Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs

Evidence of Love tells the true story of Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore, two women living in the north Dallas suburbs known as Silicon Prairie. They sang together in their Methodist church choir, their daughters were best friends, and their husbands worked for technology companies. Despite their seemingly perfect lives, both women harbored unspoken frustrations and unanswered desires. On a hot summer day in 1980, secret passions and jealousies between them erupted into violence in Betty's utility room. Based on exclusive interviews with the Gore and Montgomery families, this account documents the gruesome tragedy and the trial that gained national attention when the defendant claimed self-defense. The book has been adapted into television productions, including a movie titled A Killing in a Small Town and limited series on Hulu and HBO Max. John Bloom's work is an Edgar Award finalist.