Here's what we know about the murder that inspired HBO Max's 'Love and Death.'
This article contains discussion of murder that some may find upsetting.Elizabeth Olsen plays Candace "Candy" Montgomery, a Wylie, Texas woman who committed a crime of passion by striking her friend Betty Gore 41 times with an axe. The murder, which took place on Friday, June 13, 1980, likely stemmed from jealousy as Betty was married to Allan Gore, the man Candy unexpectedly fell for and had an affair with.
As you watch the true events unfold in HBO Max's new true crime series, you may be wondering: did Candy really kill Betty? Here's what we know about Candy's motives and what went down in the chilling '80s case.Upon meeting in 1977, two couples — Candy and Pat Montgomery and Betty and Allan Gore — bonded because of their faith and taking part in church activities like choir and volleyball.
On June 13, 1980, Candy went to the Gore household to pick up a swimsuit for their eldest daughter, who stayed over at her house the night before, perAllan was out of town on a business trip when Betty confronted Candy about the affair, and according toJake Giles Netter/HBO MaxTexas Monthlyled to Candy spiraling into a "blind rage" and striking Betty with the ax.
Through the hypnosis, psychiatrist Fred Fason found that Betty's shushing brought back a difficult memory from Candy's childhood when her mother would tell her to "shush," and triggered her to kill Betty in self-defense. During the trial, Candy stuck to that narrative and although the physical evidence may have proven that Candy did, in fact, kill Betty, she was acquitted of the murder.
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