At the beginning, he seemed like a cool person. We had many interests, our vision on most things was the same.
I was to work for him, despite having no resume or cv to speak of, and of course I didn't ever consider to be nervous or suspicious that he required no contract of any kind for the employment. It should have been a warning bell there, but I was too desperate to care either way, I just wanted to get a job. I was also never informed of the dangers that could get you, since everyone assume everyone know these things.