Here’s what you need to know about the case involving Candy, what came before it, and more. Elizabeth Olsen as Candy Montgomery. (HBO Max) 1. Candy was accused of murdering her friend Betty Gore.

Despite The Violent Axe Murder, Candy Was Acquitted Of Betty's Killing As portrayed in "Love & Death," the real Candy Montgomery was tried for the murder of her one-time friend.

In 1978, Montgomery was a 29-year-old mother of two when she began an affair with Allan Gore (portrayed in the latest limited series by Jesse Plemmons), who was married to Betty, one of Candy’s ...

Betty Gore confronted Candy Montgomery about the affair, which led to a struggle with an ax. Candy Montgomery prevailed in the struggle, then reportedly assaulted Betty Gore 41 times, killing her.

Love & Death premieres tonight, Thursday, April 27 at 12 a.m. on HBO Max. The highly anticipated true crime mini-series from the creators of Big Little Lies tells the true story of Candy ...

HBO Max’s Love & Death and Hulu’s Candy — two streaming series addressing the Candy Montgomery story — were bound to draw comparisons. Now, a 10-year-old, who’s not old enough to watch ...

Olsen’s interest in stepping into Candy’s blood-soaked flip-flops had less to do with what Montgomery did or didn’t do and more with how she operated.

The details of Candy Montgomery's love affair with neighbor and friend Allan Gore were salacious enough, but the self-defense killing of his wife, Betty Gore, turned mere neighborhood gossip into ...

HBO Max lumped the first three episodes of Love & Death into one big bundle April 27. True-crime fans who knew the story of Candy Montgomery — a 30-year-old Dallas-area mother who killed her ...

In an early episode of “Love and Death,” Candy Montgomery (Elizabeth Olsen) goes shopping and tries on a fitted navy blue dress with red trim. It’s stylish, modern (for 1978) and perhaps not ...

Candy Montgomery killed Betty Gore in 1980 after having an affair with Betty's husband Allan Gore. Find out where Candy and her ex-husband Pat Montgomery are now.

In both “Candy” and “Love & Death,” Candy, in her silly late ’70s fashions, seems so normal, prey to the same pleasures and exasperations that many of us feel.