Overview
- Betty Broderick, imprisoned for a 1989 double murder, died in custody early Friday at 3:40 a.m., according to California prison officials.
- A physician recorded a preliminary natural cause of death, and the San Bernardino County coroner will determine the official cause.
- Broderick had been moved on April 18 from the California Institution for Women to an outside medical facility for higher-level care.
- Her son said she suffered a recent fall in prison that broke ribs, battled recurring septic infections, and was on life support with family present when she died.
- Convicted in 1991 of two counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to 32 years to life, she was denied parole in 2010 and 2017 as her case remained a staple of true-crime media.