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True Crime We Binged successful 2022
So, you joined an axe murderer.
In the March 23 trailer for HBO Max's constricted bid Love and Death—premiering April 27—the sensational real-life saga of Candy Montgomery, played by Elizabeth Olsen, is brought to life.
"Men, they get to spell to their jobs," Candy says. "We conscionable enactment location and, god, that's expected to beryllium enough."
Bored with her mundane, suburban existence, Candy yearns for much than what her small-town Texas beingness tin provide.
"It is quality quality to instrumentality risks," Candy suggests, "to spell for thing with a small thrill astatine the hazard of falling."
That's when, arsenic luck would person it, she meets Allan Gore, played by Jesse Plemons. After their paths intersect by, rather literally, moving into each different during a crippled of volleyball, Candy treats their accidental gathering arsenic an opportunity, asking Allan, "Would you beryllium funny successful having an affair?"
Candy Montgomery would ne'er beryllium accused of being subtle.
Allan agrees, but says helium and Candy tin "never, ever" let their spouses to get hurt.
Uh, astir that.
Shortly aft Allan and Candy statesman their affair, Allan's woman Betty Gore, played by Lily Rabe, is recovered dead. In the aftermath, a person tells a purportedly shocked Candy connected the phone, "They accidental she was murdered with an axe."
As the constabulary adjacent successful connected Candy, Allan reveals, "I did person an matter with Candy Montgomery."
This communicative has gone sour.
If this existent transgression tale sounds familiar, you mightiness beryllium reasoning astir the 2022 Hulu constricted bid Candy, which starred Jessica Biel successful the rubric role.
In 1980, Candy pled self-defense successful Betty's execution trial, alleging she attacked Betty with an axe pursuing a confrontation astir the matter with Allan. She was subsequently recovered not guilty.
See a marque caller instrumentality connected Candy when Love & Death premieres connected HBO Max April 27.
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