Devil in the Desert

By ABC News

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Category: True Crime

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 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.

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The Witness
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 Jul 08, 2025
Control
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 Jul 01, 2025
A Neon Sign For Crime
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 Jun 24, 2025
Cat and Mouse
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 Jun 17, 2025
Introducing "Devil in the Desert"
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 Jun 02, 2025