Betty Broderick, convicted of murdering her ex-husband and his new wife in bed, dies at 78

Betty Broderick, the woman convicted of murdering her ex-husband and his wife in their bed on Nov.

Betty Broderick, the woman convicted of murdering her ex-husband and his wife in their bed on Nov. 5, 1989, has died at 78.

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Officials at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told NBC News that Elizabeth A. Broderick — her full name — was transported from the California institution where she was incarcerated to a medical facility on April 18. She died the following Friday.

The medical office listed her initial cause of death as natural; the San Bernardino County coroner will conduct an official examination.