‘Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story’: Everything to Know About the Season 2 Case — and Where She Is Now

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'Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story': Everything to Know About the Season 2 Case — and Where She Is Now

The case of Betty Broderick is back in the headlines. The second season of USA's Dirty John focuses on the 1989 murders and the controversial case that's been made into multiple TV movies. The new series, which debuts on Tuesday, June 2, is the latest. Amanda Peet portrays Betty, a socialite who is happily married to attorney Dan Broderick, portrayed by Christian Slater. After meeting in college, Betty supports Dan through both medical and law school and has five children. Eventually, he makes it big in the legal community and the pair can relax together. However, after 17 years of marriage, Dan hires Linda Kolkena (portrayed by Rachel Keller), a young and beautiful woman. He divorces Betty and marries Linda. Betty attempts to fight back and ultimately, destabilizes and loses her identity. Eventually, she takes matter into her own hands. She was 41 when she shot and killed both Dan and Linda. [jwplayer FORJLfEQ] The show documents her relationship Dan — from their first meeting in the '60s throughout the trial in 1989. It also gives a glance at her life growing up; Tiera Dyck-Skovbye plays young Betty and Chris Mason is young Dan. Emily Bergl, Missi Pyle and Andy Buckley also star. In 2017, the real Betty, who is serving life in prison and never denied murdering the pair, responded to an interview request when Reelz' Murder Made Me Famous reached out. Although she couldn't do an interview, she wrote a four-page letter. “I have no one to speak for me. This was a case of domestic abuse: a pattern of coercive control that lasted throughout our marriage until the day I killed them," she wrote at the time. "I have met all criteria for parole and my release date was 2010. Now I am only a political prisoner. They have no reason to deny my parole." Betty is now in prison at the California Institute for Women. For more details on the case, scroll through the gallery below. [podcast_block]

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'Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story': Everything to Know About the Season 2 Case — and Where She Is Now

The case of Betty Broderick is back in the headlines. The second season of USA's Dirty John focuses on the 1989 murders and the controversial case that's been made into multiple TV movies. The new series, which debuts on Tuesday, June 2, is the latest. Amanda Peet portrays Betty, a socialite who is happily married to attorney Dan Broderick, portrayed by Christian Slater. After meeting in college, Betty supports Dan through both medical and law school and has five children. Eventually, he makes it big in the legal community and the pair can relax together. However, after 17 years of marriage, Dan hires Linda Kolkena (portrayed by Rachel Keller), a young and beautiful woman. He divorces Betty and marries Linda. Betty attempts to fight back and ultimately, destabilizes and loses her identity. Eventually, she takes matter into her own hands. She was 41 when she shot and killed both Dan and Linda. [jwplayer FORJLfEQ] The show documents her relationship Dan — from their first meeting in the '60s throughout the trial in 1989. It also gives a glance at her life growing up; Tiera Dyck-Skovbye plays young Betty and Chris Mason is young Dan. Emily Bergl, Missi Pyle and Andy Buckley also star. In 2017, the real Betty, who is serving life in prison and never denied murdering the pair, responded to an interview request when Reelz' Murder Made Me Famous reached out. Although she couldn't do an interview, she wrote a four-page letter. “I have no one to speak for me. This was a case of domestic abuse: a pattern of coercive control that lasted throughout our marriage until the day I killed them," she wrote at the time. "I have met all criteria for parole and my release date was 2010. Now I am only a political prisoner. They have no reason to deny my parole." Betty is now in prison at the California Institute for Women. For more details on the case, scroll through the gallery below. [podcast_block]

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Who Is Betty Broderick?

Betty was a socialite who appeared to have it all until her 1985 split from husband Dan, who she accused of having an affair with Linda.

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What Happened?

When the divorce turned messy, the case became an infamous divorce case in the U.S., mostly due to the fact that it was about a woman who had supported her husband financially before he landed his dream job. After four years, the divorce was finalized and Dan filed multiple restraining orders against his ex-wife. She reportedly drove her car onto his front yard while their daughters were inside. In April of that year, Dan married Linda.

Two days before Betty's 42nd birthday, she entered Dan and Linda's house while they slept and shot and killed them both. During the trial, evidence was presented that Betty had removed the phone from the bedroom so that no one could call for help. Dan reportedly did not die immediately, and said to Betty, "OK, you shot me. I'm dead."

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When Did It Happen?

The murders of Daniel T. Broderick III and his second wife, Linda (Kolkena) Broderick, took place on November 5, 1989.

Betty's first trial ended with a hung jury. During the second trial in December 1991, the jury came to a verdict of two counts of second-degree murder. Broderick was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 15 years to life, plus two years for illegal use of a firearm.

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Where Are They Now?

Betty has been incarcerated since the day she committed the murders. She is serving her 32-years-to-life sentence at the California Institution for Women, in Chino, California. She has requested parole three times — once in January 2010, again in November 2011 and a third in January 2017. Each request was denied. The next time she will be eligible for parole is in January 2032.