donthe lucas. their backgrounds cannot be more different. donthe hails from the central colorado town of pueblo, a place more walmart than little house on the prairie. blue collar pueblo has a reputation as the most dangerous town in colorado because of its high crime rate. at central high school, donthe stands out as a 6'7" basketball star. >> he just had a mad passion just for basketball. and hopin' that he -- you know, go onto a division i basketball school. and then maybe make it to the nba. >> reporter: but the big college recruiters never come calling. instead, donthe ends up playing ball at tiny northeastern junior college literally the big man on campus, and in a whirlwind romance with kelsie schelling. to kelsie's friends, the relationship turns toxic from the start. >> he would be putting her down, calling her names, saying that she was fat and ugly and nobody else wanted her. and she was lucky enough to have him in her life. because she wasn't going to get anything else. >> reporter: after a couple of tumultuous semesters, the two