The Candy Montgomery Case
Why did Candy Montgomery kill Betty Gore?
4.4 (39)
45 mins
Discover the shocking case of Candy Montgomery and the death of Betty Gore in a quiet Texas community. Explore how an extramarital affair, a violent confrontation, and a controversial self-defense claim turned an ordinary suburban story into one of America's most infamous true-crime cases.
Ep 1:
The Perfect Suburban Facade
Behind Wylie, Texas's perfect church-going suburbia, PTA mom Candy Montgomery calculates a brazen affair with her friend's husband, setting a collision course no one saw coming.
Ep 2:
A Deadly Friday the 13th
As two marriages quietly unravel, Candy's affair with Alan Gore ends in guilt and rejection—until a Friday the 13th visit to Betty's house turns unimaginably violent.
Ep 3:
Building the Case Against Candy
Investigators piece together bloody clues while Alan's confession points straight at Candy. Her unconventional defense team gambles on hypnosis and a decades-old childhood trauma theory.
Ep 4:
Verdict That Shocked a Nation
Candy takes the stand describing a struggle, a rage, forty-one blows—then a jury stacked with her own friends delivers a verdict that leaves a town reeling.
Ep 5:
Life After the Axe
Acquitted but never forgotten, Candy rebuilds her life under a new name while the people she left behind carry unanswered questions and unhealed wounds.
Discussions (5)
Allen
Level 4 · 2 mo agothe dissociation defense was not breathtaking it was just a good lawyer doing his job, 41 blows dont just happen because your mom shushed you once, that logic would get laughed out of any modern courtroom
Pete
Level 7 · 2 mo ago41 blows = self defense? No
Cyril
Level 7 · 2 mo agoDon Crowder having zero criminal trial experience checks out, but worth noting he was still a practicing lawyer just in civil law, the case genuinely was his first felony murder trial and he still managed to get a not guilty in under 4 hours
