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: They met at a party when Dan was a senior at University of Notre Dame, right before he started at Cornell University.
Betty told the that Dan "had long skinny sideburns, round tortoise-shell glasses" and was a total "geek." Like Betty, Dan was ambitious and smart, and placed a high value on wealth and social status.
The pair kept in touch via letter (lol, imagine) and eventually married in 1969, ultimately moving to San Diego with . At this point, Dan pretty much became crazy successful, and was basically the city's go-to lawyer for medical malpractice—a pretty lucrative career
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