When police want to determine the cause of death, they usually perform an autopsy. Sometimes the cause of death is not revealed by examinations or tests. Therefore, a postmortem on the body is required. Postmortems are usually required in murder cases, and they can be very helpful for determining the cause of death. After a murder investigation, a police report containing an autopsy was published. This incident occurred in 1980, but it is still a hot topic. The autopsy report for Betty Gore, according to reports, was released shortly after her murder in June 1980.
Betty Gore Autopsy Report
Reports state that her murder was committed by a neighbor who was also a close friend. Candy Montgomery, a native of Wylie in Texas, was named as the suspect. This news attracted a lot attention and left many questions behind. People are still curious about this matter. Everyone wants to find out why her friend murdered her, and what the motive was. The case was complex and new layers were added to the case. The death of Gores could have been caused by an extramarital relationship between the suspect and the husband.
Reports suggest that later, when the argument escalated into physical violence, resulting in Gore’s death, the two became enraged. According to the suspect she murdered Gores to save her own life, and claimed that she acted out of self-defense. This case caused a lot of controversy when it was reported in the town. It was an emotionally charged case that forced those affected by the events to face the reality of violence, betrayal and love. Reports state that the crime scenes were quite horrific, as the body of the victim had blood on it. The murderer also attempted to damage her facial features so that she could not be recognized.
Detective Juan Rivera was working on the case at that time and without wasting any time, he snapped 9 photos of the crime scene. The shocking details of this case were also shown in a television show. Candace Montgomery was accused of using an axe to till Betty Gore, but due to a lack of evidence she was found not liable and released. NBC.com has a more graphic version of this case.