A miniseries that delves into the true story of Betty Broderick and her infamous murder trial. Based on the real-life events that took place in La Jolla, California, the story explores the complexities of a domestic dispute that resulted in a gruesome murder, revealing both the influence and downfall of a seemingly perfect family. Cast includes Dianna Agron, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Emory Cohen.
eight-episode miniseries. Broderick died in a hospital from natural causes at 3:40 a.m. Friday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. She had been transferred to the external medical facility from the California Institution for Women on April 18.
Married to prominent medical malpractice attorney Daniel Broderick, she maintained a position of influence and popularity in the ritzy La Jolla community where the couple raised their four children. But their apparent domestic paradise wasBetty repeatedly left lewd messages on the newlywed couple's answering machine, to the point that Dan threatened to file criminal contempt charges, The Times reported at the time.
Then, in the early hours of Nov. 5, 1989, Betty entered the Marston Hills home Dan shared with his new wife and fired five shots from a .38-caliber revolver, three of which hit the sleeping couple.in 1990 after two of the jurors held out for manslaughter charges, citing a lack of intent. A jury convicted her of two counts of second-degree murderDuring her nearly four decades behind bars, Broderick became eligible for parole twice — once in 2010 and again in 2017.
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