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Caleb "Kai" Lawrence McGillvary in photo provided by his family.To his many fans, he was for months Kai, a "homefree" post-hippy, a hero of sorts, whose colorful account of intervening in an assault on a woman and a utility worker turned him into an internet celebrity. But in the days since Caleb "Kai" Lawrence McGillvary´s arrest as a fugitive in Philadelphia last Thursday, wanted in North Jersey for the murder of a 73-year-old lawyer, a darker, far more complex picture of a troubled young man has become to emerge. Family members talk of years of behavorial and mental health problems, years in treatment homes and possible abuse. In a now-chilling interview with a California radio station taped in March and posted as a montage piece on YouTube on Tuesday, McGillvary, who has insinuated he was drugged and raped by his alleged victim, states he was raped at 17 and started having fights with people he perceived as bullies. "I realize I´d never let something like that happen to me again," he said. "I´d rather die than let something like that happen to me again."

'Kai' relatives describe early troubles

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Bicyclist Rudi Saldia and his cat Mary Jane pose for a portrait during an interview with the Associated Press in Philadelphia. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their urban adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits on YouTube. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot

Sixers guard Evan Turner. (Matt Slocum/AP)

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The Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge gathers in front of Liberty Place at 16th and Chestnut. (Source: Lawsuit)

Liberty Place sues over anti-white, gay rants

Missing Montco 21-year-old found safe
Sports bar hit with whistle-blower suit
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Unions protest Nutter's mayoral event
NYC 'ghetto' tours stop amid outrage
Margaritaville complex opens in A.C.

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Councilman William Greenlee, left, confers with council president Darrell Clarke. (File photo: Ed Hille / Staff Photographer)

Council introduces bills to hike taxes on cigarettes and booze

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Philly grows, adds 9,000 new people
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Pa. teacher cleared in fondling, faces second case

Food

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Aimee Olexy in the space that will become Talula´s Daily.

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GreenStreet Coffee gets a shop
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Health & Science

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5 ways to build lean muscle fast
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Richard Ormbrek´s house, decorated with a 20-foot wide American flag made up of 180 individually-painted tiles, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Cedar Burnett)

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Jobs

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Kate Flannery arrives at Seth Rogen´s "House Party" with Hilarity for Charity at the Avalon on Thursday, April 25, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by /Invision/AP)

'Office' alum moves onstage in Philly show

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TIME has a picture of President Obama on the way to his 1979 senior prom

FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey lived next door to where Ariel Castro is alleged to have kept the women in his makeshift prison until Monday afternoon, when Ramsey happened to be home and heard Amanda Berry´s scream. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Scott Shaw) MANDATORY CREDIT CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey gets free burgers for life

VIDEO: Guy calls out PPA workers parked in 'no stopping' zone to eat lunch
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FILE- In this Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, file photo, Comcast Corp. CEO Brian Roberts, arrives at the White House to attend a meeting of business leaders with President Barack Obama and Vice President Biden at the White House in Washington. Roberts was ranked the sixth highest paid CEO of 2012. Roberts made $29.1 million. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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US unemployment aid applications fall to 340K
US new home sales up 2.3 percent in April
J&J forecasts 10 new drug applications by 2017

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Domonic Brown (9) congratulates teammate Delmon Young (right) on his solo home run against the Miami Marlins in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Miami, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Alan Diaz/AP)

Delmon Young right on track

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