Candace Lynn Montgomery

Cases

• Murder of Betty Gore
  Named suspectAcquitted

Timeline

Events across every case involving this person

1. January 1, 1977

   Montgomery family relocates to Wylie, Texas and joins First United Methodist Church of Lucas

   Murder of Betty Gore
2. January 1, 1979

   Extramarital affair begins between Candace Lynn Montgomery and Allan Gore, approximately 18 months before the murder

   Murder of Betty Gore
3. January 1, 1980

   Candace Lynn Montgomery confesses to killing Betty Gore and asserts self-defense, claiming Gore attacked her first with the axe

   Murder of Betty Gore
4. January 1, 1980

   Texas jury acquits Candace Lynn Montgomery on self-defense grounds after nationally watched trial

   Murder of Betty Gore
5. June 13, 1980

   Betty Gore killed with 41 axe blows at her Wylie home while Allan Gore is away on a business trip

   Murder of Betty Gore