tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post5479874740945087074..comments2024-03-22T01:33:44.545-04:00Comments on Criminal Misconduct: Betty Broderick: Victim or Victimizer, Sane or Insane? Lori Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-75109051782783585322023-10-17T11:55:57.250-04:002023-10-17T11:55:57.250-04:00I have to say I agree with all the opinions and co...I have to say I agree with all the opinions and comments on this site. It makes me so sad because it is just so tragic! Everyone in this situation lost. I read that Betty is due to get out of prison in 2032. If she lives thart long will she be free to just walk??? But where would she go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-82133677233821348582021-10-03T10:47:41.985-04:002021-10-03T10:47:41.985-04:00While I do think that Betty wanted her boys back -...While I do think that Betty wanted her boys back - she defined herself in her roles as mother, as wife - I don' think she went to Dan and Linda's house that night for any other reason than to kill them. <br /><br />Was Dan keeping the boys for the right reasons? We'll never know. I do think at least part of the reason was to punish Betty. <br /><br />I've said this in other Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-14863682716720490132021-09-08T07:24:22.510-04:002021-09-08T07:24:22.510-04:00Betty is a victim BUT you’re forgetting that the r...Betty is a victim BUT you’re forgetting that the reason she went there that day was because she wanted her boys back. Those last letters sent her over there in the heat of passion. After everything else why couldn’t sh have them? He was willing to give custody of Lee who he later disowned due to her issues with drugs and alcohol and boys. Wouldn’t that mean she would have needed a strong parent Tinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580833081350567586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-49419285747412869972021-04-02T21:59:39.641-04:002021-04-02T21:59:39.641-04:00Betty was the victim. Few articles point out that...Betty was the victim. Few articles point out that she SUPPORTED him through medical and law school, while raising their 4 kids. She was the reason for his success. And as soon as he became successful, he cast her off for a younger woman who enjoyed the fruits of her labor. Betty sacrificed for him, not just hard work and going without, but also her best years. Simple cheating is painful as itsherberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070192075216588105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-31165460180261663052020-08-21T01:41:07.536-04:002020-08-21T01:41:07.536-04:00Without a doubt, Betty was a victim. Linda was ju...Without a doubt, Betty was a victim. Linda was just as bad as Dan. I feel so sorry for Betty. Here Is a woman who did everything for her husband, a dog, a monster. Dezihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044868310462248439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-44979607031531043512020-08-09T20:38:07.097-04:002020-08-09T20:38:07.097-04:00I agree.I agree.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094318696165231302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-19684320362136459682020-08-09T20:34:03.177-04:002020-08-09T20:34:03.177-04:00Having also survived two cheating spouses, one of ...Having also survived two cheating spouses, one of whom was diagnosed as a narcissistic sociopath. I think Dan may have been a rather classic narcissist. I think he may have targeted Betty from day one. She was a people pleaser who got her self esteem from others and he exploited that. Had she not gotten immediately and almost continously pregnant I wonder if she would have stayed with him. I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094318696165231302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-52108076072458770192020-06-19T15:36:59.142-04:002020-06-19T15:36:59.142-04:00I was in high school when Betty was convicted. I d...I was in high school when Betty was convicted. I didn't know much about Narcissists and their insidious abuse. Unfortunately I know more know than I care to know. I read articles that stated that Betty was a somatic narcissist. Those same people didn't acknowledge any wrongdoing on Dan's part. I am currently watching the USA Dirty John version of this case. I agree with your insights Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-65025238705790540932020-03-10T01:56:22.093-04:002020-03-10T01:56:22.093-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anusha Todurkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17077941361812293291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-30751146238093932342018-03-25T09:13:41.400-04:002018-03-25T09:13:41.400-04:00Actually I think the papers offered her custody of...Actually I think the papers offered her custody of the boys for a trial period, subject to Dan's right to cancel the agreement if her behavior was not satisfactory (ie sane).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-55476284682513659202018-03-14T14:38:14.774-04:002018-03-14T14:38:14.774-04:00I think she was a codependent love addict who had ...I think she was a codependent love addict who had a lot of borderline attributes,too. Narcs don't usually marry other narcs. She may remaon unremorseful, not because she's a malignant narcissist, but because she is sick of all Dan's flying monkeys painting her out to be the biggest monster in the narratove <br />An undiagnosed codependent is one of the saddest things to see. When Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404027060514552024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-56376516440150473492018-02-11T13:36:46.239-05:002018-02-11T13:36:46.239-05:00Betty was a victim of her religion and the mores o...Betty was a victim of her religion and the mores of the times.<br /><br />Dan rentlessly abused her. Verbal abuse is as harmful as physical abuse�� Linda and Dan delighted in brutally destroying Betty. And she was slowly and deliberately driven insane. Betty is safe now, Leave her alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-46541961778650815142017-10-27T23:41:42.814-04:002017-10-27T23:41:42.814-04:00Dan was a narcissist. No doubt about it. Betty ha...Dan was a narcissist. No doubt about it. Betty had [perhaps still has]cognitive dissonance and simply could not believe and/or accept the fact that Dan would not hold up his side of their agreement. They were both totally devoted to him during the entire marriage. His "discard" was especially sadistic. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362792186438838256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-29061859555726104862016-12-30T15:26:26.802-05:002016-12-30T15:26:26.802-05:00Hi Thyme,
Thank you so much for the compliment! ...Hi Thyme,<br /><br />Thank you so much for the compliment! I'm glad that you are enjoying my site. <br /><br />Regarding the papers, I believe that Dan had threatened to file criminal contempt charges against Betty due to the crude messages she was leaving on his answering machine. <br /><br />At the time he was also docking her monthly alimony checks for various acts he deemed offensive Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-9943048484532763982016-12-18T03:19:32.592-05:002016-12-18T03:19:32.592-05:00Hi Lori
Just discovered this great site you have. ...Hi Lori<br />Just discovered this great site you have. One question I have that I've not seen asked nor answered is this: what was the content of the legal papers Betty had rec'd that sent her over the edge so to speak. <br />I believe exactly as you do on all points regarding Betty, Dan and LindaThymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941759265078698775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-53257235151003590432016-08-15T12:09:57.115-04:002016-08-15T12:09:57.115-04:00Roger, I don't believe Betty will get parole u...Roger, I don't believe Betty will get parole unless she rehabilitates and the only way she can do that is to express remorse for killing Dan and Linda. I don't think she will do that because she has no remorse for killing Dan; she felt and feels justified in doing it. Maybe because she truly felt threatened by him, maybe because she was tired of his shit. Linda was collateral damage so Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-69248167248726986692016-06-30T11:37:20.210-04:002016-06-30T11:37:20.210-04:00I know this is an old post but I wanted to comment...I know this is an old post but I wanted to comment because the Broderick case interests me. I feel bad for Betty and I wish she could get parole but I don't think that's ever going to happen sadly. I think Dan mistreated her her whole life long an ruin her in a sense. Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277336279196433978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-51726631876700068652015-02-02T15:16:04.026-05:002015-02-02T15:16:04.026-05:00Thank you, ItsSimplyMyOpinion. I feel sorry for B...Thank you, ItsSimplyMyOpinion. I feel sorry for Betty but I'm extremely frustrated by her too. Why didn't she let Dan go? As the old saying goes, the way you get him is the way you lose him . . . so Linda would surely have been in Betty's shoes at some point. Or maybe Dan in Betty's shoes since it's been stated that Linda cheated on Dan in the weeks before the wedding. Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-30263430351074949232014-10-02T10:09:13.501-04:002014-10-02T10:09:13.501-04:00I agree with this blog about BB wholeheartedly. I agree with this blog about BB wholeheartedly. ItsSimplyMyOpinionnoreply@blogger.com