David Coleman Headley is a product of two worlds , a rare blending of East and West . His mother was a fun - loving Philly socialite ; his father was a strict , formal policeman . ` He was the first baby I had anything to do with , '' his uncle William Headley said . His arrest in a heroin sting was a turning point in his life , an uncle says . He 's been linked to Lashkar - e - Tayyiba ; he says he carried out Mumbai bombings .
David Coleman Headley is a product of two worlds , a rare blending of East and West . His mother was a fun - loving Philly socialite ; his father was a strict , formal policeman . His arrest in a heroin sting was a turning point in his life , an uncle says . He 's been linked to Lashkar - e - Tayyiba ; he says he carried out Mumbai bombings .