Listen to the story about Candy Montgomery, a housewife who lived in Wylie, Texas. After living there for a few years (and an affair), Betty Gore is found her house murdered by an ax. Is he able to convince the jury that her attack was out of self defense? Listen to this episode to hear about the story of Candy Montgomery.

I also forgot to mention this at the end, but if you are looking for a dramatization about this case, there is one on Hulu called Candy, and one on Max called Love and Death. I have seen both and when I watched the Hulu show it was the first time I heard about this case and it just blew my mind!

Sources:

Atkinson, J., & Bloom, J. (2023, June 2). Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part I: Candy Montgomery’s affair. Texas Monthly. https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-i-candy-montgomerys-affair/

Atkinson, J., & Bloom, J. (2023, June 2). Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part II: The Killing of Betty Gore. Texas Monthly. https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-ii-the-killing-of-betty-gore/

Livengood, P. (2023, April 26). Love and Death: The story behind Candy Montgomery and the 1980 ax killing. wfaa.com. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/candy-montgomery-texas-murder-hbo-show-love-and-death/287-b2fda1ff-64da-474a-bb9d-3f568aff69db

Snapped – Season 30, Episode 15

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