Hossein Nayeri kidnappingPosts Tagged “Hossein Nayeri kidnapping”3 postsPodcast episodeMarch 17, 2026Devil in the Desert: Matt Gutman and the Hunt for Hossein Nayeri Hossein Nayeri became the prime suspect in one of California's most sadistic criminal cases in 2012, when two victims were kidnapped and tortured in the Mojave Desert. Episode 2 of Devil in the Desert follows the initial steps of the investigation and the complex cat-and-mouse game between the police and the perpetrators. Devil in the DesertABC NewsUSA+26Podcast episodeMarch 17, 2026Devil in the Desert: Hossein Nayeri and the Kidnapping in the Mojave Desert Hossein Nayeri was behind one of California's most cold-blooded kidnapping and torture cases in 2012, when he and several accomplices abducted the owner of a medical marijuana store. The episode Cat and Mouse follows the international manhunt for Nayeri after the violent assaults in the Mojave Desert. Devil in the DesertABC NewsUSA+9Podcast episodeMarch 17, 2026Devil in the Desert: Hossein Nayeri and the Kidnapping in the Mojave Desert Hossein Nayeri was behind one of California's most cold-blooded kidnapping and torture cases in 2012, when he and several accomplices abducted the owner of a medical marijuana dispensary. The episode Cat and Mouse follows the international manhunt for Nayeri after the violent assaults in the Mojave Desert. Devil in the DesertABC NewsUSA+9
