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May 10, 2022 · PHOTOS: Candy Montgomery’s 1980 arrest, trial in North Texas over teacher’s ax murder. The arrest and trial of Candace “Candy” Montgomery in 1980 was huge news: The Dallas-area woman was ...
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In 1977, Candy Montgomery, then 27, and her husband, Pat, moved to Collins County, Texas, where they lived with their two young children, a son and a daughter. With Pat working as an electrical engineer at Texas Instruments, Candy was living in her “dream house,” but found herself “bored crazy” with her new life, according to Texas Monthly. Candy b...
Candy became the prime suspect after Allan told detectives about their affair. She confessed to the killing, but claimed it was self-defense. She said Betty attacked her with the ax during an argument, cutting Candy’s toe with it, before Candy was able to wrestle the weapon away and use it against Betty. A polygraph test indicated Candy was telling...
Candy and her family moved out of Texas three months after the trial, settling in Georgia. Candy and Pat stayed together at first, but they got a divorce four years later. Candy remained in Georgia living under her maiden name, Candace Wheeler. Since then, Candy has stayed out of the public eye and attempted to distance herself from the killing. Wh...
Elizabeth Olsen stars as Candy Montgomery in Love & Death, which also features Jesse Plemons, Patrick Fugit, Lily Rabe, and Krysten Ritter. It premieres Thursday on HBO Max.
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Candace Lynn Montgomery (née Wheeler; born November 15, 1949) is an American woman who was accused of murdering her lover's wife, Betty Gore. The killing took place in Wylie, Texas, on June 13, 1980. During the assault, Gore was struck 41 times with a wood splitting axe.
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Apr 13, 2023 · Texas Church Lady Admits To Killing Friend With An Axe — And Still Gets Away With It. Candy Montgomery embarked on affair with her best friend's husband — an affair that ended with 41 axe strokes. By Benjamin H. Smith Apr 13, 2023, 10:38 AM ET. Brother of Betty Gore Recalls First Hearing About Her Death.
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Feb 24, 2022 · The Horrific Crime Scene Of The Murder Candy Montgomery Committed. Starodubtsev Konstantin/Shutterstock. By Leslie Veliz / Feb. 24, 2022 12:18 pm EST. Candy Montgomery was a typical Texas housewife when she did the unthinkable. In 1977, she moved to Collin County with her husband Pat Montgomery and had two children.
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On Friday, June 13, 1980, the devout and do-gooding Candy Montgomery caused a stir in her Dallas community when she was arrested for killing her friend Betty Gore with 41 ax blows. When put on ...
May 26, 2023 · Montgomery, at the time, was a 30-year-old Texas mother and active churchgoer. She stabbed Gore to death 41 times with an ax on June 13, 1980, in what her attorney later argued was self-defense ...
