True Crime Case Review: The Trial Of Betty Broderick

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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True Crime

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Emily revisits her conversation with Criminal Defense Attorney Jack Earley to discuss his experience representing Betty Broderick during her murder trial. In 1989, Betty shot and killed her ex-husband and his new wife inside their San Diego home. Betty never denied pulling the trigger, yet she claimed that the cold-blooded murder resulted from years of abuse that drove her to a breaking point. Dan recounts his experience with Betty and details what it was like to work on such a high-profile crime at the time. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.2	Today we bring you a case review.
0:45.5	Okay. Today we bring you a case review. Divorce has seemingly become common in some parts of the world.
0:49.3	But how common is it for divorce to end in murder?
0:53.6	What does that boiling point look like? For Betty Broderick,
0:57.2	that moment came at 5.30 a.m. on November 5, 1989, at 1041 Cypress Avenue, San Diego, California.
1:06.9	In the bedroom, she stood before her ex-husband, 44-year-old Dan Broderick, as he slept beside his new wife, 28-year-old Linda Culkinah.
1:16.7	Betty claimed she didn't know what possessed her to drive to his home early that morning, or what exactly she was going to do with the five-shot revolver that she brought along with her.
1:26.6	But in an instant, the confrontation took a
1:29.9	lethal turn. Betty Broderick fired all five shots from her gun, three of which fatally struck
1:37.2	the sleeping couple. Betty Broderick never denied killing Dan and Linda that day, but she argued
1:43.7	that years of battles and abuse drove her
1:46.7	to that deadly breaking point. I'm Emily Campanio, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast. The
2:03.6	The A murderer or a victim?
2:24.3	That was the question posed to jurors during Betty Broderick's trial.
2:28.3	When Betty first met Dan, he was a medical student studying at Cornell.
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