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27 kwi 2023 · The subject of a new HBO Max drama, Candy Montgomery was found not guilty after claiming self-defense in the brutal killing of Betty Gore in June 1980.
26 kwi 2023 · While self-defense seemed plausible, experts in the trial later identified that Gore was already unconscious when many of the strikes punctured her body.
9 maj 2022 · Candy Montgomery was responsible for the 1980 killing of Betty Gore, which took place on Friday, June 13. Montgomery killed Gore after striking her 41 times with an ax, 40 of the blows...
Candace Lynn Montgomery (née Wheeler; born November 15, 1949) is an American woman who was accused of murdering her lover's wife, Betty Gore. The killing took place in Wylie, Texas, on June 13, 1980. During the assault, Gore was struck 41 times with a wood splitting axe.
26 maj 2023 · She struck Betty Gore 41 times, 40 of which occurred while her heart was still beating, forensics expert Vincent DiMaio testified in the trial. Montgomery turned herself in less than two...
9 maj 2022 · Candy Montgomery was charged with the murder of Betty Gore. She initially denied the charges and was released on bail. The trial was held in October 1980, with Montgomery pleading self-defense.
28 kwi 2023 · On October 29, 1980, a jury of three men and nine women acquitted Candy Montgomery of the murder of Betty Gore after eight days of trial and she was found not guilty. This terrifying...