Jason Kane was born to Peter Kane and his wife on 24 December 1983. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad) He grew up sixty or seventy miles outside of London. Peter Kane's father had died during World War II, a trauma that Jason speculated may have been partially responsible for Peter's abusive and sadistic personality. (AUDIO: Just War) Whatever the cause, Peter Kane viciously abused his son Jason and his daughter Lucy, prompting Jason to run away when he was nearly fourteen years old. Jason walked five miles to the nearest town and left. He spent two and half years wandering around Yorkshire, Centrepoint and Mile End. (PROSE: Death and Diplomacy)