Lester Holt

A native Canadian and Harvard graduate, he was a sought-after speaker at legal conferences across the country, including this appearance for the Federalist Society.

Incredibly gregarious guy.

Mark Spotswood was a colleague of Dan's at FSU Law School.

His goal was to make the law school at FSU one of the top ten schools.

That was part of Danny's abilities.

He just met people.

He wanted to put people together.

Back in 2004, Dan connected with a law student named Wendy Adelson on the Jewish dating app, J-Date.

They were like visibly lovey-dovey.

Wendy hailed from South Florida from a family of well-to-do dentists.

Who do you think the glue was, mutually, the attraction?

Wendy's definitely a sharp cookie.

They had some overlapping interests, but quite candidly, they just seemed to be in love with each other.

The couple married in 2006 and settled in Tallahassee, where they eventually had two sons.

I think we all love being a parent, but I don't know that I've ever seen anyone love being a father more than Danny Markell.

But after six years, Wendy and Dan's relationship began to crack.

The day of reckoning came in September 2012.

While Dan was away traveling for work, Wendy packed up the kids and left divorce papers on the bed.

Surprise news?

Steven Webster was a divorce attorney for Dan and became a friend.