41 hacks: The mother who was set free

41 Axes: The Mother Who Went Free: The Murder of Betty GarcheOne afternoon in June 1980 in Wally, Texas, a mother and Sunday school teacher struck 41 blows with an axe to her best friend. Candy Montgomery was arrested, tried, and declared innocent. How did an entire community see a murderer walk free?In this episode, we explore the secret affair that shattered two families, the confrontation that ended in blood, and the trial that faced an impossible defense: traumatic dissociation caused by a sound. We analyze the 41 wounds, the fingerprint, the axe under the freezer, and the psychiatrist who convinced a jury that Candy Montgomery did not know what she was doing.Victim: Betty Garche Date: June 13, 1980 Location: Wally, Texas Status: Acquitted (August 29, 1980) - 41 documented axe blows to the head, torso, and limbs in under minutes. - Candy Montgomery bathed in the victim's house after the crime before fleeing. - The defense argued mental dissociation caused by the "shh" sound from Betty's mother. - The jury acquitted Candy despite the fact that the Lucas community never accepted the verdict. Candy Montgomery, Betty Garche, Wally Texas, 1980, murder, true crime, justice, forensic investigation, dissociation, legal defense, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and gain access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie