Betty Broderick Net Worth: Tragic Rise and Fall of a Suburban Mom

Betty Broderick is a resident of America. We get love, betrayal, and tragedy from her story. She was a supportive wife and a devoted mother but then she became a criminal whose case shocked the nation.

Betty Broderick married Dan Broderick and supported him through medical and law school. They built a successful life together but their marriage ended in a bitter divorce. This incident changed their lives completely. She became a convicted murderer and currently she’s serving a sentence of 32 years to life in prison because she murdered her ex-husband Daniel Broderick III, and his second wife Linda Kolkena Broderick in 1989.

After the murder, she became a well-known figure in the media. Also, her case has been featured in television shows, books and movies. Here, in this article, we will look into Betty Broderick’s bio, age, net worth, income etc.

Profile Summary

Full Name	Elisabeth Anne Bisceglia
Known As	Betty Broderick
Date of Birth	November 7, 1947
Age (as of 2025)	77 years old
Birthplace	Eastchester, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 10½ in (179 cm)
Weight	Approximately 150 lbs (68 kg)
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Marital Status	Divorced (Daniel T. Broderick III)
Children	4 (Kim, Lee, Daniel IV, Rhett)
Conviction	2 counts of second-degree murder
Sentence	32 years to life (eligible for parole in 2032)
Incarceration	California Institution for Women (Inmate ID: W42477)
Net Worth (2025)	Estimated at $0

Betty Broderick’s Early Life and Marriage

Betty Broderick was born on 7 November 1947 in New York City. Her age is 77 years considering in 2025. She grew up in a middle class family on Long Island in New York. Her parents were Roman Catholic. They raised Betty with traditional values. Betty Broderick went to Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale. Then, she graduated with a degree in English from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York.

Betty Broderick’s Marriage and Downfall

Betty Broderick and Daniel Broderick III met at the age of 17, in the University of Notre Dame. Betty and Dan got married on 12 April 1969, at the Immaculate Conception Church in New York. They had four children and their names are Rhett, Daniel, Lee and Kim. In 1973, Dan got a job as a medical malpractice lawyer, and then they moved to La Jolla, California. Both of them built a wealthy lifestyle and worked on their career.

Downfall

In 1983, Betty felt that her husband was having an affair with his assistant Linda Kolkena. She was a former stewardess and paralegal from Salt Lake City. In 1985, Dan filed for divorce after 16 years of marriage. In 1986 he officially divorced Betty.

During this bitter period, her behavior changed because she was suffering through a lot. She crashed her car into Dan’s front door, gave him threatening calls, and spray-painted his house. Dan ordered to keep her 100 yards away from his office, car and house. Betty initially received over $9,000 a month in spousal support which was later increased to $16,100 a month. Later Dan won custody of their children and all of this left Betty alone.

Murder Scene

On 5 November 1989, Betty entered her husband’s house using a key. She pulled out a revolver and shot Dan and Linda while they were sleeping. She had bought the gun a month before Dan remarried. Betty wrote in her memoir “Telling on Myself” that she shot Dan because she felt like she had to survive, saying, “I wanted to live more than I wanted him to die”

After she murdered her husband and his second wife, she left the house and turned herself into the police.

Prison

In 1991, Betty Broderick was found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder. She was sentenced to 32 years to life. She never denied those murders and she said: “I can’t live at his mercy. He took my home, my kids, my money.” Many people have different views about her. Some people called her a narcissist, while others said she was severely depressed.

Betty Broderick gave her first prison interview to Oprah in 1992. She has been denied parole several times. In 2010, the board said she still seemed bitter and angry. In 2017, her son Daniel said that Betty Broderick (her mother) should stay in prison.

Betty Broderick is still in prison at the California Institution for Women in Chino, California.

Net Worth & Income

When Betty was convicted, her net worth was about $1.5 million. Both of them built up their wealth through his law career and her work as a real estate broker. She also got a large divorce settlement in the 1980s that also included monthly spousal support.

But in 1989, that support was cut off. Now, her net worth is close to zero. Dan controlled most of their money and Betty stayed at home for many years that made her financially unstable.