Elizabeth "Betty" Broderick
Elizabeth "Betty" Broderick, 78, died on May 8, 2026, while in California state custody in San Bernardino County. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said she had been moved in April from the California Institution for Women to an outside medical facility for higher-level care, and that she died there of natural causes, with a medical doctor pronouncing her dead at 3:40 a.m. Her son, Daniel Broderick, said she had suffered septic infections and a serious fall that broke ribs, and that she was on life support when she died, with his siblings at her bedside. The San Bernardino County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. CDCR says a doctor pronounced her dead and the initial cause was natural causes, with the San Bernardino County Coroner to determine the official cause; her son says she had septic infections and a serious fall that broke ribs and was on life support when she died.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held her); her son.