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fired five shots: one hit a bedside table, another the wall and three struck the sleeping couple (two hit Linda and one hit Dan).Betty had to stand trial for the murders twice as the first jury were deadlocked and couldn’t come to an agreement over her guilt or innocence.Her defence was that the murders weren’t premeditated and that she was driven to the edge by abuse and gaslighting at Dan’s hands.The prosecution painted her as a calculated murderer who knew what she was doing when she entered

Betty Broderick "remains an unreasonable risk of danger to society." So charged the prosecutor who successfully argued against Broderick's most recent chance at parole in 2017. And she has her reasons.

Amanda Peet, the actress who portrays Betty Broderick in the new USA Network series, says that she can relate to the character on some level. Page Six reported today that in the new series, Amanda stars as the infamous San Diego mother of four who killed her ex-husband, Daniel Broderick III as well as his second wife in the late 1980s.

And while this is Betty Broderick's story (like, it's right there in the name), if you're interested to know a little more about Dan's whole vibe, here's the deal:

Amanda Peet plays real life double murderer Betty Broderick in a new USA Network series. While the actress certainly doesn't harbor Betty's rage, she actually sees one similarity to the woman she portrays.

After years of slim pickings Amanda Peet has finally found a role to chew on, portraying betrayed wife and convicted murderer Betty Broderick in the second installment of the , USA Network’s anthology true-crime series. “It was very exciting for me to get a part like this at this time,” says Peet, who delivers a career-defining performance.

The case of Betty Broderick is back in the headlines. The second season of USA’s Dirty John focuses on the 1989 murders and the controversial case that’s been made into multiple TV movies.

By Danielle Turchiano

Amanda Peet is opening up about the brand new season of Dirty John, which this time focuses on Betty Broderick.

"There's nothing more liberating than to realize you don't have to live up to anything anymore," Betty Broderick chillingly states in Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, the second season of USA's true-crime series. The line comes toward the end of this podcast-turned-series that aims to reappraise the discussion around women like her — your typical doting, upper-class housewives and moms who become cold-blooded murderers.

By Erik Pedersen

The new season is expected to arrive later this year

Welcome to one of America's messiest divorces. Or, at least, that's how Oprah Winfrey previously described it.