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When you say you've tried everything, can you elaborate on what "everything" means? Even if there is past trauma, I wouldn't focus on it because in the grand scheme of things this would only mean that he has a reason to be fearful. However it our job as owners to make things we want them to do, feel safe and okay to do. First thing is to make sure there isn't a medical reason as to why we are inappropriately soiling outside of the litterbox. This may include a urinalysis to make sure we aren't having a UTI, or other diagnostics that may be fitting. If it is determined that there is nothing medically wrong with your feline then you may proceed to the following information
Without knowing what you have tried, I'm not sure how to help aside from giving blanket advise.
1) Make sure to have 2 litter boxes per cat. If you have 2 cats then you should have at least 3 litter boxes. If you have 3 cats, then you should have at least 4 litter boxes, and so on.
2). You could try feliway, a pheromone near the litterbox that is known for making and giving calming sensations to felines. They make plug ins that may be useful in this case. Stressed cats will sometimes urinate outside of the litterbox.
3) Catching them in the act of soiling is going to be your biggest help. When you are unable to monitor, keep them in a safe and confined area. When you are able to monitor (meaning your eyes are on them at all times), the. They can be free to roam. If you see them start to squat, the. Get them and put them in the litterbox. Don't yell at them, as this will make them become better at hiding where they urinate/dedicate. You must be consistent with this. And if you have a treat, give them a small treat while they're using the litterbox. If you have figured out the timeline of how often they urinate, you could preemptively place the cat in the litterbox around the time they may need to urinate. And trying to keep them there for about 5 minutes. If they do nothing, then monitor for about fifteen minutes, and then try again with the litterbox for 5 minutes. Repeat until cat as urinated or dedicated. Then give reward when it's done so.
4) if the pet urinates in a specific place everytime, then you could temporarily put the litterbox over top of where they have been urinating.
5) try a different brand or type of litter and or litterbox. Is it too tall for the cat to get into. Try using a low cardboard box, like a cat canned box that you see in pet stores.
Aw, that can be tough but it sounds like your cat is lucky to have you. Have you tried limited its space to kind of force it to use the litter box, and then giving it a treat when it does? I tried the positive reinforcement with my cat (that also came from a shelter) and it worked. But it did take a lot of time and patience :)