The Skeleton Key Chronicles

A new kind of tour is heading through the Midwest this summer with people connected to some of the biggest cases of the last few decades. The panel will travel to four cities for live audience conversations. John Ramsey is part of the lineup, along with Gabby Petito’s mother and stepmother, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn from American Nightmare, Sean Ellis from Trial 4, and Shawn Licari and Melissa Perry from Unknown Number.

The tour will stop in Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, and the Detroit area beginning in June, with Purdue University Northwest professor Dr. Nicky Ali Jackson serving as host.

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I just saw that Betty Broderick passed away, and it immediately brought me back to how massive that case was in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Her trial became one of those stories that completely took over television for awhile and people across the country were following every development, myself included.

If you’re not familiar with the story, it’s quite a rabbit hole. Betty met Dan Broderick at a dance at Notre Dame in the 1960s and supported him through medical school and law school while raising their four children. By the time Dan became a wealthy medical malpractice attorney in California, their marriage had started falling apart and he eventually left Betty for a younger woman, former flight attendant Linda Kolkena, who had worked in his office.

By the late 1980s, the affair and the divorce between Betty and Dan Broderick had consumed nearly every aspect of Betty’s life. Then in 1989, just months after Dan Broderick and Linda Kolkena married, Betty entered their San Diego home and took the matter into her own hands.

Her first trial ended with a hung jury, but after a second highly publicized trial, Betty Broderick was sentenced to prison where she remained for the rest of her life. She was denied parole multiple times over the years, with officials often pointing to what they described as a lack of remorse. Betty passed away on May 8th, she was 78.

Through the years there have been books, television movies, documentaries, interviews... you name it. But honestly, if you really wanted to understand Betty Broderick, the interviews were probably where you got the clearest picture. She definitely never seemed to have much trouble telling people exactly how she felt.

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Back on February 16th, a woman was found deceased near train tracks in Port Costa, California. Nearly three months later, and investigators still haven’t been able to figure out who she was.

Now, Amtrak Police and the Contra Costa County Coroner’s Division are hoping one small detail might finally lead to answers, a tiny broken-heart tattoo on the inside of her left wrist. Authorities recently released a photo of the tattoo in case someone recognizes it.

The woman is described as white, with brown hair and hazel eyes. She stood about 5'4" and weighed roughly 171 pounds. She was wearing a black pullover top, black-and-gray plaid pants, and red-and-white Nike athletic shoes, but had no identification with her.

Anyone who recognizes the tattoo or thinks they may know who the woman is is being asked to contact the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Division. Surely someone is missing her.