California IN BRIEF : SAN DIEGO : Broderick Is Not Insane, Doctor Says
A prominent psychiatrist testified that Elisabeth Anne (Betty) Broderick, a former La Jolla socialite accused of killing her ex-husband and his new wife, suffered from personality disorders and that her behavior was characterized by wild exaggeration, petty vindictiveness and homicidal rage. But Dr. Park Elliott Dietz testified for the prosecution that Broderick was neither insane nor mentally ill. Broderick, 44, is accused of killing her ex-husband, Daniel T. Broderick III, 44, and his second wife, Linda Kolkena Broderick, 28, in the bedroom of their home in 1989. Last year’s trial ended in a hung jury, with 10 jurors favoring a murder conviction and two holding out for manslaughter.
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