This morning, ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller’s family confirmed that she had been killed. Initial reports stated that they had received a message from ISIS about her death over the weekend, but the nature of the message wasn’t widely known.
JUST IN: Over the weekend, the family received a private message from Kayla’s ISIS captors containing additional information -NSC
— Vaughn Sterling (@vplus) February 10, 2015
WH says that over the weekend, Mueller family received a private message from ISIS "containing additional information" re: her death
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 10, 2015
Now, CNN is reporting that the message contained photos of Mueller:
ISIS sent Mueller family pictures of their daughter over the weekend showing her death. So sad. Thoughts and prayers w/ family
— Pamela Brown (@PamelaBrownCNN) February 10, 2015
CNN: message from ISIS to Kayla Meuller’s family included pictures that were used to verify her death -U.S. official
— Vaughn Sterling (@vplus) February 10, 2015
Message from ISIS to Kayla Mueller’s family included pictures that were used to verify her death, US official says
— Ram Ramgopal (@RamCNN) February 10, 2015
.@PamelaBrownCNN reports that ISIS sent photos to Kayla Mueller's family that were used to confirm her death.
— Katie Hinman (@khinman) February 10, 2015
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Unfathomable cruelty.
Oh God. RT @vplus CNN: message from ISIS to Kayla Meuller’s family included pictures that were used to verify her death -U.S. official
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 10, 2015
Good Lord…. Mueller family learned #Kayla was dead because #ISIS sent them photos, US official tells @PamelaBrownCNN #RIPKayla
— RAGreeneCNN (@RAGreeneCNN) February 10, 2015
Message from ISIS to Kayla Mueller's family included pictures to verify her death, anonymous U.S. official said. Horrible. @GoodDayCO @kdvr
— Brooke Wagner (@BrookeWagnerTV) February 10, 2015
@RamCNN Terrible.
— Robert Yuna (@ryuna4) February 10, 2015
May God bless Mueller’s family.
And may ISIS burn in hell.
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‘Rest in peace, sweet girl’: Family confirms death of ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller