` ` It has been a living hell , '' a longtime friend of the family tells CNN . ISIS claims Kayla Smith , an American citizen , was killed in a Jordanian airstrike . Her family urged the group , who previously demanded a ransom , to get in touch .
`` It has been a living hell , '' a longtime friend of the family tells CNN . ISIS claims Kayla Mueller , an American woman , was killed in a Jordanian airstrike . Her family asks the militants , who previously demanded a ransom , to get in touch .