they said his life was in a downward spiral in the u.s. they thought co-right himself with relatives in jordan. he worked for an uncle and tonight that uncle is being detained. he has not been able to leave. he's being questioned. he has not been accused of any wrongdoing but he cannot leave. interrogation rules and laws in jordan are different than in the united states and jordanian authorities and united states authorities are not saying anything about that. >> and there are still a lot of questions about whether the killer was radicalized, whether he had contact with the group. what have you learned about that? >> reporter: the parents have told us in his weak moments, they said he got into evil ideology. they don't believe he talked on any outsider about being a terrorist. however they did say, some writing after 2013 when he was arrested after, not when he was