Alleged Crime & Real Estate

Dallas Architect Recalls Designing ‘Best Party House’ For Infamous Candy Montgomery

By April Towery / July 19, 2022 /

April Towery: We were thrilled to find architect Stephen Chambers, the man who designed a stunning home in the late 1970s for Candy Montgomery, who infamously was acquitted of killing her friend Betty Gore with an ax. An excerpt from the true crime tome on the case reads, “They got the land for $10,000. The…

Designing For Candy: Dallas Architect Stephen Chambers Recalls Infamous Party Home of Candy Montgomery

By April Towery / June 8, 2022 /

Stephen Chambers was just starting out decades ago as a young Dallas architect when he was approached by Candy and Pat Montgomery to design their perfect home. It would become “the best party house” in eastern Collin County — a prominent backdrop in Candy, the Hulu miniseries about a gruesome 1980 Dallas-area murder in the…

Frisco Developer Sentenced To 45 Years, $30 Million In Fees For Real Estate Investment Scheme

By April Towery / May 27, 2022 /

A Frisco developer who bilked more than 300 people out of millions of dollars in a real estate investment scheme was sentenced this week to 45 years in state prison. Christian Custom Homes CEO Phillip Michael Carter also was ordered to pay $30 million in restitution. Carter also served as the principal of Texas Cash…

Hulu’s ‘Candy’ Miniseries Renews Interest In 1980 Wylie Murder On Dogwood Drive

By April Towery / May 24, 2022 /

Take a spin down Dogwood Drive in Wylie, just a couple of blocks off the city’s historic downtown, and you wouldn’t know a brutal ax murder occurred on this quiet residential street in 1980.  The home itself isn’t particularly remarkable, but it has certainly drawn its share of gawkers since the true crime mini-series Candy…

Fort Worth Agent Sues KWRI, Accuses Former CEO John Davis, Who She Once Dated, of Sexual Misconduct

By Candy Evans / April 14, 2022 /

In what is a very salacious story for the Fort Worth real estate community, Keller Williams franchise owner and agent Inga Dow is suing former Keller Williams CEO John Davis, alleging she endured years of sexual misconduct, harassment, and abuse. Davis worked closely alongside Keller Williams founder Gary Keller. Dow is also suing her broker,…