she met gordon weaver in college. he was an excellent athlete, a competitive runner. jean was attracted to his good looks, keen intellect and what seemed like a promising future. gordon was from an upper middle class family. his father was the one-time dean of the pharmacy school at the university of minnesota, so distinguished he'd had a building named, in part, after him. the couple married in 1981. the following year, gordon earned his masters in business, and they moved to california where he took a job at a large construction company. the following year, they had a son, sean, the delight of jean's life. >> she was a wonderful mother. >> to outward appearances, the perfect family. but the move to california had sealed a secret. what no one, not even her family knew, was that the marriage had been toxic almost from the start. >> we later found out that he was emotionally abusive to her out there. when they finally moved back here, she told us. and they separated shortly after that. >> what did she tell you about the relationship? >> he just was not a good husband. c