I am not related to Candy Montgomery. [8] Montgomery was subsequently found not guilty on October 30, 1980, by a jury consisting of nine women and three men.[8]. Montgomery changed her name to Candace Wheeler, her maiden name, and continues to live out her life in Georgia with her daughter, Jenny. Thats no proof it wasnt self-defense. Candy implied this particular action made her snap, so she fought for the weapon, got a hold of it, and struck Betty in sheer self-defense. I hate her. The arrest and trial of Candace Candy Montgomery in 1980 was huge news: The Dallas-area woman was accused of killing her friend Betty Gore with an ax. Ultimately, the attack had mangled the face of the young mother of two (per All That's Interesting ). And I bet I spelled nowadays wrong. 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. 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. I, along with R. Rehbein, wish only that they were expressed more cogently, with correct spelling. Candy changed her name back to . Wanting to hurt her emotionally. 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. They had two kids together. 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. | The story behind Betty Gore | Where is Pat Montgomery now? (Note: Not all of these tales were told by commenters on this website. Theres no doubt that Betty was terrified of that lunatic. The views of each writer, to which they are entitled. [3] Her daughter, Bethany, who had been sleeping in her crib in another room at the time of the incident, was awake and crying. Candy Montgomery now goes by her maiden name of Candace. She founded both . Please check your entries and try again. 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. has lived in Vilonia, AR 11330 Entree View Dr, Olympia, WA 98512 Spokane, WA Tacoma, WA Spanaway, WA. WHO cares.. if its are not dotted,etcespecially in such a horrible thing happened to a childs mother!! Candy and her husband, Pat, reportedly left Wylie and moved to Georgia. Candy Montgomery killed her friend Betty Gore on June 13, 1980, shocking the small town of Wylie. Who is Candy Montgomery? There is no excuse for your horrid writing. During the trial, she pleaded self-defense. Maybe, just maybe, Betty knew absolutely nothing about the affair. Grammar police are always unpopular, especially nowadays. What proof do you have that Candy Montgomery was lying about anything? She should at least have been locked into a mental facility for along time! Candy now goes by the name of Candace Wheeler and works as a therapy provider for teens and adults. They have made me more sensitive than most to the injustice of not being believed because of the widespread assumption that the accused would not have been accused if he or she were not guilty, and because of the widespread assumption that the authorities can never be wrong. Feb 23. 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. What happened to Candy Montgomery? Candy was a full-time mom and the . I am not Candy Montgomery. Candace Montgomery, now known as Candace Wheeler, lives as a free woman in Georgia today after being acquitted by a jury of nine women and three men. Usually that high number of hits with the ax shows extreme hatred and anger towards the victim. Its always amazing how people want to claim they know someone when in fact they never did. I hadnt thought about this story in years until tonight when I watched a show about it on the ID channel. Shame on you. And we are to take the word of someone who wacked her friend 43 times that it was in self defense. So you were probably born in the mid 1950s. .css-lwn4i5{display:block;font-family:Neutra,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.01rem;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;text-align:center;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-lwn4i5:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 48rem){.css-lwn4i5{font-size:1.375rem;line-height:1.1;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-lwn4i5{font-size:1.375rem;line-height:1.1;}}@media(min-width: 48rem){.css-lwn4i5{font-size:1.375rem;line-height:1.1;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-lwn4i5{font-size:1.375rem;line-height:1.1;}}Sam Heughan Posted a Heartbreaking IG on Season 7, See Riley Keough's Tribute to Lisa Marie Presley. Mrs Gore bragged on her husband and the day she was killed Mr Gore was in Paris France on a business trip. 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.. Where did you read he was in Paris, France? 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 . Hulu and HBO Max both have new crime drama series, Candy and Love and Death, about the case and Montgomerys acquittal. Bettys death was self-defense, and you dont need a Shhhh or its resultant effect on Candys mind to make it self-defense. I am a recovering spelling nazi. I think it proves a lot in itself of her guilt that it was an offensive murder and not a defensive one. 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. They picked up the affair again after Gore had her second child, but Allan fretted more and more that he was hurting his wife. When we first heard of the murder, people panicked, as we tend to do. [8] He also argued that attacking 41 times was disproportionate. Montgomery admitted to it and said thats when Gore threatened her with an ax. I have never met Candy Montgomery, and have no reason to believe that I will ever meet her. According to her HealthGrades profile, she's based in Dawsonville , Georgia. I hear this so frequently with younger people. Dr. Fason then asked Candy to recall the first time she remembers feeling angry, which was when she was four years old and lost a race to a boy named Johnny, which caused her to break a jar. Betty Gore was essentially hacked to death. But, younger folks use ran when they mean run, such as, The software will be ran. The two eventually divorced, according to outlets. 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 . Soon we learned that this quiet woman had hacked her best friend to death, 28 blows to her head. 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. 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. .Did the family of Betty Gore try and sue Candace Montgomery? At the end of the trial, a jury comprised of three men and nine women ruled she was not guilty of murder. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. I do know there was absolutely no type of justice for Mrs. Gore or her babies none at all. And then there are the Youve Got To Keep Your Cool When Youre Attacked With An Axe people. Tom Morello, guitarist of rap/rock icons Rage Against the Machine, confirmed that the titular machine in the band's name was a fax machine. At the time, I recall talk that he had a brilliant career before him after her acquittal. A gun is a far more lethal weapon than a hand. After the murder trial, Candy and her husband Pat Montgomery (played by Veep actor Timothy Simons in the series) also moved away from Wylie, Texas, to Georgia. 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. This article was originally published June 13, 2014. Re: In fact, on the day of the murder, the Gores child was in Montgomerys care.. [3] When he was unable to reach his wife on the telephone, he requested that their neighbors go to investigate. 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. 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. The two struggled, and somehow Montgomery got control of the ax. People Mrs mcgomery got off with. She was accused of murdering Betty Gore, the wife of her lover. Pat Montgomery was an electrical engineer when he met Candace Wheeler, later known as Candy Montgomery. We don't know what happened and we never will know what happened. But Candy got the axe and turned it on Betty. 163 Candace Boring and Dustin Miller to Rustic Restorations LLC, 1640 Stanton Ave., Zanesville, $112,619 . A cursory search of the relevant titles on the IMDb would have revealed as much, so readers of this comment thread might have cause to doubt your investigative abilities, Mr. or Ms. Keathly. Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nations leading real estate reporters. 41 years later, why we can't let it go", "Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part I: Candy Montgomery's Affair", "Texas Church Lady Admits To Killing Friend With An Axe And Still Gets Away With It", "Candy Montgomery: The Real Story of The Texas Ax Murderer", "A jury decided Candace Montgomery was acting in self defence", "Verdict of not guilty stuns ax murder trial", "Accused murderer found innocent in ax killing", "Book About 1980 Wylie Axe Murder Is Re-released Digitally: Evidence of Love is a classic true crime tale", "Melanie Lynskey on That Chilling 'Yellowjackets' Finale", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Candy_Montgomery&oldid=1141053455, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 03:19. The only sound that came from Bettys house was her newborn daughters cries from a crib upstairs. . Anything more goes beyond self-defense. I must be a big reason why she is in a counseling field. She changed her name from Candy How could a woman, a mother, have done such a thing? Why are people so judgmental, Bottomline this book is amazing!!! I get that it doesnt feel good to acknowledge that a wife and mother who is lying dead, a bloody mess from 41 axe wounds, brought her death upon herself, but its the truth, and you dont have the right to concoct a fantasy just because its what you want to believe. Candy seemed like anything but the prime suspect in a Friday the 13th murder case. Selena is the entertainment and news editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers the latest on TV, movies and celebrities. I also believe that candy needed to be the center of attention and her fear that Betty might expose her affair even if it was over would make others think less of her and this is something that Candy could never tolerate: She needed to be the center of attention. Still doesnt entirely explain swing number 15, 16, 17 to 41. 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. 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. After Allan and Bettys baby, Bethany, was born in July 1979, Allan and Candy resumed their affair, with Allan realizing that Candy was more reserved than before. I hit her, I hit her, I hit her and I hit her, a sobbing Mrs. Montgomery told the jury. And that has everything to do with this or any other article. It was more than her affair with Bettys husband. Self defence hitting someone 40 odd times???? The best result we found for your search is Candace L Wheeler age 70s in Dawsonville, GA. View the profiles of people named Candace Wheeler. And yes, then Montgomery panicked, realized shed be tried for murder, and very incompetently tried to conceal her involvement. Karma will collect. Betty came to know about Candy's affair with her husband. During the assault, Gore was struck 41 times with a wood splitting axe. Theres the same amount of proof existent for all four. In her haste to clean up, Montgomery completely forgot about the Gores infant daughter, Bethany. Elizabeth Olsen will portray Montgomery in the limited series called Love and Death, which is set to premiere in 2023. After an eight-day trialwhere the defense argued that Candy acted in self-defense and the prosecution argued that Betty was conscious when most of the stabs happened and that her death was intentionalCandy was acquitted of murder charges in October 1980. Sounds like she had a lot of strength and hatred because those axes are heavy. Mrs Gore told the class she was pregnant and was waiting for her husband to come home and surprise him. [8][11], Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs, a book examining the case and events following the trial, written by Dallas-based journalists John Bloom and Jim Atkinson, was released in January 1984. Despite being arrested and charged with murder, Candy was acquitted on October 29, 1980. 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!. Candace Montgomery and her husband, Pat, leave an elevator in the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney after her 1980 trial for the murder of Betty Gore earlier that year was turned over to the. [4] The trial, over which District Judge Tom Ryan was appointed to preside,[8] was held in McKinney, Texas, and lasted just eight days. As for the Shhhh thing, I believe thats pretty much nonsense as well. They believe that Betty did attack Candy first, but they say that Candy inflicted too many axe blows for it to be self-defense. Doesnt seem that Candace would ever comment, but perhaps Mr. Gore and his children would be willing to interviewed. I always thought the law read for example: If someone slaps you then you cannot shoot that person in the head. I believe you have to be accountable for your actions. A person who kills another person with an axe because the other person was trying to kill him or her with an axe is engaging in self-defense, and acting in a perfectly sane, rational manner. You made the same mistake in two consecutive sentences. SERIOUSLY? Its difficult to tell where Montgomerys kids are today as it appears their names have never been fully made public. 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The book includes exclusive interviews with Gore and Montgomerys families, as well as a gripping account of Montgomerys murder trial. And very much that was present at this time and in this community. That excitement would have been over the minute she and Allan said, I do. She never intended for either marriage to break up. Allan then kissed Candy for the first time in her car before he left. I got pissed all over again. Illustration by Jeff Smith. In the first episode of the true crime series, Candy is seen running away from Bettys house before jumping in her car and driving away. Ive been thinking about you a lot and its really bothering me and I dont know whether I want you to do anything about it or not. Doesnt bad grammar, written even more than spoken, make you cringe? According to The Daily Mail, it's believed that Montgomery now goes by Candace Wheeler and works as a therapist. She had been hacked to death by someone wielding an ax an estimated 41 times.. . Only on TV or in the movies do psychics, hypnosis and telekinetic powers work. Therefore, the fact that Candy served as a secretary before establishing a suburban yet social life in Collin County, Texas, with electrical engineer Pat Montgomery surprised no one. Everything that we did, it was taken from the court documents, so we were really trying to be very true to her real story. Lynskey added, I understand the fear of showing something like that because it is so intense and upsetting, but at the same time, thats what the story is about. 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. So you are a journalist, or have worked in such capacity in the past? I saw the errors too but decided not to criticize. She claimed self-defense. This is what happens when a truly selfish woman inserts herself into a familys life. Pat and Candy tied the knot sometime in the early 1970s and moved to Wylie, Texas in 1977. The closest I have ever come to Candy Montgomery: When I was living in Tyler, Texas, in the mid 1980s, my husband had a co-worker whose husband said, at a party, that he had interviewed Candy Montgomery. My family has a lot of anger and a lot of hatred toward her, Alisa Gore Harder added. Gores would be plural possessive while Gores would be singular possessive. Does anyone know? 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. Anyone who lived in North Texas in the early 1980s remembers the murder of Betty Gore, and the murder trial of Candace Montgomery, the woman who killed her with an ax. Candace "Candy" Montgomery (Jessica Biel) was a stay-at-home mom and a popular leader within the Methodist church community in Wylie, Texas. It was Summertime, she was not in school teaching at the time! Where is Candy Montgomery now? 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! Do you get it now, people? On June 13, 1980, the 30-year-old Gore was found dead in the laundry room of her home at 410 Dogwood Drive. It was said that Betty Gore was unconscious and was lying on the floor. As far as CM goes it is obvious that she is/was dangerously crazy. Pat is. At her trial four months later, Montgomery told jurors thatGorecame at her with an ax, pledging to kill her over the affair. Wheres respect,any more?from some folks, God bless that baby..give her healing!! But I just love the pathology of a character like that. But she claimed Gore sent her into a dissociative state by whispering shhh, which reminded her of her abusive mother. 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. About the News. 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. 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. Affair of Candace Wheeler Montgomery: The friendship grew, and family members became well known to each other. And Im just interested in humans, and why they do the things that they do. The couple, who. The two eventually divorced, according to outlets. J. Strick have you seen the utility room!? Made the jurors sound like a bunch of backwoods hicks. I believe Candy brought the axe in to the situation. | What happened to Allan Gore? I believe she hit BG in the back of the head right away and then BG was in big trouble from the start. Your so ridiculous ABSOLUTELY absurd. In todays time and age she just had to rain on Bettys parade and say mean and hurtful things in her condescending way. Top 3 Results for Candace Wheeler in GA. 1. Look at this. Candy eventually got a divorce from Pat, and she now goes by her maiden name. They have also lived in Augusta, GA and Kennesaw, GA. Candace is related to Ian S Montgomerty and P B Fanning as well as 2 additional people. From the brutality that Candy committed should never be forgiven. 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. Jurys mess up, but no state even close to ignorance of Texas. Both Alisa and Bethany were adopted by their maternal grandparents, Bob and Bertha Pomeroy, in 1988. Candace (Candy) Montgomery enjoyed her role as a housewife, especially the cooking and decorating, and was a devoted mother. Would you just crouch in a corner and let the person hit you with it? How could you kill your best friend ? During a hypnosis session with Dr. Fason, Candy revealed that she hated Betty. She was just excited about her upcoming getaway with her husband. 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? I hope Candy never enjoys life on this earth again!! [3][6], On the day of Gore's killing, her husband was out of town. If Betty had started treating Candy like a woman who had hurt her, refusing to allow her daughter into her presence, that would have been an admission of something that her mind was not yet ready to admit. Its all the same. It went on for several months before he called it off. 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. So being inverting I mean I think CM was always the aggressor and reversed the story. How could you have an affair with your best friends husband? 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. 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. Views of people on Candace Wheeler Therapist Georgia: It is seen that the users are very excited to watch the show on Hulu, which is based on a true-crime incident. She was a GREAT teacher I remember seeing her everyday after school teaching a girl from Mexico how to speak,read and write English. However, someone from your generation should not be among the semi-literate writers we showcase today. [13], Elizabeth Olsen will play Montgomery in the HBO Max series Love & Death, due for release in April 2023. Im going to reproduce here part of what I said below, because it speaks directly to what you said, and directly to the deep misunderstanding of the human psyche which is evident in your comment: 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. She went over to the Gores house while the kids played at hers to pick up a bathing suit for Lisa Gore, age 5, who had spent the night at the Montgomery house. Like I said, you cannot make this stuff up. For 90 percent of their lives, they lived these very normal, suburban lives, and then boom, this crazy thing happens, she said. When put on . She should have been found guilty. Having an affair is one thing but then continuing to behave like nothing happened and wanting to remain close with the family, is extremely selfish. You were born well before the unfortunate and outrageous dumbing down of America commenced. It doesnt work that way. She went and got the axe and threatened Candy with it. 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. Its also believed that she now works as a mental health counselor or a therapist. 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. (Allan was on a work trip.) It could wield the same deadly results in either one of the women, if the other woman managed to gain control of it. Good for you. I love the internet. It is egregious enough that reputable newspapers and magazines are now replete with errors and dreadfully poor writing, and have professional, yet thoroughly incompetent writers and journalists working for them. She has a very evil side to her. The killing took place in Wylie, Texas, on June 13, 1980. She saw it, grabbed it, and went to town on that poor lady. [4] They moved to Collin County, Texas, in 1977,[4] where they regularly attended the Methodist Church of Lucas. I tell them that I want to join story time, too! 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!. Candy was a churchgoing housewife married to Pat Montgomery during the time of the killing. Allan had had to give her a pep talk before he could leave on his business trip. What shocks me is that it occured in Texas. The Gore children, Bethany and Alisa, were left with a lifetime of unanswered questions as to what prompted another woman to kill their mother in such an inhumane way. The Montgomerys moved to Atlanta, and she apparently became a counselor; Allan Gore remarried (quickly, which always shocked me) and he also moved away. Notice, even then, that it was framed as a question, meaning that Betty did not KNOW theyd had an affair. Candace C Wheeler. ON ANOTHER NOTE THAT CRAZY CHICK SHOULDVE WENT PRISON SHE KNEW FULL WELL WHAT SHE WAS DOING , UNBELIEVABLE HOW THAT LUNATIC WALKED AS WELL HUSBAND MARRIED WITHIN 2 MOS CLEARLY HE WASNT THAT INTO HIS WIFE LET ALONE A GRIEVING HUSBAND HE WAS PATHETIC TOO, LIKE HOW DO YOU REMARRY AFTER SOMETHING SO HORRIFIC THAT JERK DIDNT EVEN THINK ABOUT KIDS GIVING TIME GRIEVE FOR THEIR MOTHER YES BOTH PARTIES AT FAULT, KIDS LOST THEIR MOTHER ALL BEHIND HATE, JEALOUSY, MISERY, PURE EVIL, I knew in the 70s that hypnosis was crap and I was in grade school back then. Pat also made a name switch, reportedly now going by James. Candy was bleeding from her forehead, her glasses were gone and her hair was wet. I agree with that. Theyre completely out of the public eye. I even believe that they moved around the time that things occurred in their version of the story. After going to a marriage counseling event, Allan decided to rededicate himself to Gore and called it off with Montgomery. Exactly! Maybe the next thing is to make a movie about that poor house. The verdict received a great deal of criticism from the community. Lets not overlook the fact that she had an affair with the victims husband who left her to go back to his wife. Candy Montgomery was not found criminally insane. No justice for the victims family. 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. Montgomery was 30 years old when the accident occurred. According to reports, Candy stopped by Bettys home to run an errand on June 13, 1980, in Wylie, Texas. Then, as now, the case enthralled me. Two of the wounded were taken via helicopter to be transported to hospital, according to the report.