Before they met, the Deleons grew up in radically different environments. Jennifer was the product of a close-knit, religious family from Long Beach. Skylar, originally named John Jacobson Jr., grew up in the Midwest. His father, John Jacobson Sr., was convicted of a drug offense in the 1980s and went to prison. So Skylar — then known as John Jr. — enlisted in the Marines after he turned 18.

Skylar Deleon

His military career was short-lived. About a year later, John Jr. went AWOL. When the