Re: Betty Broderick

conlt · ‎03-16-2010

I remember feeling bad for her. She was very hurt, but that does not negate what she did. She should have walked away.

shoekitty · ‎03-10-2010

ito me they both did wrong. Betty was raised strict Catholic, school and all, as was Dan. Her more so. They were married in Catholic Church,1969. Betty did work to help:while he finished school,( he went medical and legal) for a couple years after marriage. She didn't work full time, or was totally supporting that long!! Dan graduated and went to work at top law firm in 1974. (He met Linda inm1983.) He was making bucks from get go. Betty worked part time (Tupperware and art store) after for a bit. She did enjoy a very good income from his job for a while .before affair and murder. . The kids said the marriage was going bad,long before the affair. Dan started up with Linda about 1983-84. Yes, he lied for a year or so before he fessed up. They were married almost 14 yrs before affair. No excuse for him at all. ...but all this wasn't sudden. Her obsessive behavior begun a bit before the affair, and then escalated when she found out. I think even if Dan hadn't had an affair, (and just wanted a divorce) she woukd have held on to him. Not out love, but obsession. Jmho. Betty had a boyfriend after Dan left, she wasn't totally alone. Also, she dropped kids off herself, one by one at Dans after Dan and Linda married. She thought he would be stressed with kids ,and realize he needed her. Then things went so bad ..l the kids didn't want do go back to Betty. By this time she was stalking, sending vile messages, harassing them had restraining order, and police knew her well....so court awarded Dan some custody. He didn't take the kids from her.

“sometimes you have to bite your upper lip and put sunglasses on”….Bob Dylan

LuvSoCal · ‎07-18-2010

@qbetzforreal wrote:
@jlkz wrote:
@qbetzforreal

Sorry any time someone passes. Was she a celebrity, artist, poster, friend ???
@jlkz - She became a celebrity when she murdered her ex-husband and his wife.

It was reported she supported him while he went through medical school. In the end, he had an affair, divorced her, got everything including the children leaving her with nothing. She snapped.

There were several tv movies and books made about her and her life.

hth

@qbetzforreal This was quite the sensational murder case here in San Diego when it happened.

Yes, BB supported him through law school, had his 4 children and basically raised them while he was busy building his practice.

He was very successful and influential within the local legal community and at some point hired a very young and attractive woman to work at his firm. They began having an affair and he eventually told BB that he wanted a divorce so he would be free to marry Linda.

Dan Broderick made her life **** and she responded in kind. The kids turned against her because of all the chaos and she basically lost her mind.

DB treated her very poorly but BB would have had a great life when it was all said and done (financial settlement/spousal support/La Jolla house etc.).

It was extremely sad that she couldn't let it go. Instead she broke into their home in the early morning hours one Sunday, went upstairs where they were sleeping and ended their lives.

Her kids released a statement saying they preferred to remember the good times before their dad left saying what a fun, smart and engaging person she had been as a mother and, in general, while they were growing up.

Linmo · ‎12-16-2013

Old fashioned values here - I would be totally PO'ed if I supported my husband financially while he was making his way up the ladder in addition to caring for our children and then he left me for another woman regardless of her age.

But I would not kill him or his new wife. Betty had every reason to feel enraged over Dan's actions. The fact that she killed Dan and his wife suggest that she was suffering from some sort of mental health issue. I hope that she can finally rest in peace.

Ronettes · ‎12-13-2022

At that point the money didn't mean anything to Betty, he had just crushed her.

Ronettes · ‎12-13-2022

@Linmo wrote:
Old fashioned values here - I would be totally PO'ed if I supported my husband financially while he was making his way up the ladder in addition to caring for our children and then he left me for another woman regardless of her age.

But I would not kill him or his new wife. Betty had every reason to feel enraged over Dan's actions. The fact that she killed Dan and his wife suggest that she was suffering from some sort of mental health issue. I hope that she can finally rest in peace.

I too hope Betty has found peace.

The odd thing is that none of us really know what we might do if we were in Betty's shoes - I wouldn't hurt or kill someone, I'd probably just move on. But Betty did work and care for the children for years, I can understand her rage.

CalminHeart · ‎03-09-2010

@jlkz wrote:
@qbetzforreal

Sorry any time someone passes. Was she a celebrity, artist, poster, friend ???

She murdered her husband and was in prison.

CalminHeart · ‎03-09-2010

I'm sorry, but I don't get all the good wishes for Betty. Did she have good wishes for the people she killed? Or the kids left without parents? Or their families?

I don't seek vengeance or feel any ill-will toward her. I don't wish anyone dead. I just hope she repented before she died.

There are consequences for everything we all do and Betty faced them for murdering people.

tiny 2 · ‎03-10-2010

@shoekitty wrote:
ito me they both did wrong. Betty was raised strict Catholic, school and all, as was Dan. Her more so. They were married in Catholic Church,1969. Betty did work to help:while he finished school,( he went medical and legal) for a couple years after marriage. She didn't work full time, or was totally supporting that long!! Dan graduated and went to work at top law firm in 1974. (He met Linda inm1983.) He was making bucks from get go. Betty worked part time (Tupperware and art store) after for a bit. She did enjoy a very good income from his job for a while .before affair and murder. . The kids said the marriage was going bad,long before the affair. Dan started up with Linda about 1983-84. Yes, he lied for a year or so before he fessed up. They were married almost 14 yrs before affair. No excuse for him at all. ...but all this wasn't sudden. Her obsessive behavior begun a bit before the affair, and then escalated when she found out. I think even if Dan hadn't had an affair, (and just wanted a divorce) she woukd have held on to him. Not out love, but obsession. Jmho. Betty had a boyfriend after Dan left, she wasn't totally alone. Also, she dropped kids off herself, one by one at Dans after Dan and Linda married. She thought he would be stressed with kids ,and realize he needed her. Then things went so bad ..l the kids didn't want do go back to Betty. By this time she was stalking, sending vile messages, harassing them had restraining order, and police knew her well....so court awarded Dan some custody. He didn't take the kids from her.

@shoekitty, I read an interview with a daughter and she said that if Dan wasn't home by a certain time that he would be locked out of the house. She said he would have to climb in through her bedroom window. She said she used to cry and beg him to leave Betty and take her with him. This was long before he had the affair. She was extremely regimented.