Who is Betty based off of Dirty John?
Who is Betty based off of Dirty John?
Like the first season, which told the story of real-life conman John Meehan and his last victim Debra Newell, this season is also based on a true story—this time about the Brodericks and how their seemingly picture-perfect marriage deteriorated and ended with Betty murdering Dan and his second wife, Linda Kolkena.
Is Dirty Betty still in jail?
Betty is still serving out her sentence in California. The 73-year-old’s next parole hearing is set for 2032. While behind bars, Betty has given several interviews—including two televised sit-downs with Oprah in 1992—and penned an autobiography, Telling on Myself, that was published in 2015.
How is Dirty John and Betty linked?
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story is a dramatization of the harrowing true story of Betty Broderick, who shot her ex-husband and his new fiancée dead while they slept in the early hours of November 5, 1989. Betty and Dan Broderick married in April 1969 and had four children together: Kim, Lee, Daniel and Rhett.
Who plays Betty’s lawyer in Dirty John?
Actor Bio. Christian Slater stars on USA’s Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story as Dan Broderick, a cunning and sharp-witted powerful lawyer in Southern California.
