The Wife, The Mistress, and the Murders: Betty Broderick Case
From Serial Napper | True Crime for the Chronically Tired by Cloud10
May 15, 2026 · 54 min
About this episode
The episode explores the infamous case of Betty Broderick, who murdered her ex-husband and his new wife, delving into the complexities of her life and the public's reaction to the crime.
Betty Broderick became one of America’s most infamous killers. She also became something much stranger: a woman thousands of people thought they understood. In 1989, Betty walked into the San Diego home of her ex-husband, high-powered attorney Dan Broderick, and his new wife, Linda Kolkena, and shot them while they slept. The murders shocked the country. But what shocked people even more was how divided the reaction became afterward. Because this was a murder story about a marriage that rotted slowly and publicly over years. About betrayal, obsession, humiliation, aging, power, and the terrifying feeling of being replaced in your own life. Before the headlines, Betty was the loyal Catholic wife who worked and sacrificed while Dan built his fortune. Together they climbed from struggling young parents living on food stamps to wealthy La Jolla socialites with luxury cars, private schools, and country club memberships. Then Dan left her for a younger woman. And Betty unraveled in ways that became impossible to ignore. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/betty-broderick-dead.html https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com…
People in this episode
Host: Cloud10
Topics covered
- murder
- infamous killers
- betrayal
- obsession
- marriage
- power
- humiliation
Keywords
- Betty Broderick
- Dan Broderick
- Linda Kolkena
- true crime
- murder case
- infamous killers
- betrayal
- obsession
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