Summary: Boston Police Capt. Robert Ciccolo was one of the first responders to the Boston Marathon bombings. When his 23-year-old son, Alexander, who had converted to Islam and given himself the name Ali Al Amriki, began telling his father he was “not afraid to die for the cause,” Ciccolo became alarmed. Alexander hada history of mental illness, and his interest in Islam had become anobsession. In October 2014, Ciccolocontacted the FBI about his son.
