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Nov 2019
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Betty Broderick

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Ep 01: The Betty Broderick Case. Betty was a faithful partner who raised her children and put her husband through both medical school and law school. What drove this women to murder two people?

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Keywords: Daniel Broderick III, San Diego, Linda Kolkena,  "Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story" (show based off this case), "Telling on Myself"

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