Love is blind. At least that was the case for Linda and Burt Pugash. In 1959, Linda Riss and Burton Pugash were having an affair until Linda broke it off. Burt retaliated by hiring 3 men to blind her with lye. You would think the story ends there...but after 14 years in prison Burt proposed to Linda, and she accepted. Listen in to hear how their messy 39-year marriage unfolded and the drama that came after their deaths. 

This case is a medley of mistresses, blackmail, murder plots, and domestic violence. 

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