Religious housewife and mother of two turned out to be a monster with an axe 

Striking someone 41 times is self defense? I’m finding her story hard to believe

Alan gore wasn’t a victim in this like how he is portrayed, he literally gave his kids away to their maternal grandparents after his wife’s death and got a new wife with children, truly a despicable story.

Her name is now Candace Wheeler for anyone who is interested in avoiding her as a doctor

This is terrible that it's a true story. that she showered, didn't call the police, left the baby crying... found innocent. May that woman's soul rest in peace and all women like her.

Once or twice is self-defense. The minute Betty was not fighting back that was no longer self defense, Candy deserved jail time. Especially since she didn’t call the cops and left the baby there.

What the movie didn't show was that her defense lawyer actually held the axe up to her and she was hysterical on the stand almost uncontrollable. This was the turning point as the jurors had never experienced anything like this prompting them to believe that she needs help rather than jail. Also, the movie didn't mention that when the sheriff searched Candy's home they found a novel that she had been reading about an axe murder that happened on Friday the 13th. Circumstantial at best, but who knows. All in All I believe she got away with murder. She would have been convicted today.

who in their right mind would see a let go murderer as a therapist? And worse allow her to be a therapist in the first place.

The fact that she did not feel remorse and only wanted to prove it was self defense is so terrible. I am still not sure that Betty attacked her first. This case was so incredibly unjust. They let her go after brutally killing a mother of two.

J.T. was the cop who investigated his wife as a potential killer? STOP 🤣💀

She probably got off b/c she was "religious".

Imagine finding out she's the shrink you been seeing for 5 years

I just realized now that one of the cops is Justin Timberlake 😮

Totally agreed to the other comments! Candy is no innocent woman she had an affair with his husband's friend. And because of it the wife became unstable and tried to kill her but things turned around. All that happened should have prevented if she did not cheat. And now she has the chance to have quite and good life as psychiatris.

Imagine cheating on your wife so your wife takes a job as a woman who cheats on her husband and murders her affair partner’s wife….so you take a bit part in your wife’s movie as a cop who lets the murderer go.

I like how you can shot someone on their back on your property and it’s considered a murder instead of self-defense cuz the intruder is running away from you, but killing a woman by stabbing her 41 times is not considered a murder🤷‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

Candy was well liked and popular while Betty was shy and didn’t have friends. That was probably the reason why Candy got away with it. A lack of empathy for Betty because she wasn’t popular.

the fact that evil woman became a mental health counselor is perhaps the scariest part after the number of killing and leaving a starving baby unattemded for all night. It is scary wondering how many hidden paychopaths or deeply sick people who are in psychology or psychiatry professions.

I remember this story when it happened. They seemed the most unlikely people that this would happen to. The killer, seemed like she would be the last person you would expect to do something like this. But, it goes to show you that you never truly know what not only goes on in other peoples homes, and definitely what is going on in their head.

Pat was the WORST I think he actually stayed with her after everything.. what a poor excuse of a man.

It’s crazy a killer got away with murder. Women need to be held accountable just like men. It’s sickening to know the Candy in real life never got jail time and now working as a mental health counselor. The irony of this sad story. She left the baby alone in the e house after she murdered the mother. Now she’s living among us freely; what a messed up world we are in.

I heard about this story when I moved to that area in the 1980’s. There are narcissists, sociopaths and psychopaths everywhere. Wylie is a small town, but it’s a suburb of Dallas.

This is sick😢

I call bullshit on her self defense story. Betty was tired from being a stay at home mom, plus her baby was still so young, so she was most likely sleep deprived from the baby. I don't believe that she grabbed that ax and threatened her. Psycho was just mad cause Betty's husband ended their affair. It's obvious she lied, and that she was, is a narcissist.

Jessica Biel played this so well and convincing

Now she 'helps' mentally unwell people. Glorious Justice System

Man, I am super impressed with the art, costume design, and set dressing and locations. They really nailed that era. Hairdos, clothes, cars. The Tupperware! Major nostalgia. Thanks for summing up this movie for us.

You know what is sick ,candy is working as a mental health counselor now.

This is 100% rose after Charlie died in two and a half men

I wonder if she's still a practicing psychologist? Wow! I wonder if she's on that better help app!

I wonder what the wig budget was for this movie?

What the entire Fuck...She lit got away with cold blooded murder..

Love and Death is a really good tv show with Elizabeth Olsen of the same story.

Is that Justin timberlake in a movie with his wife

Betty’s husband played by the creepiest bad guy ever on Law & Order SVU

This is a classic case of miscarriage of justice, poor woman didn't get justice for her death and that of her child. On a lighter note, that police with the mustache is Justin Timberlake. 😊😊

shameful they let her go free

This shit is like one long run-on sentence. I need some charts snd graphs to decipher this mess.

TV Mini Series with five episodes.(Mon, May 9, 2022-Fri, May 13, 2022) Jessica Biel as Candy Montgomery Melanie Lynskey (She was Rose on Two and a Half Men) as Betty Gore The killing took place in Wylie, Texas, on June 13, 1980.

Candy was a giant WEIRDO who was good at playing a wholesome normal person. Terrifying how many candys there are in the world, we pass them on the street/ in the grocery store every day. It’s insane to think about.

Did Allen get the money back for the tickets to Switzerland?

Your country's laws are as messed up as our's(India)....always criminal gets victimised n victims gets criticised, due to the loop holes in the system.... Wow😢

Horrible situation. I don't want to think again about this true, boring, horrible reality that's around us all.

I suspect the adopted boy "David" that kid's got problems.

I think due to many serial killers lose those days. And of course the forensic methods not good enough she got away. Though she taking a bath while victims child cryed should have moved jury. Sad for the victim really

Weird how she confessed and still wasn’t convicted 😂😂😂 but hey Go Candy I guess

Where is the adopted son? He disappeared

I just realized one of the police officers was Justin Timberlake!

Why does that Sheriff look like a more older version of Justin Timberlake 😂

OMG I've heard this on so many podcasts 😦😦😦😦😦this is one that will stay with you. They always said her name is candy but anything from sweet 🤣

I remember this on primetime news

How many miniseries and movies are they going to make about this god damn woman...

Candy killed that woman and got off...shame on The State of Texas....

What an underwhelming ending.

I imagine later someone saying, "wait she stricked jer 42 times with the axe while she was on the ground, doesnt that prooves that there was too much hate in the crime and is not self-defense" and didnt she bluntly admited to kill that woman and returned to normal life like nothing? The judge: Oh shit I forgot that. And now she cant be judge twice by the crime.

For some reason, I kept thinking the actress is Christy Turlington. I had to google and find it’s Jessica Biel. Lol oops.

At least everbody is happy now😂 ..

Who the heck is Elaine?! lol. I laughed out loud at Candy becoming a mental health counselor. Soooo What I heard is that her defense attorney got in trouble for colluding with the prosecution, correct? That’s a real thing to sanction. But what was the rest of him getting in trouble? I guess no one here has seen the movie so….i may never know

41 times? Too much

Love watching the recaps but this one was long literally nearly the whole movie crammed into 26 minutes 😅

Sorry Bro, anything regarding abused children and deranged parents I can't watch. Thanks just the same. ✌ ✌

remember this

I believe there are tv series as well

Did not know justin timberlake was in this 😂 though

Wow

I like this for them, Justin Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel in same movie ❤

Wow she got away with it 😮😮😮

Corrupt people got away😢 with

I don’t like then end but it’s realistic. Just doesn’t always get served !!

sick sick woman

I can see a woman like that becoming a shrink because quite high percentage of shrinks have messy and fucked up personal life

what happened to the adopted boy?

What is the name of the movie ?

Sadly true

Justin and Jessica are in this awww husband and wife lol

I Ttink Ive seen this movie. Is that Justin Timberlake? eeeew. I remember hating Candy's hair. Is that a perm? eeew

It’s driving me crazy the narrator keeps calling him their adopted son. He’s their son once he was adopted. Sorry may seem trivial but it was annoying to hear him keep calling him that.

Wow I had no idea this is based on a true story does anyone know the actual names of the people so I can look this up😮😮😮😮

I couldn’t finish the series knowing the murderer got away and not just that she became a well known psychiatrist and lived a full happy life. 🤬😡

41 times.....

Betty's Cinderella's step sister who dressed as a horse

this is not the kind of thing you should watch a recap for. just watch it.

Justin Timberlake

You say words weird

Holy cow, THIS IS SOOO BORING....... I don't understand how you can turn a very interesting story into such a monotonous terrible book report...

This remake was terrible. I prefer the original.

Betty was not mentally right.. she attacked Candy. She needed help

Women amirite? 😏