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Hossein Nayeri kidnapping


Posts Tagged “Hossein Nayeri kidnapping”

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Devil in the Desert — episode 2 — Hossein Nayeri and the Mojave Desert
Podcast EpisodeMarch 17, 2026

Matt Gutman Investigates California Wealth and Violence in New Podcast

Matt Gutman, ABC News chief national correspondent, hosts a new investigative podcast examining a California case involving two young men whose wealthy lifestyle unravels into a story of lies, mistrust, and violence.

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Devil in the Desert — episode 1 — Hossein Nayeri
Podcast EpisodeMarch 17, 2026

Desert Torture: The Kidnapping That Spawned a Podcast Hunt

Just after midnight on October 2, 2012, two masked gunmen burst into a Newport Beach home, kidnapped a medical marijuana dispensary owner and his female companion, and drove them to the Mojave Desert where one victim endured savage torture. The case would spark a sprawling investigation detailed in the new ABC podcast 'Devil in the Desert.'

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