
And I’m just interested in humans, and why they do the things that they do.

“But I just love the pathology of a character like that. “ such a fascinating person and the story is just too crazy to be real almost, is what it feels like to me,” Biel said. In an interview with Pop Culture, Biel, who stars as Candy and also executive produces the series, revealed why she wanted to play the character. She was acquitted and never served prison time. On October 30, 1980, a jury of nine women and three men found Candy Montgomery not guilty of Betty’s murder. Candy-who lived by the Gores with her husband, Pat Montgomery, and their two children-was accused of assaulting Betty 41 times with a three-foot ax. You might be wondering why Candy Montgomery allegedly killed Betty Gore, her best friend.Ĭandy is based on the 2018 true-crime book, Evidence of Love, which investigates the real-life case of Candy Montgomery, a housewife who was accused of murdering her close friend, Betty Gore, in Wylie, Texas, on June 13, 1980, after having an extramarital affair with Betty’s husband, Allan Gore.
#Now or later candy series
There have been two pieces of dramatic TV based on the events of June 13, 1980, within a year of each other-Hulu’s 2022 series Candy starring Jessica Biel, and HBO’s 2023 limited series Love & Death starring Elizabeth Olsen.
