In 1980, an ax murder rattled a small, sleepy town in texas. The victim was struck 41 times and alarmingly, it occurred on friday the 13th. However, just three years later, betty, an elementary school teacher, was found dead on june 13, 1980, by her neighbors. The evidence of fingerprints and footprints found at. On the evening of june 13, 1980, betty gore was found dead on the utility room floor in her wylie, texas home.
On june 13, 1980, betty gore was sliced with an axe 41 times. And though candy montgomery admitted to the killing, she was found not guilty of murder and walked free. In the fall of 1980, an attorney looking for some free publicity called texas monthly staff writer john bloom and told him: In one of the wildest crimes in state history, his client,. When texas teacher betty gore was found dead on her own laundry room floor with 41 ax wounds on june 13, 1980, investigators first suspected the savage killing had been. Candy montgomery killed her friend betty gore on june 13, 1980, shocking the small town of wylie. On friday, june 13th, 1980, the quiet town of wylie, texas was rocked by a gruesome murder.
