SLAIN HOSTAGES

The following is a list of captives believed killed by Shiite Muslim kidnapers in Lebanon.

Name/Nationality Profession Abducted William R. Marine Lt. Col. February 17, Higgins, Head of U.S. ob- 1988 American server group at- tached to U.N. forc- es in Lebanon Alec Collett, Consultant to U.N. March 25, 1985 British agency for Palestin- ian refugees John Leigh Political science March 28,1986 Douglas, British professor at American Universi- ty in Beirut Philip Padfield, Director of Interna- March 28, 1986 British tional Language Center Peter Kilburn, Librarian at December 3, American American Universi- 1984 ty in Beirut Michel Seurat, Researcher at the May 22, 1985 French French Center for Studies and Re- search of the Con- temporary Middle East William Buckley, U.S. Embassy March 16, 1984 American political officer and CIA station chief Denis Hill, Teacher at May 27, 1985 British American Universi- ty in Beirut Father Nicolas Roman Catholic March 14, 1985 Kluiters, Dutch priest

Name/Nationality Killed William R. Pro-Iranian Shiite Higgins, faction claims American have executed Higg- ins July 31, 1989. Alec Collett, Hanging reported British April 23, 1986, by Shiite splinter group; body never found. John Leigh Body found April Douglas, British 17, 1986. Philip Padfield, Body found April British 17, 1986. Peter Kilburn, Body found April American 17, 1986, along with Douglas and Padfield. Michel Seurat, Islamic Jihjad French claims it killed him March 5, 1986, but other released captives say he died in captivity of hepatitis. William Buckley, Killed by Islamic American Jihad; death repor- ted Oct. 4, 1985 Denis Hill, Found dead May British 29, 1985. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility. Father Nicolas Body found April 1 Kluiters, Dutch 1985. Killers unknown.