he went to the u.s. with his mom. he went to high school in salt lake city. and went on to the university of utah and that's where things went south for him. but essentially kept in touch with his network of friends here until right to the very end when he dropped out of college and then things went south. a good smart kid to begin with in high school. >> let me follow up on that. so he was in touch with folks on the ground in pakistan until recently? >> reporter: he was in touch with folks on the ground until things went south for him in college. he dropped out, never finished his dental degree. had a child out of wedlock. spoke to friends, told them he was struggling. the friends of his who he spoke to said that they over the years kept track through social media and saw his posts about islam become more and more radicalized, something which didn't happen while he was in