Betty Broderick made headlines in 1989 after snapping after her divorce from 44-year-old Dan Broderick — and grabbed a .38-caliber revolver to pump bullets into his cheating ex and 28-year-old new wife Linda Kolkena! The woman scorned murdered her ex in his own marital bed, and claimed to have been the victim of an emotionally abusive and manipulative husband. But now RADAR Online has exposed prison letters where the formerly unrepentant prisoner has finally said she’s “sorry” for the brutal murders. Read on for the troubling twist from behind bars, and click here for more shocking crime scene photos of America’s most infamous slayings…
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“I’m sorry for what my kids went through,” Betty wrote in prison emails obtained by
RADAR. “I am sorry I killed their Dad. I am sorry to all their friends and relatives. They were shocked beyond belief. So was I! They lost their brother, sister, friends.” It's a shocking twist in Betty's life behind bars, after years of complaining that she'd been cheated out of her fair share of her husband's seven-figure salary in their divorce settlement.
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“I’m sorry for what my kids went through,” Betty wrote in prison emails obtained by
RADAR. “I am sorry I killed their Dad. I am sorry to all their friends and relatives. They were shocked beyond belief. So was I! They lost their brother, sister, friends.” It's a shocking twist in Betty's life behind bars, after years of complaining that she'd been cheated out of her fair share of her husband's seven-figure salary in their divorce settlement.
The shocking murders actually made Betty a sympathetic figure to some — and
Meredith Baxter played her in two films made for the Lifetime network. "I think I bought into her story very much the same way so many people who had read all the stuff that was out about her," Meredith said, adding that she later felt "duped, or I had duped myself" about the murderer.
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“I’m sorry for what my kids went through,” Betty wrote in prison emails obtained by
RADAR. “I am sorry I killed their Dad. I am sorry to all their friends and relatives. They were shocked beyond belief. So was I! They lost their brother, sister, friends.” It's a shocking twist in Betty's life behind bars, after years of complaining that she'd been cheated out of her fair share of her husband's seven-figure salary in their divorce settlement.
The shocking murders actually made Betty a sympathetic figure to some — and
Meredith Baxter played her in two films made for the Lifetime network. "I think I bought into her story very much the same way so many people who had read all the stuff that was out about her," Meredith said, adding that she later felt "duped, or I had duped myself" about the murderer.
Even the woman's own children were split over whether Betty should go free. Kathy Lee Broderick had said she wanted her mom to come live with her, but her brother Dan disagreed — even though he thinks Betty's a good person. “She's hung up on justifying what she did," he said, adding that releasing her “into society could be a dangerous mistake.”
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“I’m sorry for what my kids went through,” Betty wrote in prison emails obtained by
RADAR. “I am sorry I killed their Dad. I am sorry to all their friends and relatives. They were shocked beyond belief. So was I! They lost their brother, sister, friends.” It's a shocking twist in Betty's life behind bars, after years of complaining that she'd been cheated out of her fair share of her husband's seven-figure salary in their divorce settlement.
The shocking murders actually made Betty a sympathetic figure to some — and
Meredith Baxter played her in two films made for the Lifetime network. "I think I bought into her story very much the same way so many people who had read all the stuff that was out about her," Meredith said, adding that she later felt "duped, or I had duped myself" about the murderer.
Even the woman's own children were split over whether Betty should go free. Kathy Lee Broderick had said she wanted her mom to come live with her, but her brother Dan disagreed — even though he thinks Betty's a good person. “She's hung up on justifying what she did," he said, adding that releasing her “into society could be a dangerous mistake.”
The unearthed letters won't help her get out of prison any sooner, though. Betty, now 70, was sentenced in 1991 to 32 years to life. She was last denied parole in January 2017. The 70-year-old killer won't get another chance to plead for her freedom until 2033 — when she'll be 85 years old!
“I’m sorry for what my kids went through,” Betty wrote in prison emails obtained by
RADAR. “I am sorry I killed their Dad. I am sorry to all their friends and relatives. They were shocked beyond belief. So was I! They lost their brother, sister, friends.” It's a shocking twist in Betty's life behind bars, after years of complaining that she'd been cheated out of her fair share of her husband's seven-figure salary in their divorce settlement.
The shocking murders actually made Betty a sympathetic figure to some — and
Meredith Baxter played her in two films made for the Lifetime network. "I think I bought into her story very much the same way so many people who had read all the stuff that was out about her," Meredith said, adding that she later felt "duped, or I had duped myself" about the murderer.
Even the woman's own children were split over whether Betty should go free. Kathy Lee Broderick had said she wanted her mom to come live with her, but her brother Dan disagreed — even though he thinks Betty's a good person. “She's hung up on justifying what she did," he said, adding that releasing her “into society could be a dangerous mistake.”
The unearthed letters won't help her get out of prison any sooner, though. Betty, now 70, was sentenced in 1991 to 32 years to life. She was last denied parole in January 2017. The 70-year-old killer won't get another chance to plead for her freedom until 2033 — when she'll be 85 years old!