181: The Real Suburban Axe Murder: Candy & Betty

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 10.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2023

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

On a hot Friday the 13th in June of 1980, Allan Gore was worried. He couldn't get a hold of his wife, Betty. For hours, he'd called her over and over. No answer. Betty always answered. She didn’t get out by herself, especially not with their two small daughters. She hated when he traveled--scared of being alone, so Allan was trying to check in to reassure her. Now he was starting to panic. He finally got his neighbors to get into his house. When he called back, he could never have been prepared for the staggering horror of what happened to his wife.

Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/candy-and-betty

This story has been requested numerous times literally since I started the show. I understand the fascination now. A real suburban axe murder. It sounds like fiction. So thank you most recently to Melody and Denise but also to everyone who has emailed me over the years. Y’all were right. This one was a doozy.

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0:00.0	I'm Miranda Sawyer and I'm hosting the brand new podcast Papercuts.
0:04.3	From the mail's obsession with Woke, to the daily stars' war on pigeons,
0:08.6	to all the things the Guardian is telling you not to enjoy,
0:11.9	Papercuts digs into the private mania of the UK press.
0:15.8	And what that tells us about Britain today.
0:18.3	I'm joined by some of the UK's sharpest commentators and funniest comedians
0:22.3	to pick out the most eye-popping stories the morning press has to offer
0:25.9	and serve them up for your incredulity and entertainment.
0:29.8	Papercuts, we read the papers so you don't have to.
0:33.3	Out now, wherever you get your podcasts or visit papercutsshow.com.
0:41.4	Southern Fried true crime covers cases that are not suitable for young listeners
0:45.9	and there may also be some explicit language used.
0:49.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:51.7	On May 9, 1980, the blockbuster horror film Friday the 13th premiered.
1:00.4	The movie, which is now considered a classic, was a huge success.
1:04.9	Teenage camp counselors are being murdered by a mask to say-lent.
1:09.4	The killer uses multiple sharp objects to slay his victims,
1:13.0	one time gruesomely lodging an axe and a young woman's face.
1:18.3	On May 23, 1980, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining debuted in theaters.
1:24.2	And this horror film was also a huge success.
1:28.1	Jack Nicholson stars as the caretaker of an isolated hotel and the Rocky Mountains.
1:34.6	And the most iconic scene in the entire movie, a scene I know you've seen somewhere,
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