The Murder of Betty Gore: An Affair, Betrayal, and Brutal Crime (Part 1)

The Lives of Betty Gore and Candy Montgomery

• 💡 Candy Montgomery, born Candace Wheeler, moved frequently as a child due to her father's army service.
• 🏠 In the early 1970s, Candy married Pat Montgomery, an engineer, and they later moved to Wylie, Texas, with their two children in 1977, where Pat earned a substantial income.
• 🏡 Candy, a housewife, reportedly felt bored despite living in their "dream house."
• 🤝 Candy and Pat met Allan and Betty Gore at their church, becoming close friends, with their daughters also becoming friends.
• 👩‍🏫 Betty Gore, who aspired to be an elementary school teacher from a young age, married Allan Gore in 1970.
• 📚 Betty worked as a fifth-grade teacher in 1976 but found it challenging to control students and disliked being alone when Allan traveled.
• 🤰 By the fall of 1978, Betty wanted a second child, but Allan felt their sex life was "mechanical."

The Affair Between Candy and Allan

• 💥 The affair between Candy Montgomery and Allan Gore began at the end of 1978, after months of discussion.
• 🏐 Candy first noticed Allan at a church volleyball game, finding him "sexy."
• 💬 Candy had expressed a desire for "fireworks" in her life, indicating dissatisfaction with her marriage.
• 🤔 Candy directly asked Allan if he was interested in an affair, to which he responded with a kiss but expressed reservations due to Betty's pregnancy.
• 📝 They engaged in "strategy sessions" to plan the affair, aiming to avoid emotional involvement and agreeing on rules like splitting expenses and meeting every two weeks.
• 💔 The affair continued intermittently, with Allan suggesting ending it due to guilt after their second child, Bethany, was born, and Betty wanting to attend a Marriage Encounter retreat.
• 💔 Allan ultimately ended the affair in October 1979 after the Marriage Encounter, but struggled to fully break ties with Candy.

The Discovery of Betty Gore's Murder

• ✈️ On June 13th, 1980, Allan Gore left for a business trip and had difficulty contacting his wife, Betty.
• 📞 After repeated unanswered calls, Allan asked a neighbor to check on Betty, who reported no answer at the door.
• 🏠 Neighbors eventually gained entry to the house and discovered Betty Gore deceased in the utility room.
• 🩸 The scene was described as having "oceans of blood," and the brutality of the attack led investigators to initially believe a shotgun was used.
• 🔪 Betty Gore was found to have been struck 41 times with an axe, with 28 blows to her head and face.
• 🔍 Investigators noted a bloody thumbprint and shoe print, and evidence suggested the killer showered at the scene.
• 👟 A bloody footprint led police to suspect the killer was small, possibly a woman or child.
• ✂️ After learning about the bloody footprint, Candy Montgomery cut the rubber sandals she wore that day with garden shears, an act prosecutors later argued was to destroy evidence.
• 🗣️ A young friend of Betty's daughter reported seeing Candy Montgomery leaving the Gore house around 11:00 a.m. on the day of the murder.
• 🤫 Allan Gore admitted to police that he had an affair with Candy Montgomery, shifting the focus of the investigation.