three had their murders which is death by beheading videotaped and posted online. according to fellow captives, mueller was forced into slavery where she was sexually assaulted multiple times. by the isis leader and then ultimately killed. after his arrest, i ll shake confessed to his role in the hostage taking screen but only acknowledge that he collected email addresses and provided proof of life to the hostages families. in order to obtain ransoms. he was a part of a group of four jihadist two arrays in britain and defected to the middle east. they became known as the ice has beetles because of the british accent. which could be heard in the gruesome videos that they posted. yesterday sentencing was especially pointed from one victims family in particular as was the eighth anniversary of the day of james foley s death. as she remembered her son and the other four victims, foley s mother diane said that the family is now feel as though they have a bit of justice. he s brave ameri
parents of james foley. foley s mother spoke directly to her son s killer telling him her son, quote, lives on. foley was beheaded in 2014 after a year in captivity in syria. nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian joins me now. i understand, this is the highest profile isis fighter to stand trial in the u.s. what more do we know about the sentencing at this point? that s right. he is facing life in prison. he was captured in syria by kurdish-backed militia back in 2018 as he tried the flee in turkey. he was part of this british-important group of isis terrorists known as the beatles who tortured and murdered american hostages, beheading some of them, as we all remember, on video. he was convicted in federal court after an emotional two-week trial back in april, that featured the testimony of 12 former captives who detailed relentless beatings, sexual abuse, waterboardings, and killings by these beatles. he is very likely to serve his