The son of an Albanian-American pizzeria owner , Ramadan Hoxha ( 1949 – 2004 ) , in Margate City , New Jersey . Hoxha 's parents immigrated to the United States from Albania . He is a 2010 graduate of Atlantic City High School . He was described as shy and closed . Hoxha was described by former co-workers as using to joke " I Hate You , Americans . " Hoxha left the United States on 6 April 2015 for Turkey and four days later joined an IS training camp in Syria . Usaama Rahim and David Wright , co-conspirators in the 2015 Boston beheading plot who were " part of a wider network that was in communication with Islamic State operatives in Syria , " raised the funds and made the arrangements that enabled Hoxha to travel to Turkey , make contact with , and join ISIS in Syria
2015 Boston beheading plot
2015 Boston beheading plot
Zulfi Hoxha