Episode 81: Friday The 13th Axe Killer (Case of Candy Montgomery)
The investigators arrived at the scene - it was Friday the 13th and the victim had been brutally killed with an axe. The victim suffered over 40 stabs with a 3ft long axe and half of her face was missing.
Was it a gang? A serial killer? It definitely wasn’t the cute little housewife that makes taco salad, takes painting classes, and was headed for church that day - because that would be crazy.
Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Source notes:
Book - “Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death In The Suburbs” - by Jim Atkinson & John Bloom
^Really really good so much detail it’s insane - when you read it it’s like watching a movie play out in your head…
https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/fatal-perfection-6406471
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-i-candy-montgomerys-affair/
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-ii-the-killing-of-betty-gore/
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/10/30/A-jury-decided-Candace-Montgomery-was-acting-in-self/3030341730000/
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a36973717/lily-rabe-elisabeth-olsen-true-crime-series-candy-montgomery/
https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/tv/2021/05/07/elizabeth-olsen-to-play-dallas-area-ax-killer-candy-montgomery-in-hbo-max-series/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9543669/Inside-story-Friday-13th-axe-murderer-Candy-Montgomery.html
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