Börge Lennart Hellström was born on 25 September 1957.
[2] He also became homophobic, and started gay-bashing, stealing cars, and taking illicit drugs, until he was arrested and put into jail.
After an attempted suicide, he got treatment and opened up about the childhood abuse, which led to his reform.
[2] Hellström became well-known as a founding member of the organisation Kriminellas revansch i samhället [sv] (KRIS).
The organisation aims to combat crime and provide support to former criminals,[3] including helping them to come off drugs.