. "2004-05-07Z"^^ . "Nicholas Evan \"Nick\" Berg (April 2, 1978 \u2013 May 7, 2004) was an American freelance radio-tower repairman who went to Iraq after the United States' invasion of Iraq. He was abducted and beheaded according to a video released in May 2004 by Islamist militants in response to the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse involving the United States Army and Iraqi prisoners. The CIA claimed Berg was personally murdered by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi."@en . . . "1978Z"^^ . . "Nicholas Evan Berg"@en . . "2004Z"^^ . "Berg, Nick"@en . . "American freelance radio tower repairman taken hostage and killed in Iraq" . "1978-04-02Z"^^ . . .