FOX 32 CHICAGO
A former neo Nazi skinhead from Chicago has started an organization to try to help others leave violent hate groups.
Christian Picciolini said that he was sucked into the skinhead life when he was 14. His parents were immigrants who worked a lot, and he said he spent a lot of time alone, feeling bullied.
"I was a normal kid from a loving home who felt very abandoned. I was looking for a sense of community and a sense of purpose," he said.
Into that void walked a skinhead who promised him meaning and friends.