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  1. Feb 24, 2022 · Candy Montgomery murdered her friend and the wife of the man she had an affair with. The horrific crime scene showed Candy committed a crime of passion.

  2. 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.

  3. May 10, 2022 · The arrest and trial of Candace “Candy” Montgomery in 1980 was huge news: The Dallas-area woman was accused of killing her friend Betty Gore with an ax. Hulu and HBO Max both have new crime drama...

  4. May 2, 2022 · The 30-year-old mother of two had been slashed to bits with 41 swings of an axe, 28 of which had mutilated her head and face. As the last person to be seen with Betty Gore, Montgomery was charged with her murder. Her trial became one of the most controversial cases in Texas history.

  5. Jan 25, 2023 · In the fall of 1980, an attorney looking for some free publicity called Texas Monthly staff writer John Bloom and told him: in one of the wildest crimes in state history, his client, Candy...

  6. Apr 26, 2023 · On Oct. 30, 1980, a jury of nine women and three men found Candy Montgomery not guilty of Betty Gore’s murder. She was acquitted of the murder charge.

  7. They arrested Candy Montgomery and charged her with murder. For a while, Candy denied the charges. After she was released on bail, Candy stopped reading the newspapers and watching the TV...

  8. Apr 13, 2023 · After deliberating for under four hours, the jury acquitted Candy Montgomery of the murder of Betty Gore on the basis of self-defense. “Murderer! Murderer!” people screamed at her as she left the courthouse, according to the United Press International news service.

  9. May 10, 2022 · On Oct. 30, 1980, a jury of nine women and three men found Candy Montgomery not guilty of Betty Gore’s murder. She was acquitted of the murder charge.

  10. Apr 15, 2024 · Max's ‘Love & Death’ stars Elizabeth Olsen as infamous axe murderer Candy Montgomery, who killed her neighbor Betty Gore. Here's what to know about the horrifying real-life crime.

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