"The only two people she was a danger to are dead.". God bless. Let her go so she can spend the rest of her life in peace. But no problem, because the rest of world does see them and pretty much points fingers back at you. The Broderick children were occasionally used as ammo in Dan and Betty's prolonged battle. 2017 was a new year, but the same old story. This guy was a delusional narcissistic prick who thought he had all the power and control and thought nothing could touch him. She lives near her siblings and gets to hang out with them and her nieces. Very few have said that they "deserved to die." Betty will probably never be released from prison if she doesn't take responsibility for what she did. In her2015 memoir, (opens in new tab)Betty explained this was not the ending she had in mind for her family. ?I can only say that had she had REAL friends, not the fake snobs who were only around after, for their own 5 minutes of fame, and had they insisted on her getting help and seeing to it (with all their connections), there may be two people still alive and one not in prison. Newsflash: if your husband cheats on you, you GET A DIVORCE. YES ! What is good about all this is that Dan and Linda are in hell and can't hurt more people. They all said he was a tyrant who they were literally afraid of. The father cutting his daughter from the will speaks volumes. I wonder where Lee is now. But you know what? The original will, written after Daniel Broderick had filed for divorce from Elisabeth, was witnessed by Linda Kolkena. You've got to move on." I think the wealthy friends had seen her behavior on previous occasions. Oh & let's not forget the x sister n law got a good amt as well!!! All of us have been in relationships that didn't work out. That may have been the best revenge if Dan was such a manipulated. It can be spurred by hurt, spite, fear, experts say, or because the head of. But alas, "Death is (a part of) Life". 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. Smith was an early rock music success in Australia, and also played with bands such as Carson and The Big Combo. According to her memoir, Betty was pregnant nine times during her 16-year-long marriage to Dan. Lee Broderick (born on June 24, 1970; age: ) is one of the four children born to Daniel and Betty Broderick. She was basically kicked outa her own life and replaced with some young home wrecking hussy. https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/536352_10151603827237578_1823553692_n.jpg?oh=b748fb384bd1d754a54e906c392cd917&oe=552A12A8&__gda__=1432392871_83cdbd08fecaa3ebe14a069423cca8d2. Describing Dan, Betty said, "He was very ambitious, very intelligent and very funny. These younger Girls praying on Married men.What the Bible all the Harlots .Drove poor Betty into A killing tI know it just killed poor Be/ty. Im not impressed with his barroom conversations with his buddies, either. And to trash the place. As far as the other 2 well the apple didn't fall from the tree, sadly those 2 should be ashamed not supporting their mother. You simply CANNOT take another persons life because they wronged you, and get away with it scot free. The receptionist reportedly admitted that both "Dan and Linda had been gone for most of the day." People are not possesions, Betty did not own him. Heres how it works. Dan and Linda did NOT deserve to be slaughtered. During their divorce trial, Dan Broderick had his estranged wife committed to a mental hospital. The bottom line is..WHAT TOOK HER SO LONG? And what a hypocrit Dan was!! She claimed that one month, she had racked up so many fines that Dan owed her -$1,300. NOTHING could keep her stable. He was a cruel and selfish man who did not care who gets hurt. Does this mean that every situation you encounter, life's dealings, you will react in a manner NOT acceptable by society. Vengeance is mind said the Lord. Lee and her siblings lived with their mother, Betty, in their family home in La Jolla, California. No anger over being cut out, money was not a concern to her. Despite this, Kim who got married and had a child of her own regularly visited her mother in prison. To add insult to injury, the cheater was unwilling to financially help the woman who had happily supported him. In 1991, Betty Broderick was found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder. (Ever hear about birth control in med school Dan) The supportive wife. Smh. Lee Broderick is the second child of Betty Broderick, who also believes that her mother should be given a chance by being let out of prison. According to CBS News, he told the court that his mother continued to defend her actions and that it would be a mistake to release her. Atty. How many men post how they wish they could have had a hard working, suppotive wife like Betty. Happy twelfth wedding anniversary to the Prince and Princess of Wales. But their aunts place was far from becoming a home for them. This is the mentality we are dealing with when it comes to human emotions. She could have put her big girl panties on, grew up and been an adult. I love you Betty and always praying for you. (Betty wont be eligible for parole again until 2032.). betty will go to heaven and her time there will be so wonderful that it will essentially make up for the hell this country put her through. This is exactly why. I'm 1000% in her corner and always will be . Lee Broderick bottom Seems a bit petty for this very wealthy man to no longer care for his youngest child in such a public punishment as disinheriting her. She was convicted for the infamous murder of their father and stepmother. The double standards never cease to amaze me and they are quite evident in these comments. 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. real-life story of Dan and Betty Broderick. The bank filed suit as guardian of the boys estates, and alleges that Larry Broderick failed to repay a 7% interest loan by July, 1989. Kim Broderick even claimed her mother blamed her for her sentencing. Ok so I don't condone murder and with that being said, Dan and linda had something coming. He was the breadwinner, she was the homemaker, they had four beautiful, healthy children, lovely home, plenty of money, jewels, rich friends. One of the primary reasons for Dans decision to disinherit Lee was his concern that Betty would use any inheritance to continue her campaign of harassment and revenge against him and Linda. And yes she was a gold digger.but can't you just imagine the pitch he put on her ! She wouldn't sign over her half, even though Dan had already bought her a different $650,000 property. Why was Lee Broderick left out of the will? Enough is enough! Just saying. Nothing like blaming the victims. 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. About him? Very well put. You are still back 20 years ago in that same mode. really. The will, originally dated Feb. 18, 1986, was amended on Aug. 9, 1988, to include this phrase: I specifically make no provision in this will for my daughter, Lee Gordon Broderick., Reached by telephone on Tuesday, Lee Broderick, 18, said, He had told me before that he was going to write me out, but I didnt think he would. I'm not surprised Dan and Betty's marriage ended.two Scorpios are a time bomb waiting to explode. Wow!! The bottom line is.WHAT TOOK HER SO LONG?.Betty was provoked and deserves to be released. Lee was disinherited by her father, Dan Broderick, before his death, for a variety of reasons. This is unlike some of her siblings such as Kim who has writer a book and her brother, Rhett who has appeared on Oprah. An as soon as he is rich he wants a 21 yr old slut enjoy the richness in hell am sorry betty is still locked up.. she should have a statue in honour of her, what is wrong with you people? During the turbulent period, Daniel also decided to remove his second-oldest daughter, Lee, from his will, in a step that has long baffled outsiders. You DO NOT get to kill anyone, ever. Betty need help. It was a Friday, and the non-stop legal battles and Dan's threats were like non-stop torture. Wow, I can't believe I am actually going to leave a comment on this. Rhett, the youngest Broderick, shared a similar sentiment during an Oprah interview. Me, id have taken the kids & moved to another country, but Im sure had she tried to pull that one off -Dan wouldve had her extradited for kidnapping. It is so hard to believe that there is still so much widespread ignorance with drug addiction and family court in this day and age. After her private Catholic school education, she pursued an English degree at Mount Saint Vincent, an all-girls Catholic college. I think her not showing remorse is what got her guilty sentence but shes now done her time. 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. Their marriage and family didnt inbolve her, she put herself in it! In the 30 years since the murders, the couple's kids have grown up and married and even remain closebased on her Facebook, Kim, Lee, and Rhett live near each other in Idahoyet they are largely divided about their mother's fate. He thought if he moved out, her love for the kids would keep her stable. Dan was not smart at all, he dug his own grave because of his selfishness and for the way he treated people and now he thought that he can just feed Betty to the wolfs. Thus , the one conclusion I personnally came out with is : mentally ill , selfish and immature people made horrible decisions that destroyed 4 innocent kids' lives , especially LeeI feel so sorry for her. Lee Broderick has been able to build a successful life for herself despite the tragic events of her childhood. After the incident, she was briefly held in the San Diego County Mental Health Hospital, though she maintained she was only mentally unstable because Dan made her that way to justify the divorce. Betty and Daniel Broderick married in 1969, but their relationship started to fray the second they tied the knot. Betty is next up for parole in January 2032, though that date could change. He didnt care about feelings and hurt. Also that is was improper for the lawyer to visit the ex-wife of Larry for more than a few days at a time. Kim was reportedly kicked out when she was 18 years old, though Dan changed his mind and funded her college education. Dan was being cruel under the guise of doing the right thing. We can all sit here with our own opinions of what WE would do if it was us, or "HooRah" for Betty, but the bottom line is, those are all just opinions. But two years later, after the divorce was official, he amended his will to exclude Lee Broderick, who now lives in Pacific Beach. She helped contribute to the breakup.of betty's marriage. Distractify reports that Lee had a troubled relationship with her father. The conditions were set by Betty, who didn't want her children to come for Christmas or other big holidays. It happens. The divorce hearing took place, Earley said, later that year and in 1989. "So Mom said, 'OK, next time you're bad I'll hit you with a fly swatter. She was pushed too far. But he did," Lee told Los Angeles Times in November 1989. This comment has been removed by the author. He told her she was fat and ugly. Lee was 17 at the time, something could've been done.Remember he cared about it sooo much..Doubt it! Betty Broderick's divorce wasn't a shock to anyone on the inside. Remember Betty, you get more flies with honey, and more blessings with prayer.Then, you would have been free forever and your children may have been made to feel secure in life.Side note, Yes, I do understand how she may have felt..But do agree with her taking any ones life. Watched the movie this morning & read the comments. So she could find out what a t**t her husband was to leave her NOTHING in the will. Lee Broderick, 21, a fourth child, was not included in the will. what kind of human being can go home to his wife every day and pretend she was the only one, only a sick son of a bitch, to do that to someone for five years, you selfish bastard. Thought they were living it up huh?? I totally have to agree nobody could have known how far Betty would go. No one really knows when Dan and Linda started to having an affair. It is also a fact that dans daughter got pregnant and Linda helped her get an abortion. To me, the movie depleted Dan and Linda being the victims.I agree with someone who said, Betty should have put her big draws on and moved on. Nothing worked. But, regardless of their opinion of her, Betty told the San Diego Reader that all of her children have visited her in prison. Also, we can't forgot to spin/stream . Lee was disinherited by her father, Dan Broderick, before his death, for a variety of reasons. All the show tunes! Why is Frank McCourt really pushing this? She's not a danger to society," she said. As the divorce played out, the Los Angeles Times reported that Betty regularly vandalized the family's Coral Reef home to the extent that Dan filed a restraining order, which she allegedly broke. Source: ABC 10 News Article continues below advertisement And I am those three things. He was hammering into me and everyone else that I was crazy. Now Allegra Curtis is talking for the first time about the anguish she and the rest of her family are suffering. !Cannot believe they still give a scholarship in his name, based on his integrity!Integrity? All the nudity of porn, but with the plot and storylines of mainstream film. Finally, a voice of REASON!! You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. ), At Willie Nelson 90, country, rock and rap stars pay tribute, but Willie and Trigger steal the show, Concertgoer lets out a loud full body orgasm while L.A. Phil plays Tchaikovskys 5th, Plaschke: Lakers live up to their legacy with a close-out win for the ages, L.A. Affairs: I had my reasons for not dating white men. Guess where old broken hearted would have end back up with?Betty right! Growing up, Lee attended several schools during her teenage years, including The Bishops School in La Jolla, California, and The Madeira School in McLean, Virginia. Simply put, judges are not idiots. Betty should not have served a day in prison because any person with any brains know that dan and linda were poor excuses for human beings. NO ONE has the right to kill anyone except for self defense! May both Linda and Dan rest in peace. Seems a bit petty for this very wealthy man to no longer care for his youngest child in such a public punishment as disinheriting her. I think if anything they would have banked it for the kids when they got older.The lawyer that paid monthly support for the kids paid it to a non-relative and Larry Broderick' s EX wife. The court hardly lissens to your feelings, only your deeds count. NOTHING. Thank you.. gilber palacios, you have the facts wrong. She is a woman's, a MARRIED woman's worst nightmare. Bottom Line? Things also frequently escalated to violence. At seventeen they have the right to consent or not consent to mental health or drug treatment. Weirdly enough, when the divorce finally came, it didn't come from Betty. Disinheriting children or a spouse -- or everyone in the family -- is not uncommon and not limited to the rich, either. She has been locked up for over 30 years. Betty hung back at home, where she cared for their four children, who went to prestigious private schools, and planned the family's extensive list of activities, which often included attending parties thrown by some of La Jolla's most elite residents. Linda was known as a slit by the SD legal community. Lee is one of the Broderick children who approached the heartbreaking matter with a more empathetic mentality. Despite her role in the trial, Lee vouched for her mother's release in 2010. !yeah him and his Nothing Ass whore! I'd say to dad, 'Just take me the day you leave,'" she told the Los Angeles Times. He should have used those courts to force his minor daughter into treatment. "I have never had emotional disturbance or mental illness except when he provoked a 'disturbance,'" she told the Los Angeles Times, adding, "My 'emotional outbursts' were only a response to Dan's calculating, hateful way of dealing with our divorce. Then again, her dad may have still amended his will to include her if not for his untimely death. 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. And sold her home out from under her.She should have been given half of the profit from his law firm. The couple made headlines when Betty shot and killed Dan and his new wife, Linda Kolkena, at their home while they were sleeping. Both Rhett Broderick and Lee Broderick have advocated for their mother's release, while Daniel Broderick Jr. and Kim Broderick have helped keep their mother behind bars. If you think about it, if Betty could just take two minutes to seriously think about this situation, she could have gotten out of jail on probation. I had a drug problem when my father died, heroin, and in his will, the money and such was divided evenly between my siblings. Lee Broderick had a notably troubled relationship with her father at the time of his death, largely due to an alleged drug problem. I'd grab Danny and hide in the closet," Kim told the Los Angeles Times. What is amazing to me is that this story lives on and there are posts that defend both sides 25 years after the incident. I'd grab Danny and hide in the closet. Why didn't Lee Broderick get any inheritance? I dont know why betty cant just pretend to be remorseful to get out of prison. Sneaking into a bedroom while they slept and shot them. In her shoes I would have killed them too. However, they certainly were both a couple of jerks-to-the-core. This wasn't a case of a marriage slowly falling apart or a man who simply cheated. Neither one of them deserved to be killed because Betty couldn't move on. According toThe San Diego Union-Tribune, shestill claimed to have never intended to kill her ex-husband or his new wife, but her parole was denied for a second time in 2017. I totally agree, WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE? Love you Betty, Men get screwed too just like me. Dan with his drunk driving could have killed innocent people and Linda X was heartbroken because she strung him along, if these 2 were still around who knows how many people would have been hurt. Offers may be subject to change without notice. If the movie portrays Betty in the right way then I dont blame Dan for leaving her. Secret letters infamous murderer Betty Broderick sent to her boyfriend begging for money and affection from behind bars have been published after being discovered in a forgotten San Diego storage. 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. Everything they did from the time they got together was an investment. Since no one paid attention to any of these rules especially the gold digger ! " She couldn't ignore it. "But I think she's handling it better now. Her husband wasn't there, but evidence of a party was. No one deserved to die. She loved her family more than life itself. Get over it, continue to fight the courts or move on. I think about poor Betty all the time. That was Betty's ground work and for Linda whorish ass to reap the benefits was pathetic as hell! Theres no need in keeping her locked up until she dies. At first, her only evidence was a cold conversation. Your person. He traded her in like a used car. He could have easily put Lees portion into a trust administered by his more responsible kidsyou know, the ones who were on his side. Per the Los Angeles Times, Betty believed the repairs were an excuse to push her out, especially because Dan Broderick who claimed he was unhappy moved back into their damaged house just a few months after they first left. Deputy District Attorney Richard Sachs who attended both the 2010 and 2017 hearings told News 10 San Diegothat the mother of four blamed her victims for her situation. According to the Los Angeles Times, Dan would dock Betty's spousal support by $100 every time she used an obscene word. Why instead of killing them she just got on with her life? Larry Broderick, Daniels brother, is the executor of the estate. Everything that was done to betty, it's no dam wonder she snapped. She also remained in the San Diego area where she worked in a restaurant as a hostess. 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. According to the Los Angeles Times, the film starred "Family Ties"actor Meredith Baxter, who ended up getting an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of the troubled housewife. The honeymoon was indeed over, and Betty threatened to leave Dan for the first time. She began working as a Deputy District Attorney in San Diego in 2007, and she is reportedly highly respected in her field. They got what was coming to them both. I think you are right,maybe a friend of Dan. So what if he was a sociopath. That is what finally broke her. Betty's marriage was an investment. Some reports also have it that Lee had gotten involved in drugs and had challenges with her academics while she was in school and thus had fallen out of favor with her father. 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. No way in hell do they deserve what they got. But .. he wanted his cake and eat it too. There's only so much a person can take before they go off the dip end. I would've had my house, my kids. I am glad betty killed them.. supported him an the household while he went to school. The exact reasons behind the decision are unknown. Alert, true crime fans: Thesecond season of (opens in new tab)Dirty John, (opens in new tab)this one calledDirty John: The Betty Broderick Storywhich originally premiered on June 2,2020,on the USA Networkhas hit Netflix. "He'd come around to my window and whisper, 'Kim, let me in,'" she said. The changes were far from insignificant. 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. Perhaps that's because Daniel Broderick is played by Christian Slater, who embodies a villain remarkably well, turning from doting husband to vindictive adulterer on a dime. You can't always believe everything just because you saw the lifetime movie. Keeping her in prison isn't really helping her. Even his cronies agreed he had zero empathy for anyone, including his kids! Today, Broderick's kids are divided on whether or not she should be released from prison on parole. Slain malpractice lawyer Daniel T. 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. My condolences to Amby and all of Broderick's loved ones :( I worry it might continue being a rough time for Amby because his grandma, Sadie Sorceress, is even older. I've been in Betty's situation. It is simply not right. He promised me the moon.". She is aged now.If you read the entire book, Betty was the sweetest, kindest soul in the world. Yes, he had so much integrity as an attorney, he stood by while the mother of his children, who was, as he claimed loudly and often, was so mentally unstable she could not be trusted to have custody of said children, to *represent herself* in their divorce proceedings. Netflix owes us answers after that ending. Yes it was wrong killing them but I understand how she felt! Wow, what an unlikable character this man was. Dan was a person who tried his best to stay with Betty, who tried to help Betty, who tried to protect their Kids, who tried every thing he could. wow, sickening. Betty's paid for her crime . I still know and talk to their mutual friends. No surprise he hit it off with Linda Kolkena. Betty stood up to the piece of shit and wanted answers and did not lay down and allow him to run her over, yes, she was crazy, he drove her crazy, telling her she was crazy and he was not having an affair. Release Betty! Well he got it all right and unfortunately her program had a little more serious consequences that I'm sure she didn't bargain for.Well at this point Betty needs to be freed to live what she can find in the way of scraps of her life & we all need to move on. When the pair flew from San Diego back to their old NYC stomping grounds for a vacation, Betty claimed Dan admitted he wasn't in love with her. Oprahinterviewed Rhett (opens in new tab)on her show after his mother's crime. as far as the children, Judges children have problems and there is no divorce so what is the big deal? Make a false claim! After being denied parole multiple times, she won't be eligible again until 2032. He took Lee out of his Will because she supported her mother and would sneak away to see her when he forbid her to. The youngest of the four Broderick kids, Rhett learned about the death of his father and stepmother through a family friend. When she suspected him of cheating he would tell her that she was crazy; that she was imagining things and was sick. Never mess with a married man & never date or marry a lawyer. October 4, 2022 by John Groove. So he disinherited his daughter due to drugs and he is drunk pretty much nightly and driving. The problem steel remains she showed no remorse to what she did,not thinking of there kids threw all of this that's what really mattered and nobody has said this.No matter what went on those children was put threw pure hell. 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.