It happened on the church volleyball court, on a late-summer day in 1978. Candy and Allan both tried to make a play on the same ball—and collided. It was a harmless bump, really, and went unnoticed by everyone else on the court, but for Candy, it brought a revelation: Allan Gore smelled sexy. For several weeks she had been talking abstractly to friends about having an affair.

Candy wanted something to shake up her “very boring” life with Pat. She was explicit about the kind of affair she was interested in transcendent sex. As she put it, “I want fireworks.”

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Fatal Perfection | Dallas Observer

The True Story of the Friday the 13th Murder: Why Candy Montgomery Killed Betty Gore (msn.com)

Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part I: Candy Montgomery’s Affair – Texas Monthly

Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part II: The Killing of Betty Gore – Texas Monthly

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