Oprah Interviews Betty Broderick (1992)

In 1992, The Oprah Winfrey Show interviewed Betty Broderick, the mother who killed her ex husband and his new wife, in 1989.

A truly memorable and shocking tale, produced one of TV’s most incredible interviews, from Oprah Winfrey.

In 1992, millions of “Oprah Show” viewers tuned in to follow one couple’s headline-making story of betrayal, divorce and double murder. Dan Broderick was a successful attorney. He and his devoted wife, Betty, lived in a San Diego suburb with their four children. It seemed like the perfect marriage until Dan fell in love with his 22-year-old legal assistant, Linda. On the morning of November 5, 1989, Betty drove to the home of her ex-husband, pulled out a revolver and showered the couple with bullets while they slept. Betty was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to 32 years in prison. She granted Oprah her first prison interview via satellite from the Central California Women’s Facility. For more on #oprahwinfreyshow, visit WatchOWN.tv/TOWS
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