Hollywood wasted little time dramatizing the case. A few weeks after Broderick’s conviction and sentencing, CBS released the made-for-TV movie “A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story,” based on Wallace’s magazine article. The telepic starred Meredith Baxter (“Family Ties”) as Betty opposite Stephen Collins (“7th Heaven”) as Dan. (Baxter received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal.)
Broderick scoffed at its depiction of her in an interview with Wallace.
“In one scene, I’m in a negligee, or something feathery, doing my nails. But I’ve bitten my nails my whole life,” she said. “Anyway, Dan’s on the phone. And I say, ‘We can’t go to New York because of my manicure appointment.’ That was never me.”
“According to the movie,” she added, “I am exactly what Dan Broderick told everybody I was — an unstable, crazy bitch that went around doing crazy things. And Dan and Linda are these simple, innocent people that just want peace. Ha!”
A few months later, in fall 1992, came the conclusion to the story: “Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter,” which focused on the aftermath of the tragedy as Broderick stood trial.
The case was also dramatized in a Season 4 episode of “Deadly Women,” “Till Death Do us Part,” and inspired a 1991 episode of “Law & Order” titled “The Wages of Love.”
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