Prescott, Ariz., Mourns Kayla Mueller, Not 2 Years After 19 Firefighters Died

It had been confirmed that Kayla Mueller, the humanitarian aid worker long held captive by the Islamic State and a native of this city, was dead. And now, once again, Prescott, a community all too familiar with loss, had drawn the attention of

When ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller's family confirmed her death on Tuesday, they knew because the terrorist group had personally emailed them evidence she was dead. The family received at least three photographs of 

Kayla Mueller, a 26-year-old humanitarian worker from Prescott, Arizona, was taken hostage in August 2013 in Aleppo, Syria, as she left a Doctors Without Borders hospital, her family said through a spokeswoman on Friday.

When ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller's family confirmed her death on Tuesday, they knew because the terrorist group had personally emailed them evidence she was dead. The family received at least three photographs of 

The photograph of a funeral shroud indicate more considerate treatment of Mueller at ISIS' hands than some other prisoners received. Intelligence officials have speculated that she was given as a “bride” to a male jihadi fighter. While initial reports