this was the first marriage for leon, the third for klara. she'd had a son with her first husband, left her second after he allegedly slapped her in a fit of jealous rage, and then she met a handsome i.t. specialist in her job with the county. klara got pregnant. and they decided to give it a go as a family. but a family, she says, with boundaries. >> it was kind of a clear line of independence and we respected each other's privacy through everything. shortly after we got married, he insisted that we have any conversations through e-mails. >> reporter: any conversations? >> yes, all conversations went through e-mails. >> well, she didn't like to talk, and i didn't like to confront. so, i don't know. >> reporter: e-mails provided by klara show a couple struggling to connect but filled with acid accusations. here he wrote, "i can see that you've gone through experiences that have made you what you are. you were raised in a house where one parent is from the backwoods and the other from a third world country." leon apologized for this in a later