Vintage Oprah
Letter from Dan's Sister

Dear Oprah,

After 16 years of unhappy married life, held together for the sake of the children, Dan finally had enough.

For five solid years, my brother Dan, was hounded, harassed, haunted by Betty and with his beautiful wife, finally murdered. Betty would not let go and if she could not have my brother, no one could.

An endless list of hateful things Betty did to the children, to Dan and Linda, to our family friends could be written. But only one counts. She bought a gun, took shooting lessons, and practiced at the firing range. Five years after the divorce, she broke into Dan and Linda's house and murdered them in their sleep. She then pulled the phone out of Dan's hands so he could not call for the help necessary to save his life.

— Dan's Sister


From the show Vintage Oprah: Betty Broderick.