Episode 189: The Murder of Betty Gore - Part 2

With an extra-marital affair behind them, Allan and Betty Gore seemed to be back on track in their marriage. Betty was leading a Marriage Encounter group, and Allan was trying to reduce the number of work trips that took him away from his wife and their five year old and eleven month old daughters. When he left on a work trip Friday, June 13, 1980, Allan never knew that would be the last time he would see his wife alive. Their small community would be rocked by a brutal murder committed in broad daylight by someone so close to them. This week’s episode is The Murder of Betty Gore Part 2.

SOURCES

Part 1 Sources: https://www.sinisterhood.com/shownotes/episode-188-the-murder-of-betty-gore-part-1

Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs by John Bloom & Jim Atkinson: https://amzn.to/3lAmurs

Fingerprint links woman to ax slaying, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 20, 1980, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)

Gripping Story, Austin American-Statesman, March 25, 1984, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)

Killer ‘Could Appear Normal’ Soon After Act, Abilene Reporter-News, October 25, 1980, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)

Lawyer: Client is ax murderer, The Billings Gazette, October 22, 1980, Newspapers.com (Subscription required)

Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part I: Candy Montgomery’s Affair, Texas Monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-i-candy-montgomerys-affair/

Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part II: The Killing of Betty Gore, Texas Monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-ii-the-killing-of-betty-gore/