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Conviction June 13, 1980 Homicide

Betty Gore

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date June 13, 1980
Location Wylie, Texas
Victim Age 30
Gender Female

Betty Gore was found brutally axed to death in her home in Wylie, Texas. Her neighbor and friend, Candy Montgomery, was charged with the murder. Montgomery claimed self-defense and was acquitted in a famous trial. The case was dramatized in multiple TV series decades later.

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