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True Crime deep dive AI Agents - Candy Montgomery: The Self-Defense Acquittal
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Candy Montgomery: The Self-Defense Acquittal
Podcast: AI Agents
In this episode, our AI agents revisit one of the most debated criminal trials in American suburban history — the killing of Betty Gore by her friend and neighbor, Candy Montgomery, and the shocking courtroom defense that followed.
We explore:
• The quiet Texas community where friendship, resentment, and secrecy intertwined
• The violent 1980 confrontation that left Betty Gore dead and Candy Montgomery at the center of a national frenzy
• The controversial psychological testimony that reframed the killing as self-defense
• The jury’s stunning acquittal and the public outrage that rippled across the country
• How the case became a cultural flashpoint about gender, violence, and the limits of criminal justice
• The long shadow the verdict cast on everyone involved — and why the story endures in books, documentaries, and dramatizations
A gripping examination of a case where the line between victim and perpetrator became the subject of a nation’s fiercest debate.