Who are Candy Montgomery’s children and where are they now?
CANDY Montgomery was a 30-year-old mother of two in the early 1980s when she was charged with the murder of her friend, Betty Gore.
Gore was found dead in her home on June 13, 1980, having been struck 41 times with an ax.
Who is Candy Montgomery?
Candy Montgomery was a stay-at-home mother who resided in the quiet, small town of Wylie, Texas, and cared for her and her husband's two children.
The family's life fell apart when her friend was found brutally murdered with her one-year-old infant crying in a nearby crib.
Montgomery was charged with the murder but when she took the stand in the courtroom, she claimed self-defense.
She told the judge and jury that she had stopped by Betty Gore's house on June 13, 1980, to pick up a bathing suit for Gore's daughter who was staying with her that evening.
Montgomery, who said she had been having an affair with Gore's husband, claimed Gore charged her with an ax.
It was then that she said she blacked out and when she came to, Gore was dead and she left to pick up the kids from school.
During the final days of the trial, Montgomery's defense attorney, Don Crowder, said in his final arguments that the prosecution had presented "not one word of evidence that has refuted the testimony of self-defense."
The jury, which was composed of nine women and three men, left the courtroom to deliberate, and when they read the final verdict, Montgomery was declared innocent of murdering Gore.
It was ruled that Montgomery had acted in self-defense, and Crowder told at the time, "We're just very pleased, very pleased. We're proud the jury had enough courage to stand up."
Gore's daughter, Bethany, was the infant left crying in her crib when her mother was killed, and speaking to in 2000, she said, “I just think (Montgomery) got away with it.”
Her sister, Alisa Gore Harder, added: “My family has a lot of anger and a lot of hatred toward her."
Who are Candy Montgomery's children?
Montgomery and her husband Pat share two children, although little is known about them.
There have been films and TV series about the murders since the trial, and the two children, who were never mentioned in court, have been given aliases.
In the Hulu docuseries entitled Candy, the children are named Becky and Jason, but in the 1990 TV movie, A Killing In A Small Town, they are called Sara and Sean.
However, has reported Montgomery's kids' real names are Jennifer and Ian.
The Montgomery family left Texas after Candy Montgomery was cleared of murder, and relocated to Georgia where they reportedly still reside.
Where can I watch the docuseries about the murder?
On May 9, 2022, Hulu premiered its miniseries, Candy.
Candy stared Jessica Biel in the lead role, Melanie Lynskey, taking on the role of Betty Gore, Timothy Simons as Pat Montgomery, and Pablo Schreiber as Alan Gore.
Simons told at the time of its release: "It will be unsettling and stressful the entire way through."
Schreiber added: "Every single episode, it feels like we're being pulled toward that room to experience something that we probably don't want to experience but have to."
A family member previously told that the docuseries about Montgomery is forcing them to relive the horrific events from more than four decades ago.
“It’s extremely frustrating and definitely stressful," they told the outlet.
“I hate that when I just want to scroll through the Hulu menu, I get slammed with a giant picture of ‘Candy’.”
On April 27, 2023, HBO also released a limited series detailing the true story of Betty's death.
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"This riveting drama from David E. Kelley tells the true story of Candy and Pat Montgomery and Betty and Allan Gore – two churchgoing couples enjoying their small-town Texas life… until an extramarital affair leads somebody to pick up an axe," the reads.
Elizabeth Olsen stars as the accused killer, Candy Montgomery.