Abdul-Rahman Kassig

At a briefing held at a local church, Ed and Paula Kassig requested “the time and privacy to mourn, cry, and yes, forgive, and begin to heal.”

In releasing a video depicting mass executions, ISIS claimed to have killed Indianapolis native Abdul-Rahman Kassig, born Peter Kassig.

Loved ones hope a social-media campaign organized around a hashtag—#JusticeForAbdulRahmanKassig—will convince his captors to spare the Indianapolis native’s life.