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Live From Studio 1A: Burt and Linda's "Crazy Love"

This morning, we had the story of Burt and Linda Pugach, a couple that has been married for 32 years. WATCH VIDEOBut this is no ordinary couple. Here are the basics of their story:Burt and Linda first dated for two years, while Burt was married to another woman. Linda, tired of Burt's reluctance to leave his wife, breaks up with him. She finds a new boyfriend and in 1958, gets engaged to the other

This morning, we had the story of Burt and Linda Pugach, a couple that has been married for 32 years. WATCH VIDEO

But this is no ordinary couple. Here are the basics of their story:

Burt and Linda first dated for two years, while Burt was married to another woman. Linda, tired of Burt's reluctance to leave his wife, breaks up with him. She finds a new boyfriend and in 1958, gets engaged to the other man.

In June 1959, there's a knock on the door. Linda, told the men outside have brought an engagement present, answers it. But there was no engagement gift.

Burt, in a jealous rage, had hired three men to go to Linda's house and throw lye in her face. She was blinded, he was arrested and a year later, sent to prison for 30 years.

Meanwhile, her engagement dissolved. While in prison, Burt continued to contact Linda, and after he was paroled (14 years into his sentence), he proposed to her several times on television.

Eight months after his release, they were married.

Their story is told in a new documentary, Crazy Love, which is out now in limited release.

Put yourself in Linda's shoes -- can you imagine marrying someone who attacked you in such a way? There are so many bizarre facets to this story -- what do you find the most interesting?