hi janice thank you for your insight. He was still in the United States. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. I believe years of repressed emotions and being in an unhappy marriage made her snap that day. Even the date Friday the 13th, 1980. She told the court that Betty Gore told her to Shhhh and that triggered a response she didnt know she had deep inside. 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. Candace "Candy" Montgomery (Jessica Biel) was a stay-at-home mom and a popular leader within the Methodist church community in Wylie, Texas. Are you daft? Its all the same. Guilty. But the jury was totallyvto blame! See Mariska Hargitays Emotional Tribute on IG, 'WoF' Fans Say This Is the Biggest Choke on Show, Mayim Bialik and Her Boyfriend Post Powerful IG, Jennifer Love Hewitt Got Honest About Aging on IG, Kelsea Ballerini Fans Lose It Amid Career News, Miranda Lamberts Talks About Being a Stepmom, 'Criminal Minds' Fans Show Up for Shemar Moore. I believe Candy brought the axe in to the situation. When he couldnt reach his wife by telephone, he asked the neighbors to check on her. I had just moved to Dallas when this was going on. It happened many years ago.. To Jenny: This is a website where you can voice your opinion about the Candace Montgomery murder case not to tear down someone elses opinion. Fight or flight response. However, the couple later divorced, with Candy adopting her maiden name Candace Wheeler. 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.'. 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. In 1977, the Montgomerys moved to Collin County, Texas and had two children, a son and a daughter. I believe she hit BG in the back of the head right away and then BG was in big trouble from the start. A week later, Candy and Allan saw each other again at choir practice, and Allan walked Candy to her car, where Candy asked if he wanted to have an affair. In addition to writing and editing entertainment news, she also spotlights the Hispanic and Latinx community through her work. While at Bettys home, Betty accused Candy of having an affair with her husband, Allan, which Candy confessed to and told Betty that the infidelity happened a long time ago. According to Candy, Betty then left the room and came back with an ax, which she used to threaten Candy with to never see Allan again, which Candy agreed to. [4] The trial, over which District Judge Tom Ryan was appointed to preside,[8] was held in McKinney, Texas, and lasted just eight days. Disgusting!!! 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. Apparently, that marriage ended in divorce, and Bettys parents raised the two daughters, who must be nearing their 40s now. JournalistJulia, Candace Montgomery is a counselor in Dawsonville, GA. She goes by her maiden name Wheeler, but easy to google. Who Was Candy Montgomery? Would you just crouch in a corner and let the person hit you with it? I am not related to Candy Montgomery. In Candy, theyre named Becky (Aven Lotz) and Jason (Dash McCloud). Your so ridiculous ABSOLUTELY absurd. January 1984 3. Candace Georgia husband's name is Pat Montgomery, an electronic engineer. After going to a marriage counseling event, Allan decided to rededicate himself to Gore and called it off with Montgomery. Jurys mess up, but no state even close to ignorance of Texas. Theyre completely out of the public eye. Candy was allegedly not aware of how many times she hit Betty with the ax. The petite, nondescript Wylie housewife was acquitted in 1980 claiming self-defense. (Allan was on a work trip.) So how do you know her? As far as CM goes it is obvious that she is/was dangerously crazy. And we are to take the word of someone who wacked her friend 43 times that it was in self defense. She had suffered from depression and anxiety since the birth of her first child. You indicate in this 2014 article that in 1980, you were just a few years younger than the 30-year old victim, Betty Gore. 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-defence.. 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. 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.. 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. 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. Proper spelling and punctuation are essential in accurately conveying what is being described. This is so obviously you defending what you did. Hope that will not require another loss of life. Mrs Gore bragged on her husband and the day she was killed Mr Gore was in Paris France on a business trip. It could wield the same deadly results in either one of the women, if the other woman managed to gain control of it. If I had been on the jury I would have said guilty. Moral of the story: No matter how justifiably angry you are with another person, no matter that he or she had an affair with your spouse, no matter that you mistakenly believe that he or she might take your spouse away from you, its a bad idea to threaten people with an axe. Well, lets just hope none of us has to find out for sure. Hulus Candy: What happened to Betty Gore and husband Allans home in Wylie, Texas? Notwithstanding, according to sources, she was suspended from a $100,000 bond. 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. 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. 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. Police Handout Betty Gore was murdered by Candy Montgomery as her newborn baby lay in its crib. This was 1980 and do believe the people in Texas have regressed. The whole story sounds weird about the struggle Candy went through with Betty. What she testified in court was that Betty Gore had confronted Montgomery about the affair. Staying friends with Betty after the affair and acting like she was a good friend was the reason this incident took place in the first place. So being inverting I mean I think CM was always the aggressor and reversed the story. They believe that Betty did attack Candy first, but they say that Candy inflicted too many axe blows for it to be self-defense. Also, I just really noticed an error in your post , so Im going to point it out, and then I will finally be finished with this several years old article and comment, lol. And Im just interested in humans, and why they do the things that they do. The public from the United States is curious to learn further about Candace Wheeler Georgia actual story. Also, 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. Thats no proof it wasnt self-defense. Why not? Im tired of the comments on this case that go like this, paraphrased: Woman dead from 41 axe wounds, dead woman suburban wife and mother, must be MURDER, bad jury, bad, bad jury!. Now known as Candace L. Wheeler of Dawsonville, Georgia. I could see myself struggling with some of the same issues that theyre struggling with. She continued, The pressure of being a woman and trying to do it all with a smile on your face, family pressures and work pressures and everything. She became attracted to Allan, whom she met during a volleyball game put on by their church. I think it proves a lot in itself of her guilt that it was an offensive murder and not a defensive one. I believe none of that. They believed the word shhh sent her into a state of insanity which caused her to butcher another woman with an ax, striking over 40 blows? Affair of Candace Wheeler Montgomery: The friendship grew, and family members became well known to each other. [12]. 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? 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Usually that high number of hits with the ax shows extreme hatred and anger towards the victim. Betty was packing for a trip to go away with her husband. Sheclaimed self-defense. But in the Candy Montgomery case, there was only one weapon: An axe. What if he says, She had an axe/knife/gun. Learn more about this horrific crime thriller. Candy was a full-time mom and the . She tried to kill me first. I dont care what you think but it sounds like Candace Wheeler Montgomery has an anger management problem. 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. Starting a fight that started as verbal then became physical when Candy found an ax and attacked her. 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. Wheres respect,any more?from some folks, God bless that baby..give her healing!! Mrs Gore told the class she was pregnant and was waiting for her husband to come home and surprise him. Candy Montgomery, now using her maiden name of Candace Wheeler, is working as a therapist in Dawsonville, Georgiaor at least she was. Was it possible that a brutal ax murderer was loose in this sleepy suburban town, prowling the rows of Fox & Jacobs track homes to chop up housewives? 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. At the time, I recall talk that he had a brilliant career before him after her acquittal. She saw it, grabbed it, and went to town on that poor lady. She did not plead Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. She pled Not Guilty Due to Self Defense. Thus, when she was acquitted, there was no finding of insanity, and no reason or justification at all for hospitalization, meds, or psychiatric evaluation.. Even if Janice Robinson is not Candy, she definitely sees only one point of view. I do know there was absolutely no type of justice for Mrs. Gore or her babies none at all. The attorneys prosecuting the case did not prepare for self-defense only proving that she did it. According to Entertainment Weekly, Candy changed her name back to Candace Wheeler (her maiden name) and still lives in Georgia, where she works as a mental health counselor with her daughter, Jenny. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Nice friend. 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. CANDYs glasses were found in the garage..and no explanation has ever been given for this. So we have an affair which I believe was admitted to, a murder which left lives forever changed and Candace makes money on the deal. DONT YOU HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO THEN MAKE GRAMMER CORRECTIONS ON A DISCUSSION PANEL? 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. [4][5] Montgomery became close friends with Gore, a middle school teacher,[3] after meeting her at a church service. I remembered the shock I felt, along with everyone else, since I was just a few years younger than the murder victim and the defendant. 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. While Alisa and Bethany were mentioned during the trial, the same cannot be said about Candy Montgomerys kids. Correct in the writers grammar. Please check your entries and try again. This horrific thing that happened. There is no truth whatsoever in what you have cooked up here. She had merely suspected it. [8] The victim's father, Bob Pomeroy, said: As far as I'm concerned, justice will be served. . Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nations leading real estate reporters. It was Allan Gore that ultimately caught Candys eye through the activities planned by their church, and she didnt hesitate to pursue him despite knowing both of their marital statuses. I want to talk to you sometime, about something that has been bothering me, Candy asked Allan, according to Texas Monthly as she got into the passenger seat of his car. I am a television producer working on a project for this case. She had all the motive in the world. Sowhy did Candy Montgomery kill Betty Gore and what was the reason for her murder? Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had a lot in common: They sang together in the Methodist church choir, their daughters were best friends, and their husbands had good jobs working for technology companies in the north Dallas suburbs known as Silicon Prairie. According to Texas Monthly, Gore was struck 41 times. She thinks of only herself in every situation and her own needs. She went on to move to Atlanta. JUST SAD VERY SAD, Ummm please calm downmaybe they just like the English way of speaking. Candace Wheeler Montgomery. Bettys death was horrible, and its sad that she never saw her children grow up and sad that they didnt have her while growing up, and of course there were people who loved Betty and mourned her death, but still, in the end, she brought her death upon herself. 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. LOL But beneath the placid surface of their seemingly perfect lives, both women simmered with unspoken frustrations and unanswered desires, the publishers description reads. According to the Daily Mail, the Montgomerys stayed together after the trial and moved to Georgia. If they knew this would Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, etc have been alive and ki! Montgomery killed Gore after striking her 41 times with an ax, 40 of the blows were. So, no, I am not Candy Montgomery. She hacked her parent to death and was acquitted. Thats self defense. No hospitalization, no meds, no psychiatric evaluation as to how safe this woman is to be in society? Some of the themes definitely were rage, Biel said. So, to me, the story makes a lot of sense. So, Betty asked about it to Candy. Re: In fact, on the day of the murder, the Gores child was in Montgomerys care.. During the assault, Gore was struck 41 times with a wood splitting axe. Hence, the jury found her not guilty on October 29, 1980. But Candy got the axe and turned it on Betty. In this case, 41 blows from an ax, goes FAR beyond self-defense. You evidently believe that 41 blows makes it not self-defense. And I hit her. Whatever happened that Friday, June 13, 1980, Candy Montgomery got away with murder. Candy eventually got a divorce from Pat, and she now goes by her maiden name. I wonder what Candace would have done then? Its also believed that she now works as a mental health counselor or a therapist. As for the Shhhh thing, I believe thats pretty much nonsense as well. 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!. 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. Jessica Biel Transforms Into Candy Montgomery in New Hulu Series. Plot twist, she now works as a therapist for troubled youth. I just think she got away with it, Bethany Gore told Dallas Morning News in 2000. my email is [emailprotected]. Sowhy did Candy Montgomery kill Betty Gore? Notice, even then, that it was framed as a question, meaning that Betty did not KNOW theyd had an affair. Candace Montgomery and Allan Gore had had an affair that, she testified, ended months before the murder. Candy met Betty and her husband Allan Gore at the church she frequented, according to Oxygen, Candy and Allan eventually began having an affair that the latter confessed to after his wife Betty was found dead in the Gore family . She claimed self-defense. Shame on you. This story from Texas Monthly 's archives is the first of a two-part series that concludes with " Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part II: The . How do we not know that Candace picked up the axe first in a fit of rage because she did not like what Betty said to her? Shame on Allen the damn whimp, what a spineless, loser husband he was!!!! According to Texas Monthly, Candy and her husband, Pat, left Texas soon after the trial in 1980 and moved to Georgia. He was in Minnesota. She assaulted Gore 41 times with a 3-foot-long axe. He married Candy Wheeler, who worked as a secretary at the time, according to Texas Monthly. She should have been found guilty. However, as per sources, she was held on a $100,000 bond. She grew up as an Army brat, with her father bouncing the family from base to base for 20 years, meaning that both order and public events were aspects shed been accustomed to from an early age. Candace Wheeler is 73 years old today because Candace's birthday is on 11/15/1949. It was later revealed that Gore had discovered Montgomerys affair with her husband, Allan Gore (Pablo Schreiber). 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. [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. .Did the family of Betty Gore try and sue Candace Montgomery? Jessica Biel reportedly tried to get in touch with the real-life Candy in preparation for her upcoming role, the actress told Entertainment Weekly: "She was not interested." This was pre-internet, and because the book Evidence of Love did not have photographs, I had no idea what Candy Montgomery looked like. A man is found to have caused the trauma. 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. The situation quickly escalated, and Candy struck her 41 times with the heavy tool. The way she lied and covered up afterwards indicated she is a dishonest sociopath by nature. I hit her. I hadnt thought about this story in years until tonight when I watched a show about it on the ID channel. Two of the wounded were taken via helicopter to be transported to hospital, according to the report. , 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. Here's Where Candy Montgomery Is Now & if She's in Jail For Murdering Her Best Friend & Lover's Wife . Gore, a5th-grade teacher at R.C. Perhaps most troubling of all is the fact that Texas let someone found to be criminally insane just walk free. 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. A person who kills another person with an axe for no reason whatsoever may well be criminally insane. 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. I think the horror of being in that situation is worse than any of us can imagine, and the response to it would be very primal, much like the movie. Created by Robin Veith for Hulu, Candy is a crime drama miniseries starring Jessica Biel, Melanie Lynskey, and Pablo Schreiber, telling the tale of Candy Montgomery, who was accused of murdering her best . Candy and Allan continued to stay in touch, as Allan warmed up to the idea of an affair and agreed to sleep with Candy. Doesnt seem that Candace would ever comment, but perhaps Mr. Gore and his children would be willing to interviewed. Jessica Biel plays Montgomery in the Hulu/ Disney+ Star original series Candy, which debuted in May 2022. For 90 percent of their lives, they lived these very normal, suburban lives, and then boom, this crazy thing happens, she said. Obviously, this form of self protection finally failed when Candy was at Bettys house that day, leading her to ask Candy whether or not she and Allan had an affair.