Candy Montgomery

Will They Pave Candy Montgomery’s Como Motel Paradise And Put Up a Parking Lot?

By Karen Eubank / June 22, 2023 /

Richardson’s Como Motel has been a midcentury fixture for decades. The iconic sign beckoning weary travelers off of North Central Expressway has changed through the years, but it’s still so cool you can’t miss it. That is until it all gets torn down. That seems to be the fate of yet another piece of our…

Candy Montgomery: The Most Famous House in Wylie, 43 Years Later

By Shelby Skrhak / June 18, 2023 /

As depicted in the HBO miniseries “Love and Death,” tale of Candy Montgomery is the salacious news story that our CandysDirt.com readers can’t get enough of. Anyone who lived in North Texas in the early 1980s remembers the shocking death of Betty Gore, and the murder trial of Candace Montgomery, the woman who killed her…

CandysDirt.com Picks Top Newsmakers of 2022

By April Towery / December 27, 2022 /

We can all agree that 2022 was jam-packed with real estate news. We saw big wins for neighborhoods, elected officials who spoke their minds, and influencers who showed up and showed out.  With some of these folks, there are too many stories to capture in one post. They are, after all, newsmakers. And one thing…

Darlie Routier Home Is on The Market in Rowlett

By Shelby Skrhak / December 10, 2022 /

Update 1/19: The Darlene Routier home has been temporarily taken off the market. Update 12/18: The home has dropped again in price to $390,000. The home at 5801 Eagle Drive in Rowlett is a member of an exclusive club that no Realtor wants their listing to be a part of. This seemingly idyllic Colonial-style home…

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…