In 1980, Candy Montgomery killed her friend Betty Gore with an ax in the victim’s suburban Wylie home. Their families were close. The two 30-year-olds sang in the church choir together.
The trial in McKinney was a sensation. And in the end Montgomery was acquitted. Now, not one, but two streaming series — from Hulu and HBO Max — are in the works about what happened.
The Dallas Morning News’ Dan Singer unpacks why Hollywood — and all of us — are still so fascinated by this story.
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