Saeed Hanaei or Said Hanai (1962 − 8 Aprile 2002, year 1381 SH, in the modren Iranian calendar) (Persie: سعید حنایی‎) wis an Iranian serial killer.

Saeed Hanaei
BornSaeed Hanaei
1962
Mashhad, Iran
Dee'd8 Aprile 2002
Mashhad, Iran
Cause o daith
Executit bi hangin
Ither namesSaid Hanaei
Criminal penalty
Daith
Conviction(s)Murther
Killins
Victims16
KintraIran

Creemes eedit

Hanaei targetit female prostitutes in the eastren ceety o Mashhad. He aften targetit drog addicts.

The killins wur referred tae as the "spider killins" bi the Iranian press acause Hanaei lured the weemen tae his hame an strangled them an dumpit their bodies. He killed 16 weemen atween 2000 an 2001 afore he wis apprehendit bi the polis.

Motives eedit

His motives wur primarily focused on the ideal that he wis helpin cleanse the ceety o moral corruption. He claimit in court that he began killin the prostitutes efter his wife wis mistaken for ane.[1]

Execution eedit

He wis foond guilty an hangit at dawn on 8 Aprile 2002 in Mashhad Preeson.

In popular cultur eedit

The incident wis the subject o the 2002 documentary And Along Came a Spider.

Shock rocker Alice Cooper's 2008 album, Along Came A Spider, is a concept album, follaein Hanaei's crimes.

References eedit

  • Tehran Resalaat July 30, 2001

Freemit airtins eedit