(Photo courtesy of Kevin Bates)

After Alan’s first wife, Jessica, destroyed Alan and Terra’s initial wedding plans, there was nothing she could do to stop the wedding a year later.

(Photo courtesy of Kevin Bates)

As a youngster, Jeff McCord loved football.

(Photo courtesy of Bobby Kelley)

Jeff graduated from the University of Montevallo and wanted to help wayward children.

(Photo courtesy of Bobby Kelley)

Family and friends were proud of Jeff, who had never been in any trouble, expecting “big things” from him post-graduation.

(Photo courtesy of Bobby Kelley)

Jessica’s look transformed through the years. Here she is after being arrested on double murder charges in February 2002.

(Photo courtesy of the Hoover Police Department)

Friends say Jeff McCord was a passive, reserved puppet, who was easily manipulated by Jessica. A police officer at the time of his arrest, Jeff was also charged with double murder.

(Photo courtesy of the Hoover Police Department)

Some names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals connected to this story.

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For more information about BPD, including the symptoms to look out for, please see http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/borderline-personality-disorder.shtml. The NIMH is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.