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Lindh was born in Washington, D. C. to Marilyn Walker and Frank Lindh.

He was baptized a Catholic, and grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland.

When he was 10 years old, his family moved to San Anselmo, California.

Lindh suffered from an intestinal disorder as a child.

At age 14, his health improved and he enrolled at Redwood High School as a freshman.

He then transferred to Tamiscal High School in the Tamalpais Union High School District, an alternative school offering self-directed, individualized study programs.

While there, he studied world culture, including Islam and the Middle East.

Lindh subsequently left the school and eventually earned an equivalent of a high school diploma by passing the California High School Proficiency Exam at age 16.