Its difficult to tell where Montgomerys kids are today as it appears their names have never been fully made public. Somehow, she wrestled control of the ax, and struck Gore on the head, she said. Please check your entries and try again. Candace Wheeler Montgomery was arrested and imprisoned for a brief time after police discovered that she was responsible for the murder. Mrs Gore told the class she was pregnant and was waiting for her husband to come home and surprise him. From hair trends to relationship advice, our daily newsletter has everything you need to sound like a person whos on TikTok, even if you arent. I also believe that candy needed to be the center of attention and her fear that Betty might expose her affair even if it was over would make others think less of her and this is something that Candy could never tolerate: She needed to be the center of attention. Exactly! In an . I love the internet. Shes messed up my whole life. [12]. The Montgomerys relocated from Texas to Georgia after the charges were dropped and this is where Candy resides today. And there is just much more. Her excessive rage and anger would also erupt if Betty said she would tell everyone what candy had done. Murderer!' at . It was scary. For more about Candy Montgomery, read John Bloom and Jim Atkinsons 2018 book, Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs. Staying friends with Betty after the affair and acting like she was a good friend was the reason this incident took place in the first place. She said she killed Gore in a rage-induced state. The true-crime bestsellerwhich was the basis for Hulus Candy seriesdives deeper in to the case of Betty Gore, a middle school teacher from Wylie, Texas, who was murdered by her best friend, Candy Montgomery, on June 13, 1980. But later, local police found Betty's dead body, which was axed more than 41 times. Selena is the entertainment and news editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers the latest on TV, movies and celebrities. The person who introduced the axe into the equation. Where is Karma? Who Was Candy Montgomery? I believe you have to be accountable for your actions. Made the jurors sound like a bunch of backwoods hicks. Its always amazing how people want to claim they know someone when in fact they never did. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 CandysDirt.com | All Rights Reserved | Site Design by KateOGroup, LLC. Her whole remembering thing under that phony hypnosis garbage was beyond stupid. She claimed self-defense. Hulus Candy: What happened to Betty Gore and husband Allans home in Wylie, Texas? What proof do you have that Candy Montgomery was lying about anything? Starring Jessica Biel as the titular character, the five-episode show follows the aftermath of Bettys murder and has viewers wondering where is Candy today? it sounds as if you knew candy on a personal level? I can imagine Candy telling Betty about the affair! Montgomery said that Gore went after her with an ax. 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Indeed, a psychiatrist testified that the Shhhh uttered by Gore unleashed a repressed childhood memory from Gore that made her lose control, fueled an inner rage from her childhood, and resulted in the repeated blows that ultimately killed Gore. She had been hacked to death by someone wielding an ax an estimated 41 times. I would love to speak with you if you did know either Betty or candy personally. But she claimed Gore sent her into a dissociative state by whispering shhh, which reminded her of her abusive mother. Candy herself said the door to the garage was locked. And yes, then Montgomery panicked, realized shed be tried for murder, and very incompetently tried to conceal her involvement. In 1980, Candace "Candy" Montgomery was tried for the brutal axe murder of her friend, Betty Gore. That excitement would have been over the minute she and Allan said, I do. She never intended for either marriage to break up. My family has a lot of anger and a lot of hatred toward her, Alisa Gore Harder added. She needs to get hit in the face with this on a daily basis. I saw the errors too but decided not to criticize. She went over to the Gores house while the kids played at hers to pick up a bathing suit for Lisa Gore, age 5, who had spent the night at the Montgomery house. Where did you read he was in Paris, France? We don't know what happened and we never will know what happened. They were thus ill-prepared and lost. She was still alive. She should have been found guilty. This story reminds me of Lizzie Borden. Shame on Allen the damn whimp, what a spineless, loser husband he was!!!! Hypnosis may be crap, but honestly it doesnt matter. [8][11], Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs, a book examining the case and events following the trial, written by Dallas-based journalists John Bloom and Jim Atkinson, was released in January 1984. As for Candy having a motive, nonsense. Candace Wheeler Candace Montgomery Cand Montgomery Montgomery Cand. Sheclaimed self-defense. Candy was jealous that Betty had her husband back and he loved her enough to go to the marriage retreat and he realized that he didnt want to lose what he had. I just think she got away with it, Bethany Gore told Dallas Morning News in 2000. She caused this from the start!, A selfish, selfish woman, shame on her and anyone, especially those supposed church people for supporting her!!! On June 13, 1980, the 30-year-old Gore was found dead in the laundry room of her home at 410 Dogwood Drive. I also wonder what would have happened if the shoe was on the other foot and if Betty Gore would have had an affair with Candaces husband? BUT, if she wanted to kill Betty, and had considered it if it was not an act of sudden rage, then there were much easier ways. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. About the News. I think most of us can overlook the typos or intentional mistakes without your help. Agree!!!!! The nine-woman, three-man jury returned its verdict after. Im so disgusted that Candy Montgomery walked free!!! It is egregious enough that reputable newspapers and magazines are now replete with errors and dreadfully poor writing, and have professional, yet thoroughly incompetent writers and journalists working for them. Do any of us know what we would do when confronted by someone holding an ax? I believe that Betty did attack Candy first. The only good news IS that one day she will have to stand before Jesus and be held accountable for any sins she has not sincerely repented of. Still doesnt entirely explain swing number 15, 16, 17 to 41. I just looked her up, she has 2 stars for ratings and a 1 star in google ratings, so must not be a great counselor shocker. (Note: Not all of these tales were told by commenters on this website. I think they also found hair and other tissue traces in the shower. I kept hitting her and hitting her. So, Betty asked about it to Candy. Something should have smacked this evil whench right in her face long before now, but it hasnt. Only on TV or in the movies do psychics, hypnosis and telekinetic powers work. During the fight, Betty told Candy to shush, which set Candy off and caused her to hit her with the ax to the point of utter exhaustion. During her hypnosis session, Candy claimed that she suffered from childhood trauma that was triggered when shes told to shush. On the day of Bettys murder, Allan was out of town. This story was originally published May 10, 2022, 3:15 PM. Im going to reproduce here part of what I said below, because it speaks directly to what you said, and directly to the deep misunderstanding of the human psyche which is evident in your comment: when someone comes at you with an axe, and you manage to get hold of it in order to prevent your own death, there is no magic moment when it stops being self-defense. But on June 13, 1980, Montgomery killed her friend. They believed the word shhh sent her into a state of insanity which caused her to butcher another woman with an ax, striking over 40 blows? Some people are beyond petty. She butchered a woman and because a sleazy attorney twists the story, this butcher walked free!!! Tom Morello, guitarist of rap/rock icons Rage Against the Machine, confirmed that the titular machine in the band's name was a fax machine. Jessica Biel reportedly tried to get in touch with the real-life Candy in preparation for her upcoming role, the actress told Entertainment Weekly: "She was not interested." In todays time and age she just had to rain on Bettys parade and say mean and hurtful things in her condescending way. Candy Montgomery is a Texas-based woman responsible for the killing of her friend Betty Gore. [8] Montgomery was subsequently found not guilty on October 30, 1980, by a jury consisting of nine women and three men.[8]. It was Allan Gore that ultimately caught Candys eye through the activities planned by their church, and she didnt hesitate to pursue him despite knowing both of their marital statuses. In 1977, the Montgomerys moved to Collin County, Texas and had two children, a son and a daughter. WHO CARES, PPL ON THIS PANEL GET IT, ALSO NOT THAT SERIOUS, LOL! So you were probably born in the mid 1950s. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Biel also explained why she was drawn to Candy and Bettys case for Candy. . Bettys own husband seemed to side more with candy. She had been hacked to death by someone wielding an ax an estimated 41 times. You made the same mistake in two consecutive sentences. As far as CM goes it is obvious that she is/was dangerously crazy. Bethany Gore apparently married in 2012, and resides in Las Vegas. During the assault, Gore was struck 41 times with a wood splitting axe. Montgomery was soon charged with murder. I hadnt thought about this story in years until tonight when I watched a show about it on the ID channel. Perhaps most troubling of all is the fact that Texas let someone found to be criminally insane just walk free. Candy is not a good person. It is already obvious that CM was never a real friend to BG. I also cant believe the jurors verdict. Very disturbing but an innocent person was botched up and a woman that did that horrid thing got off scot free. But these people believe that a person has no right to a rage response when attacked with an axe, and/or its impossible that the rage was caused solely by the attack, and that if there is a rage response, self-defense becomes murder or manslaughter. . She never even showed any remorse, and to this day, it angers me. Theres the same amount of proof existent for all four. They spin tales about Candy still wanting Allan Gore, Candy being jealous of Betty, Candy taunting poor innocent Betty about the affair, Candy making sure ahead of time that Bettys older daughter was not at the crime scene, Candy going into the babys room, getting her bloody, and then washing her, and more fairy tales. .css-lwn4i5{display:block;font-family:Neutra,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.01rem;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:center;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-lwn4i5:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 48rem){.css-lwn4i5{font-size:1.375rem;line-height:1.1;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-lwn4i5{font-size:1.375rem;line-height:1.1;}}@media(min-width: 48rem){.css-lwn4i5{font-size:1.375rem;line-height:1.1;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-lwn4i5{font-size:1.375rem;line-height:1.1;}}Sam Heughan Posted a Heartbreaking IG on Season 7, See Riley Keough's Tribute to Lisa Marie Presley. Montgomery pled self-defense, alleging that she had defended herself after being attacked by Gore following a confrontation about Montgomery's affair with her husband, Allan. Based on this case does it reason that a man can enter a womans residence and take her life with an axe, knife or gun and be innocent of their actions depending on the place and description of the events that occurred? Now, more than 40 years later, HBO Max will retell the story of a Texas housewife who brutally murdered her friend. Even if Candy wasnt the culprit, she is definitely a mean mean selfish person. The emotions were brewing somewhere below the surface, but she had never yet formed the words in her mind, I wonder if Allan and Candy had an affair? This is not uncommon when human brains are forced to confront painful truths. Pat and Candy tied the knot sometime in the early 1970s and moved to Wylie, Texas in 1977. Elizabeth Olsen will portray Montgomery in the limited series called Love and Death, which is set to premiere in 2023. Or would you fight hoping you would come out on the winning end? Two of the wounded were taken via helicopter to be transported to hospital, according to the report. For 90 percent of their lives, they lived these very normal, suburban lives, and then boom, this crazy thing happens, she said. It's been over 40 years since Texas housewife Candy Montgomery killed her friend Betty Gore with an axe on June 13, 1980. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. thehardtimes.net. She also proved during the introduction that she was not really guilty of murder by claiming that it was out of self . To Susan Trager: To compare what happened between Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore to a hand slap vs. a gun is specious. Does anyone know? Candy seemed like anything but the prime suspect in a Friday the 13th murder case. She proposed and indulged in the affair as a way to add some excitement to her life. However, as per sources, she was held on a $100,000 bond. Good Housekeeping participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Montgomery admitted to it and said thats when Gore threatened her with an ax. He was still in the United States. Fight or flight response. A person who kills another person with an axe for no reason whatsoever may well be criminally insane.