The Most Twisted Love Story in America
In the late 1950s, a married lawyer named Burt Pugach fell madly in love with a young woman from the Bronx — Linda Riss.
When she discovered he already had a wife and child, she walked away.
But he didn’t.
He couldn’t.
His love turned into an obsession. Letters. Visits. Threats.
And when Linda moved on with another man, Burt’s obsession exploded into something horrifying.
He hired men to throw acid on her face — blinding her in one eye and scarring her for life.
The attack shocked America. He was sent to prison for 14 years.
But here’s the part no one could believe —
After his release, Burt proposed to Linda… on live television.
And she said YES.
They got married.
The woman he blinded… married the man who destroyed her face.
Their story became a book — “A Very Different Love Story” — and a documentary titled “Crazy Love.”
Sometimes, real life writes stories darker than any fiction.
Source: Some Amazing Facts
