On November 5, 1983, 42-year-old Betty Broderick entered her ex-husband's home and shot Dan, the powerful lawyer, and his young bride Linda as they led in bed. Her first trial ending in a hung jury was controversial.
Although her second trial resulted in a conviction on two counts of second-degree murder, the jury disagreed over whether Betty had committed a crime of passion or an act of cold-blooded murder. Was she the victim of battered person syndrome or perhaps even PTSD? You be the judge.
Resources:
Schwartz Nobel, L. (1993) Forsaking All Others: The Real Betty Broderick Story
Stumbo, B. (2013). Until the Twelfth of Never: Will Betty Broderick Ever Be Free?
Taubman, B. (1992) Hell Hath No Fury: A True Story of Walth and Passion, Love, and Envy, and a Woman Driven to the Ultimate Revenge
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