun in Dan's home.
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