 According to Wiig, the kidnappers were convinced that Centanni worked for the CIA, in part because of his presence as a journalist at the deaths of Uday and Qusay Hussein in Iraq, and that they intended to kill him.Nevertheless, they also repeatedly promised both men they would soon be freed.Fox News denies paying any ransom, but there have been suggestions that someone paid $2 million USD, to those involved with the kidnappings.