Here's how the cast of Hulu's 'Candy' compares to the real-life people they're portraying
- Hulu's "Candy," starring Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey, is based on a real-life murder case.
- Biel plays Candy Montgomery, a housewife accused of killing her friend with an ax in 1980.
- Here's how the cast of "Candy" compares to the real-life people they're portraying.
Jessica Biel stars as cheerful housewife Candy Montgomery.
Montgomery seemed to have it all — she appeared to have a happy family life with her husband Pat and their two children, and her bubbly personality made her popular among the other congregants at her local church.
But in 1980, after Betty Gore was killed with an ax, Montgomery quickly became the main suspect, and it came to light that she and Gore's husband Allan had been having an affair.
After a highly-publicized trial, however, Montgomery was acquitted by a jury.
Melanie Lynskey plays Betty Gore.
Gore and Montgomery were reportedly friends before Gore found out about the affair, and Montgomery even threw a surprise baby shower for Gore during her second pregnancy.
Allan Gore is played by Pablo Schreiber.
Gore was on a business trip at the time of his wife's death and later revealed to investigators that he and Montgomery had been having an affair.
Pat Montgomery is played by Timothy Simons.
Pat Montgomery worked as an engineer at Texas Instruments, but the family reportedly left the state after Candy's trial.
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