1 00:01:56,784 --> 00:01:59,620 Jury selection begins today in the murder trial 2 00:01:59,704 --> 00:02:02,707 of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery. 3 00:02:02,790 --> 00:02:05,710 Almost four months to the day that Betty Gore, 4 00:02:05,793 --> 00:02:09,171 30-year-old mother of two, was found chopped to death 5 00:02:09,255 --> 00:02:10,548 in her own home. 6 00:02:10,631 --> 00:02:13,050 The trial itself is expected to start tomorrow, 7 00:02:13,134 --> 00:02:15,887 when the prosecution swears in its first witness. 8 00:02:28,983 --> 00:02:30,860 Knock, knock! 9 00:02:30,943 --> 00:02:31,903 Hey. 10 00:02:33,321 --> 00:02:34,697 How we doin'? 11 00:02:35,823 --> 00:02:37,658 Got any big plans for today? 12 00:02:40,661 --> 00:02:43,372 - I really do love the hair. - Thank you. 13 00:02:44,582 --> 00:02:45,958 You are gonna be okay, honey. 14 00:02:46,584 --> 00:02:48,878 I don't think I've ever felt so dependent on other people 15 00:02:48,961 --> 00:02:50,379 as I do right now. 16 00:02:51,380 --> 00:02:52,673 Hey, Sherry. 17 00:02:53,299 --> 00:02:55,760 - Hey, Pat. - Pat, do you think I look okay? 18 00:02:56,594 --> 00:02:58,638 This is what Don Crowder wants me to wear. 19 00:02:58,721 --> 00:03:00,139 Yeah. Yeah, you look fine. 20 00:03:00,890 --> 00:03:02,016 How are you doin', Pat? 21 00:03:04,936 --> 00:03:07,063 I'm good. Good. 22 00:03:07,855 --> 00:03:09,273 You know, it's... 23 00:03:11,108 --> 00:03:12,068 I'll get it. 24 00:03:20,868 --> 00:03:21,702 Hey. 25 00:03:23,371 --> 00:03:24,747 We set? 26 00:03:29,001 --> 00:03:30,169 All right. 27 00:03:31,379 --> 00:03:33,756 Hey, why can't I go inside with her? 28 00:03:35,257 --> 00:03:37,843 Only the parties and lawyers can get side access. 29 00:03:38,844 --> 00:03:39,845 Sorry. 30 00:03:41,889 --> 00:03:44,308 - I'll be right behind you. - I know you will. 31 00:03:47,061 --> 00:03:47,895 Okay. 32 00:03:49,647 --> 00:03:51,941 Sherry, make sure that the kids don't watch the news. 33 00:03:52,024 --> 00:03:53,943 - Of course. I promise. - Okay. 34 00:03:57,697 --> 00:03:59,907 - Doing all right? - Oh yeah, fine. How are you? 35 00:04:00,658 --> 00:04:01,701 Good. 36 00:04:07,832 --> 00:04:10,918 As you can see behind me, people are lining up to get in. 37 00:04:11,002 --> 00:04:15,089 This is clearly the hottest ticket in what is normally a sleepy town. 38 00:04:15,172 --> 00:04:17,883 The reason Judge Ryan moved it to the old courthouse, 39 00:04:17,967 --> 00:04:18,884 it holds more people. 40 00:04:19,719 --> 00:04:22,096 What do Texas prisons look like? 41 00:04:24,849 --> 00:04:26,976 There are two women's prisons. 42 00:04:27,059 --> 00:04:28,019 I think that's her! 43 00:04:28,102 --> 00:04:30,730 There's one that you definitely do not want to go to. 44 00:04:32,773 --> 00:04:34,317 The other one is not that bad. 45 00:04:35,234 --> 00:04:37,319 How do they decide which one you go to? 46 00:04:40,448 --> 00:04:41,866 You'd go to the good one. 47 00:04:45,161 --> 00:04:46,454 Oh, my God. 48 00:04:53,210 --> 00:04:56,422 Oh, my God. I don't think I can do this. 49 00:04:59,258 --> 00:05:00,634 Yes, you will. 50 00:05:38,089 --> 00:05:40,800 We may ask you a bunch of questions. 51 00:05:40,883 --> 00:05:45,429 The idea is to wind up with 12 impartial jurors 52 00:05:45,513 --> 00:05:48,849 who can evaluate the evidence in an unbiased manner. 53 00:05:49,475 --> 00:05:52,353 Now, if you're not selected, don't take it personally. 54 00:05:53,312 --> 00:05:57,233 It's very important that you understand not just what this proceeding is about, 55 00:05:57,316 --> 00:05:59,693 but also what it's not about. 56 00:05:59,777 --> 00:06:02,238 It's not a personality contest 57 00:06:02,321 --> 00:06:04,865 or a question of who you think should win or lose 58 00:06:04,949 --> 00:06:06,909 or does the best job. 59 00:06:07,493 --> 00:06:11,664 The best job is the decision you make on the evidence, 60 00:06:12,206 --> 00:06:15,126 and only the evidence that you hear in this courtroom. 61 00:06:15,835 --> 00:06:17,437 Now, Judge Ryan has gone over the outline 62 00:06:17,461 --> 00:06:19,880 of what the indictment is to you in a murder case. 63 00:06:20,714 --> 00:06:24,218 The ultimate fact issue to be proved to a jury 64 00:06:25,177 --> 00:06:27,972 is that a defendant killed the deceased. 65 00:06:31,142 --> 00:06:35,062 Alright then. We're gonna let Mr. Crowder make a remark or two. Mr. Crowder? 66 00:06:40,943 --> 00:06:42,778 My name is Don Crowder. 67 00:06:43,487 --> 00:06:46,866 First, I'd like to thank each and every one of you for bein' here. 68 00:06:47,825 --> 00:06:49,743 Your commitment to public service. 69 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:55,916 There is no greater strand of fabric to criminal justice, 70 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,170 to democracy itself, than jury duty. 71 00:07:00,504 --> 00:07:01,672 Now 72 00:07:02,798 --> 00:07:05,050 it's not proper for me to discuss the facts 73 00:07:05,134 --> 00:07:06,969 with you at this time. 74 00:07:07,052 --> 00:07:09,013 Mr. O'Connell didn't talk about 'em either. 75 00:07:10,973 --> 00:07:12,141 But 76 00:07:12,850 --> 00:07:15,603 there is somethin' I've gotta tell you now 77 00:07:15,686 --> 00:07:18,063 for me to be able to discuss the law. 78 00:07:20,900 --> 00:07:24,403 On Friday, June 13th, 1980, 79 00:07:25,404 --> 00:07:27,281 Candace Montgomery killed Betty Gore. 80 00:07:28,574 --> 00:07:29,867 She did so with an axe. 81 00:07:32,912 --> 00:07:34,496 And she did so in self-defense. 82 00:07:36,665 --> 00:07:38,626 We haven't chosen to try our case in the papers, 83 00:07:38,709 --> 00:07:41,003 which is why you've never heard that before. 84 00:07:41,086 --> 00:07:43,172 But we've got quite a story to tell. 85 00:07:44,131 --> 00:07:48,844 You're gonna hear what happened that day, June 13th, and guess what? 86 00:07:49,678 --> 00:07:53,515 You're gonna hear it from the only living person who was there. 87 00:07:53,599 --> 00:07:56,602 Candy Montgomery will take the stand. 88 00:07:56,685 --> 00:07:59,104 She'll tell you exactly what happened. 89 00:08:01,106 --> 00:08:03,651 Of course, a few of them were stunned. Who wouldn't be? 90 00:08:03,734 --> 00:08:06,237 The truth can be a shocking thing. 91 00:08:06,987 --> 00:08:08,405 Y'all better buckle up. 92 00:08:09,156 --> 00:08:12,660 For anyone comin' to this with preconceived notions, 93 00:08:12,743 --> 00:08:14,453 buckle up and get ready. 94 00:08:15,329 --> 00:08:16,705 That's all I got. 95 00:08:20,334 --> 00:08:21,252 Ron. 96 00:08:22,169 --> 00:08:23,545 Listen. 97 00:08:23,629 --> 00:08:25,232 Seems they're not gonna let you in the room 98 00:08:25,256 --> 00:08:26,416 since you might be a witness. 99 00:08:27,049 --> 00:08:31,053 Unfortunate, because it's very important the jury know from the get-go 100 00:08:31,136 --> 00:08:33,138 that God is in Candy's corner. 101 00:08:33,764 --> 00:08:36,141 That truth shouldn't have to wait till you testify. 102 00:08:37,226 --> 00:08:41,063 It would be good for the jury to hear from God, Pastor, 103 00:08:41,146 --> 00:08:42,606 even if it's on television. 104 00:08:43,565 --> 00:08:45,317 - I understand. - Good man. 105 00:08:58,330 --> 00:08:59,331 Hey. 106 00:09:00,249 --> 00:09:01,667 - Pat. Hey. - Don. 107 00:09:02,626 --> 00:09:03,586 Chin up, man. 108 00:09:04,878 --> 00:09:07,589 A lot of folks gonna be takin' their cues from you. 109 00:09:08,382 --> 00:09:09,717 Come on, now. 110 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,594 It's just everybody's looking at me like I've been 111 00:09:14,930 --> 00:09:17,224 cuckolded, and the whole world... 112 00:09:17,308 --> 00:09:19,143 Okay, look. 113 00:09:19,226 --> 00:09:20,978 Doesn't matter if she fucked 100 men. 114 00:09:21,729 --> 00:09:23,731 Long as she doesn't do it again, right? 115 00:09:25,190 --> 00:09:26,608 And she won't. 116 00:09:27,776 --> 00:09:28,694 Come on now. 117 00:09:30,237 --> 00:09:31,447 Chin up. 118 00:09:37,202 --> 00:09:39,496 I'm sure it'll be on the news. 119 00:09:39,580 --> 00:09:41,707 They're saying that Betty tried to kill that woman. 120 00:09:41,790 --> 00:09:44,877 - I guess so. - Well, that just... 121 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:46,837 That just doesn't make sense. 122 00:09:47,921 --> 00:09:50,299 That's something you'd say right away. 123 00:09:50,382 --> 00:09:53,469 "I had to do it." Four months? 124 00:09:54,303 --> 00:09:55,429 Yeah. Yeah. 125 00:09:56,138 --> 00:09:58,057 Well, I'm coming down there for the trial. 126 00:09:59,141 --> 00:10:00,893 Bertha, she 127 00:10:02,019 --> 00:10:03,187 she can't bring herself to. 128 00:10:05,272 --> 00:10:07,191 But I'm coming. 129 00:10:08,067 --> 00:10:09,026 Okay. 130 00:10:09,568 --> 00:10:10,986 Alright. Bye. 131 00:10:40,808 --> 00:10:42,935 Everybody's being just so quiet. 132 00:10:43,018 --> 00:10:45,396 With Halloween right around the corner? Ian? 133 00:10:46,230 --> 00:10:48,565 Honey, will we be going with "Star Wars" again? 134 00:10:48,649 --> 00:10:50,484 I don't know. Everybody's "Star Wars." 135 00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:53,654 Sally Reynolds, she says she wants to go as you 136 00:10:53,737 --> 00:10:55,656 but her parents won't let her. 137 00:11:02,454 --> 00:11:05,374 That's not appropriate dinner talk at the table, young lady. 138 00:11:12,673 --> 00:11:15,926 You think it was wise for Don to just announce 139 00:11:16,009 --> 00:11:17,594 that you did it like that? 140 00:11:17,678 --> 00:11:18,762 We agreed. 141 00:11:18,846 --> 00:11:19,972 No trial talk either. 142 00:11:21,265 --> 00:11:23,517 I'm just worried he may not be up for this. 143 00:11:27,521 --> 00:11:28,856 You know what? I'll get that. 144 00:11:42,327 --> 00:11:43,203 Hi, Jackie. 145 00:11:43,829 --> 00:11:46,206 Can you and I have a private word? 146 00:11:58,135 --> 00:12:01,263 Well, if I knew that you were comin', I could have put a... 147 00:12:01,346 --> 00:12:03,474 She tried to kill you. That's your story? 148 00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:08,312 Yeah. It's true. 149 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:10,898 I refuse to believe that. 150 00:12:12,274 --> 00:12:14,526 Why did you keep that from me? 151 00:12:15,569 --> 00:12:17,779 I had to. Don said... 152 00:12:17,863 --> 00:12:19,281 Don said, did he? 153 00:12:20,073 --> 00:12:21,283 You know, I never lied to you. 154 00:12:21,366 --> 00:12:22,701 Yes, you did! 155 00:12:22,784 --> 00:12:26,121 I asked you point-blank, and you lied to me! 156 00:12:26,205 --> 00:12:31,919 I didn't murder Betty Gore. You have to believe me. 157 00:12:33,003 --> 00:12:33,837 No. 158 00:12:35,506 --> 00:12:36,882 I don't. 159 00:12:44,681 --> 00:12:47,601 It would be good if you were there for me. 160 00:12:48,727 --> 00:12:50,062 At trial. 161 00:12:55,234 --> 00:12:57,069 That won't be happenin', Candy. 162 00:13:03,408 --> 00:13:05,494 I drove six hours. 163 00:13:06,453 --> 00:13:08,038 If I go in and come right back out? 164 00:13:08,705 --> 00:13:09,831 I just wanna see her. 165 00:13:10,457 --> 00:13:11,833 Sorry, ma'am. 166 00:13:22,010 --> 00:13:24,972 Before we all get started, I have one other matter. 167 00:13:25,055 --> 00:13:27,474 Counsel will recall that on the 12th day of July, 168 00:13:27,558 --> 00:13:30,143 this court issued an order restricting counsel 169 00:13:30,227 --> 00:13:31,853 from talkin' to the media. 170 00:13:33,021 --> 00:13:34,815 After jury selection yesterday, 171 00:13:34,898 --> 00:13:37,568 seems Mr. Crowder held himself a little presser, 172 00:13:37,651 --> 00:13:41,321 jabberin' on to whoever was handy to listen. 173 00:13:41,405 --> 00:13:44,741 Likely 'cause you've never tried yourself a criminal case before. 174 00:13:45,450 --> 00:13:47,250 Anything you'd like to say to me, Mr. Crowder? 175 00:13:49,621 --> 00:13:51,832 Your Honor, I thought that the order had been lifted. 176 00:13:52,457 --> 00:13:53,959 Especially since last Friday, 177 00:13:54,042 --> 00:13:57,170 you invited the media into your chambers for a photo shoot. 178 00:13:57,254 --> 00:13:58,589 I might also ask... 179 00:13:58,672 --> 00:14:01,008 You're not asking this court a question, Mr. Crowder. 180 00:14:03,260 --> 00:14:05,429 I asked you if you would like to make a statement. 181 00:14:05,512 --> 00:14:06,888 And I'm responding. 182 00:14:07,514 --> 00:14:10,142 It was my impression that the gag order was lifted. 183 00:14:10,642 --> 00:14:12,185 Well, you got that wrong. 184 00:14:13,478 --> 00:14:16,231 This court finds you in contempt for violation of its order 185 00:14:16,315 --> 00:14:19,192 that was entered on the 11th day of July, 1980. 186 00:14:19,276 --> 00:14:21,820 This thing isn't about your limelight, Mr. Crowder. 187 00:14:21,903 --> 00:14:24,948 Ain't that the pot calling the kettle a grandstander? 188 00:14:25,032 --> 00:14:26,992 Movin' the trial to this buildin', 189 00:14:27,075 --> 00:14:28,675 so you could get yourself on television. 190 00:14:29,244 --> 00:14:33,040 Your punishment is assessed at a $100 fine, plus costs, 191 00:14:33,123 --> 00:14:35,083 plus 24 hours in the Collin County jail. 192 00:14:35,167 --> 00:14:37,586 - Are you kiddin' me? - Out of abundance of precaution, 193 00:14:37,669 --> 00:14:39,189 so your confinement will not interfere 194 00:14:39,254 --> 00:14:41,256 with your proper representation of your client, 195 00:14:41,340 --> 00:14:43,383 I will suspend the issue of that commitment 196 00:14:43,467 --> 00:14:45,927 until the day next preceding the conclusion of this trial 197 00:14:46,845 --> 00:14:48,645 at which time a writ of commitment will issue. 198 00:14:49,556 --> 00:14:50,974 Well, howdy-doody, Judge. 199 00:14:51,933 --> 00:14:52,809 What did you say? 200 00:14:58,982 --> 00:15:00,400 Bring in the jury. 201 00:15:08,408 --> 00:15:10,786 Prosecution calls Allan Gore. 202 00:15:25,342 --> 00:15:27,552 I'd been calling her all day. 203 00:15:29,054 --> 00:15:32,099 And I knew something wasn't right with her not answering. 204 00:15:32,849 --> 00:15:35,435 And at some point, you called your neighbor, Richard Parker? 205 00:15:36,144 --> 00:15:38,772 Yes, I made several calls and asked 206 00:15:39,690 --> 00:15:41,358 that he go look. 207 00:15:42,359 --> 00:15:43,443 Look in the house. 208 00:15:44,569 --> 00:15:46,947 And what, if anything, did he find? 209 00:15:48,031 --> 00:15:52,494 They found Betty dead. I was told that she was shot. 210 00:15:52,577 --> 00:15:54,663 Who told you she'd been shot dead? 211 00:15:55,455 --> 00:15:56,665 Jerry McMahan. 212 00:15:57,624 --> 00:16:00,043 After Jerry McMahan told you Betty'd been shot, 213 00:16:00,127 --> 00:16:01,920 did you make any further calls? 214 00:16:02,963 --> 00:16:04,756 I 215 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:06,550 Called Candace Montgomery. 216 00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:10,387 What, if anything, did you tell her? 217 00:16:11,471 --> 00:16:12,889 I told her 218 00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:15,684 Betty'd been killed. 219 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,396 After you told the defendant that your wife had been killed, 220 00:16:19,479 --> 00:16:22,107 what response, if any, did she make? 221 00:16:23,316 --> 00:16:25,444 It seemed like a normal shock reaction. 222 00:16:27,279 --> 00:16:28,739 She didn't say that she killed Betty 223 00:16:28,822 --> 00:16:30,574 in self-defense with an axe? 224 00:16:31,116 --> 00:16:32,242 No. 225 00:16:34,619 --> 00:16:35,699 Your Honor, may I approach? 226 00:16:41,501 --> 00:16:45,005 Let me show you what's been marked for identification 227 00:16:45,714 --> 00:16:48,508 as State's Exhibit number K6. 228 00:16:51,595 --> 00:16:53,805 Let me ask you to look at that exhibit. 229 00:16:53,889 --> 00:16:56,141 Tell the jury whether that looks familiar to you. 230 00:16:57,225 --> 00:16:58,643 It looks like my axe. 231 00:16:59,770 --> 00:17:02,272 Do you see anything other than what may be on it 232 00:17:02,355 --> 00:17:04,816 that would be inconsistent with being your axe? 233 00:17:07,444 --> 00:17:08,361 No. 234 00:17:15,410 --> 00:17:16,453 Now. 235 00:17:19,039 --> 00:17:21,708 Sir. You know the defendant? 236 00:17:23,210 --> 00:17:25,712 - Yes. - And, at some point, 237 00:17:25,796 --> 00:17:28,298 you two became involved in a sexual affair? 238 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:31,802 Yes, in the fall of 1978. 239 00:17:33,053 --> 00:17:36,097 Over what period of time did you two engage in a sexual affair? 240 00:17:37,224 --> 00:17:42,187 From about early December '78 until October '79. 241 00:17:43,021 --> 00:17:45,190 - What caused it to stop? - It stopped 242 00:17:45,941 --> 00:17:49,319 because I decided I didn't feel like I could share myself 243 00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:51,404 with Candy. 244 00:17:51,488 --> 00:17:53,615 I wanted to concentrate on my own family. 245 00:17:54,950 --> 00:17:58,245 Had you told your wife about the relationship with the defendant? 246 00:17:59,037 --> 00:18:00,163 No, I did not. 247 00:18:01,164 --> 00:18:03,959 Did you have any reason to believe Betty knew about the affair? 248 00:18:05,085 --> 00:18:06,837 No, I did not. 249 00:18:08,296 --> 00:18:11,925 But you can't rule it out, that Betty could've known. 250 00:18:12,551 --> 00:18:14,094 I can't rule it out. No. 251 00:18:15,387 --> 00:18:20,767 And on June 13th, the morning of, how did she seem? Your wife. 252 00:18:20,851 --> 00:18:24,855 She was a bit agitated. I was going away on a business trip. 253 00:18:24,938 --> 00:18:26,439 And that would always unsettle her. 254 00:18:27,732 --> 00:18:30,610 Unsettled. Agitated. Was she depressed? 255 00:18:30,694 --> 00:18:31,736 Perhaps. 256 00:18:31,820 --> 00:18:33,864 She'd battled depression before. 257 00:18:34,447 --> 00:18:36,491 She had some postpartum. 258 00:18:36,575 --> 00:18:39,202 Plus, as I said, when I would travel... 259 00:18:39,286 --> 00:18:41,454 And on the morning of June 13th, 260 00:18:41,538 --> 00:18:43,957 did she seem agitated or depressed over anything, 261 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:46,084 besides your goin' away on a business trip? 262 00:18:46,168 --> 00:18:47,586 Yes, she 263 00:18:49,546 --> 00:18:52,340 she thought she might be pregnant. 264 00:18:52,424 --> 00:18:55,218 And this was causing her stress? 265 00:18:57,137 --> 00:18:59,180 - Yes. - In fact, you were a bit worried 266 00:18:59,264 --> 00:19:01,182 about Betty and her state of mind that day. 267 00:19:01,266 --> 00:19:06,104 So much so that, as you testified, you made repeated calls 268 00:19:06,187 --> 00:19:07,898 to check on her. From the airport, 269 00:19:07,981 --> 00:19:09,983 your hotel. You repeatedly called. 270 00:19:11,026 --> 00:19:12,402 - I did. - And sir, 271 00:19:12,485 --> 00:19:16,156 on the night of your wife's death, when you called the Montgomery House, 272 00:19:16,239 --> 00:19:19,576 did you tell Mrs. Montgomery that you were very concerned 273 00:19:19,659 --> 00:19:21,703 that your wife had committed suicide? 274 00:19:23,455 --> 00:19:25,248 I don't recall saying that 275 00:19:26,041 --> 00:19:28,668 but the thought had entered my mind. Yes. 276 00:19:29,753 --> 00:19:33,173 She could have very dark thoughts, your wife. 277 00:19:33,632 --> 00:19:34,549 Yes. 278 00:19:36,843 --> 00:19:38,720 Your wife and Candy Montgomery 279 00:19:38,803 --> 00:19:40,263 - were friends? - They were. 280 00:19:40,889 --> 00:19:43,308 - Fair to say they were good friends? - Yes. 281 00:19:44,392 --> 00:19:49,940 And prior to June 13th, 1980, had you ever been aware of any cross words 282 00:19:50,023 --> 00:19:51,358 between Betty and Candy? 283 00:19:51,983 --> 00:19:54,903 - No. - Had they had any physical fight 284 00:19:54,986 --> 00:19:57,364 before June 13th, 1980? 285 00:19:58,114 --> 00:20:00,367 - No. - Any verbal altercation? 286 00:20:01,034 --> 00:20:03,662 - No. - Can you think of any reason 287 00:20:03,745 --> 00:20:06,665 why Candy would wanna harm your wife? 288 00:20:07,415 --> 00:20:08,333 No. 289 00:20:12,629 --> 00:20:16,508 Your relationship with Candy Montgomery. 290 00:20:17,717 --> 00:20:20,136 This started out as an affair of the flesh? 291 00:20:20,220 --> 00:20:20,971 Yes. 292 00:20:21,596 --> 00:20:23,196 Did it end up being something different? 293 00:20:23,264 --> 00:20:26,226 We became very good friends. 294 00:20:26,309 --> 00:20:29,479 This was not any torrid love thing, was it? 295 00:20:29,562 --> 00:20:31,231 - No. - You never discussed 296 00:20:31,314 --> 00:20:33,274 marriage or running away from your families? 297 00:20:34,776 --> 00:20:35,610 No. 298 00:20:35,694 --> 00:20:37,814 Never talked about gettin' divorced from your spouses? 299 00:20:39,906 --> 00:20:42,325 - Never. - This was not some 300 00:20:43,159 --> 00:20:45,662 whirlwind romance. 301 00:20:45,745 --> 00:20:47,706 In fact, sometimes during your rendezvous, 302 00:20:47,789 --> 00:20:49,374 you two wouldn't even have sex. 303 00:20:50,458 --> 00:20:51,668 You'd just talk. 304 00:20:52,419 --> 00:20:53,837 That's correct. 305 00:20:54,587 --> 00:20:56,965 Fact of the matter is, Mr. Gore, 306 00:20:57,048 --> 00:20:59,759 neither one of you were very good at this, were you? 307 00:21:01,428 --> 00:21:02,387 No. 308 00:21:02,470 --> 00:21:05,890 And when it finally petered out, were there hard feelings? 309 00:21:07,225 --> 00:21:09,436 - No. - Not by you? Not by Candy? 310 00:21:10,353 --> 00:21:12,272 - No. - She wasn't tryin' to get back with you? 311 00:21:13,148 --> 00:21:16,943 - No. - Does it make any sense to you whatsoever 312 00:21:17,027 --> 00:21:20,155 that Candace Montgomery would have got in her car 313 00:21:20,697 --> 00:21:22,657 on June 13th, 1980, 314 00:21:22,741 --> 00:21:25,368 and drove to your house to murder your wife 315 00:21:25,452 --> 00:21:27,454 for the purpose of getting you back? 316 00:21:28,580 --> 00:21:31,291 - No. - Murder her for any reason? 317 00:21:31,916 --> 00:21:32,667 No. 318 00:21:33,209 --> 00:21:39,174 Now, you testified that the axe was hanging in your garage 319 00:21:39,257 --> 00:21:41,801 on the morning of June 13th when you left. 320 00:21:44,137 --> 00:21:46,514 To my knowledge, yes. 321 00:21:46,598 --> 00:21:48,892 And, to your knowledge, had Candy Montgomery 322 00:21:48,975 --> 00:21:53,146 ever been in your garage prior to June 30th, 1980? 323 00:21:53,229 --> 00:21:56,232 - Not to my knowledge. - To your knowledge, 324 00:21:56,316 --> 00:22:00,987 would she have any reason to know there was an axe in your garage? 325 00:22:01,071 --> 00:22:01,946 No. 326 00:22:02,614 --> 00:22:04,574 Your wife, of course, knew 327 00:22:05,950 --> 00:22:08,495 the axe was in your garage. 328 00:22:12,332 --> 00:22:13,458 Yes. 329 00:22:15,919 --> 00:22:18,129 You might as well have been a defense witness. 330 00:22:19,339 --> 00:22:21,925 I was under oath. I had to tell the truth. 331 00:22:22,008 --> 00:22:24,289 Pity you don't remember the oath that you took with Betty. 332 00:22:28,890 --> 00:22:30,642 Well, that's not fair. 333 00:22:30,725 --> 00:22:32,018 She's dead, Allan. 334 00:22:34,771 --> 00:22:37,190 She got chopped up with an axe 335 00:22:38,233 --> 00:22:42,278 which never would have happened if you hadn't cheated on her. 336 00:22:44,072 --> 00:22:45,615 And the woman who did this? 337 00:22:49,202 --> 00:22:50,912 You helped her today. 338 00:22:53,331 --> 00:22:54,874 Was that the plan? 339 00:22:55,708 --> 00:22:57,752 No, it was not the plan. 340 00:22:57,836 --> 00:23:00,755 You looked at that bloody axe 341 00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:03,925 and you had no reaction. 342 00:23:05,260 --> 00:23:07,303 You showed no remorse. 343 00:23:13,143 --> 00:23:14,561 Betty's dead. 344 00:23:23,111 --> 00:23:25,029 Why doesn't that bother you? 345 00:23:32,537 --> 00:23:34,956 We weren't getting along too well. 346 00:23:41,296 --> 00:23:43,965 I still think they were in on it together. 347 00:23:44,048 --> 00:23:46,426 He probably told her exactly where she could find that axe. 348 00:23:50,805 --> 00:23:51,890 Stop your nonsense. 349 00:23:53,141 --> 00:23:55,935 Well, honest to God, Sherry, sometimes I wonder 350 00:23:56,019 --> 00:23:58,229 if you were in on it, too. The way you protect her. 351 00:23:58,313 --> 00:24:01,065 I said stop your nonsense 352 00:24:01,149 --> 00:24:02,275 and I mean it. 353 00:24:09,991 --> 00:24:11,534 This way, ladies. 354 00:24:11,618 --> 00:24:12,493 Okay. Thanks. 355 00:24:23,630 --> 00:24:26,841 Oh, my goodness. This may be my best batch yet. 356 00:24:26,925 --> 00:24:29,260 Get some butter on them while they're hot. 357 00:24:29,344 --> 00:24:31,137 What else did he say? Don. 358 00:24:31,221 --> 00:24:33,014 - About how it went. - Well, I told you, 359 00:24:33,097 --> 00:24:35,516 Don's not much talkin' to me. 360 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:36,935 Yeah, why? 361 00:24:37,727 --> 00:24:40,313 Because he evidently likes to keep his distance 362 00:24:40,396 --> 00:24:41,981 when the actual trial starts. 363 00:24:42,065 --> 00:24:45,193 But, Robert said it went very well. 364 00:24:45,902 --> 00:24:47,946 Can I have a popover before grace? 365 00:24:48,029 --> 00:24:49,614 No, you may not, 366 00:24:49,697 --> 00:24:52,700 but let's get grace over with before that popover gets cold. 367 00:24:54,285 --> 00:24:56,329 We'd like to thank you, dear God, 368 00:24:56,412 --> 00:24:58,998 for this food which we are about to receive, 369 00:24:59,082 --> 00:25:01,209 and thank you for your love. 370 00:25:01,834 --> 00:25:04,921 And for givin' me strength. Amen. 371 00:25:05,004 --> 00:25:06,547 Amen. 372 00:25:11,469 --> 00:25:13,930 I don't understand why I can't be in the room. 373 00:25:14,013 --> 00:25:19,018 Because the judge said so, Pat. Do you not listen? 374 00:25:19,102 --> 00:25:22,939 No witnesses or potential witnesses, which you would be. 375 00:25:23,564 --> 00:25:25,900 So can we now just try and enjoy our supper, 376 00:25:25,984 --> 00:25:29,529 which happens to include some of my finest popovers ever? 377 00:25:30,530 --> 00:25:32,824 Can I ask one trial question? 378 00:25:34,284 --> 00:25:36,160 Is it hard? 379 00:25:38,371 --> 00:25:41,624 Yes, sweetie. It's very hard. 380 00:25:42,917 --> 00:25:46,838 But, life is sometimes 'cause it's meant to be. 381 00:25:46,921 --> 00:25:48,965 And we forge on. 382 00:25:53,052 --> 00:25:54,637 Right? 383 00:25:55,513 --> 00:25:57,307 We forge on. 384 00:25:58,725 --> 00:26:03,354 We first saw the blood in the bathroom, and then we heard the baby. 385 00:26:03,438 --> 00:26:04,230 Bethany. 386 00:26:05,148 --> 00:26:06,065 She was in her crib, 387 00:26:06,607 --> 00:26:08,109 crying, covered in her feces. 388 00:26:08,192 --> 00:26:09,777 She'd been there a long time. 389 00:26:09,861 --> 00:26:14,032 Door was partially open, so I looked inside and, and I saw. 390 00:26:14,949 --> 00:26:16,029 There was blood everywhere. 391 00:26:16,075 --> 00:26:17,702 A massive amount of blood. 392 00:26:17,785 --> 00:26:20,997 I saw her foot, the body, and an axe on the floor. 393 00:26:21,539 --> 00:26:23,333 Mostly just blood. 394 00:26:23,416 --> 00:26:25,335 On the walls. The floor. 395 00:26:25,418 --> 00:26:28,796 Lester couldn't tell Allan, so I did. 396 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,049 She left the church around 9:30. 397 00:26:31,132 --> 00:26:33,760 She got back around 11:30. 398 00:26:33,843 --> 00:26:36,637 Said she'd been at Betty's and lost track of the time. 399 00:26:36,721 --> 00:26:39,724 She had on a dark brown shirt, 400 00:26:39,807 --> 00:26:42,560 jeans, and blue sneakers. 401 00:26:42,643 --> 00:26:44,771 She seemed normal when she got back. 402 00:26:44,854 --> 00:26:47,940 A little flustered over missin' the puppet show, 403 00:26:48,024 --> 00:26:49,793 but, other than that, she was just regular Candy. 404 00:26:49,817 --> 00:26:53,988 We cleaned the house the day after, me and some of the other neighbors. 405 00:26:54,072 --> 00:26:56,949 We didn't want Allan to arrive home and see it that way. 406 00:27:16,302 --> 00:27:19,055 - Mrs. Montgomery! Mrs. Montgomery! - Not right now, folks. 407 00:27:19,138 --> 00:27:20,181 Please. Thank you. 408 00:27:20,264 --> 00:27:22,308 Excuse us. Not right now, folks. 409 00:27:25,645 --> 00:27:29,107 Mrs. Montgomery! Do you have anything to say for yourself? 410 00:27:29,607 --> 00:27:30,691 Excuse me. 411 00:27:39,617 --> 00:27:41,202 What the hell are you on? 412 00:27:42,995 --> 00:27:44,075 I don't know what you mean. 413 00:27:44,580 --> 00:27:45,915 Don't lie to me, Candy. 414 00:27:47,834 --> 00:27:49,460 You're takin' somethin'. What is it? 415 00:27:50,253 --> 00:27:53,631 Serax. It helps with my nerves. 416 00:27:53,714 --> 00:27:58,010 You need to understand somethin' That kind of carnage? 417 00:27:58,094 --> 00:28:01,013 Prosecution aims to depict you as inhuman. 418 00:28:01,097 --> 00:28:03,808 You looking like a zombie plays right into their hands. 419 00:28:03,891 --> 00:28:05,893 Do not get cross with me. 420 00:28:05,977 --> 00:28:07,562 Do not get cross? 421 00:28:07,645 --> 00:28:12,275 It's the newspapers that are callin' me a zombie and a monster. 422 00:28:12,358 --> 00:28:14,944 And they all want me to break down and act like one, don't they? 423 00:28:15,820 --> 00:28:18,197 They would all just be so thrilled if I jumped 424 00:28:18,281 --> 00:28:19,824 up and down and screamed. 425 00:28:21,367 --> 00:28:24,787 I will not be giving them that satisfaction. 426 00:28:24,871 --> 00:28:26,914 If you look shut-down and robotic, 427 00:28:26,998 --> 00:28:29,208 - you go to jail. - Well, I have to hold it together. 428 00:28:30,126 --> 00:28:31,544 Otherwise... 429 00:28:39,385 --> 00:28:45,141 No more Serax, Candy. The jury needs to see you as human. 430 00:28:45,224 --> 00:28:46,851 Vulnerable. 431 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,771 They won't find in your favor unless they want to. 432 00:28:53,566 --> 00:28:55,485 If you need to cry, cry. 433 00:28:55,568 --> 00:28:58,070 But unfeeling buys you prison. 434 00:28:59,197 --> 00:29:02,116 I thought you weren't gonna talk to me once the trial started. 435 00:29:07,705 --> 00:29:09,749 That's the last thing I'm gonna say. 436 00:29:17,089 --> 00:29:19,008 He's probably not wrong. 437 00:29:20,051 --> 00:29:21,969 The jury needs to see you as human. 438 00:29:22,803 --> 00:29:24,680 That's not possible. 439 00:29:24,764 --> 00:29:27,975 If you had any idea what was being said. 440 00:29:29,101 --> 00:29:31,354 I wish I could be in there. 441 00:29:31,437 --> 00:29:33,356 I'm glad you're not because 442 00:29:35,191 --> 00:29:38,528 I don't think that I could look at myself through your eyes 443 00:29:38,611 --> 00:29:40,780 if you were hearin' what was bein' said. 444 00:29:40,863 --> 00:29:42,823 As bad as what the newspapers are sayin'. 445 00:29:44,492 --> 00:29:45,493 Well. 446 00:29:53,376 --> 00:29:55,294 You never told me 447 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:02,093 what you thought after Don told you on the phone 448 00:30:03,761 --> 00:30:05,179 what happened. 449 00:30:07,223 --> 00:30:09,141 I can't imagine what you must think. 450 00:30:10,434 --> 00:30:12,603 I'm not sure I want to. 451 00:30:15,523 --> 00:30:16,941 I'm just 452 00:30:20,820 --> 00:30:22,238 grateful 453 00:30:24,615 --> 00:30:26,534 that it didn't go the other way, you know? 454 00:30:29,328 --> 00:30:31,872 Betty was bigger than you. 455 00:30:31,956 --> 00:30:34,208 It could have easily gone the other way. 456 00:30:48,264 --> 00:30:49,658 It's okay to be a little bit broken, 457 00:30:49,682 --> 00:30:51,601 - Candy. - No, it's not. 458 00:30:53,561 --> 00:30:58,649 Because if I let myself be that, I might never get back. 459 00:31:00,901 --> 00:31:03,029 I'd never be unbroken. 460 00:31:05,573 --> 00:31:09,785 Tomorrow's gonna be a lot worse. All the police detectives. 461 00:31:19,170 --> 00:31:20,880 You just have to be 462 00:31:22,298 --> 00:31:23,341 strong. 463 00:31:27,303 --> 00:31:31,265 There was a time when I thought that this was it, you know? 464 00:31:31,724 --> 00:31:33,517 Everything. 465 00:31:33,601 --> 00:31:36,520 Just to be able to stand underneath the stars. 466 00:31:37,647 --> 00:31:38,814 A home. 467 00:31:39,857 --> 00:31:41,192 A family. 468 00:31:42,276 --> 00:31:44,737 And people go lookin' for somethin'. 469 00:31:46,447 --> 00:31:49,950 They don't even know what it is. They just want. 470 00:31:53,496 --> 00:31:55,414 And they go lookin'. 471 00:31:57,750 --> 00:32:00,628 At the end of some rainbow, maybe. 472 00:32:09,220 --> 00:32:13,974 The Lord is not just my shepherd, but he is also Candy Montgomery's. 473 00:32:14,058 --> 00:32:17,144 It comes down to goodness and mercy in the heart. 474 00:32:18,062 --> 00:32:20,690 There is both in the heart of Candy Montgomery. 475 00:32:21,148 --> 00:32:23,484 Damn, that's a good pastor. 476 00:32:23,567 --> 00:32:26,028 Look, I can't discuss the case, so I won't. 477 00:32:26,112 --> 00:32:28,322 Should you be talking to us at all? 478 00:32:28,406 --> 00:32:31,742 I can talk about the weather. I can talk about the Dallas Cowboys. 479 00:32:31,826 --> 00:32:34,578 Not like the judge has a problem with free speech. 480 00:32:34,662 --> 00:32:36,706 After all, he's a judge, right? 481 00:32:36,789 --> 00:32:39,250 - Far as that gag order, I... - Why are you baiting him? 482 00:32:39,333 --> 00:32:41,919 Fat fuck. If he holds me in contempt again, 483 00:32:42,002 --> 00:32:44,088 I can argue bias on appeal. 484 00:32:44,171 --> 00:32:46,924 Get a new trial on grounds of "fat-fuck-ism." 485 00:32:48,426 --> 00:32:50,803 Only thing is we're not losing. 486 00:32:51,345 --> 00:32:52,585 They didn't even nick us today. 487 00:32:53,264 --> 00:32:54,974 Tomorrow will be tougher. 488 00:33:08,362 --> 00:33:10,281 It was pure carnage. 489 00:33:11,866 --> 00:33:14,326 That's why I called in so much backup. 490 00:33:15,369 --> 00:33:18,205 The first thing I noticed was all the blood. 491 00:33:18,289 --> 00:33:20,833 All dried and congealed. 492 00:33:20,916 --> 00:33:22,042 Caked. 493 00:33:22,126 --> 00:33:23,210 Clotted. 494 00:33:23,294 --> 00:33:24,628 And dried. 495 00:33:25,379 --> 00:33:27,506 Means it had been there a while. 496 00:33:27,590 --> 00:33:29,592 Many, many hours. 497 00:33:29,675 --> 00:33:31,761 It was obvious there was a big struggle. 498 00:33:31,844 --> 00:33:34,054 You have no idea who attacked who first? 499 00:33:34,138 --> 00:33:35,598 I do not. 500 00:33:35,681 --> 00:33:38,142 Mrs. Gore took part in the fight? 501 00:33:38,225 --> 00:33:40,102 She had defensive wounds, so yes. 502 00:33:41,687 --> 00:33:42,927 But whether she held the axe... 503 00:33:43,731 --> 00:33:46,650 You solve all the crimes you investigate, Chief? 504 00:33:46,734 --> 00:33:48,819 - No, sir. - Some are carried out 505 00:33:48,903 --> 00:33:51,280 with more care than others. That fair to say? 506 00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:53,824 - Of course. - Not a lot of care in this one. 507 00:33:54,450 --> 00:33:55,367 Well. 508 00:33:55,951 --> 00:33:58,788 - There was blood all over. - A lot of blood. 509 00:33:58,871 --> 00:34:00,998 There were fingerprints left by the killer. 510 00:34:01,081 --> 00:34:03,375 There was hair left, Candy's fingernail. 511 00:34:03,459 --> 00:34:05,795 - The murder weapon. - And the body. 512 00:34:11,759 --> 00:34:16,347 If Candy Montgomery planned to murder Betty Gore, 513 00:34:16,430 --> 00:34:20,559 can you imagine it being carried out more ineptly? 514 00:34:21,352 --> 00:34:22,728 Probably not. 515 00:34:23,270 --> 00:34:26,106 And if somebody was intent on killing somebody 516 00:34:26,190 --> 00:34:29,110 and not getting themselves killed in the process, 517 00:34:29,193 --> 00:34:35,032 would using an axe be one of the better death instruments 518 00:34:35,115 --> 00:34:37,243 to accomplish that task? 519 00:34:37,326 --> 00:34:39,620 - No, sir. - No, sir. 520 00:34:39,703 --> 00:34:46,001 A killing done in broad daylight, with Candy's car parked right out front. 521 00:34:46,085 --> 00:34:48,295 Fair to say if she wanted to get away with it, 522 00:34:48,379 --> 00:34:50,923 she did a terrible job. Fair to say? 523 00:34:51,006 --> 00:34:54,218 - Fair to say. - Fair to say. 524 00:34:54,301 --> 00:34:57,054 Clearly, this is no longer a whodunit but a why-dunit. 525 00:34:57,137 --> 00:34:58,597 Did they wanna get back together? 526 00:34:58,681 --> 00:35:00,057 Did she want him all for herself? 527 00:35:00,140 --> 00:35:02,852 Why did she keep swinging long after Betty Gore was neutralized? 528 00:35:02,935 --> 00:35:05,312 Hammering her with that big axe. 529 00:35:05,396 --> 00:35:07,731 While the defense keeps hammering self-defense. 530 00:35:07,815 --> 00:35:10,651 Whatever the defense, they've got a big, big problem. 531 00:35:11,777 --> 00:35:12,987 Forty whacks. 532 00:35:13,737 --> 00:35:16,991 Self-defense doesn't explain 40 whacks. 533 00:35:19,827 --> 00:35:22,621 There's a reason they're savin' the pathologist for last. 534 00:35:23,414 --> 00:35:27,209 He's gonna paint a grisly picture, shock the shit outta the jury. 535 00:35:27,293 --> 00:35:30,170 And it's no coincidence they're puttin' him up right after lunch. 536 00:35:30,254 --> 00:35:32,673 All it takes is one juror to vomit and it's 537 00:35:34,049 --> 00:35:35,175 life in prison. 538 00:35:39,054 --> 00:35:41,473 Why aren't they attacking us more in our theory? 539 00:35:43,017 --> 00:35:43,976 I don't get it. 540 00:35:44,059 --> 00:35:46,395 It's like they're rope-a-dopin'. 541 00:35:46,478 --> 00:35:49,356 It's possible they don't want to even dignify it. 542 00:35:50,107 --> 00:35:51,483 Forty whacks, like you say, 543 00:35:51,567 --> 00:35:53,527 they're gonna say self-defense is preposterous. 544 00:35:54,111 --> 00:35:55,696 He seems nice. 545 00:35:57,156 --> 00:35:58,532 The prosecutor. 546 00:36:00,409 --> 00:36:01,327 Excuse me? 547 00:36:01,994 --> 00:36:03,787 He seems like a nice man. 548 00:36:08,876 --> 00:36:10,085 Candy? 549 00:36:10,169 --> 00:36:11,837 Did you take Serax again? 550 00:36:15,841 --> 00:36:17,426 Oh, my fucking God. 551 00:36:18,594 --> 00:36:21,680 I need to hold it together. 552 00:36:23,307 --> 00:36:24,892 Try and get this. 553 00:36:24,975 --> 00:36:28,145 The prosecution is probably going to rest today. 554 00:36:28,771 --> 00:36:33,108 Which means you could be taking the stage as soon as tomorrow. 555 00:36:33,859 --> 00:36:35,778 Your head needs to be clear. 556 00:36:36,612 --> 00:36:38,030 And focused. 557 00:36:38,906 --> 00:36:40,324 Otherwise 558 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:42,785 you're going to jail. 559 00:36:51,961 --> 00:36:53,681 Would you be interested in having an affair? 560 00:36:57,466 --> 00:36:59,426 It's just somethin' I've been thinkin' about 561 00:36:59,510 --> 00:37:02,070 and I wanted to say it so I don't have to think about it anymore. 562 00:37:03,847 --> 00:37:05,724 Bye, Dada. 563 00:37:09,937 --> 00:37:13,357 I have here exhibits marked 22 through 29. 564 00:37:14,149 --> 00:37:15,693 As I pass them for the jury to see, 565 00:37:15,776 --> 00:37:17,903 I'd like you to go through your external examination 566 00:37:17,987 --> 00:37:20,406 with respect to the injuries you observed. 567 00:37:20,489 --> 00:37:23,158 Of course. Starting with the right hand, 568 00:37:23,242 --> 00:37:24,702 there was multiple chop-like wounds. 569 00:37:25,411 --> 00:37:28,414 Incision wounds on the right forearm, running five inches in length. 570 00:37:28,497 --> 00:37:32,209 Chop-like wounds on the left upper arm, extending into the musculature 571 00:37:32,293 --> 00:37:34,795 from the top of the right shoulder in the back, 572 00:37:34,878 --> 00:37:37,798 extending five inches down into the back. 573 00:37:37,881 --> 00:37:41,093 The right thigh had two parallel gaping chop wounds. 574 00:37:41,176 --> 00:37:43,012 The right side of what was her face. 575 00:37:43,095 --> 00:37:45,889 Irregular, gaping, multiple fractures. 576 00:37:45,973 --> 00:37:49,601 The right eye had collapsed into what would've been the sinuses. 577 00:37:49,685 --> 00:37:52,980 Frontal scalp, right side, a diagonal gape. 578 00:37:53,063 --> 00:37:55,482 Top of the right ear, running across the top of the head, 579 00:37:55,566 --> 00:37:57,443 a wound measuring 10 inches in length 580 00:37:58,152 --> 00:38:00,237 produced by seven chop wounds going through the bone 581 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:01,572 into the cranial vault. 582 00:38:01,655 --> 00:38:04,283 Top of the head, a C-shaped wound 583 00:38:05,075 --> 00:38:07,578 with the open point of the C directed downward. 584 00:38:07,661 --> 00:38:10,873 Evidently, that blow was produced from the top down. 585 00:38:10,956 --> 00:38:14,585 So six cluster wounds on the right side, which could have caused death. 586 00:38:14,668 --> 00:38:17,355 The crater in the back of the head that went through to the brain cavity 587 00:38:17,379 --> 00:38:19,006 that could have caused death. 588 00:38:19,089 --> 00:38:20,775 The wounds that ran across the top of the head 589 00:38:20,799 --> 00:38:22,342 could have caused death. 590 00:38:22,426 --> 00:38:24,970 And also, some of the glancing blows could have caused death 591 00:38:25,054 --> 00:38:28,640 by producing some hemorrhage inside the cranial cavity. 592 00:38:28,724 --> 00:38:29,850 And, Doctor, 593 00:38:29,933 --> 00:38:31,393 does the term "defensive wound" 594 00:38:31,477 --> 00:38:34,188 have any significance in the practice of your profession? 595 00:38:34,271 --> 00:38:36,774 They're defined as wounds to the extremities. 596 00:38:36,857 --> 00:38:38,275 Arms and legs. 597 00:38:38,358 --> 00:38:39,711 It's usually the back of the hands. 598 00:38:39,735 --> 00:38:41,904 Can be the palm of the hand or the back of the forearm, 599 00:38:41,987 --> 00:38:43,947 or the back of the arm, that a victim received 600 00:38:44,031 --> 00:38:45,616 as they tried to ward off a weapon. 601 00:38:46,533 --> 00:38:48,577 Would those wounds on the arms and the wrists 602 00:38:48,660 --> 00:38:50,746 and the forearms indicate defensive-type wounds? 603 00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:52,956 - Yes, sir. - Mrs. Gore was trying to protect herself? 604 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:54,792 - Yes, sir. - And, Doctor, 605 00:38:54,875 --> 00:38:59,838 in your testimony, you said, "On the right side of what was the face." 606 00:39:00,547 --> 00:39:02,800 - What did you mean by that? - Half of her face. 607 00:39:04,426 --> 00:39:07,096 The right side was nothing but a mass of tissue and blood. 608 00:39:07,179 --> 00:39:10,599 The eye socket and cheekbone had been crushed into mush. 609 00:39:10,682 --> 00:39:14,186 So, face, there really was no face. 610 00:39:14,269 --> 00:39:16,480 And, Doctor, are you able to determine 611 00:39:16,563 --> 00:39:18,816 whether wounds are inflicted pre or post-mortem? 612 00:39:21,485 --> 00:39:23,570 - Yes, sir. - How are you able to tell? 613 00:39:24,113 --> 00:39:26,174 Well, once you're dead, you have no more blood pressure. 614 00:39:26,198 --> 00:39:28,992 When the heart stops, there's no bleeding. 615 00:39:29,076 --> 00:39:31,078 The body can leak, but that blood 616 00:39:31,161 --> 00:39:33,831 won't get into the tissue, causing it to discolor. 617 00:39:33,914 --> 00:39:36,750 Now, if this occurs while the victim is alive, 618 00:39:36,834 --> 00:39:40,254 this blood will get into the tissue, essentially like a bruise. 619 00:39:40,337 --> 00:39:43,465 With respect to Betty Gore's autopsy, can you make any such finding 620 00:39:43,549 --> 00:39:45,717 as to if any of those blows occurred after death? 621 00:39:45,801 --> 00:39:48,804 There was only one wound, and that was on the back of the right forearm. 622 00:39:49,388 --> 00:39:53,100 So for all those other wounds you just described, 623 00:39:53,183 --> 00:39:55,436 - Betty Gore was alive? - Yes, sir. 624 00:39:56,061 --> 00:39:57,813 As Candy Montgomery swung that axe 625 00:39:57,896 --> 00:40:00,482 over and over and over and over, 626 00:40:01,191 --> 00:40:03,610 for almost all of those 40 swings, 627 00:40:03,694 --> 00:40:04,903 Betty Gore was alive? 628 00:40:04,987 --> 00:40:05,946 Yes, sir. 629 00:40:06,029 --> 00:40:07,865 Is it fair to say she suffered? 630 00:40:07,948 --> 00:40:09,074 What do you think? 631 00:40:09,158 --> 00:40:11,034 - Objection. - Sustained. 632 00:40:11,827 --> 00:40:14,204 Doctor, according to your medical report, 633 00:40:14,288 --> 00:40:17,791 there were two cranial wounds which were pointed at the top, 634 00:40:17,875 --> 00:40:19,585 but squared off at the bottom. 635 00:40:19,668 --> 00:40:22,546 - Yes, sir. - Can you explain that? 636 00:40:22,629 --> 00:40:25,924 The only explanation is that the axe would've become stuck. 637 00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:29,136 The killer would've had to wiggle it back and forth 638 00:40:29,219 --> 00:40:32,097 like a woodchopper on top of a split log. 639 00:40:32,181 --> 00:40:35,350 She would have had to wiggle it to remove it from the bone 640 00:40:35,434 --> 00:40:37,769 to then continue swinging. 641 00:40:37,853 --> 00:40:40,147 How do you know she resumed swinging again? 642 00:40:40,230 --> 00:40:42,900 Because there was another blow that went even deeper. 643 00:40:42,983 --> 00:40:44,860 That had to happen right after. 644 00:40:45,611 --> 00:40:48,197 That went directly into the cerebellum. 645 00:40:51,366 --> 00:40:52,451 This killing, Doctor, 646 00:40:52,534 --> 00:40:54,214 have you ever seen anything like it before? 647 00:40:56,288 --> 00:40:57,706 Never. 648 00:41:00,042 --> 00:41:01,501 I pass the witness. 649 00:41:03,212 --> 00:41:04,171 Mr. Crowder? 650 00:41:06,215 --> 00:41:09,384 Mr. Defense Counsel, this would be where you get to talk. 651 00:41:20,187 --> 00:41:22,773 You testified that for most of these blows, 652 00:41:22,856 --> 00:41:24,942 - the victim was alive? - Yes, sir. 653 00:41:25,025 --> 00:41:26,777 Which means her heart was beating? 654 00:41:26,860 --> 00:41:27,903 Yes, sir. 655 00:41:27,986 --> 00:41:29,655 Does that mean she was conscious? 656 00:41:30,781 --> 00:41:32,199 Not necessarily. 657 00:41:32,741 --> 00:41:35,035 In fact, for 658 00:41:35,827 --> 00:41:39,373 the kinds of blows we're talking about on the top of the head, 659 00:41:40,082 --> 00:41:43,418 there's a likelihood that for much of this, 660 00:41:44,419 --> 00:41:46,255 she was unconscious. 661 00:41:46,880 --> 00:41:48,131 True? 662 00:41:48,215 --> 00:41:50,342 Could be true. 663 00:41:50,425 --> 00:41:52,302 Chief Abbott and Dr. Stone testified 664 00:41:52,386 --> 00:41:55,806 that a great struggle took place between Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore. 665 00:41:55,889 --> 00:41:57,891 Do any of your findings dispute this? 666 00:41:57,975 --> 00:41:59,476 No. 667 00:41:59,559 --> 00:42:03,146 And from your examinations, are you able to make a determination 668 00:42:03,230 --> 00:42:06,066 - as to who attacked who first? - No. 669 00:42:06,149 --> 00:42:08,443 Are you able to exclude the possibility 670 00:42:08,527 --> 00:42:11,905 that Candy Montgomery was attacked by Betty Gore, 671 00:42:11,989 --> 00:42:13,782 and that Candy acted in self-defense? 672 00:42:13,865 --> 00:42:15,409 There is no way of me knowing that. 673 00:42:15,492 --> 00:42:17,286 Which means you can't rule it out. 674 00:42:18,203 --> 00:42:19,079 No. 675 00:42:23,667 --> 00:42:25,294 Nothing further. 676 00:42:33,802 --> 00:42:36,096 Prosecution rests, Your Honor. 677 00:42:40,934 --> 00:42:43,937 Mr. Crowder, you may call your first witness. 678 00:42:59,036 --> 00:43:03,165 As the hour is late, Your Honor, we would ask that we begin in the morning. 679 00:43:04,207 --> 00:43:06,168 The hour's not that late. Call your first witness. 680 00:43:08,003 --> 00:43:09,046 Approach, Your Honor? 681 00:43:16,636 --> 00:43:20,182 Your Honor, my first witness is Candy Montgomery 682 00:43:20,265 --> 00:43:21,933 and she's not ready to testify. 683 00:43:22,017 --> 00:43:23,352 Why not? 684 00:43:23,435 --> 00:43:25,645 She took some medication 685 00:43:25,729 --> 00:43:27,189 in order to calm her nerves. 686 00:43:27,814 --> 00:43:29,733 She's gonna need some time. 687 00:43:31,401 --> 00:43:33,445 I'll give you 10 minutes. 688 00:43:36,698 --> 00:43:38,617 She's gonna need more than that. 689 00:43:39,368 --> 00:43:41,787 We should wait and go tomorrow. 690 00:43:42,662 --> 00:43:44,581 Counsel, you got 10 minutes. 691 00:43:46,124 --> 00:43:47,042 Tick. 692 00:43:48,001 --> 00:43:48,919 Tick. 693 00:43:49,836 --> 00:43:50,754 Tick. 694 00:43:51,380 --> 00:43:52,756 Tock.