Execution of Daniel Pearl

Daniel Pearl was held for more than a week by the militants and then beheaded - allegedly by Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, one of the architects of the Sept. 11 attacks.

His body was found, beheaded and mutilated, in a shallow grave outside Karachi. Pakistan's links to militant Islamic groups became an increasing topic of discussion in the corridors of power in Washington.

Adam Daniel Pearl was born in Paris less than three months after his father's remains were found.

Credit: AP