Its kind of beautiful to see a story about two women who are struggling and going about their lives as best they can, but acting out in different ways coping, not coping and then it all kind of comes to a head in this horrible fashion., Biel also revealed that there was a lot of discussion on whether to show Bettys violent murder at all in Candy. I cant help wonder what really happened that day. Gore was found dead in her home on June 13, 1980, having been str 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. Who is Candy Montgomery? In this case, 41 blows from an ax, goes FAR beyond self-defense. Fight or FLIGHT against a person swinging heavy 3 foot long ax while Im next to an open garage and unarmedid choose FLIGHT. 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 am not Candy Montgomery. [8], Montgomery underwent a polygraph test prior to the trial, which indicated that she was being truthful. Im very attracted to you and Im tired of thinking about it and so I wanted to tell you. Candy then exited Allans car before he could say anything. So you are a journalist, or have worked in such capacity in the past? Jeffrey Weiss wrote a wonderful piece about the crime in the Dallas Morning News on the murders 30th anniversary in 2010. The Montgomerys relocated from Texas to Georgia after the charges were dropped and this is where Candy resides today. Karma is taking its time. Thank God shortly after this happened we moved ( not because of this). Facebook gives people the power. I can imagine Candy telling Betty about the affair! I hadnt thought about this story in years until tonight when I watched a show about it on the ID channel. She had been hacked to death by someone wielding an ax an estimated 41 times. Candy did not start the fight, Betty did. I live in Mckinney and was here at the time.,The prosecutor Tom Ryan messed up that trial! She said that Gore confronted her about the affair and made a grab for the weapon first, the two women fought over it, and then Montgomery killed Gore. The person who introduced the axe into the equation. Candy didnt deny the affair and Betty reportedly brought out an ax. The defending attorney killed himself in 1999 not 1998. Its so sad but candy and her legal team won because the prosecutor was definitely not prepared for self defense. According to her HealthGrades profile, she's based in Dawsonville , Georgia. 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. Both Alisa and Bethany were adopted by their maternal grandparents, Bob and Bertha Pomeroy, in 1988. 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. Candy approached Allan to start the affair. 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. Pat is. Justice was definitely BLIND in this case. Montgomery said that Gore went after her with an ax. Someone needs to come down a few notches and lighten up! 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. A few feet away from Betty was a three-foot-long ax, which authorities claimed that Candy used to slash Betty 41 times, including 28 times on her head and face. Another cursory search of WorldCat (a library utility for the US) reveals no titles that can be definitively tied to the acquitted Candace Lynn Wheeler Montgomery. Well, lets just hope none of us has to find out for sure. It went on for several months before he called it off. And that has everything to do with this or any other article. 410 Dogwood Drive. Elizabeth Olsen will portray Montgomery in the limited series called Love and Death, which is set to premiere in 2023. Do any of us know what we would do when confronted by someone holding an ax? [1][2][3], Montgomery, who was 30 years old at the time of the incident,[3] was married to Pat Montgomery, an electrical engineer. Mrs Gore was my teacher and deserves a lot of respect and honor. She went on to move to Atlanta. So now, if you wish to learn more about Candys roots, her experiences, and her alleged offenses, along with her current whereabouts, dont worry; weve got all the nitty-gritty details for you. She had merely suspected it. In her haste to clean up, Montgomery completely forgot about the Gores infant daughter, Bethany. She stood a jury trial that same year, testifying in her defense to insist she only attacked Betty once their confrontation turned into an altercation after the latter attempted to strike her with an ax. Now two more groups are planning on making shows about it, I guess Candace needs more cash. But on June 13, 1980, Montgomery killed her friend Betty Gore (Melanie Lynskey) by striking her with an ax 41 times in her own home. What she testified in court was that Betty Gore had confronted Montgomery about the affair. I hope Candy never enjoys life on this earth again!! To Sweet D.: Most likely, Betty suspected the affair on some level, but before she asked Candy about it, she had not yet admitted it to herself on a conscious level. She had suffered from depression and anxiety since the birth of her first child. Why Trust Us? Everyone has their opinion but I dont agree with you. Montgomery pled self-defense, alleging that she had defended herself after being attacked by Gore following a confrontation about Montgomery's affair with her husband, Allan. Im sure Betty Gore was a great person and great teacher, and people here may have known her. During the assault, Gore was struck 41 times with a wood splitting axe. They have also lived in Augusta, GA and Kennesaw, GA. Candace is related to Ian S Montgomerty and P B Fanning as well as 2 additional people. hi janice thank you for your insight. I do know there was absolutely no type of justice for Mrs. Gore or her babies none at all. Allan then kissed Candy for the first time in her car before he left. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. [5] Gore lived nearby with her two children and her husband, Allan, with whom Montgomery engaged in an extramarital affair. The murder was also protected under Texas Stand Your Ground law that permits the use of deadly force if necessary to prevent a violent crime, such as Bettys violent threats against Candy. When put on . The two started dating after working together at Texas Instruments, where Candy was a secretary. Shes as guilty as the other texas ladies, like Darlie Routier. The y choose to believe that Candy attacked Betty with the axe, not vice versa. Offering intuitively guided counseling, coaching, and tarot readings. To represent her in the case, Candy hired Don Crowder, a lawyer she knew from church, who found Dr. Fred Fason, a psychiatrist, to help Candy unlock the memories she couldnt recall. Candy Montgomery, now using her maiden name of Candace Wheeler, is working as a therapist in Dawsonville, Georgiaor at least she was. In 1980, Candace "Candy" Montgomery was tried for the brutal axe murder of her friend, Betty Gore. So, Betty asked about it to Candy. Ultimately, the attack had mangled the face of the young mother of two (per All That's Interesting ). 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. There is a huge difference between the damage a hand can do and the damage a gun can do. So being inverting I mean I think CM was always the aggressor and reversed the story. [8] The victim's father, Bob Pomeroy, said: As far as I'm concerned, justice will be served. View the profiles of people named Candace Wheeler. The way I see the truth is that CM and her team (lawyer, psychologist/psychiatrist) and whoever else it may have included inverted what had happened. When we first heard of the murder, people panicked, as we tend to do. I lived in North Dallas at the time, but was still afraid. She put the blame on the woman she murdered. Candace should have gone to jail for life! Betty and her husband, Allan, also lived close to Candy, her husband, Pat, and her two children. All we know, per the Daily Mail, is that Montgomery and her kids left Texas and relocated to Georgia. Candace " Candy " Lynn Montgomery (ne Wheeler; born November 15, 1949) is an American accused of murdering her lover's wife, Betty Gore. [4] The trial, over which District Judge Tom Ryan was appointed to preside,[8] was held in McKinney, Texas, and lasted just eight days. Not so. Today, Candy is said to still live in the southern state where she now goes by her maiden name, Wheeler. Learn more about this horrific crime thriller. What stood out to me is the line Who uses an ax? Dr. Fason then asked Candy to recall the first time she remembers feeling angry, which was when she was four years old and lost a race to a boy named Johnny, which caused her to break a jar. She founded both . Candace Montgomery, now known as Candace Wheeler, lives as a free woman in Georgia today after being acquitted by a jury of nine women and three men. Jessica Biel stars in the limited series which covers the real-life murder of Betty Gore. . She was a GREAT teacher I remember seeing her everyday after school teaching a girl from Mexico how to speak,read and write English. Bettys own husband seemed to side more with candy. 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. I think most of us can overlook the typos or intentional mistakes without your help. [3] When he was unable to reach his wife on the telephone, he requested that their neighbors go to investigate. Betty came to know about Candy's affair with her husband. [8] He also argued that attacking 41 times was disproportionate. Who Was Candy Montgomery? You caught a tough one. 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. That excitement would have been over the minute she and Allan said, I do. She never intended for either marriage to break up. Candy was a churchgoing housewife married to Pat Montgomery during the time of the killing. Sowhy did Candy Montgomery kill Betty Gore and what was the reason for her murder? 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. So, no, I am not Candy Montgomery. Notwithstanding, according to sources, she was suspended from a $100,000 bond. Allan also changed his story about his break up with Candy to making it seem mutual. phone number (501) 796-0121 (360) 352-3133 and 2 more. Boots (2021) accuses Ms. Robinson of being Candace Wheeler Montgomery without evidence, which is SOP [Standard Operating Procedure] for such fora. According to Texas Monthly, Gore was struck 41 times. 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. Only on TV or in the movies do psychics, hypnosis and telekinetic powers work. Candy started it verbally and then it escalated to pushing, shoving, hitting. Anyone who lived in North Texas in the early 1980s remembers the murder of Betty Gore, and the murder trial of Candace Montgomery, the woman who killed her with an ax. [14], Last edited on 23 February 2023, at 03:19, "Hollywood plans to tell North Texas ax-killer's story. Montgomery was 30 years old when the accident occurred. 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. Parade also reports that Montgomery, who now goes by. 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 knew in the 70s that hypnosis was crap and I was in grade school back then. I believe you have to be accountable for your actions. You can hit back but not with more force than what was done to you. Candy Montgomery's trial started in October of 1980 and although she admitted to killing Betty Gore, Candy says it was in self defense. She claimed self-defense. She eventually married a man named Pat Montgomery, who worked as an electrical engineer at Texas Instruments. He was still in the United States. Even Candy did not mind just taking care of their house and family, that is, until she got bored with the monotony of her routine in the late 1970s, driving her to (actively) seek out an affair. Whatever happened that Friday, June 13, 1980, Candy Montgomery got away with murder. Hulus Candy: What happened to Betty Gore and husband Allans home in Wylie, Texas? The fact is this WAS self-defense. View history. At that point Candace could have left and Betty might still be alive. I believe years of repressed emotions and being in an unhappy marriage made her snap that day. Candy also claimed that Betty told her she wanted to kill her. Per Texas Monthly, though both parties cried during their last conversation, it seemed to be an amicable ending. She needs to get hit in the face with this on a daily basis. Candy and Pat had blissfully tied the knot in the early 1970s, yet they only relocated to Fairview around 1977 after shed given birth to their two children, a son and a daughter. 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. A man is found to have caused the trauma. !ing (*ahem*typomeant kicking). .Did the family of Betty Gore try and sue Candace Montgomery? Candy Montgomery now goes by her maiden name of Candace. You have serious issues and its too bad that youre on here instead of in a psychiatrists office, I like how detailed this person is in their grammar police moment. After an eight-day trialwhere the defense argued that Candy acted in self-defense and the prosecution argued that Betty was conscious when most of the stabs happened and that her death was intentionalCandy was acquitted of murder charges in October 1980. [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. Very disturbing but an innocent person was botched up and a woman that did that horrid thing got off scot free. How could a woman, a mother, have done such a thing? Did 'Grey's Anatomy' Set Up Ellen Pompeo's Return? In 1980, Candace "Candy" Montgomery was tried for the brutal axe murder of her friend, Betty Gore. 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 . Like my mother always said if you cant say something nice about me dont say anything at all. I, along with R. Rehbein, wish only that they were expressed more cogently, with correct spelling. Sad. Sheclaimed self-defense. 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. Shes messed up my whole life. Pat and Candy tied the knot sometime in the early 1970s and moved to Wylie, Texas in 1977. Candy told him that all she wanted was to sleep with him once. You seriously decided to leave a comment to correct someones grammar, spelling, and punctuation? 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. Grammar Nazis amuse me. Feb 23. JUST SAD VERY SAD, Ummm please calm downmaybe they just like the English way of speaking. Exactly! Geesss lady,,or who ever. A Collin County jury acquitted Candace Montgomery of the charge that she murdered Betty Gore, a Wylie schoolteacher, with a 3-foot ax. 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. Even the date Friday the 13th, 1980. Are you daft? Candy Montgomery was responsible for the 1980 killing of Betty Gore, which took place on Friday, June 13. Like I said, you cannot make this stuff up. I kept hitting her and hitting her. But, I do understand where you are coming from. Despite the brutality of the incident, Montgomery claimed that she had only killed Gore in self-defense, per Texas Monthly. I just saw this on line and was reading all of the comments. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 CandysDirt.com | All Rights Reserved | Site Design by KateOGroup, LLC. From hair trends to relationship advice, our daily newsletter has everything you need to sound like a person whos on TikTok, even if you arent. Candace C Wheeler. Candy eventually got a divorce from Pat, and she now goes by her maiden name. There is no excuse for your horrid writing. There is no truth whatsoever in what you have cooked up here. Three children fatally stabbed, two others wounded in a home in Italy, Texas, In Texas jails, deaths from failure to give proper medication are shrouded in secrecy, Siblings accused of stealing candles linked to thefts in 12 North Texas communities: police, 16-year-old driver charged in Lake Worth crash that injured girl during chase, police say, Fentanyl dealer arrested, accused of advertising to Carrollton kids, authorities say, Woman who slit 4-year-old daughters throat in Fort Worth sentenced to 50 years, After shooting woman at Fort Worth apartments, suspect hid in creek bed, police say, PHOTOS: Candy Montgomerys 1980 arrest, trial in North Texas over teachers ax murder, Who is Candy Montgomery? Fight or flight, you hit someone until they are down, then you flee. The incident led Candys mother to take her to the hospital, where her mother told her to shhhh. In the next few sessions, Dr. Fason determined that Candys childhood trauma and the memory of her mother telling her to shhhh in a painful moment was what triggered Candys rage to kill Betty, who told also told her to shhhh before Candy killed her. Shame on Allen the damn whimp, what a spineless, loser husband he was!!!! Leave all hypnosis out of it, and 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-defense. Its always amazing how people want to claim they know someone when in fact they never did. Candace "Candy" Wheeler was born in 1951 in Lucas, Texas. 1. Candy was jealous that Betty had her husband back and he loved her enough to go to the marriage retreat and he realized that he didnt want to lose what he had. Buy: Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs by John Bloom & Jim Atkinson $21.99. Mrs Gore bragged on her husband and the day she was killed Mr Gore was in Paris France on a business trip. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. Where is Candy Montgomery now? The baby was found sobbing in her crib hours later by neighbors when they broke into the house at Allans insistence, after Gore failed to return any of Allans calls. Allan had had to give her a pep talk before he could leave on his business trip. I mean, candy went to Bettys house to pick up the bathing suit. Is it a happy house? Who is Candy Montgomery? Candy was bleeding from her forehead, her glasses were gone and her hair was wet. Shes a cold blooded murderer that shouldve been put to death. . The public from the United States is curious to learn further about Candace Wheeler Georgia actual story. If I remember correctly, Candy had cleaned herself off in the Gore home after the murder. Candy was allegedly not aware of how many times she hit Betty with the ax. CANDYs glasses were found in the garage..and no explanation has ever been given for this. On the day of the murder, Candy visited Bettys home to pick up a swimsuit for Bettys daughter, Alisa, who was staying with Candy and her husband, Pat, for the night, Candy claimed in a hypnosis session with psychiatrist Dr. Fred Fason, according to Texas Monthly. Jurys mess up, but no state even close to ignorance of Texas. Hulu and HBO Max both have new crime drama series, Candy and Love and Death, about the case and Montgomerys acquittal. Track homes should be tract homes as well. Thats self defense. Candy did not want Allan Gore at the time that Betty attacked her, and, in fact, had never wanted him in the sense of wanting to marry him.