Before moving to Candace's current city of Dawsonville, GA, Candace lived in Augusta GA. Candace also answers to Candace Lynn Wheeler, Candace L Montgomery, Candance Wheeler, Candace L Wheeler and Candace W Montgomery, and perhaps a couple of other names. I can imagine Candy telling Betty about the affair! I remember seeing the movie based on this when I was younger. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. 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. 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. Opinion: Fix loophole that increases copay costs for prescription drugs, Man died by suicide after Kansas City drug raid where 3 cops were shot: Authorities. Candy did not want Allan Gore, Betty had suspected the affair, Candy was not jealous of Betty, Candy ONLY told Betty about the affair because Betty point blank asked her if there had been one, and even then all she said was, Yes. They dont work in real life. Or would you fight hoping you would come out on the winning end? Some I have seen on other websites.) Betty was packing for a trip to go away with her husband. Maybe she wanted what Betty had, her husband and her lifestyle. Candace Wheeler is 73 years old today because Candace's birthday is on 11/15/1949. 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. She proposed and indulged in the affair as a way to add some excitement to her life. Karma will collect. Its also believed that she now works as a mental health counselor or a therapist. My family has a lot of anger and a lot of hatred toward her, Alisa Gore Harder added. Candy Montgomery now goes by her maiden name of Candace. There were bloody footprints and fingerprints, including one on the Gores freezer. SMH Even the date Friday the 13th, 1980. The two eventually divorced, according to outlets. Montgomery changed her name to Candace Wheeler, her maiden name, and continues to live out her life in Georgia with her daughter, Jenny. 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. The situation quickly escalated, and Candy struck her 41 times with the heavy tool. It was Summertime, she was not in school teaching at the time! 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 . They were thus ill-prepared and lost. The killing took place in Wylie, Texas, on June 13, 1980. Both Alisa and Bethany were adopted by their maternal grandparents, Bob and Bertha Pomeroy, in 1988. From the brutality that Candy committed should never be forgiven. Age 59 / Apr 1963. 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. Thank God shortly after this happened we moved ( not because of this). According to Candy's testimony, she and Betty were talking. But beneath the placid surface of their seemingly perfect lives, both women simmered with unspoken frustrations and unanswered desires, the publishers description reads. Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nations leading real estate reporters. I hate her. She was in a particularly vulnerable statemost likely thats why her defensive wall finally came down. The case went on to inspire the CBS television movie 'A Killing in . In terror that she killed Betty, Candy tried to leave the room, but before she could do so, Betty stopped her by slamming her body against the door. I know the person who lives in that house. Geesss lady,,or who ever. Today, Candy is said to still live in the southern state where she now goes by her maiden name, Wheeler. 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. Candywho lived by the Gores with her husband, Pat Montgomery, and their two childrenwas accused of assaulting Betty 41 times with a three-foot ax. Ive always been fascinated by this case, and unlike a lot of people I believe it happens as described in the movie. As per online sources, Candace, also known as Candy, had an extramarital affair with Allan. However, as examined in Hulus aptly entitled Candy, the latter actually drove the situation through her past affair with Bettys husband, Allan Gore, before claiming self-defense to be let off the hook. Candy Montogomery aka Candace Wheeler is an American homemaker. From what I have been able to gather, there are two types of people who dont believe that Betty Gores death was self defense: The Bad Adulteress Storytellers. The upshot? I dont know how old Hartman elementary is but probably not old enough for BG to have taught there. Select this result to view Candace L Wheeler's phone number, address . Hence, the jury found her not guilty on October 29, 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. What she did went way beyond self-defense. 16958 Chandler Park Dr, Detroit, MI 48224. Good for you. Sadly, Candace Montgomerys skilled defense attorney, Don Crowder, took his own life in 1998. And I hit her. Jessica Biel plays Montgomery in the Hulu/ Disney+ Star original series Candy, which debuted in May 2022. I believe that Betty did attack Candy first. Fight or flight response. Candace Wheeler Montgomery AKA Janice P Robinson has entered the chat. It seems Karma has not caught up with her; I hope she is deeply unhappy to the bottom of her soul, and remains unhappy until the day she makes a full confession. H.G. Seriously? At the time, I recall talk that he had a brilliant career before him after her acquittal. On June 13, 1980, Candace (Candy) Montgomery killed her best friend, Betty Gore, with an ax. He withheld important evidence such as Montgomerys sun glasses which were found in the garage! 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. So, to me, the story makes a lot of sense. 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. Wow, just wow. No hospitalization, no meds, no psychiatric evaluation as to how safe this woman is to be in society? 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.. But on June 13, 1980, Montgomery killed her friend. 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. (Allan was on a work trip.) Your email address will not be published. A struggle ensued between Candy and Betty that caused cuts on Candys toe and head. So whichever of them gets killed in the axe scenatrio, who is to blame? [3], The crime was investigated by Steve Deffibaugh with the Collin County Sheriffs Department. Allan had had to give her a pep talk before he could leave on his business trip. As for why it happened then, nobody can know for certain, but its true that Betty was in a bad state mentally. After forcing their way into the family residence, they discovered Gore's corpse. SERIOUSLY? It doesnt work that way. Candy changed her name back to . (Its rather ironic that so many here have accused Candy of being crazy and in need of psychiatric care, when the truth is that Betty, not Candy, was the one who had psychiatric issues.) It's been over 40 years since Texas housewife Candy Montgomery killed her friend Betty Gore with an axe on June 13, 1980. CMs sunglasses were found in the garage to reports Ive read before like she went in the garage and got the ax losing her glasses. As for the jurors who decided not to hold her accountable, perhaps we should be giving potential jurors IQ tests, because the rationale of this jury defies logic, and enters the realm of sheer stupidity. For 90 percent of their lives, they lived these very normal, suburban lives, and then boom, this crazy thing happens, she said. I just think she got away with it, Bethany Gore told Dallas Morning News in 2000. He said she was not pretty. She needs to get hit in the face with this on a daily basis. 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. During a hypnosis session with Dr. Fason, Candy revealed that she hated Betty. Sheclaimed self-defense. They had two kids together. Once everything was said and done, the Montgomerys relocated to Georgia to start a new life, but Candy and Pat reportedly ended up parting ways for good just a short while later. Candy Montgomery Was an Average Housewife. Montgomery was acquitted of the murder charges using the self-defense plea in October 1980. The human mind, when fueled with fear and adrenaline and trying to forestall death, doesnt work that way. She is a graduate of CUNY Hunter College with a B.A. She was perhaps thinking that her affair with Bettys husband would prejudice many people against her, and judging from the comments here, she was right. Bettys death was self-defense, and you dont need a Shhhh or its resultant effect on Candys mind to make it self-defense. How could you kill your best friend ? But they didnt know her in *that* situation. 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. What if he says, She had an axe/knife/gun. Did Allan tell you? No rubbing of anything in anyones face. The duo had taken on the traditional roles of homemaker and breadwinner by that point, though, primarily because Pat was a hard worker who could comfortably provide for them all. The murder really put Wylie, a town of about 3,700 people at the time, on the map. Candy started it verbally and then it escalated to pushing, shoving, hitting. Betty Gore was my 5th-grade reading teacher and attended my church. 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. Where is Allan Gore now, husband of ax murder victim Betty Gore in Hulus Candy? Wanting to hurt her emotionally. That is where she belongs. When he couldnt reach his wife by telephone, he asked the neighbors to check on her. 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. If I had been on the jury I would have said guilty. 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. 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. More than four decades later, the tragic story of Candace Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore is resurfacing again in Hulus limited series .css-1me6ynq{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:#125C68;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#125C68;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-1me6ynq:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:#595959;}Candy. I am Candy Montgomery. Im 50 years old and was 13 years old when this happened, and we lived a subdivision over from where The Gores lived and killing took place, I remember being scared to death to stay home by myself and at night even my mom was scared if my dad wasnt home, but the biggest memory is one day shortly after they knew it was Candice that did the killing and we drove past her going through the subdivision and even at 13 years old it terrified me, Candice changed her hair to red and it was short and really curly and she looked Evil, her face literally looked evil! Agreed. During the assault, Gore was struck 41 times with a wood splitting axe. Yes, exactly. my email is [emailprotected]. She ultimately started her own life when she met Pat Montgomery as an adult. That excitement would have been over the minute she and Allan said, I do. She never intended for either marriage to break up. If you dont think so, its unlikely that youve looked closely into this case, so I would advise you to do so before making a judgment based solely on emotion and prejudice. I had just moved to Dallas when this was going on. There is no excuse for your horrid writing. Candy Montgomery killed her friend Betty Gore on June 13, 1980, shocking the small town of Wylie. I agree with that. 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 . 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. 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. Candace Montgomery and Allan Gore had had an affair that, she testified, ended months before the murder. So you are a journalist, or have worked in such capacity in the past? She caused this from the start!, A selfish, selfish woman, shame on her and anyone, especially those supposed church people for supporting her!!! WHO cares.. if its are not dotted,etcespecially in such a horrible thing happened to a childs mother!! has lived in Vilonia, AR 11330 Entree View Dr, Olympia, WA 98512 Spokane, WA Tacoma, WA Spanaway, WA. [8] Montgomery was subsequently found not guilty on October 30, 1980, by a jury consisting of nine women and three men.[8]. I am not Candy Montgomery. Who Was Candy Montgomery? Would you just crouch in a corner and let the person hit you with it? Parade also reports that Montgomery, who now goes by. And Im just interested in humans, and why they do the things that they do. Then theres the fact that Candys husband, Pat, had found about the affair, forgiven Candy, and they were working on their marriage. Candy and Allan continued to stay in touch, as Allan warmed up to the idea of an affair and agreed to sleep with Candy. At her trial four months later, Montgomery told jurors thatGorecame at her with an ax, pledging to kill her over the affair. All of us are entitled to our own opinions. Are you daft? Jessica Biel Transforms Into Candy Montgomery in New Hulu Series. May 2022 and way past losing count on Texas Jurys screwing up a case. I cant help wonder what really happened that day. I live in Mckinney and was here at the time.,The prosecutor Tom Ryan messed up that trial! Look at this. | The story behind Betty Gore | Where is Pat Montgomery now? Where Is Candy Montgomery Now? Where is Karma? I think most of us can overlook the typos or intentional mistakes without your help. Even if Janice Robinson is not Candy, she definitely sees only one point of view. Candace "Candy" Montgomery (Jessica Biel) was a stay-at-home mom and a popular leader within the Methodist church community in Wylie, Texas. Allan Gore was out of town on a business trip. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. Bethany Gore apparently married in 2012, and resides in Las Vegas. 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. Made the jurors sound like a bunch of backwoods hicks. Montgomery killed Gore in the victim's Wylie home on Friday the 13th, 1980. I believe none of that. People Mrs mcgomery got off with. They believe that Betty did attack Candy first, but they say that Candy inflicted too many axe blows for it to be self-defense. Its over 37 years and Candy must be around 67, now. Sowhy did Candy Montgomery kill Betty Gore? 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. 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. Of coarse not, because it was all fabricated nonsense. I believe candy was unhappy, unfulfilled and a narcissist which is why she had the affair(s). 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. My biggest annoyance is the misuse of the word ran. 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. She had never wanted to marry him. I hadnt thought about this story in years until tonight when I watched a show about it on the ID channel. The Montgomerys moved to Atlanta, and she apparently became a counselor; Allan Gore remarried (quickly, which always shocked me) and he also moved away. Hi! I hear this so frequently with younger people. Journalist Julia and Candy: Do you gals have any pieces on Darlie Routier? Secondly, by some ridiculous assumption, if she were to go to the Gores house intending to kill Betty but deciding to rely on what the Gores had in their house for a weapon, then she would have grabbed a knife from the kitchen, not an axe she couldnt have known existed. [5] Gore lived nearby with her two children and her husband, Allan, with whom Montgomery engaged in an extramarital affair. Shes as guilty as the other texas ladies, like Darlie Routier. On June 13, 1980, the 30-year-old Gore was found dead in the laundry room of her home at 410 Dogwood Drive. Candy Montgomery, the accused, stabbed her friend 41 times, which ultimately led to her death. Gores would be plural possessive while Gores would be singular possessive. After killing Gore, Montgomery cleaned up, changed her shoes, and went to pick up Alisa as if nothing had happened. When he couldnt reach his wife by phone, he had neighbors check the house. Luckily, no one else jumped on to this eagerly offered bandwagon. . Its pretty cool. Dodd Middle School, hadaccused her best friend Candy of having an affair with her husband, Allan. The couples were good friends. In fact, on the day of the murder, the Gores child was in Montgomerys care. According to the Daily Mail, the Montgomerys stayed together after the trial and moved to Georgia. I hate her, she said. Its all the same. 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. According to Texas Monthly, Gore was struck 41 times. And I bet I spelled nowadays wrong. On Friday, June 13, 1980, devout and do-gooding Candy Montgomery stirred up a storm in her Dallas community when she was arrested for killing her friend Betty Gore with 41 ax blows. The two eventually divorced, according to outlets. I hit her. Dalia Faheid is a reporter on the Star-Telegrams service journalism team. Candy saw the ax. This story reminds me of Lizzie Borden. She had no motive to kill Betty Gore. In other words, Betty Gore. I also cant believe the jurors verdict. 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. Today, Candy is said to still live in the southern state where she now. In this case, 41 blows from an ax, goes FAR beyond self-defense. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. This article also forgot to mention that Candace Montgomery said she did not do it until the last minute and changed to self-defense. Nice friend. Doesnt bad grammar, written even more than spoken, make you cringe? News about how she can relate to Candy, despite her characters alleged crimes. This way she purposely killed her and then fabricated the no merit self defense story. It went on for several months before he called it off. This is what happens when a truly selfish woman inserts herself into a familys life. They married in the early 70s, and they moved to Wylie in 1977 with their son and daughter. Betty and her husband, Allan, also lived close to Candy, her husband, Pat, and her two children. HBO Max, Hulu to revisit the North Texan in new crime dramas, Hulus Candy: The story behind Betty Gore, a Texas teacher killed with an ax in 1980. Even if Candy wasnt the culprit, she is definitely a mean mean selfish person. | What happened to Allan Gore? Who is Candy Montgomery? However, as per sources, she was held on a $100,000 bond. Its her whole outlook on life and her approach to others. Boots (2021) accuses Ms. Robinson of being Candace Wheeler Montgomery without evidence, which is SOP [Standard Operating Procedure] for such fora. Candace Wheeler Montgomery was arrested and imprisoned for a brief time after police discovered that she was responsible for the murder. I wouldn't say I was happy with the verdict. Allan Gore, meanwhile, moved to California with a new wife and kids. Usually that high number of hits with the ax shows extreme hatred and anger towards the victim. 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sure. I dont care what you think but it sounds like Candace Wheeler Montgomery has an anger management problem. 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. She was a GREAT teacher I remember seeing her everyday after school teaching a girl from Mexico how to speak,read and write English. . She became attracted to Allan, whom she met during a volleyball game put on by their church. It was hanging in the garage, if I remember correctly, where the swimsuit was that she was supposed to pick up. 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!. Only on TV or in the movies do psychics, hypnosis and telekinetic powers work. I knew in the 70s that hypnosis was crap and I was in grade school back then. 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 . Somehow, she wrestled control of the ax, and struck Gore on the head, she said. 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. Jessica Biel stars in the limited series which covers the real-life murder of Betty Gore. I hit her, I hit her, I hit her and I hit her, a sobbing Mrs. Montgomery told the jury. 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. Grammar Nazis amuse me. [13], Elizabeth Olsen will play Montgomery in the HBO Max series Love & Death, due for release in April 2023. 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 remembered the shock I felt, along with everyone else, since I was just a few years younger than the murder victim and the defendant. Allan also changed his story about his break up with Candy to making it seem mutual. Jeffrey Weiss wrote a wonderful piece about the crime in the Dallas Morning News on the murders 30th anniversary in 2010. Though Candy was married with two kids of her own, she became involved with Allan on December 12, 1978, per Parade. 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. When we first heard of the murder, people panicked, as we tend to do. Maybe the next thing is to make a movie about that poor house. This is more than just a typo. [8] Crowds chanted, "Murderer! I just saw this on line and was reading all of the comments. Its also imperative to mention that she is purportedly back to using her maiden name, Candace Wheeler, and is currently working as a mental health therapist for teens and adults alike. 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. She had been hacked to death by someone wielding an ax an estimated 41 times.. Candy was bleeding from her forehead, her glasses were gone and her hair was wet. [8][10] District attorney Tom O'Connell argued that Montgomery could have fled the scene instead of attacking Gore. I lived in North Dallas at the time, but was still afraid. Candy was backed into a confined space by an unbalanced woman who then attacked her with an axe Its frustrating and irritating that people who have never been attacked with an axe are oh so certain of what they would or would not do if they were, and feel that they have the knowledge and experience to judge Candy. Her whole remembering thing under that phony hypnosis garbage was beyond stupid. Theyre completely out of the public eye. She does not wish to reveal her thoughts regarding either then or now. Who is she? So you were probably born in the mid 1950s. Who is Candy Montgomery? 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. Shes messed up my whole life. She should have been found guilty. You made the same mistake in two consecutive sentences. [12]. Indeed! 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. As for the Shhhh thing, I believe thats pretty much nonsense as well. Gores body was not found until late that night. Candy Montgomery was not found criminally insane. It could wield the same deadly results in either one of the women, if the other woman managed to gain control of it. 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 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.. In addition to writing and editing entertainment news, she also spotlights the Hispanic and Latinx community through her work. 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.
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