Freed kidnapped journalist Jill Carroll has been reunited with her family. On Sunday she met with her parents and twin sister in Boston. Carroll said “I finally feel like I am alive again. I feel so good.” She was freed on Thursday after being held hostage for 82 days. On Saturday Carroll announced she was forced to appear in a propaganda video as a price of her freedom. Her editor Richard Bergenheim, of the Christian Science Monitor read a statement of hers on Saturday: ” Things that I was forced to say while captive are now being taken by some as an accurate reflection of my personal views. They are not. The people who kidnapped me and murdered Alan Enwiya are criminals, at best. They robbed Alan of his life and devastated his family. They put me, my family and my friends—and all those around the world, who have prayed so fervently for my release—through a horrific experience. I was, and remain, deeply angry with the people who did this.”
Freed Journalist Jill Carroll Reunited With Family
HeadlineApr 03, 2006