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 ...

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.

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 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.

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 ...

The real-life Candy Montgomery became a free woman thanks to Don Crowder, the cocksure personal injury attorney who would represent the Texas housewife in the murder trial of Betty Gore in 1980.

Love & Death is the true-crime story of Candy Montgomery, a Dallas-area housewife whose trial for killing her friend drew widespread interest and produced a controversial verdict. We’re now into ...

Fort Worth In a little over a month, a new show about Candace “Candy” Montgomery, the Dallas-area woman who was accused of killing her friend Betty Gore with an ax in 1980, debuts on HBO Max.

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 ...