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Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs (vuoden 2016 painos)

Tekijä: Jim Atkinson

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Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had a lot in common: They sang together in the Methodist church choir, their daughters were best friends, and their husbands had good jobs working for technology companies in the north Dallas suburbs known as Silicon Prairie. But beneath the placid surface of their seemingly perfect lives, both women simmered with unspoken frustrations and unanswered desires. On a hot summer day in 1980, the secret passions and jealousies that linked Candy and Betty exploded into murderous rage. What happened next is usually the stuff of fiction. But the bizarre and terrible act of violence that occurred in Betty's utility room that morning was all too real. Based on exclusive interviews with the Gore and Montgomery families, Evidence of Love is the account of a gruesome tragedy and the trial that made national headlines when the defendant entered the most unexpected of pleas: not guilty by reason of self-defense. Adapted into the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning television movie A Killing in a Small Town, this is a chilling tale of sin and savagery.… (lisätietoja)
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Teoksen nimi:Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs
Kirjailijat:Jim Atkinson
Info:Open Road Media, Kindle Edition, 330 pages
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True Crime is my guilty pleasure genre. I read a couple of them every year. This one was rather boring but I slogged through it anyway. Apparently there wasn't enough information to make it long enough so they went into a lot of unnecessary details. I didn't really need to know the life story of the defense attorney or the church pastor as it really had nothing to do with the case. ( )
  Jen-Lynn | Aug 1, 2022 |
Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs by John Bloom is a 2016 Open Road Media publication.(Originally published in 1984)

This is another older true crime story- one that I had forgotten about until I started reading this book. I was about a quarter of the way in when it finally came to me why everything sounded so familiar. In fact, I think I may have even read this book many, many years ago.

Although this case has been out of the spotlight for a good while- my understanding is that both Hulu and HBO are planning mini-series about it. The HBO series is based on this book, as it so happens.

Despite the age of the case and this book-it is still an incredible and riveting drama. It’s got all the elements that drive people to commit crimes of passion- but the way this investigation played out was so unusual- I have never heard anything like it since.

The crime takes place in 1980 when Betty Gore was brutally murdered- on Friday the 13th, no less, while her husband was away on a business trip.

One of the last people to see Betty alive was her friend, Candy Montgomery, who had stopped by earlier in the day. As the police begin their investigation, it comes to light that the two church -going families had a few secrets between them- secrets which may have culminated in murder.

The book follows a format common in true crime books of this era. Background is given about the families involved, the reader is walked through how Betty’s body was found, the days following her murder, and the subsequent revelations that eventually led to a shocking outcome, a sensational murder trial, and a stunning jury decision.

Although the story was familiar to me, I had forgotten many of the details. As I re

ad further, I found myself completely engrossed.

So, it might be a good time to brush up on this case before you watch the new series about it. (In the meantime- you can watch 'A Killing in a Small Town on YouTube.)

This book was very well written and organized. The layout is very effective, even now, when we are so accustomed to true crime reading like fiction.

Overall, I give this one the five star treatment. True crime fans don’t miss this one! ( )
  gpangel | Sep 26, 2021 |
This should have been fiction. The ending was so unbelievable. I couldn't wrap my head around it. Read this and you'll be book hungover too. Crazy that this was a true story. ( )
  amoderndaybelle | May 27, 2021 |
Should have been half as long.

If this had been confined to the trial it would rate 4 stars. However, the authors decided to go with a more "Lifetime Movie" scenario and the book bogs down accordingly. I also, felt the authors were pretty much rooting for the defendant. The judge was extremely unprofessional however. He tried to intimidate the defense attorney at every opportunity and that reflects badly on him. If you watched and enjoyed the series "Madmen" and many did. Then you might like this much more than I did. One reason I didn't like Madmen was t h e show was just a glorified soap opera. I liked it when it was on the agency and the time period. But, the soap bored me to say the least. Same with this book. They could have hit on the affairs and moved on. Instead the authors went on and on about childhood incidents and teenage/young women in "luv." (Mild spoiler alert)

Finally I was completely shocked at the verdict. If the authors are correct then the act of sexual intercourse is much more damming in a Texas woman's mind than brutally killing another human. ( )
  StephenSnead | Dec 26, 2020 |
Evidence of Love", by John Bloom and Jim Atkinson , is about a real-life axe murder that took place several years ago in Texas.

it has great reviews on amazon and I am definitely looking forward to reading this one.

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on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 I wrote...


Very interesting read. Different than the normal true crime books.
You will find out only at the end of the book what really happened.
Very well written and a book I recommend for any true crime reader.

Completed this yesterday. January 29th 2008
4.5 stars out of 5

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  Marlene-NL | Apr 12, 2013 |
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Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had a lot in common: They sang together in the Methodist church choir, their daughters were best friends, and their husbands had good jobs working for technology companies in the north Dallas suburbs known as Silicon Prairie. But beneath the placid surface of their seemingly perfect lives, both women simmered with unspoken frustrations and unanswered desires. On a hot summer day in 1980, the secret passions and jealousies that linked Candy and Betty exploded into murderous rage. What happened next is usually the stuff of fiction. But the bizarre and terrible act of violence that occurred in Betty's utility room that morning was all too real. Based on exclusive interviews with the Gore and Montgomery families, Evidence of Love is the account of a gruesome tragedy and the trial that made national headlines when the defendant entered the most unexpected of pleas: not guilty by reason of self-defense. Adapted into the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning television movie A Killing in a Small Town, this is a chilling tale of sin and savagery.

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