Candy Montgomery

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📝 Description

Candy Montgomery, famously acquitted of Betty Gore's murder in 1980, has largely stayed out of the public eye and is believed to be living in Georgia under her maiden name Candace Wheeler. After the Texas trial, she and Pat Montgomery moved to Georgia, where she pursued mental-health training and is reported to have worked as a licensed counselor/mental health professional. As of December 2025, journalistic profiles place her in Georgia, with references to a Georgia-based professional license under Candace Wheeler (Candace L. Wheeler, LPC) and a professional address in Dawsonville, GA. The ongoing public interest in the case has been revived by recent dramatizations (Love & Death) and renewed media coverage, but Montgomery has not publicly spoken or appeared in interviews.

🔍 Circumstances

No new sightings or public statements have been documented. The latest reporting states she remains in Georgia and works in the mental health field under her maiden name, with public professional records (NPI) linked to Candace Wheeler, LPC, in Georgia. The case remains closed from a criminal standpoint; public interest persists due to media adaptations.

ℹ️ Additional Details

Recent Biography.com articles (December 2025) reiterate that Candy Montgomery is believed to still reside in Georgia and work as a mental health counselor under her maiden name Candace Wheeler. Public professional records list Candace L. Wheeler, LPC, with a Georgia address associated with Dawsonville, GA. The renewed public interest is driven by the 2022–2025 media adaptations of the case.

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