Joshua Boyle was born in Breslau , Ontario , to Linda and Patrick J. Boyle . He attended Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in Kitchener , Ontario , and graduated from the University of Waterloo in 2005 . Following the September 11 attacks , Boyle became interested in human rights issues and the case of Omar Khadr , a Canadian held in Guantanamo Bay . Boyle believed Khadr was innocent and spent several years acting as the spokesman for the Khadr family . Through his work with Khadr , Boyle met and eventually married Omar 's sister Zaynab in 2009 , but they divorced in 2010
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman