
They say their only contact with him was when they were asked to send three questions to him which he replied to assure them he was alive .The Islamists then asked for $135million or the release of Islamic prisoners in the USA.
The US didn't respond. The US also tried to secretly free him but he had been moved.
On August 12,they sent their final email..
Below is their last email to his heartbroken parents as published by Global post, the organisation he was working for before his kidnap