I'm speaking of the fake look of sobbing. Maybe it's just me.
As I say, I cannot make any claims with certainty ... and I have a hard time thinking she would be alright with her translator being killed.
I don't know.
I agree. I don't know if she was aware that he had been killed when she issued her release statement. It is the one part of the story that counters the proposition that her kidnapping was staged. There are a number of inconsistences and unanswered questions, which need to be pursued.