# American Hostage Beheaded

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**Created:** [June 18, 2004, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/american-hostage-beheaded/54908 "2004-06-18T18:47:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![r3v0lut1on](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@r3v0lut1on](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/r3v0lut1on)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2004, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/american-hostage-beheaded/54908/1 "2004-06-18T18:47:30Z")

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MSNBC News Services  
Updated: 2:25 p.m. ET June 18, 2004RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A statement published on an Islamic Web site Friday claimed that American hostage Paul Johnson had been beheaded. The Web site also published photos apparently showing Johnson after death. The claim could not be independently confirmed.

[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5196406/](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5196406/)

Poor guy. Bad place to work. :upset: