Broderick was serving a life sentence in California over killings and last month transferred to a medical center Broderick was serving a life sentence in California over killings and last month transferred to a medical center Betty Broderick, who became infamous for the 1989 killings of her former husband and his new wife in a case that shocked the country and inspired movies and books, has died at the age of 78 while still serving a life sentence. Representatives from the California department