Would you just crouch in a corner and let the person hit you with it? Then, as now, the case enthralled me. Jessica Biel stars in the limited series which covers the real-life murder of Betty Gore. I think most of us can overlook the typos or intentional mistakes without your help. Then, it all culminates at the end of the show in this way thats so shocking., She continued, I wanted to make sure her story was told in the fullest way possible. 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. What shocks me is that it occured in Texas. She had all the motive in the world. Please check your entries and try again. The Gore children, Bethany and Alisa, were left with a lifetime of unanswered questions as to what prompted another woman to kill their mother in such an inhumane way. Its pretty cool. This just the cases that we heard in media. Betty Gore was angry. Its so sad but candy and her legal team won because the prosecutor was definitely not prepared for self defense. I believe Candy brought the axe in to the situation. Probably rubbing it in her face. I just think she got away with it, Bethany Gore told Dallas Morning News in 2000. She eventually married a man named Pat Montgomery, who worked as an electrical engineer at Texas Instruments. Hulu's Candy offers a sepia-toned rendering of the horrific tale. 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. Candace not only did not go to jail but paid no damages and made money with a TV show, a book, and then was offered a movie deal which Alan from what I understand said no finally. Candy now goes by the name of Candace Wheeler and works as a therapy provider for teens and adults. I cant help wonder what really happened that day. Candys narcissistic behavior is what led to the tragedy and whether she was innocent or drawing first blood she was guilty in so many other ways and the true root cause of the events of that day. Made the jurors sound like a bunch of backwoods hicks. Candy Montgomery Was an Average Housewife. Notice, even then, that it was framed as a question, meaning that Betty did not KNOW theyd had an affair. Just today, I was going through some corporate training materials that have been in circulation at my company for several years for a software platform that i wanted to get familiar with and it was replete with typos and grammar errors. They married in the early 70s, and they moved to Wylie in 1977 with their son and daughter. I get that it doesnt feel good to acknowledge that a wife and mother who is lying dead, a bloody mess from 41 axe wounds, brought her death upon herself, but its the truth, and you dont have the right to concoct a fantasy just because its what you want to believe. Maybe she wanted what Betty had, her husband and her lifestyle. The verdict received a great deal of criticism from the community. She got away with murder. The whole story sounds weird about the struggle Candy went through with Betty. 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. In 1980, Candace "Candy" Montgomery was tried for the brutal axe murder of her friend, Betty Gore. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. Candace L (Wheeler) Montgomery of Texas was born on November 15, 1949 in Dawsonville, Dawson County, Georgia United States. Fight or FLIGHT against a person swinging heavy 3 foot long ax while Im next to an open garage and unarmedid choose FLIGHT. 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. It was reported Candy now goes by her maiden name of Candace Wheeler and works as a mental health therapist for teens and adults. In real life, the police quickly pointed the finger to Candy but it was some time before they pieced together what had unfolded in the Gore household. She was in a particularly vulnerable statemost likely thats why her defensive wall finally came down. 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. There were bloody footprints and fingerprints, including one on the Gores freezer. In the early 1970s, Pat Montgomery was an electrical engineer at Texas Instruments. They have made me more sensitive than most to the injustice of not being believed because of the widespread assumption that the accused would not have been accused if he or she were not guilty, and because of the widespread assumption that the authorities can never be wrong. If you had written On the day of the murder, Gores child was in Montgomerys care, then that would have worked, because you would be referring to only one of the Gores, but adding the word the indicates that youre referring to both Gores, as in the Gores child., Re: She went over to the Gores house while the kids played at her hers to pick up a bathing suit for Lisa Gore.. Do any of us know what we would do when confronted by someone holding an ax? Notwithstanding, according to sources, she was suspended from a $100,000 bond. Candy was a full-time mom and the . 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. [3] Her daughter, Bethany, who had been sleeping in her crib in another room at the time of the incident, was awake and crying. It was hanging in the garage, if I remember correctly, where the swimsuit was that she was supposed to pick up. A Killing in a Small Town, a 1990 TV movie about the case, named Montgomerys kids Sean and Sara. And HBOs upcoming adaptation of the case, Love and Death, appears to feature only one child, by the name of Jenny. As a result, we dont know what the Montgomery kids think about Candy and all the various retellings of their moms case. Maybe Candace becoming a psychologist was her way of coping with what she had done, maybe she wanted to understand what happened and help others in some way. A few months later, Allan told Candy that he wanted to end their affair after he and Betty completed a Marriage Encounter program, a faith-based program to improve couples relationships. What kind of person spends that much time obsessing over someones grammatical errors? Bethany Gore apparently married in 2012, and resides in Las Vegas. Does anyone know? She had no motive to kill Betty Gore. 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Weeks after Bettys murder, Allan revealed to the police that he and Candy had an affair, which gave authorities a motive for Bettys death.The police arrested Candy, who was the last person to see Betty alive, and charged her with murder. Montgomery changed her name to Candace Wheeler, her maiden name, and continues to live out her life in Georgia with her daughter, Jenny. And the names of the accused and the victim you just couldnt make this stuff up! And yes, then Montgomery panicked, realized shed be tried for murder, and very incompetently tried to conceal her involvement. Candy and Allan continued to stay in touch, as Allan warmed up to the idea of an affair and agreed to sleep with Candy. We reveal who Candy Montgomery's husband is, confirm if the pair are still married, and provide an episode guide for the series ahead. I kept hitting her and hitting her. in journalism and creative writing. How could you kill your best friend ? Candy Montgomery was responsible for the 1980 killing of Betty Gore, which took place on Friday, June 13. However, the couple later divorced, with Candy adopting her maiden name Candace Wheeler. She went on to move to Atlanta. So you hit and you hit, and you hit some more and hit again, and it might be that you hit for quite some time after he or she is dead, because ALL you are thinking is I WILL NOT LET THIS M-F KILL ME! Do you get it now, people? Justice was definitely BLIND in this case. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. After they forced their way into the home, they discovered Bettys dead body, as Betty and Allans 1-year-old baby daughter, Bethany, who had been sleeping in her crib in another room at the time of the murder, was crying and awake. You can hit back but not with more force than what was done to you. You **do** know none of that stuff has anything at all to do with this articleright? J. Strick have you seen the utility room!? 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. SMH Wanting to hurt her emotionally. News about how she can relate to Candy, despite her characters alleged crimes. Not so. Special Collections, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, UTA Libraries. She was so insane, she cleaned up, turned the newspaper to The Shining advertisement in hopes of making it look like a crazed copycat killer. 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. Having an affair is one thing but then continuing to behave like nothing happened and wanting to remain close with the family, is extremely selfish. She is noted for helping to open the field of interior design to women, supporting craftswomen, and for encouraging a new style of American design. They had two kids together. That means she went into that garage to get that axe! 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.. There is a huge difference between the damage a hand can do and the damage a gun can do. What if he says, She had an axe/knife/gun. Then theres the fact that Candys husband, Pat, had found about the affair, forgiven Candy, and they were working on their marriage. But later, local police found Betty's dead body, which was axed more than 41 times. 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. It was later revealed that Gore had discovered Montgomerys affair with her husband, Allan Gore (Pablo Schreiber). The y choose to believe that Candy attacked Betty with the axe, not vice versa. 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. Hulu and HBO Max both have new crime drama series, Candy and Love and Death, about the case and Montgomerys acquittal. !ing (*ahem*typomeant kicking). I am a television producer working on a project for this case. Now two more groups are planning on making shows about it, I guess Candace needs more cash. According to Texas Monthly, Pat Montgomery and Candy Wheeler met while Pat was working as an electrical engineer at Texas Instruments, where Candy was a secretary. 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? Its also believed that she now works as a mental health counselor or a therapist. I hate her. Betty Gore was essentially hacked to death. [13], Elizabeth Olsen will play Montgomery in the HBO Max series Love & Death, due for release in April 2023. According toThe Dallas Morning Newson Oct. 30, 1980, Montgomery testified that the two struggled. When school teacher Betty Gore was essentially hacked to death inside her own home on June 13, 1980, no one ever expected her close friend Candy Montgomery to have a hand in it. it sounds as if you knew candy on a personal level? But she claimed Gore sent her into a dissociative state by whispering shhh, which reminded her of her abusive mother. Sad. View Profile. These are the people who are predisposed to disbelieve Candys recitation of the facts because they have pre-judged her for having an affair with a married man while she herself was married. 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The final [to date] comment by one Chris Keathly is, however, the most egregious. Candy is not a good person. That is where she belongs. [4][5] Montgomery became close friends with Gore, a middle school teacher,[3] after meeting her at a church service. 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. May 2022 and way past losing count on Texas Jurys screwing up a case. 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. There is no truth whatsoever in what you have cooked up here. The Montgomerys relocated from Texas to Georgia after the charges were dropped and this is where Candy resides today. I stood back and looked at myself and I was covered in blood.. I have little tolerance, and no respect, for the simple-minded thinking which leads people to believe that because Betty ended up dead and Candy did not, and because Candy committed adultery while Betty did not, this means that Betty could not have been the aggressor and Candy had to be. Exactly! Its very scary. Soon we learned that this quiet woman had hacked her best friend to death, 28 blows to her head. How did Candy Montgomery kill Betty . He had sent her a dozen roses to school. The attorneys prosecuting the case did not prepare for self-defense only proving that she did it. Betty was the victim NOT Candy!! She should have been found guilty. First Id like to say Im so sorry for the loss of your good teacher she didnt deserve that my heart goes out to her kids, family, friends she didnt deserve that that was so horrible I still dont get how that which was able to walk away and to become a psychologist are you kidding me I wonder whatever happened to Mrs. Gores kids he knew that chick he was messing what was unstable he probably planned the whole thing somehow because the Mary 2 months after something so horrific happened to your wife and you have kids by it just makes you wonder definitely wouldnt surprise me if he did. In 1977, the Montgomerys moved to Collin County, Texas and had two children, a son and a daughter. If they knew this would Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, etc have been alive and ki! Karma does have a way to come back and bite you in the ass. During a hypnosis session with Dr. Fason, Candy revealed that she hated Betty. On the flip side, realizing he needed to spend more time with his wife, Allan was the one who ended things in 1979, unaware that a confrontation between the two women months thereon would lead to Bettys death. After going to a marriage counseling event, Allan decided to rededicate himself to Gore and called it off with Montgomery. Its over 37 years and Candy must be around 67, now. Who is Candy Montgomery? Powered by WordPress.com VIP. And hitting her. Candy, a housewife, met Betty, a middle school teacher, at a service at the United Methodist Church of Lucas in Collin County, Texas, and became close friends. Despite being arrested and charged with murder, Candy was acquitted on October 29, 1980. The book is described a nail-biting story thats sure to fascinate true crime aficionados, according to Kirkus Reviews. However, after years of marriage, Candy found herself deeply bored. Very disturbing but an innocent person was botched up and a woman that did that horrid thing got off scot free. As someone correctly surmised, I was a close reader of the book about Candys case, and I came away from it with the firm conviction that what Candy said happened is the only sequence of events that makes sense. According to a couple of demanding emails I received from her daughter, the owner of a counseling firm, Candace no longer works in that particular facility despite several "newsletter" type publications . I can imagine Candy telling Betty about the affair! SERIOUSLY? The latter, not the former, describes Candy Montgomery. Candy Montgomery was tried for murdering her friend Betty Gore in 1980, and how it happened is truly a wild tale. So you believe that Candy Montgomery would never kill again for the reason that she heard someone say, Shhhh? She also proved during the introduction that she was not really guilty of murder by claiming that it was out of self . 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. I believe it was something cooked up by Candys defense to bolster her case, but I also believe that it was completely unnecessary. Candy should never have been at Bettys house or continued to be her fake friend. She proposed and indulged in the affair as a way to add some excitement to her life. I disagree. Murderer!" Wow, just wow. I must be a big reason why she is in a counseling field. I hope Candy never enjoys life on this earth again!! Everything that we did, it was taken from the court documents, so we were really trying to be very true to her real story. Lynskey added, I understand the fear of showing something like that because it is so intense and upsetting, but at the same time, thats what the story is about. You evidently believe that 41 blows makes it not self-defense. [12]. This is so obviously you defending what you did. [Candy is] such a fascinating person, and the story is just too crazy to be real almost, is what it feels like to me, Biel said. Where is Candy Montgomery Now? The views of each writer, to which they are entitled. Maybe the next thing is to make a movie about that poor house. According to her HealthGrades profile, she's based in Dawsonville , Georgia. Candy Montgomery is a Texas-based woman responsible for the killing of her friend Betty Gore. Candy and her husband, Pat, reportedly left Wylie and moved to Georgia. WHO CARES, PPL ON THIS PANEL GET IT, ALSO NOT THAT SERIOUS, LOL! From the brutality that Candy committed should never be forgiven. Once a rage episode is over, from what Ive read, its like a balloon has deflated and the person is in a trance-like state, so the cleaning up would have been a mechanical response to being covered in blood. She caused this from the start!, A selfish, selfish woman, shame on her and anyone, especially those supposed church people for supporting her!!! CANDY Montgomery was a 30-year-old mother of two in the early 1980s when she was charged with the murder of her friend, Betty Gore. The True Story, The Best True Crime Shows and Movies on Netflix, Sam Heughan Posted a Heartbreaking IG on Season 7, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. 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? I believe that Id think about the fact that the axe wielder has legs and is perfectly capable of running after me, so Id choose FIGHT. The couple was parents to a son and a daughter. She had been hacked to death by someone wielding an ax an estimated 41 times.. 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.'.
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