Her actions prompted Dan to obtain a court order to keep Betty away from his new wife and home, and he had her arrested several times when she disobeyed it. So who is Betty Broderick, once happily married mother-turned two-time convicted killer? Betty is still serving asentence of 32 years to life for the 1989 slayings, and her case has inspired the second season of, Wright, a tall businessman and avid sailor, and Betty had been seeing each other for years before the murders, according to a 1990 profile in the. In her 2015 memoir, Betty Broderick: Telling on Myself, Betty said that she still talks and sees her and Dan's children Kimberly, Kathy Lee, Dan Jr., and Rhett. But you just cant condone that kind of behavior. Amanda Peet and Christian Slater starred in USA's 'Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story. Her expenses . Dan was ready to move on with his life, Busby told Fox News. Because of the way the divorce was settled, Betty depended on Dan for support from month to month. Friend of Dan Broderick, Spencer Busby said he was ' shocked ' to hear about the murders, and friends had advised Dan to ' be carefu l' with Betty's hatred for his new relationship ' I was shocked. Betty could have had a fresh start after the divorce and found happiness for herself. She was real exuberant., On Dec. 26, Betty Broderick called again, Pickard said. Prosecutor Wells was successful the second time around; the jury returned a verdict of two counts of second-degree murder. She had been hoping that Wright would send her money to visit a San Diego dentist for a tooth ache she was having, but Wright never sent the money. Photo comparison of Betty Broderick (left) and Linda Kolkena (right) with Dan Broderick. Police say that Betty, who they believe called a friend on the morning of the murder to confess to the shootings, is their only suspect. On Wednesday, after Betty was arraigned, he said Betty still refers to her slain ex-husband in the present tense, as if he were alive. Last Nov. 5, however, Monahan said, Betty Broderick really flipped out.. Wright later testified about his relationship with Betty during a 1990 preliminary hearing, according to the, When Betty was convicted of second-degree murder for the slayings in a second trial, Wright told the, He was critical of the judge, however, and believed that compared to Betty's first trial, he did not let in enough evidence. and immediately fired the gun. I was there once when one of the boys called, crying, Help me Mommy, help me! And then the phone went dead. Betty met Daniel T. Broderick III when she was just 17. ", "Hell hath no fury. [citation needed] She graduated from the College of Mount Saint Vincent[4][7] in the Bronx, where she earned a degree in early childhood education through an accelerated program.