Betty came to know about Candy's affair with her husband. The only sound that came from Bettys house was her newborn daughters cries from a crib upstairs. Montgomery said she initially tried to defuse the situation and escape, even telling Gore she no longer wanted Allan. Lynskey added of Betty, I just felt like I knew her, and parts of me were parts of her. She continued, Youre living in this feeling and it can sometimes feel slightly repetitive, but thats what depression also feels like., Biel also opened up about how she could sympathize with both Betty and Candy. Even if Candy wasnt the culprit, she is definitely a mean mean selfish person. This was pre-internet, and because the book Evidence of Love did not have photographs, I had no idea what Candy Montgomery looked like. I am about the same age as the author of this article, so I understand how to use that word when speaking or writing. 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. Wells once said, Make a man sufficiently angry, and staring back at you are the red hot eyes of the caveman. We dont like to think a suburban, churchgoing housewife could turn into the caveman. But thats what happened, a uniquely haunting contrast. After Allan and Bettys baby, Bethany, was born in July 1979, Allan and Candy resumed their affair, with Allan realizing that Candy was more reserved than before. The killing took place in Wylie, Texas, on June 13, 1980. She claimed self-defense. Where did you read he was in Paris, France? Its also believed that she now works as a mental health counselor or a therapist. 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. Please Janice Robinson dont serve on any juries. And you are speaking of two different weapons: A hand and a gun. I think it proves a lot in itself of her guilt that it was an offensive murder and not a defensive one. Betty Gore was angry. The views of each writer, to which they are entitled. She served her time in a mental hospital now she is free living up North and got her degree as a Pyscologist can you image the advice she gives to people. Allan gore clearly was a flaky guy as well so Betty really had no one rallying behind her. Thats no proof it wasnt self-defense. Do you have no life? Where is Allan Gore now, husband of ax murder victim Betty Gore in Hulus Candy? Hers, as you wrote it, would translate to her is, which would make the sentence something like, She went over to the Gores [sic] house while the kids played at her is to pick up a bathing suit.. Ultimately, the attack had mangled the face of the young mother of two (per All That's Interesting ). Illustration by Jeff Smith. She did this because she needed a play mate for her own daughter. She grew up as an Army brat, with her father bouncing the family from base to base for 20 years, meaning that both order and public events were aspects shed been accustomed to from an early age. She was still alive. Pat and Candy tied the knot sometime in the early 1970s and moved to Wylie, Texas in 1977. Seriously? As far as CM goes it is obvious that she is/was dangerously crazy. But beneath the placid surface of their seemingly perfect lives, both women simmered with unspoken frustrations and unanswered desires, the publishers description reads. Despite doubts concerning whether the petite woman could even lift the 3-foot ax used to slay Betty, Candy was arrested for murder due to other pieces of evidence on June 27, 1980. On June 13, 1980, Candace (Candy) Montgomery killed her best friend, Betty Gore, with an ax. 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. Montgomery admitted to it and said thats when Gore threatened her with an ax. According to the Daily Mail, the Montgomerys stayed together after the trial and moved to Georgia. 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. No justice for the victims family. He was in Minnesota. Based on the 1984 book Evidence of Love by Texas journalists John Bloom and Jim Atkinson, Hulus Candy dramatizes a shocking murder case that occurred in 1980s Texas. 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. The fact still remains that Candy Montgomery hit Betty Gore with an axe because Betty threatened Candy with the axe, and thus it was self-defence.. She panicked, and probably figured that people would automatically be against her because of the affair. The killing of Betty. People Mrs mcgomery got off with. I hope Candy never enjoys life on this earth again!! Journalist Julia and Candy: Do you gals have any pieces on Darlie Routier? Shame on Allen the damn whimp, what a spineless, loser husband he was!!!! In addition to writing and editing entertainment news, she also spotlights the Hispanic and Latinx community through her work. Allan Gore was out of town on a business trip. However, after years of marriage, Candy found herself deeply bored. [8][10] District attorney Tom O'Connell argued that Montgomery could have fled the scene instead of attacking Gore. Candy, whose full name is Candice Wheeler, killed Betty, her close friend, in their hometown of Wylie, Texas, on June 13, 1980. I forgot to add I know who it was making the prank phone calls and they were NOT to the Gore family or Bettys Husband, the calls were made to Candy and they were taunting phone calls telling first We know you killed Betty then they were You think you got away with Murder I was surprised they brought up the phone calls on the show I watched on the ID Channel. Youre terrified, your adrenaline is going, youre not thinking like you would be thinking if you were sitting in an armchair watching this on TV, and all you want to do is make sure the maniac who went and got the axe doesnt kill you. Then two Dallas journalists, John Bloom and Jim Atkinson, wrote a book about the murder called Evidence of Love, upon which a movie was made calledKilling in a Small Town, starring Barbara Hershey. For one thing, she brought no weapons with her, and couldnt have known that the Gores would have an axe sitting just off the utility room. She saw it, grabbed it, and went to town on that poor lady. If they knew this would Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, etc have been alive and ki! According to Texas Monthly, the affair between Candy Montgomery and Allan Gore began after the two collided on a play on the church volleyball court, which set Candy's sights on Allan.She pursued . I kept hitting her. Facebook gives people the power. Candy had married Pat Montgomery in the early seventies when he was a young, bright electrical engineer at Texas instruments. Sowhy did Candy Montgomery kill Betty Gore and what was the reason for her murder? They had two kids together. I think most of us can overlook the typos or intentional mistakes without your help. She had to be beloved and likable and nice and kind and someone that you can really get behind, and then after this crazy thing happens, I still want you to weirdly be behind her, she says. Candace should have gone to jail for life! Geesss lady,,or who ever. She was raised as an Army brat and spent the majority of her youth moving from one military town to the next. [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. Your so ridiculous ABSOLUTELY absurd. The final [to date] comment by one Chris Keathly is, however, the most egregious. During their fight, Candy was able to take the ax away from Betty and used the blade on Betty in self defense before her friend could attack her again. She had been hacked to death by someone wielding an ax an estimated 41 times. Gores would be plural possessive while Gores would be singular possessive. But while there, Betty confronted Candy about having an affair with her husband, Allan. She founded both . Candy is based on the 2018 true-crime book, Evidence of Love, which investigates the real-life case of Candy Montomgery, a housewife who was accused of murdering her close friend, Betty Gore, in. She was condescending towards Betty and when she thought maybe Betty was pregnant and going on this wonderful trip to Spain which is not attainable for many people Its difficult to tell where Montgomerys kids are today as it appears their names have never been fully made public. As for why it happened then, nobody can know for certain, but its true that Betty was in a bad state mentally. Candy and Allans affair started in the summer of 1978 when Candy and Allan were playing in a church volleyball game and Candy liked the way Allan smelled after the two accidentally bumped into each other, according to Texas Monthly, which also reported that Candy had told her friends that she wanted shake up her very boring life with Pat and wanted fireworks. Weeks later, Candy, who had known Allan for nine months at that point, asked Allan to talk in his car after choir practice. Candace Candy Montgomery (ne Wheeler) was born into a wandering lifestyle and thus blessed with the incredible skill of forming great connections with anyone at any time. I think they also found hair and other tissue traces in the shower. Its also imperative to mention that she is purportedly back to using her maiden name, Candace Wheeler, and is currently working as a mental health therapist for teens and adults alike. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. I got pissed all over again. A person who kills another person with an axe because the other person was trying to kill him or her with an axe is engaging in self-defense, and acting in a perfectly sane, rational manner. Soon we learned that this quiet woman had hacked her best friend to death, 28 blows to her head. Karma does have a way to come back and bite you in the ass. At her trial four months later, Montgomery told jurors thatGorecame at her with an ax, pledging to kill her over the affair. She fell slowly, almost to a sitting position. A person who kills another person with an axe for no reason whatsoever may well be criminally insane. Hulus Candy: Where is Pat Montgomery now, the husband who Candy cheated on. Does anyone know? You **do** know none of that stuff has anything at all to do with this articleright? 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. View the profiles of people named Candace Wheeler. She became attracted to Allan, whom she met during a volleyball game put on by their church. Candace (Candy) Montgomery enjoyed her role as a housewife, especially the cooking and decorating, and was a devoted mother. [4] The trial, over which District Judge Tom Ryan was appointed to preside,[8] was held in McKinney, Texas, and lasted just eight days. In the early 1970s, Pat Montgomery was an electrical engineer at Texas Instruments. Very disturbing but an innocent person was botched up and a woman that did that horrid thing got off scot free. Doesnt seem that Candace would ever comment, but perhaps Mr. Gore and his children would be willing to interviewed. Candy was a full-time mom and the . I think the horror of being in that situation is worse than any of us can imagine, and the response to it would be very primal, much like the movie. Plot twist, she now works as a therapist for troubled youth. The way this sentence reads is someone wielded the ax 41 times, when it was really one incident in which the victim was hit 41 times. in journalism and creative writing. I am not related to Candy Montgomery. Betty asked Candy if she and Allan had had an affair, Candy said yes, Betty went and got the axe, Betty threatened Candy with the axe, but in the end Candy got the axe and Betty, not Candy, was dead. I dont care what you think but it sounds like Candace Wheeler Montgomery has an anger management problem. So I asked this husbands co-workers husband (and I dont remember what his name was-in fact, I dont remember the co-workers name) if Candy Montgomery was pretty, lol. 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. Then theres the fact that Candys husband, Pat, had found about the affair, forgiven Candy, and they were working on their marriage. She had been hacked to death by someone wielding an ax an estimated 41 times.. They picked up the affair again after Gore had her second child, but Allan fretted more and more that he was hurting his wife. The two started dating after working together at Texas Instruments, where Candy was a. For 90 percent of their lives, they lived these very normal, suburban lives, and then boom, this crazy thing happens, she said. How is she going to counsel others when she obviously has issues of her own. Oops. She could strike again given the right circumstances. Theres no doubt that Betty was terrified of that lunatic. (DMN File / DMN File) Candace "Candy" Montgomery, 30, lived in Fairview with her husband, Pat, an engineer at Texas . As per online sources, Candace, also known as Candy, had an extramarital affair with Allan. I believe Candy brought the axe in to the situation. How could a woman, a mother, have done such a thing? She is a graduate of CUNY Hunter College with a B.A. She needs to get hit in the face with this on a daily basis. The book is described a nail-biting story thats sure to fascinate true crime aficionados, according to Kirkus Reviews. The Montgomerys relocated from Texas to Georgia after the charges were dropped and this is where Candy resides today. She wanted to kill her because then Betty would have been able to testify to the truth and Candace would be in prison. 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?