The new HBO Max limited series Love & Death explores the true story of Candy Montgomery, a Texas mother and wife who was accused of killing her friend, Betty Gore, after having an affair with Betty’s husband, Allan.
The story has captured attention over the years because despite the barbarity of the crime and the fact that Candy had the axe in hand, she was acquitted on the grounds that it was an act of self-defense. A polygraph even proved it. Love & Death will mark the second project in recent years to cover the gruesome events as Hulu’s Candy also depicted the true crime saga.
