--- title: Jim Foley's Parents on Jihadi John description: Statement from John and Diane Foley canonical: https://time.com/4111671/jim-foley-parents-jihadi-john/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-13T16:39:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T12:35:50.936Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Jim Foley's Parents: Jihadi John's Death Will Not Bring Our Son Back og:description: 'Our focus is on Jim's life' og:url: https://time.com/4111671/jim-foley-parents-jihadi-john/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd40e944d869a23ce/698870e6cf40a82fddc40a3e/foley.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Diane and John Foley, parents of journalilst James Foley, sit for a portrait at their home during an interview in Rochester, New Hampshire, on Aug. 24, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jim Foley's Parents: Jihadi John's Death Will Not Bring Our Son Back twitter:description: 'Our focus is on Jim's life' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd40e944d869a23ce/698870e6cf40a82fddc40a3e/foley.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jim Foley's Parents: Jihadi John's Death Will Not Bring Our Son Back > Sponsored content. 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Diane and John Foley, parents of journalilst James Foley, sit for a portrait at their home during an interview in Rochester, New Hampshire, on Aug. 24, 2014. Dominick Reuter—AFP/Getty Images by [John and Diane Foley](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## John and Diane Foley Nov 13, 2015 4:39 PM UTC _A U.S. drone strike is believed to have_ [_targeted_](http://time.com/4111301/us-airstrike-targets-jihadi-john-from-isis-slaying-videos/?xid=homepage) _“Jihadi John,” the British man who appeared in several videos showing the beheadings of Western hostages, including James Foley. His parents, John and Diane Foley, released the following statement on Friday._ It is a very small solace to learn that Jihadi John may have been killed by the U.S. government. His death does not bring Jim back. If only so much effort had been given to finding and rescuing Jim and the hostages who were subsequently murdered by ISIS, they might be alive today. 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