INTERVIEW. The incredible story of Diane Foley (75), whose son was beheaded by ISIS. “I went to visit his murderer in prison” | Abroad

She wanted to look her son’s executioner in the eyes, speak to him, know his story. And with that, the American Diane Foley surprises the world. Because she is the mother of Jim Foley (40), the first hostage to be beheaded by IS terrorists, an execution that sent shockwaves through the world and affected her in the most gruesome way. “I learned a lot from those conversations in prison,” said Diane Foley in a special interview with HLN. What then? And what should she tell the executioner?