virginia and had kevin. and the immigrant son became an all american kid. he was 14 that summer of 2011. smart, studious, and looking forward to the start of high school in the fall. >> he is this normal american kit, likes pizza, hotdogs, burgers, hang out with his friends, play video games, right on his state board. >> they lived frugally, saved their money. which is how eventually heiko could afford his used mercedes sportscar, and gerfa and kevin that vacation ship to the philippines. life was good. but now, it was very bad indeed. >> when i first heard they were kidnapped, the first thing that came to my mind was, my gosh, it's abu sayyaf! >> abu sayyaf a small but extremely violent militant group over the years claimed affiliation first with al-qaeda, then isis as they fought to establish an independent islamic state in the southern philippines. it's bread and butter, the fight against the government,