Family of US aid worker, ISIS captive Kayla Mueller confirms her death

by admin on February 10, 2015

Fox News’ Catherine Herridge contributed to this report.

DEVELOPING: The parents of Kayla Mueller, the Arizona woman who was taken hostage by ISIS in August 2013, confirmed Tuesday their daughter died while in the hands of the terror group.

“We are heartbroken to share that we’ve received confirmation that Kayla Jean Mueller has lost her life,” Carl and Marsha Mueller, of Prescott, Ariz., said in a statement. “Kayla was a compassionate and devoted humanitarian.  She dedicated the whole of her young life to helping those in need of freedom, justice, and peace.”

KaylaMueller3.jpgAP/The Daily Courier

The family received information from their daughter’s ISIS captors over the weekend that was authenticated, according to U.S. officials.

“The family received a private message from Kayla’s ISIL captors containing additional information,” National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said Tuesday. “Once this information was authenticated by the intelligence community, they concluded that Kayla was deceased.”

 

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