Hellstrom was a young Genoa City hero for many years.
However, at one point, he surprisingly fell in love with Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle).
The pair married and began to raise their son, Reed, but their marriage failed when J.T.

blamed his father-in-law, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), for Colleen’s tragic drowning death.
Hellstrom (viaSoaps.com).
and Mac, J.T.

was not far behind and admitted to Victoria Newman that his marriage was on the rocks.
Soon, it was apparent that J.T.
Victoria felt they could solve their problems with couple’s therapy, but it didn’t work.

snuck into her home and that’s when all hell broke loose.
had been abusive with her (viaSoaps.com).
They were all sympathetic and shocked.

When Victoria went upstairs to get ready for bed, she found J.T.
over the head with a fireplace poker, seemingly killing him (viaSoaps In Depth).
So, they somehow got J.T.
’s body all the way to Chancellor Park and buried him there.
A year later, J.T.
turned up alive
It was a tumultuous year for the four women who buried J.T.
Hellstrom in Chancellor Park.
All anyone knew was that J.T.
Nobody suspected he was dead, but, eventually, it turned out that J.T.
wasn’t dead, after all.
didn’t know was that he walked into a trap and was soon arrested.
As many fans suspected would happen, J.T.
After surgery, he was back to being his regular self.