Looking for an anime with an impoverished town and abusive father
Oh! I figured it out! It took me awhile searching through a few series I thought it might have been. I thought it could have been a minor Neo-Nazi or Czech S.S. character from Monster, the Comrade “villain” from Gun X Sword, the perfectionist character from the last story arc in The Twelve Kingdoms, or one of the rich &amp; borderline-insane old men from Kaiji or Akagi.

But then it dawned on me... Hunter X Hunter (2011)! I found in the first ten minutes of episode 80. 

It was a few details off in the previous description but it’s the story of the youth of Gyro (the leader of NGL’s underground). We’re never told what happens to him but I can only assume the worst if you saw the episode. I think I had my memory lapse because his name, position, and story of youth are all that are mentioned without any sort of introduction of his character into the storyline. Seems sort of suspicious to me…

I’m sorry about answering my own question kuwaly and other people who may have been researching this. Have a good day.