Alec ##h had been supporting various military operations in Lebanon when he was kidnapped in March 1985 . Collett was married to an American , Elaine Collett , and their son Karim was 11 years old at the time of his kidnapping . Group ' ` ` Revolutionary Organization of the Brotherhood '' claimed responsibility for kidnapping . In April 1986 , a Beirut TV station received a videotape purportedly showing Collett being hanged .
Alec ##h had been supporting various military operations in Lebanon when he was kidnapped in March 1985 . Group ' ` ` Revolutionary Organization of the Brotherhood '' claimed responsibility for kidnapping . In April 1986 , a Beirut TV station received a videotape purportedly showing Collett being hanged .