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Devil in the Desert

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Category: True Crime

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Subscribers: 299
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Episodes: 9

Jul 6, 2025

Description

In 2012, a woman was found with her hands bound in the Mojave Desert. She led authorities to a grisly crime scene where a barbaric attack had taken place. This moment marked the beginning of an international manhunt and a sting operation that turned a once-devoted wife into an informant. Authorities zeroed in on the so-called mastermind behind the attack: Hossein Nayeri, a charming man who had ties to the emerging medical marijuana industry in California. Told with police tapes, secretly recorded informant calls and footage of a prison break, “Devil in the Desert" unravels a crime so brutal that it still haunts investigators today.

Episode	Date
Introducing "The Hand in the Window" Read the full episode description	Nov 05, 2025
Bonus: The Third Man Read the full episode description	Aug 29, 2025
Catching Nayeri Read the full episode description	Jul 22, 2025
Getaway Read the full episode description	Jul 15, 2025
The Witness Read the full episode description	Jul 08, 2025
Control Read the full episode description	Jul 01, 2025
A Neon Sign For Crime Read the full episode description	Jun 24, 2025
Cat and Mouse Read the full episode description	Jun 17, 2025
Introducing "Devil in the Desert" Read the full episode description	Jun 02, 2025