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According to Candy's testimony, she and Betty were talking. Born in November 1949, she is currently 72 years old. You can find other locations and directions on Healthgrades. She had merely suspected it. 163 Candace Boring and Dustin Miller to Rustic Restorations LLC, 1640 Stanton Ave., Zanesville, $112,619 . The upshot? What a bunch of boobs! 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. The pair would often meet at a motel by Allans office, and they would stay together until Montgomery had to go pick up her son from preschool. On June 13, 1980, Texas housewife Candy Montgomery ruthlessly murdered her best friend, Betty Gore with an ax. Allan also changed his story about his break up with Candy to making it seem mutual. Per Texas Monthly, though both parties cried during their last conversation, it seemed to be an amicable ending. However, after years of marriage, Candy found herself deeply bored. She could strike again given the right circumstances. I think they also all went to the same church. With then-secretary Candy Wheeler having a distinct charm by way of not only her beauty but also her sociability, it's easy to see why accomplished electrical engineer Pat Montgomery wanted her all to himself. Hence, the jury found her not guilty on October 29, 1980. When someone comes at you with an axe, you are entitled to take as many blows as necessary to disable them, and Candy couldnt be expected to know at what point exactly Betty could have survived her wounds and at that point exactly to stop defending herself. Self defence hitting someone 40 odd times???? What shocks me is that it occured in Texas. 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 , This East Dallas Contemporary by New Leaf Custom Homes Is Just Perfect, Youll Find Families and Neighborhood Fun at Harmon Ranch in North Fort Worth, Award Season Is Not Just for Hollywood as Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate Celebrates Its Own Stars, Stunning 101-Year-Old Kings Highway Craftsman Marries History With Stylish Updates, Explore This Oglesby-Inspired Oaklawn Retreat. If Betty had started treating Candy like a woman who had hurt her, refusing to allow her daughter into her presence, that would have been an admission of something that her mind was not yet ready to admit. Who lives there? She was still alive. Candace C Wheeler. Special Collections, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, UTA Libraries. Very disturbing but an innocent person was botched up and a woman that did that horrid thing got off scot free. She was a GREAT teacher I remember seeing her everyday after school teaching a girl from Mexico how to speak,read and write English. Thats self defense. 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. Candy herself said the door to the garage was locked. The nine-woman, three-man jury returned its verdict after. That would have weighed heavily with the jury as well. Unless and until she writes her own book, any monies paid for the story will be to the copyright holders of the above noted book, if it is used as the basis for a screenplay. Somehow Betty Gore knew that her husband and Candy were in a relationship. No hospitalization, no meds, no psychiatric evaluation as to how safe this woman is to be in society? After the murder trial, Candy and her husband Pat Montgomery (played by Veep actor Timothy Simons in the series) also moved away from Wylie, Texas, to Georgia. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Candys lawyer provided a good defense, offering a peculiar, if safe, explanation for the unthinkable. Betty came to know about Candy's affair with her husband. For 90 percent of their lives, they lived these very normal, suburban lives, and then boom, this crazy thing happens, she said. Shes messed up my whole life. 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? Also, its obvious that I am the only person in the world who was charged with a crime I did not commit and that my family members are the only people in the world who are related to someone who was accused of a crime that he or she did not commit, therefore, it is utterly impossible for anyone who is a stranger to me to empathize with me. She panicked, and probably figured that people would automatically be against her because of the affair. Notwithstanding, according to sources, she was suspended from a $100,000 bond. .Did the family of Betty Gore try and sue Candace Montgomery? Therefore, the fact that Candy served as a secretary before establishing a suburban yet social life in Collin County, Texas, with electrical engineer Pat Montgomery surprised no one. They walked into the house and a grisly discovery: the bloodied remains of Betty Gore in the utility room, a baby crying in her crib, left unattended all that time. So being inverting I mean I think CM was always the aggressor and reversed the story. Jeffrey Weiss wrote a wonderful piece about the crime in the Dallas Morning News on the murders 30th anniversary in 2010. This is more than just a typo. He said she was not pretty. Sowhy did Candy Montgomery kill Betty Gore and what was the reason for her murder? Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Why are people so judgmental, Bottomline this book is amazing!!! Its pretty cool. It was reported Candy now goes by her maiden name of Candace Wheeler and works as a mental . 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. Born Candace Wheeler, Candy grew up an Army brat, moving from base to base throughout her childhood. Montgomery eventually worried that they were falling in love with each other, and they decided to call it off once Gore was seven months pregnant. I live in Mckinney and was here at the time.,The prosecutor Tom Ryan messed up that trial! When he couldnt reach his wife by telephone, he asked the neighbors to check on her. Jessica Biel stars in the limited series which covers the real-life murder of Betty Gore. 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. Not so. That you got an understanding of the fact that she was a woman who was really struggling and had absolutely no help in any respect and just the loneliness of that of being somebody who needed help and was getting it from nowhere in the time when everyone was supposed to just be like, Ooh, I got married, so thats the rest of my life set.'. I kept hitting her and hitting her. And then there are the Youve Got To Keep Your Cool When Youre Attacked With An Axe people. View history. 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 Wylie, Texas, on June 13, 1980, after having an extramarital affair with Bettys husband, Allan Gore. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Apparently this person is clearly trying to divert attention from the main topic, perhaps it is Candy herself or someone related to her who is trying to deflect attention from the real issue that is this psycho killer. Candy saw the ax. If I had been on the jury I would have said guilty. Even to this day, it is almost impossible to comprehend such disturbing overkill. Elizabeth Olsen will portray Montgomery in the limited series called Love and Death, which is set to premiere in 2023. Fight or flight, you hit someone until they are down, then you flee. Journalist Julia and Candy: Do you gals have any pieces on Darlie Routier? Despite being arrested and charged with murder, Candy was acquitted on October 29, 1980. Im very close to someone who taught at that school and says that small objects like pencils would fly 10 to 20 feet off of tables and filing cabinets and such during quiet times when one or two teachers were working while the students were out of the room. I dont know how old Hartman elementary is but probably not old enough for BG to have taught there. Find details of her jail term Candace Wheeler Montgomery was imprisoned and held a short time after police determined she was liable for the murder. Betty Gore was angry. Maybe, just maybe, Betty knew absolutely nothing about the affair. The 1990 television movie A Killing in a Small Town is based on the case. I believe Candy brought the axe in to the situation. A struggle ensued between Candy and Betty that caused cuts on Candys toe and head. Ultimately, the attack had mangled the face of the young mother of two (per All That's Interesting ). The only sound that came from Bettys house was her newborn daughters cries from a crib upstairs. Then theres the fact that Candys husband, Pat, had found about the affair, forgiven Candy, and they were working on their marriage. Undervalued is a great word Loneliness, rage, and I think this societal pressure and need for perfection. Lynskey added, There is this expectation on women to do everything and not complain. DONT YOU HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO THEN MAKE GRAMMER CORRECTIONS ON A DISCUSSION PANEL? 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. Its ludicrous to believe that Candy Montgomery went to Betty Gores that day with the intent to kill Betty. She was put under hypnosis by psychiatrist Dr. Fred Fason who determined she had a dissociative reaction when Betty told her to sush, a trigger from childhood trauma. Candace Wheeler (ne Thurber; March 24, 1827 - August 5, 1923), often credited as the mother of interior design, was one of America's first woman interior and textile designers. 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. I axed/stabbed/shot her head until half her face and skull were removed so I could to be sure she would not be able to kill me.. Until Her Friend Turned Up Dead, Anyway In a new Hulu adaptation, Jessica Biel stars as the Dallas-area woman whose murder trial gripped the nation in 1980. She had been hacked to death by someone wielding an ax an estimated 41 times. And very much that was present at this time and in this community. It was Summertime, she was not in school teaching at the time! What if he says, She had an axe/knife/gun. Location of Wylie in Collin County, Texas. Both Alisa and Bethany were adopted by their maternal grandparents, Bob and Bertha Pomeroy, in 1988. 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. Pat and Candy tied the knot sometime in the early 1970s and moved to Wylie, Texas in 1977. Something should have smacked this evil whench right in her face long before now, but it hasnt. It was scary. She went and got the axe and threatened Candy with it. How could you kill your best friend ? As for why it happened then, nobody can know for certain, but its true that Betty was in a bad state mentally. "I'm telling you in big bold letters," she said in response to a reporter's query, "I'm not interested." On the day of the slaying, Mrs. Montgomery had gone to the Gore house Some people are beyond petty. The affair with Allan Gore had been over for months, Candys husband Pat had discovered it, he had forgiven Candy and they were working on their marriage. What she testified in court was that Betty Gore had confronted Montgomery about the affair. I just think she got away with it, Bethany Gore told Dallas Morning News in 2000.