His mother (died 2000) worked in a bread factory and his father (died 2002), an alcoholic who Skeid alleges physically abused his wife and son, worked at a meat processing plant.
hɪz mˈʌðɚ dˈaɪd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈɜːkt ɪn ɐ bɹˈɛd fˈæktɚɹi ænd hɪz fˈɑːðɚ dˈaɪd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, ɐn ˌælkəhˈɑːlɪk hˌuː skˈeɪd ɐlˈɛdʒᵻz fˈɪzɪkli ɐbjˈuːzd hɪz wˈaɪf ænd sˈʌn, wˈɜːkt æɾə mˈiːt pɹˈɑːsɛsɪŋ plˈænt.