NEW YORK (WCBS 880) - Sarah Levinson won’t say if the release of American hiker Sarah Shourd makes her optimistic, but she does hope it will shed new light on her father’s case.

LISTEN: WCBS 880′s Peter Haskell reports

“…but I just ask that my father be remembered and his case be remembered and that the Iranian government also helps us to find him and bring him home,” Levinson told WCBS 880 reporter Peter Haskell.

Bob Levinson, a former FBI agent, disappeared in Iran three-and-a-half years ago and passport records indicate he never left.

Sarah Levinson and her fiance Ryan - Photo: Help Bob Levinson

Now, Sarah is getting married and she hopes her father will make it home by next weekend to walk her down the aisle.

LINK: Help Bob Levinson Website