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To her peers, Candy Montgomery seemed to have it all. She was the picture-perfect housewife

and a popular figure within her community of Wiley, Texas. A doting mother of two, she effortlessly balanced

her domestic duties, her social life, and her image at the First United Methodist Church

of Lucas. But beneath the surface was a woman with wandering eyes, looking outside of her

unsatisfying marriage. During a church volleyball game, Candy caught a glimpse and a whiff of her

fellow churchgoer Alan Gore. Alan was married to Candy's friend Betty, still that didn't stop

Candy from proposing the idea of an affair to Alan. For almost a year, the pair would lunch and

rendezvous at the Como Motel in Richardson, Texas.

However, following the birth of his second daughter,

Alan ended the affair and focused on improving his marriage with Betty.

Candy did the same with her marriage,

and before long, life as normal soon returned.

That is, until the night of Friday the 13th, 1980,

when Candy received a phone call with shocking news. I'm Emily Campano, and this is the Fox

True Crime podcast.

Music and this is the Fox True Crime podcast. Betty is dead. Alan Gore spoke those words to Candy Montgomery,

who had been watching their daughter, Alyssa,

during a sleepover with her child.

Alan was out of town for a business trip and was unable to reach Betty that fateful day.

When she failed to return any of his calls, Alan asked his neighbors to check on his wife

and make sure she was okay. As they arrived

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