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Here's what you need to know about Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore.

, the 30-year-old Gore was a fifth-grade teacher, making her death all the more shocking as she was a well-liked member of the community.

Local residents were understandably horrified by the discovery. At the time, Collin County sheriff's deputy Steve Deffibaugh told, "It looked like a scene from a horror film ... It was a Friday the 13th.

Allan would also call a neighbor three times throughout the evening, eventually persuading him to break in to check on Betty, per. Tragically, neighbors "discovered the [Gore's] baby, crying and filthy, after hours of being alone, and a butchered mom," via.

After her romance with Allan ended, Montgomery's life continued as normal, and she reportedly refocused on her own marriage to husband Pat, per. But there was no escaping the Gores, as they moved in the same church circles as the Montgomerys, and their children were friends . Any feelings Candy may have had for Allan likely bubbled below the surface as the two families went about their lives., after Betty's murder, Allan revealed details of the affair to police, which led to Candy being arrested. Allan reportedly explained that the affair had stopped approximately seven months prior to Betty's death, which gave Candy a motive to kill, via.

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