After police learned that Candy Montgomery had been having an affair with Allan Gore, and that she was the last person to see Betty alive, they had motive for the murder. Per Texas Monthly, Montgomery was arrested, but she denied the murder charges for quite some time. In fact, she waited thirteen whole days before she eventually turned herself in. However, Montgomery claimed that she didn’t intend to kill Betty, but was instead simply acting in self-defense. When her case went to trial, Montgomery took the stand and alleged that Betty had found out about her husband’s affair. Per Oxygen, in Montgomery’s version of events, Betty was the first to pick up the ax, injuring her friend’s toe when she took a swing at her.
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Her explanation tried to suggest that Betty was angry and irrational after learning that her husband had been having an affair with one of her friends from church. Per Texas Monthly, Montgomery allegedly tried to fend off Betty, which then led to a vicious struggle over the ax. As well as injuring one of Montgomery’s toes, Betty allegedly hit her former friend in the head with the ax, causing a small wound to her hairline. Once Montgomery got control of the ax, she struck her friend again, and again, and again — in self-defense.
