On Friday, Wells declined to disclose the amount she was paid or comment on Earleys charges of a conflict of interest on her part. I get a little pleasure thinking of that! Just saying. 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. I think about poor Betty all the time. I'm sure it was a coincidence that she was the only one supportive of her mother. She hopefully will be kept away from the majority of decent human beings. "Better shes broke in the streets than has money on drugs?"YES! 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. Six feet under! The will contains no explanation for the change. It was very expensive to repair, but he wanted to keep the home together with the children and try to make the marriage work. The couple made headlines when Betty shot and killed Dan and his new wife, Linda Kolkena, at their home while they were sleeping. He knew all the tricks & had the money & training to know just what buttons to push to ruin Bettys life. Her rational senses told her he was lying but he continually told her she was making it all up. "He had told me before that he was going to write me out, but I didn't think he would. All the dance numbers! He walked all over that and that is what you get if you scorn a woman. The honeymoon was indeed over, and Betty threatened to leave Dan for the first time. I dont know why betty cant just pretend to be remorseful to get out of prison. Other times, she reportedly threw food. Betty's case was also featured in an episode of "Deadly Women" and inspired a 1991 episode of "Law & Order.". He complimented his mother and claimed he wasn't surprised by her actions. 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. This is something even the richest of the rich families have learned this. Table of Contents show. That lawyer became a "very close friend of the ex-wife" . That same day, Elisabeth Broderick, Daniels first wife, was booked on suspicion of murder. As far as him and his new wife getting what they deserve, well, no one really gets what they deserve, thank God, we'd all be extremely punished. I have some compassion for what Betty went thru too but there was no way of knowing she would take it this farAND FYI, you can't force someone to stop using drugs, you can force a 17 yr old into treatment but you can't force them to work the program if they're not ready and you can't force an unstable ex spouse to get a mental health evaluation. Lee Broderick has been able to build a successful life for herself despite the tragic events of her childhood. What to Know; 2 2.Slain Lawyer Amended Will to Leave Out 1 Daughter; 3 3.How Betty Broderick's Children Feel About Their Mom Today; 4 4.Dan Broderick Disinherited Daughter - Retro Kimmer; 5 5.The Strange Truth About The Betty Broderick Story - Nicki Swift No one can MAKE anyone get clean. Sleep around with these married men once things are resolved with the life they had before you!! In 1991, after a bitter custody battle, Lee and her younger sister, Kim, were later on sent to live with their fathers sister, Kathy Broderick, and her husband, Richard Broderick. I agree with you compketely! Who Is Hasnat Khan, Princess Dianas Boyfriend on Season 5 of The Crown? Lee wasn't even allowed to have a key to her father's house even though she lived there part time because he didn't want Betty to have access. A hearing to review the will has been scheduled for Nov. 27 in Family Court. That's just hypocritical, un-Christian, and illogical. I will never condone what Betty did. So, why did he omit Lee? They were my priority and I wanted so badly for them to have a happy childhood. Shame on Kim and Danny - shameful. 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. He went home to his wife for five years and acted like nothing, he was asked numerous times if he was having an affair and he told Betty no. "On multiple occasions [my brother and I] went to my dad and said to him that we wanted to live with my mom and that not having her kids was driving her crazyand that she could do something extremely irrational if she didn't have us.". Elisabeth Anne (Betty) Broderick was a compulsive shopper who worshiped money above her children, and who said from jail that she "had never been happier" since killing her ex-husband and his new. She testified on her mother's behalf and has always been there for Betty. How many men post how they wish they could have had a hard working, suppotive wife like Betty. 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. It was all very sad. The extent of her crime was the extent of the hurt she was experiencing. He told her she was fat and ugly. She thought she was set for life. Newport Beach attorney Jack Earley, who represented Betty Broderick in both of her murder trials, said the suit proves her contention that Dan was transferring assets to his brother (during a bitter divorce) in an attempt to . They got what was coming to them both. Lee testified that her father had cut her out of his will because she had drug problems. "In one scene, I'm in a negligee, or something feathery, doing my nails. When she suspected him of cheating he would tell her that she was crazy; that she was imagining things and was sick. Free Betty!!!! Though Betty was reportedly prone to violence, the kids allegedly didn't fare much better in their father's care. He should have used those courts to force his minor daughter into treatment. Following the murder, Betty was arrested for interrogation and as a result, Lee and her other siblings were sent to live under the care of their maternal aunt and uncle. Some bonus gift for an employee. Actually murder is a sin! Even his cronies agreed he had zero empathy for anyone, including his kids! I have read all the comments, and left the page upset, angry, . and here I am. The girls are the older children, the younger boys were the custody dispute. Vengeance is mind said the Lord. Within their community of La Jolla, Daniel was somewhat of a local celebrity. Actually murder is a single! 2017 was a new year, but the same old story. Betty's paid for her crime . But who actually is Betty Broderick and what would drive a well-off housewife to murder? I certainly did. According to court documents, Danny now lives in La Jolla, and Rhett has moved to St. Louis. They all said he was a tyrant who they were literally afraid of. "On multiple occasions [my brother and I] went to my dad and said to him that we wanted to live with my mom, and that not having her kids was driving her crazy," he said. Lee did not appear in the Dirty John television series. Lee Broderick presently lives in Idaho and stays out of the spotlight. You are now making me wonder about who you "truly" are. Vengeance is mind said the Lord. In the meantime, Larry Brodericks ex-wife, Kathy Broderick, who, after the slayings, was given sole custody of Rhett and Danny, relinquished that role earlier this month after the boys expressed a desire to live elsewhere. '", She continued, "Lee was out in the yard and Mom went after her with the swatter and the little screen came off so it was just the wire and she kept hitting her. Our morals have gone away, there is no such thing as values, you people need to wake up and put the blame for MURDER on the MURDERER. Dan Broderick had so much integrity, he did not seek custody of his troubled daughter Lee, and did not object when Lee was handed to Betty by the judge; you know, Betty, who was supposedly a lunatic? He psychologically tortured Betty for years. I still know and talk to their mutual friends. Love you Betty, Men get screwed too just like me. . she sacrificed everything. Saying that Dan and Linda deserved to die. Why is Frank McCourt really pushing this? Free Betty!!! Free Betty!!!! This sad tale took a life of it's own. Source: ABC 10 News Article continues below advertisement Would you have maintained your "sweet" reputation if half the judges, attorneys, court clerks, bailiffs, etc., knew? The double standards never cease to amaze me and they are quite evident in these comments. LINDA Kolkena is a young dead homewrecking WHOREA DEAD WHORE LOL. Surprisingly, the housewife had a number of supporters, hundreds of whom wrote into local papers to voice their opinions. Like his sister Lee, Rhett also vouched for his mother's release from prison. Fearing he'd call the police, Betty disabled the phone before fleeing the scene. Betty should not be released because Dan and Linda will never live again she shouldnt either she didnt care about her kids anyone she fixed her life around Dan and linda became obssessed with this stalking threatning them she even said she would kill them this was pre meditated well thought about she should never be released her kids are better off without her. But no problem, because the rest of world does see them and pretty much points fingers back at you. But he did," Lee told Los Angeles Times in November 1989. The whole situation devolved over the sale of their Coral Reef home. YES, your husband did you wrong, and then you did something awful because "you were pushed", but now, you have had time to reflect, come to terms with everything, make peace, yet you took that position during your parole hearing. The bastard she killed had no soul why in gods name hold her accountable for is evil selfish deeds. It's possible that Lee came out in support of her deeply upset mother at an inopportune time. You are still back 20 years ago in that same mode. Her name was the only one left out which means that she was not married at that time. Really?? Daniel Broderick, 44, and his second wife, Linda Kolkena Broderick, 28, were found dead in the master bedroom of their Hillcrest home Nov. 5. the kids that do not support their mother should be ashamed. Betty Broderick's highly publicized murder trial the first one in the county to air on Court TV actually split the local community, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. 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. Agreed! 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!! Again, though, she found herself pregnant and chose to stay. Just my opinion. Once dubbed "theworst divorce caseinSan Diego County," Daniel and Elisabeth Broderick's divorce proceedings were peppered with gaslighting allegations, restraining orders, and a vicious battle for custody of their four children, Kim, Lee, Daniel, and Rhett, as the Netflix adaptation of the story, Dirty John shows. Her daughter, Kim Broderick, told the Los Angeles Times that her mother would constantly become angry with her father and lock him out of the house. Read the testimony of this other 3 kids that supported him. Marie Claire is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. It says in the Bible youre not supposed to get divorced. So what if he was a sociopath. She could have put her big girl panties on, grew up and been an adult. Lees dad was considerably wealthy at the time of his unfortunate death and left his fortune to his children and second wife. As Lee's older sister, Kim, told Los Angeles Times, Lee couldn't escape Betty's ire. If he would have had the integrity to leave before having an affair, none of it would have happened. 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. Wright was asleep in Betty's bed when the murders happened. "We were all. Betty Broderick's divorce wasn't a shock to anyone on the inside. How on Earth can you be happy while hurting someone else in the process? Larry had borrowed money from Dans pension plan and hadnt paid it back, said an attorney, who asked not to be quoted by name. According to the Los Angeles Times, Betty Boderick (ne Bisceglia), shown above left and played by Amanda Peet(above right) in the series, was one of six siblings born into a cushy life in the suburbs of New York City. It is a known fact that she kept seeing her x boyfriend while she was with dan and slept with him less then a month before the wedding. In her shoes I would have killed them too. As for Betty Broderick, her once-high media profile has diminished somewhat, but despite being incarcerated, she made a recent appearance, via satellite , on The Oprah Winfrey Show.. her sister was crying who will remember Linda, well you sure didn't you didn't even show up at the parole hearing to defend stinky. She is a woman's, a MARRIED woman's worst nightmare. Get real people, it was sad, the whole story is sad but the reality is he played a lot of mind games and he got his. 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!) He and Betty had separated for years, and actually it was their second separation when he finally moved out again. Betty Broderick has long contended that her ex-husband wielded his power and legal influence against her. Danny, for whom permanent custody will be decided at a hearing March 9, lives with his sister Kim Broderick and attends La Jolla High School, where friends say hes an honors student. Friends of the family say Lee Broderick, 21, lives in San Diego and works as a hostess at a restaurant. Dan and Linda were an example of the lowest form of scrum. I would of killed that bastard also. "But I think she's handling it better now. Lees mom infamously murdered her dad and his second wife, Linda Kolkena, and was sent to jail for murder in 1991. Ha! He and Linda were committing adultery . Without her he wouldn't have gotten so far so fast. Dan had every right to leave his crazy wife and marry someone else, it happens everyday. Her devotion to him made his dream come true. Did any of you hear the actuall phone calls she made? After showing little remorse, Betty was denied parole a second time. Hell hath no fury like a women's scorn. How long can you live like that?". Of course she had drug problems. He moved her and the children into another house, but Dan Broderick took out restraining. No amount of money/property is worth jail time and losing your kids!!! Betty was so abused she didn't even realize it at the time. No surprise he hit it off with Linda Kolkena. Why not Betty? Watched the movie this morning & read the comments. In fact, I think that the dad was a monster. The facts are written in only one book-by a real journalist. 1 1.Why Did Dan Broderick Leave Lee out of His Will? I have seen everyone from the poorest of the poor to the richest of the rich cut their children off while in active addiction. "I didn't want for all their memories of those times to be of visiting Mom in prison," she said to theSan Diego Reader (opens in new tab). It is NOW, I start to lose sympathy in your plight. When anyone is forced into treatment they will almost always flee. No, No, No Dan and Linda do not deserve to die no matter what they were, Betty was not God to decide that. Dan and Lindas family have proven with their actions the kind of trash they are. Yes it was wrong killing them but I understand how she felt! Betty, you were given a LIFE LINE for goodness sake! To Lisa L., is it true that Linda slept with Steve Kelley just before her marriage to Dan? 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. Do I wish there was a provision for me, yes I do, but addicts are good at lying..I think he's wrong for taking her out of the will but could have had a stated provision for her to be clean a year. But that being said, murder was not the answer. Surprised by team Betty fans. She was getting almost $20,000.00 a month and still wanted more. 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. Her father, Frank Bisceglia, was a successful building contractor, and her family were members of the local country club. After her conviction, Lee and her siblings were raised by their maternal grandparents. 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. Why did Dan Broderick leave Lee out of his will? I agree--Dan and Stinky were garbage. . Despite the support, Betty's story was riddled with contradictions. According totheLos Angeles Times, BettyBroderick was resistant. . In her2015 memoir, (opens in new tab)Betty explained this was not the ending she had in mind for her family. Post-conviction, Betty Broderick hasn't shown much public remorse. When Dan came home, she ordered him to leave, but he refused. Terrible. Betty allegedly also called Kim a "traitor" on more than one occasion. Anyone who agrees with her is someone to also fear. The original will, written after Daniel Broderick had filed for divorce from Elisabeth, was witnessed by Linda Kolkena. 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. I seriously would of killed them earlier. He stayed by her side for years afterwards. No one deserves to be slaughtered especially while their resting peacefully in the comfort and privacy of their own home. The Dingoes frontman Broderick Smith has died 'peacefully at home' at the age of 75. They need to Go threw what betty did .A 20 year old Girl entering into her Marriage. That poonany was what was driving his boat. So you knew her she was hooker. Everyone that worked for dan said Linda stunk because of a feminine odor problem, they used to call her linda vagina. 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. Lee had big welts all over her legs. The way he f'd her over in the divorce with his Epstein credits just added insult to injury. 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. And I saw that as a recovering addict. She kept neighborhood children & never raised her voice. The housewife told the Los Angeles Times that Dan stopped putting forth effort before the honeymoon was even over. Oh & let's not forget the x sister n law got a good amt as well!!! According to her memoir, Betty was pregnant nine times during her 16-year-long marriage to Dan. SHE IS A MURDERER. Happy twelfth wedding anniversary to the Prince and Princess of Wales. Linda Kolkena suspected that Betty was serious, and the couple employed a security team when they got married. She claimed Dan Broderick was an alcoholic, but the Los Angeles Times reported that his autopsy didn't show the type of liver damage that's commonly linked to alcohol abuse. I heard Jur's say, how did she last so long. 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. Meet His Mom and Dad. 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. He was not that smart, he thought he could treat her like a piece of shit, the way he sold the family home right under her nose and then tells her, he sold the family home????????? And good ole Uncle Larry took, took and took some more from the boys money.He and anyone else taking care of the boys were living the high life on the boys dime. The divorce hearing took place, Earley said, later that year and in 1989. She said she missed her father, but told the board that her mom could live with her if released. 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. Dan reportedly amended his will before his death to exclude his second daughter from inheriting any of his fortune (though, it reportedly was due to her problems in school and with drugs, not because of Lee's relationship with her mother). It was not like she was down in the street on skid row. Betty basically had no choice. She cannot be paroled until 2010. No one deserved to die. The Brodericks oldest child, Kimberly Curtin Broderick, 19, is a college student in Arizona. Today, Broderick's kids are divided on whether or not she should be released from prison on parole. After her private Catholic school education, she pursued an English degree at Mount Saint Vincent, an all-girls Catholic college. "It was just the wire and she kept hitting her. You sound as if you may have known "Bets". Finally, a voice of REASON!! After she did everything to get him there then he leaves her and has an affair. Truly inconceivable how many more lives were effected by this tragedy than is ever imaginable. NOTHING could keep her stable. Sadly my father still lives. You DO NOT get to kill anyone, ever. "Keeping her in prison isn't really helping her. Dan may also have been influenced by his new wife, Linda, who was reportedly uncomfortable with Bettys close relationship with Lee. Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023. Not long after Kim's birth, Dan got into Harvard Law School and the couple moved to Massachusetts. All you know is from tv, internet, or books. Then something changed, Most of Yosemite Valley is closed due to potentially perilous snowpack and flooding, 7 hospitalized after driver in stolen car runs red light in San Bernardino, police say, Barstow police investigating after officer caught on video hitting man with a baton, Northern California town on edge after second fatal stabbing in a week, Man found guilty of murdering teens who ding-dong-ditched his house, Sacramento, San Francisco mayors take shots at each others city before NBA playoff game. "The bitch is dead," Betty reportedly told Lee over the phone, per The Sun. Kim Broderick even claimed her mother blamed her for her sentencing. I helped Linda drive out west before she moved to San Diego. I was thinking the same exact thing CRIME OF PASSION..see where adultery and infidelity led? It is also a fact that dans daughter got pregnant and Linda helped her get an abortion. A Scorpio and Cancer are highly compatible. . The amendment, which listed Broderick as unmarried, also omitted all reference to Elisabeth. If she doesnt want to act remorseful, thats her choice. I have shaken my head since 1989, so many times. They had to watch all of this going on. She did his effing SCHOOLWORK. 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. Having said that, Betty Broderick is right where she deserves to be. I attended their funeral 6 months after their marriage. Betty Broderick's marriage further unraveled after Dan Broderick hired a new legal assistant, a 22-year-old former flight attendant named Linda Kolkena. She must be held accountable for both murders. When Betty Broderick's daughter, Kim Broderick (above), testified at her mother's preliminary hearing, she admitted that her mom had an awful habit of aiming her vitriol at her children and expressed her hatred toward them on numerous occasions, according to the Los Angeles Times. She had the cutest overbite. At the time of this writing, it's been more than 30 years since Betty Broderick was convicted and it doesn't look like she'll be leaving prison any time soon. He was a complete asshole. Of all the Broderick kids, Lee was the most supportive of her mother throughout the ordeal. You simply CANNOT take another persons life because they wronged you, and get away with it scot free. The parole board is all about politics and some people are to stupid to know better. I saw an interview where betty said she felt safe in prison then to go back to what was happening before the shootings. The Broderick's four childrendaughters Kim and Lee, and sons Dan and Rhetthave spoken publicly about Betty's crime. 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. 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. You took TWO lives, amd yet, you were thrown a life line. 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. Even worse, Betty reportedly had a history of using her four kids as ammunition against her husband.

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