Thirty years after five bullets, two coffins and one California prison inmate No. Betty and Dan Broderick had looked like the perfect couple, right up until they weren’t. After four children and nearly 15 years of marriage, after the riches they both worked for were finally within reach, he walked out and began having an affair with his assistant. In 1989, it was Dan’s bed with Linda Kolkena, his new wife of not quite seven months. Thirty years after five bullets, two coffins and one California prison inmate No. In the second episode of our podcast, we chart the saga of betrayal, separation, divorce and murder.I know it’s an interesting story, but it definitely feels very exploitative. W42477, why can’t we look away from Betty Broderick? In jail, Betty behaved like you'd imagine someone would be after an exorcism — a bit giddy, a bit manic. Betty Broderick during her trial. “I will never let you down!” he tweeted.The rest stop was another 60 miles up the road, which seemed as far off as a reliable vaccine, but I made it in the nick of time. W42477, why can’t we look away from Betty Broderick?These were murders that would turn any town on its head, but La Jolla, Calif? All of these issues remain critical and controversial in contemporary America today. It was just a retelling of the story in a way that exploited the story and was perhaps slightly “fair” to both perspectives. It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders

She has been diagnosed with two mental illnesses, and I think at one point she was even called “crazy” or something along those lines in this podcast. An open dialogue of my journey to empower yours. W42477, why can’t we look away from Betty Broderick? “Till death do you part” turned out to be the way it would ultimately end: bitter, savage and fatal. Episode 3: Dan Broderick and his new wife, Linda, were killed in their bed. Episode 4: One of the most sensational moments in Betty Broderick’s second murder trial was straight out of a TV courtroom drama. Listen on Apple Podcasts. Betty and Dan Broderick had looked like the perfect couple, right up until they weren’t.

These were murders that would turn any town on its head, but La Jolla, Calif? The killer was the man’s first wife, Betty Broderick.

“Till death do you part” turned out to be the way it would ultimately end: bitter, savage and fatal. But the Betty Broderick case is also about much more than that, with a new Los Angeles Times podcast digging into how she was in many ways a … And it’s raised some questions about how divorce laws may contribute to what’s called the feminization of poverty.

The Los Angeles Times is launching a new podcast called “It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders,” written and hosted by me, Patt Morrison, a columnist and reporter. Up next, you’ll hear the last of three episodes of "Dirty John … Pink’s, the legendary Hollywood hot dog stand, named its veggie dog after her.The Lake fire near Lake Hughes and the Ranch 2 fire above Azusa have forced widespread evacuations and worsened air quality during an epic heat wave.The broiling conditions that began Friday in California may rival the deadly seven-day heat event of July 2006.The state’s coronavirus watch list, which guides the state’s decision to allow counties to open certain sectors, including schools and in-person service at places of worship, was frozen last week after state officials announced that a backlog with test result data had led to an inaccurate count of cases.The rest stop was another 60 miles up the road, which seemed as far off as a reliable vaccine, but I made it in the nick of time. In 1969, it was Betty and Dan’s honeymoon bed. W42477, why can’t we look away from Betty Broderick? It’s a sad story and I feel very bad for her children.I listened to this hoping it would “round out” what I saw on the show with some interesting cultural insights. Up next, you’ll hear the first of three episodes of "Dirty John Season 2: The Podcast," a paid podcast from USA Network. Medical Examiner Christopher Swalwell, left, shows the path of bullets that killed Linda Broderick as prosecutor Paul Burakoff looks on in Betty Broderick’s retrial on Oct. 16, 1991. “It was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders,” is a four-part podcast that premieres May 26. It’s resonated with two generations of Americans -- deserted wives, unhappy husbands. This 3-episode series goes behind the scenes of the USA Network's new television series "Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story," a re-telling of the riveting and complex tale of Betty Broderick. Rather than say this, I would have loved to have heard about the feminization of poverty, which was mentioned in the notes about the series. It’s amazing, really, the events of our shared history that we forget … and those that we remember.Even people who weren’t alive 30 years ago know and care about For more than 30 years, there have been Betty Broderick TV movies, and books, and now Facebook pages, where some people say that they sympathized with her up until she pulled the trigger, and some, fewer, who had terrible divorces themselves and said, “Atta girl, Betty – what took you so long?”In my new podcast, we’ll hear from her divorce attorney, her defense attorney and the foreman of Key Times articles about the case of La Jolla Socialite Betty Broderick, convicted of murdering her ex-husband and his new wife in 1989.“It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders” is written and reported by Patt Morrison.