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Berg Time Line




• Dec. 21. Nicholas Berg goes to Iraq to explore business opportunities.

• Feb. 1. After making contact with a company that indicates there likely will be work for him, Berg leaves Iraq.

• March 14. Berg returns to Iraq.

• March 24. Berg tells his parents he is coming home on March 30 to be in a friend's wedding. The same day, he is detained by Iraqi police at a Mosul checkpoint. At some point during his 13-day detention, U.S. officials take custody of him.

• March 30. Berg's father, Michael, goes to John F. Kennedy International Airport, but Berg is not on his scheduled flight.

• March 31. In West Chester, the FBI interviews Michael and Suzanne Berg. A spokesman said the agency was "asked to interview the parents regarding Mr. Berg's purpose in Iraq."

• April 5. The Bergs file suit in federal court in Philadelphia, contending that their son was being held illegally by the U.S. military in Iraq.

• April 6. Nicholas Berg is released.

• April 9. Berg communicates for the last time with his parents, telling them he will come home through Jordan.

• Saturday. Berg's decapitated body is found near a highway in Baghdad.

• Monday. State Department officials notify the Berg family of his death.

• Yesterday. Berg's death is announced.