BREAKING: A federal jury has found ISIS 'Beatle' El Shafee Elsheikh, accused of murdering four Americans and at least two Britons, guilty on all charges.
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"Elsheikh really incriminated himself," despite wearing a mask as he and the other Britons brutalized her son, said Diane Foley, mother of New Hampshire-raised journalist James W. Foley. As the jury settled in for its short deliberations, Mueller approached Elsheikh's defense team, thanking them for their service as court-appointed lawyers and assuring them of his respect. Some of the defense team wiped away tears."I hold no malice toward them for what they do," he said.
Elsheikh doesn't deny fighting for ISIS but rested his defense in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on his claim that this was a case of mistaken identity about holding the westerners captive. He faces a life sentence for the conviction of holding hostages and causing the deaths of journalists and humanitarian aid workers.
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